A Simple Moment is a post that appears here every Friday. A photo I want to remember of a simple moment, with a few simple words. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link in the comment section for all to see and read. It’s been a few weeks since I have […]
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The BIG SANTA truth talk, and growing up
I’m sharing this post because I believe this conversation, when a child learns the truth about Santa, is such a huge milestone. I worried about I how I would handle it when the moment came, and the truths about Santa, the Elf on the Shelf and the Tooth Fairy came to light. I think it went […]
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Teacher gifts for Christmas
This is what the girls and I pulled together this afternoon for teacher gifts, using apple butter we canned in the fall. The apples were from a swap I did, in return from pears from our pear trees. Everything else we used today we had on hand. The girls took ownership of the whole process. […]
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Snapshots of the Season
I’ve been taking it day by day during this bustling season. Only accomplishing what must get done, keeping a lazy eye on those to-do lists and not letting them takes us over. So these days, dinner might not get made on time. But we did make a plateful of beeswax candles. “Mom, I have a good idea. […]
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Celebrating a birthday, and a treat bag free party
While I’ve been away from this space the last week or so, trying to manage all the things needing my attention at home and with my family, a lot has happened in our little world. My middle girl is now six. We celebrated with a bowling party, where she could be surrounded by as many […]
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Elf on the Shelf bed and our advent box
Let me start by saying we have the 1.o version of Elf on the Shelf. Meaning we have had our Eddie the Elf for four years, before posting sneaky elf happenings went viral on Pinterest. Until now he had a simple life of landing on spots up high in our house, where the temptation to […]
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Finally, photos of our finished kitchen – Ta Da!
Living without a kitchen, or in the “fake kitchen,” for two months was hard. But it was well worth the results. And now, we are eating every meal here in our new space, happily at home. Last week we did a weekly meal plan, something new and foreign to this family. Usually it’s me standing in the […]
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Tips for taking professional photos with kids
Getting heirloom quality, Christmas card like photographs of children with smiley faces is no easy task. As a mom I’ve learned what works best for us, and I asked our family’s photographer to share some advice as well. We have our family pictures done every year by a local photographer, Lori Anderson of Simply Southern […]
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is a busy day with us splitting our time between our two separate families, which are two hours away from each other. We choose to do it this way because seeing family always means a lot to people, and we are always glad we did it. This year one of our dinners will bring together […]
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Hall landing play nook reveal
Previous to renovating the upstairs of our house there was a closet at the top of the stairs that had two sliding doors. The girls already liked playing in the closet, using it as a little fort space during the months when it wasn’t too hot to be upstairs. When the walls were torn down […]
