For the first time in my life I haven’t jumped at the chance to get the house covered for Christmas as soon as the Thanksgiving plates were cleared. The mood just isn’t hitting me. I’m moving at a slower pace. And I think that’s just the way it should be. I finally got a few […]
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Our reverse advent calendar
It dawned on me today that our advent calendar is done in reverse as to what is normal for most people. But I think we have a good system, so I thought I would share. When we started our advent calendar it coincided with Eddie the Elf, aka Elf on the Shelf, making his first […]
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On the list is to make more snowflakes
For you local folks, venture over to Family Friendly Knoxville and see what I’m talking about over there when it comes to making snowflakes this season. Hint: It includes a free workshop, local businesses, natural materials, kids scissors and a cheep thrill for the season. And lots of window decorations too!
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Every family would be lucky to have a dog like Blair
We said goodbye to our dear friend and best pal Tuesday, the one and only buddy Blair. He is also known as Baba in our house. A name given to him by my oldest daughter when she was a baby throwing food from her high chair for him, laughing and saying, “Baba, Baba.” The tradition […]
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Sponsor and Giveaway :: House on the Hill Toys
Today I bring you a giveaway by Simply Natural Mom’s newest sponsor, House on the Hill Toys. Caleb Johnson, of House on the Hill Toys, was inspired to start making wooden toys when his daughter was five months old and he didn’t want her using plastic tethers. His toy making business has now grown from wooden […]
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Weekending
It was an extravaganza of a long holiday weekend for us spent visiting family from Colorado, in Georgia. Tree swings were built, a zip line was installed, treasure boxes were built, plays were produced, crafts and food were made for a Thanksgiving Feast, bonfires where had, and lots of marshmallows were eaten. We’re back home […]
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Shapshots of shopping on Small Business Saturday
My oldest daughter and I had a great time sneaking off for a bit of one-on-one shopping yesterday while visiting family in the northern suburbs of Atlanta. Naturally, we hit up our favorite local businesses as we always do on our visits. But since today is Small Business Saturday, here’s some snapshots from our fun. […]
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Skip Black Friday, shop Small Business Saturday
I don’t shop Black Friday for several reasons, beyond the crowds. But mostly because I prefer to support local smaller businesses, versus scrambling to get new gadgets or featured sale items that I wouldn’t normally buy anyway. So when I heard about Small Business Saturday, I knew it was something I wanted to tell people about. […]
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Thankfulness at our table
At our Thanksgiving table we all took turns telling what we are thankful for, wrote it on a card and hung it on our Thankful Tree – a larger version of the ones we made here. We are thankful for: family, mom, dad, God, each other, cousins, sisters, health, togetherness, our wives, our husbands, our […]
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Some Pinterest ideas for your Thanksgiving table
Wednesday will be spent with cousins running about, playing, skipping, crafting and going in and out, running through the woods and bringing some of nature back inside – I’m sure of that. The adults will talk about food, family, plans, and the baking I imagine. I’m going to give the girls (because they are all […]
