I think my favorite part of everyday this month has been just before dinner time when we light the candles on our Advent wreath in preparat...

Last Year, we bought the super popular  Elf on the Shelf   . In case you are one of the very few who do not know about the Elf on the Sh...

"Brown paper packages tied up with strings. These are a few of my favorite things!" Receiving Christmas packages from family in D...

Is it December 6th already? Oh my! I had hoped that by stopping to capture a bit of Christmas everyday for my blog would slow it down a bit...

 "Here's an easy game to play. Here's an easy thing to say.... New socks. Two socks. Whose socks? Sue's socks." Dr. S...

I've got sunshine on a winter day. I woke up this morning to find Custard Kitty still asleep in a spot of sun by the window. It is cold...

Oh how I love Tiffany blue! Aren't these ornaments super beautiful displayed in cake stands? What a nice idea! ....and far less fatteni...

Wreaths on the front of cars. These are a few of my favorite things (in my best Julie Andrews impersonation)! Here is  photo #2 for Decembe...

Yay! December has arrived with her suave date, Jack Frost! Tonight is our official first freeze of the winter. The heater is on, the firepl...

Florida + Christmas + Key Limes = Key Lime Christmas Bars Source Check out these yummo Key Lime cookie bars from Coastal Living  .  The ...

While watching an episode of Wifeswap: "Look, Mom! That mother is terrible!  Her kids are terrible!" "I'm watching it,...

As Thanksgiving approaches, I find myself pondering my blessings and things I am thankful for a little bit more than usual. Here is a littl...

This is a pic of Saylor pretending to vote. My lil' citizen had already voted in private on her own in the poll booth with the curtain ...

My daughter's class learned all about the voting process and how our leaders are elected into office. The class even had a convention ...

When we found this driftwood on the beach the other day, my 3 year old nephew reacted as though we had discovered some sort of washed up pi...

Everything is a matter of perspective and like Einstein said, Everything is relative. Point of view is relative and beauty is in the eye of...

source How super cute is this idea???!!!!???!!!  Printable Thanksgiving TV  Bingo Cards for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and als...

I love how we stop to ponder all the blessings in life time to time and recognize what or who we are thankful for....especially at Thanks...

I am the type of person who doesn't need an excuse to drink coffee (Note: I am also crazy about Starbuck's Skinny Green Tea Lattes)...

These tins don't just contain cookies, they contain memories. For as long as I can remember, a tin of Danish Butter Cookies has always ...