We got our Christmas tree this past Saturday and then on Sunday we put it up and decorated it. We have a Christmas tree decorating tradition where my parents come up to the house to help. We have a fire in the fireplace and play Christmas music. Then we usually eat pizza and have dessert […]
Christmas
Fun DIY Advent Calendar!
A couple years ago, I made an advent calendar for the kids out of a bunch of mismatched socks I knew I was never going to find matches for. It was a little bit cheesy, but I spent zero money on it and the kids loved it. It lasted for two years before it fell […]
She gets it.
Earlier this week after doing a lot of thinking about Christmas and how it had become out of control and how the kids weren’t really all that appreciative of the gifts they were getting and how we just have way to much crap in our house, I talked to Number 3, 4 and 5 about how […]
Something You Want, Something You Need, Something To Wear, And Something To Read
I grew up in a small, affluent town in Connecticut. Most of my friends had huge houses and their parents drove BMWs or Mercedes or Jaguars. Some of the kids even drove those kinds of cars. They had pools and tennis courts and horses and they belonged to country clubs and riding clubs and gun […]
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ~Norman Vincent Peale
Dear Everybody, I just want to share a little about the last twenty four hours. I just want to say thank you. We had an amazing Christmas, and it was because of you. Last night on Christmas Eve, I was able to give the kids Christmas pajamas. The ones that Numbers 3 through 7 are wearing […]
The Night Before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas and in every room, it looked like a bomb had exploded… KABOOM! Decorations first hung by the chimney with care now destroyed by the children who rambunctiously lived there. The dishes were nestled all snug in the sink, The laundry room full of dirty clothes that did stink. Pots on the stove and a mess on […]