Between holiday stuff and sicknesses, I haven’t had my head in the “blogging” game, but I couldn’t resist sharing a few things for the holidays. Carl and I have been talking a lot about traditions (we came from different worlds when it comes to this stuff) and we’ve been trying to find ways to make […]
Christmas
Holiday Bucket List
I almost start panicking when Christmas approaches because there is is just SO much I want to do with the family and I am afraid I won’t get to it all. So. I made a Christmas/Holiday “Bucket List” so I wouldn’t forget anything. Super anal, I know. But I can say that I have been […]
Christmas Gift Ideas for Teenagers
Teenagers can be sooo hard to buy gifts for. I mean, who really knows what they want! I hope there is some sort of miracle gift guide when I am buying for my teenagers. For now, I will rely on this list for all my nieces and nephews this holiday season. Granted, some of these […]
12 Days of Easy Christmas Activities for Families
Now that it is a million below freezing outside, and Christmas is a couple weeks away, my kids are getting crazy and bored being inside. And so am I. I decided to do a holiday activity each day of the 12 days of Christmas. I wanted low-stress and easy activities that the kids would enjoy, […]
Christmas Candles
I love simple decorations. Here is my favorite one of the season. SO easy. SO cheap. And it looks pretty good, eh? These candles are so versatile, I bought both the candles and the holders from IKEA, they find themselves all over our house all year just by changing the colors of the candles. Great […]
Christmas Lantern Lovin’
I have found that I spend so much time looking for cute decorations and ideas that I don’t have enough time to make them. Really, my style is much more simplistic than a lot of the holiday fru fru stuff, anyhow. So, here is my 9$ Christmas decoration. Thank you, Ikea. I used this as […]