Do you have special Christmas traditions? We buy a new Christmas Tree ornament each year and make Christmas decorations too! This handmade Minecraft ornament is a kid favorite in our house. I want to pick up our ornaments twenty years from now and remember what some of the highlights of 2014 were in our family. This year my kids really became huge Minecraft fans. Even my … [Read more...]
Children’s book review: This House Needs a Mouse
There are many reasons why I love my son's first grade teacher. However, one of best things about her is that her infectious love of reading reinforces the importance I place on reading at home. Reading is my favorite pastime and my going going gone, always busy little boy enjoys it too which makes me so proud. Recently, I was provided a copy of C. Jeffrey Nunnally's This … [Read more...]
Holiday Giveaway Extravaganza
December is here and the holiday season is finally upon us! The trees are starting to go up, the lights are being hung and now, we're bringing on the presents! That's right! This year, we wanted to take the time to not only support the small business owners this holiday season, but to give back to our readers for making 2014 such an amazing year. Brought to you by Rose … [Read more...]
How to Remove Old Wallpaper
We live in an old house with a small wallpapered office off of the kitchen. I'm pretty sure the wallpaper was put on the walls decades ago! Some of it was peeling....So I tugged on one of the corners and easily pulled away a small strip. However, the wallpaper did not come away cleanly. It was a mess. I figured that I'd already started so I should probably remove all of the … [Read more...]
I love those viral mother and son wedding dance videos!
I confess. I love watching the viral mother and son wedding dance videos. Hubs and I eloped and I don't regret it at all! Just thinking about the logistics of a wedding when my family is so large would give me headaches. But...I can't wait for the day Pork Chop gets married. I am spending the next 12-20 years convincing him that he and I will have an EPIC wedding … [Read more...]