Category Archives: holiday

Halloween 2013

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Jennifer

Just popping in today to share costumes from last night. My 4 year old was a cheetah for most events this Halloween but chose to be Belle for trick or treating. My 11 year old didn’t care about his costume … Continue reading →

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Mystery Boxes…Do You Dare (Halloween Party 2013)

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Jennifer

We had our annual Halloween party this past weekend and it was a lot of fun. As well as being quite tasty. But….not too healthy (only some of the butter we used). We may have cooked ourselves silly making sugar … Continue reading →

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Halloween Entrance

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Jennifer

I love decorating for Halloween. May thru September? Not so much. But when we roll into October I’m ready with the Halloween decor. When I was over looking at Yellow Bliss Road I saw her free Halloween Countdown printable and … Continue reading →

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Homemade Pumpkin Poptarts

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Jennifer

On “The Chew” talk show the other day I saw homemade pumpkin poptarts and thought I would give them a whirl. I’m trying to add a few more items to our Halloween buffet and thought testing them out first might … Continue reading →

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Happy Labor Day!

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Jennifer

We are laboring it up in these parts today…   Have a great one!

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We Were Saved in the Pantry

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Jennifer

After dinner the other night, the kids were amusing themselves with something so my husband and I went on a hunt. “We need dessert. We need dessert.” And then we spotted it in the pantry. “Eureka! It’s a miracle!” Do … Continue reading →

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From Birthday to Easter Decorations – Easy & Lazy

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Jennifer

Caroline’s birthday party was over 3 weeks ago – so naturally the decorations are still up. Since I liked all the bright colors I figured I could keep them all up  for Easter (and the rest spring) by just tweaking … Continue reading →

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Holidaying It Up

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Jennifer

Hope you holidays have been wonderful. Our break even included lots of snow! A white Christmas in Texas! I’m going to take another week off to enjoy with the kids before they head back to school. Hope you are getting … Continue reading →

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Simple Christmas Card Display

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Jennifer

Last year I hung our Christmas cards in the entry way. They were placed on large pieces of ribbon and attached with clothespins. Well, I’ve radically changed things up this year and hung them in the family room on ribbons … Continue reading →

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Believe

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Jennifer

I think this will be the last year my oldest will believe. In fact, he may not even get to the 25th but I’m crossing my fingers. Now, we haven’t completely sheltered our kids – they’ve known sadness, been aware … Continue reading →

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