Last night I hosted an ornament exchange at my house. It’s the 6th one I’ve hosted in as many years. The only restriction on the ornaments is that they have to be hand made. It’s amazing how many different ideas people come up with for their ornaments and how many variation there are. Never in…
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Warning: Dead Trees Will Make you Happy
We have had a rough couple of years, and over the last few years I have truly learned the value of simple things and of being happy with how things are, rather than yearning for how I would like them to be. Don’t get me wrong I still have those moments when I think about the what ifs but…
Can Home-schooled Kids be “Successful”?
Image via Wikipedia What do Julian Assange, The Jonas Brothers and Condoleezza Rice all have in common? They were all home-schooled. For quite some time I have been looking for a list of successful contemporary homeschoolers and The World’s 15 Most Extraordinary Homeschoolers fits the bill. This list includes others that have worked on the human genome project, excelled at professional…
3 Ways to Eat Local and Organic for Less
A while back my husband and I made a commitment to ourselves to eat organic foods. Initially we would purchase our organic produce from the local supermarket but that option wasn’t great because it was really expensive and since organic foods were more expensive they were purchased less and therefore not as fresh. We then…
ICaughtSanta.com Giveaway Winners!
It’s that time. Time to find out who won. The following numbers were generated by random.org So the winning comments from the giveaway post are 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19. Congratulations you have each won a $10 gift code to ICaughtSanta.com! Emails will be going out shortly with your code!…
Catch Santa in Your House! – Keepsake Photo Giveaway
[ad name=”Above Content”] My oldest is almost 8 and has been asking a lot of questions about Santa and his existence lately but this photo of Santa in our house should keep her convinced for at least another year. iCaughtSanta.com allows you to upload a photo of your Christmas scene and add in their Santa….
Deck the Halls with Handmade Goodness, Host an Ornament Exchange
For the last 6 years I have hosted a handmade Christmas ornament exchange with friends or groups that I’m involved with. I love making ornaments and the absolute best part is having a tree covered in hand made goodness. Every year through the exchange I get (and give) around 15 ornaments so I have over 60 hand…
Filling Friday Finds – Leftover Roundup
The relatives are gone but the food is far from it. What to do with Thanksgiving leftovers is a challenge and if your family’s anything like mine you’ve cooked enough to feed a small army. Continue Reading ….