I have seen lots of pretty Christmas trees posted on Pinterest and on blogs  since Thanksgiving (and even before!). I am pretty sure I have ...

We're getting ready for a fun night with our neighborhood block party - over 175 people are coming!  We opened the party up to our enti...

I had grown a little tired of our Christmas wreath - your basic evergreen with a ribbon and some red sparkly berry sticks.  I can't even...

Happy Halloween! Bracing myself for the Christmas madness that I know is about to begin...

Happy Valentine's Day! Hope you are having a happy day.  Handy Hubby and I have never been super into Valentine's Day. Be...

I wanted to share some tips about simplifying Christmas cards.  We send about 140 Christmas cards every year.  This was by FAR my simplest y...

My wonderful neighbor Meghan hosts a gingerbread party for neighborhood and school friends every year. She works really hard on it but it i...

Wanted to share a few pictures of our family room Christmas mantel.  I like this mantel to be fun and whimsical since this is our family han...

I have a minor obsession with the fake spider webs.  Cheap and easy with a great effect.  Doesn't get much better than that.   I have us...

Hope you had a really nice Valentine's Day. I can't say we really get into Valentine's Day anymore. We used to go all out and th...

When I was a little girl, I loved Valentine's Day - especially at school. I loved exchanging Valentine's with my classmates and over...

I never thought I would be writing this post, but I am considering getting a fake Christmas tree.  Yes, I love Christmas. Yes, I love the...