It’s the day after Thanksgiving and you find yourself giddy to find that perfect Christmas tree. The family goes out to hunt and then the light shines from above on a beautifully symmetrical tree that is the perfect hight. Fast forward and it is now decorated and adorned with your heirloom ornaments. But it’s still […] Read more…
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Best Gift Ideas for Bakers
I have fond memories of my time in 4-H Cooking Class when I was in the fourth grade. If you aren’t familiar 4-H was created around the country to engage youth in different home activities so that they can become productive and self-directed adults. My mom was our group leader and we would come together […] Read more…
Unique Gift Ideas for Women
Every year I am asked to make a list of gift ideas to give to family. I usually keep it pretty generic with gift cards and book ideas. But this year I want to highlight one of my absolute favorite places to shop for gifts: Etsy. This is not just any website, Etsy is individual […] Read more…
The Best Unique Gift Ideas for Husband or Dad
If your husband is anything like mine then they are extremely hard to shop for. Justin is no exception. He likes things simple, is not a big gadget person and doesn’t even own a tie. I know I have mentioned before that he is a plumber, not the prettiest of occupations. In his downtime he […] Read more…
Family Project: 30 days of Thankfulness
Now that our kids are older (almost 6 and 4) I wanted to make them more aware of Thanksgiving and why we should be thankful for what we have going into the Christmas season. So for the entire month of November as a family we are doing a 30 day thankfulness challenge. Each day we […] Read more…