Another one of my favorite family Christmas traditions is collecting ornaments. Every year I buy the kids each their own ornament. As they get old enough, I let them pick out their own. I label them with the year and write a little note with them about how and why we chose that one. It...
I can never say the word “tradition” without wanting to sing it like in Fiddler on the Roof. I love hearing about people’s holiday traditions. So I’m starting a series of posts about ours. The Christmas Season in our family officially begins the day after Thanksgiving. On Black Friday, when half of the population is rushing to the...
I have been putting this off as long as possible. But I cannot procrastinate any longer. I have enjoyed my freedom, but all good things must come to an end. It’s time to brave the chaos that reigns in the basement and dig out from under piles of unpacked moving boxes and cobwebs… The dreaded...
No matter how cliche it may be, that is the only way I know to describe the way I felt when my firstborn, my very own baby son, was placed in my arms. At that moment, my life was dramatically changed forever, never to be the same again. I didn’t know at that moment what...
I love getting out my Christmas dishes too! I have a BIG collection of Pfaltzgraff Winterberry, which we use for everyday and occasions. I use them well into January and sometimes even February because they are “wintery” and not just Christmasy. 🙂