This post contains affiliate links. I love a well filled stocking. In fact, the stockings are really my favorite part of the gifts. That’s where I can give small, personal, fun gifts. This year we are only doing stockings and no gifts under the tree. It’s sweet and simple and special! But with so many stockings to fill…
Now that we are fully into the holidays I feel like I can relax. It may sound crazy, but I do all my prep the week or so before Thanksgiving (yes, we put up the tree the weekend BEFORE Thanksgiving) so that I can just relax after. We had the kids home and a houseful…
Silly me. I thought the time change was going to be the hardest thing I had to deal with this past weekend. We were going to clean the house and do some simple errands and make a giant bowl of mashed potatoes to take to church on Sunday for the annual holiday meal. I like to…
We live in a small house with small rooms and lots of STUFF. Until last week it had been 7+ years since we really, deeply cleaned out the “little boys’ room.” As our older kids have left home the younger ones have kind of just slipped quietly into the emptied spaces and I don’t say much about it. …
This post contains affiliate links. Last week I posted on Facebook how happy I am that fall is finally here and got back some fussy comments about how it’s still so hot and it doesn’t feel like fall yet, sadness. Then I looked around at other social media accounts and there was complaining all around. …
How much do you think about makeup and skin care for your face? We pay so much attention to what we eat and whether or not we are using BPA-free plastic and natural remedies and cleaning supplies and so many other things…then we slather our faces with toxins and chemicals. Did you know that cosmetic…
This post contains affiliate links Well howdy stranger! Can you believe it’s September and school has started and we are off to a great start once again? I’ve been quiet here for most of the summer. I decided at the end of May that it was time for me to take a vacation from blogging. I had…
Don’t we all have dreams that we don’t share with everyone? I have lots of them! I want to go to Australia and do some scuba diving. I want to learn to dance the Jive. I’d love to meet each of you and spend time sitting on my porch and getting to know you personally. …
It’s been a whirlwind of activity here so far this summer. Between fanning myself and trying to figure out ways not to cook, I have been busy! If you’re new here then let me introduce myself. I am Lisa and I live in Texas where it is approximately 143° in the summer. Therefore, I complain…
This month is our 31st anniversary and we decided to celebrate at Disney World. Not with kids, just the two of us. Yes, we are grown ups who love to go to Disney World. I am always surprised by the number of other couples we meet there who go without their kids. I love taking…