Play silks are exactly what they sound like - big pieces of silk you play with. I ran into the idea when I was searching for non-toy gift ideas for toddlers and preschoolers in December. I found a great list on Nourishing Minimalism, and #16 was play silks. I had never heard of play silks… Continue reading Kool-Aid Dyed Play Silks
I mentioned a few weeks ago that for this past Christmas Benzo and I did a lot of DIY gifts for our kids. One of them was velcro stick art. We've been playing with it a lot lately so I thought I would share the project on the blog. It is literally the EASIEST project… Continue reading Velcro Stick Art
The past two days have been lovely. Thanksgiving was spent with extended family and tons of great food while Black Friday was a quiet day at home eating lots of leftovers. I honestly couldn't ask for a better holiday! I have so much to be thankful for but this year I am especially thankful for my… Continue reading Thanksgiving Review
My Mothers' Day celebrations started out on Saturday night. Benzo and I met up with Movie Mom and my brother at the Olive Garden. We had a lovely dinner. I gave my mom a pretty flowering plant and my brother gave me a "soon-to-be mom" card, which was sweet of him. It had been awhile… Continue reading Mothers’ Day
Yesterday when I logged into WordPress I noticed immediately that the hits on my blog have been climbing steadily over the past few days and were at one of their highest peaks yesterday. I thought to myself, "that's odd, considering I haven't posted in over a week." Then I looked at the stats and saw… Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day
Thanks everyone for the congratulations comments on my last post. 😀 Before Christmas gets too far away, I wanted to share some of the things I made for Christmas. First the best one: Triple Layer Fudge This is the BEST fudge ever. My cousin even hugged me and said "thank you for bringing this fudge… Continue reading Christmas Eats
Brrrrrr! It's very cold in Kansas City this morning! We have such odd weather here in the midwest. Yesterday morning when I left the house it was in the 60s. So I only wore a light jacket to work. Then the temperature dropped all day and by the time I left work it was about… Continue reading Uncommon Gift Ideas
