Thanksgiving Place Settings

Looking for an inexpensive way to add charm to your table and indicate seating arrangements?  Enter the paper pumpkins!  We had this on our list of crafts to make last year and we never made it to these darling litte crafts.  Here’s what we used: 12 x 12 scrapbook paper (makes 2 pumpkins) green paper [...]

Recipe: Cranberry Sauce

This is one of my favorite sides to make for the holidays; it’s fairly simple, tastes delicious, and makes a big impression! 1 bag fresh cranberries 1 Cup orange juice (not from concentrate; I use high pulp) 1 Cup sugar 1 orange Optional: Grand Marnier Combine orange juice and sugar in saucepan, stir to dissolve [...]

Are We Raising A Brat?

One of our concerns with C being our only child thus far, and not for a lack of trying to expand the family, is that he will become accustomed to “the world revolves around the child” syndrome.  I think we’ve done a very good job socializing him with other children through playdates, pre-school, Sunday School, [...]

Back to Normal or Denial?

Since we are in the waiting phase of Mark’s treatment, and so many unanswered questions at this time, I’m not sure if we’re feeling a little more on the “normal” side of life, or if we’re just burying our heads in the sand in total denial.  Maybe somewhere in between? C and I have been [...]

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