This Christmas I made a bunch of Toasty Warm Bean Bags. I was motivated to do so by the fact that our trusty bean bag has been used so much that it has started to smell like it is burning. There is nothing like a bean bag in the microwave …
Yes, it is Christmas again and we miss those who are not nearby and we love to see those who are. Why don’t you take a little tour of our home this Christmastime. We hope you feel like you are here. Let’s start with a cozy, warm home. This is …
As I grow older, I often think more about what I do before I do it. I wonder if it will take a lot of energy or if I will be able to finish in time or if it is really worth doing at all. When I start to think …
(Top plates are Pioneer Woman from Wal-Mart.Under plates are Rachel Ray from DI for $1 each.) Make It Merry and Bright The easiest thing to do is to buy perishable paper products at the store, including brightly colored paper cups, gold plastic utensils and call it good. I am …
It is fun to believe in magic. It is fun to think that there are little things which bring us luck. Little, silly things can be so very comforting. I know some special people who have had some recent trials. They have been sustained by their faith and …
WHAT WILL I DO? What will I do when my grandchildren grow beyond the little things I love to make for them? Will I just make “little things” in bigger sizes? Will I trade little bears for large bears or tiny pillows for HUGE pillows? I suspect ( as …
It can be a Winter Wonderland right inside of a little box. This is a little tin. It has a clear see-through lid. I sprayed the inside with pretend snow and let it dry. Then, I put little, tiny, peel-off-adhesive magnets on the bottoms of the trees and at …
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS We grown-ups can talk about The Twelve Days of Christmas all we want to. Twelve means absolutely nothing to excited children. Children understand Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning and little else. They are not as silly as we are. We drag things out …
Four people had a birthday at once. In the midst of the Annual Family Gathering I bought a cake. I bought one in bright colors with room for: PEPPA THE PIRATE PIG AND HER FRIENDS Since the grandchildren were still dressed as pirates and face-painted as pirates, these plastic Peppa …
You Can Learn So Many Things Through a Camera Lens Poke’man is a foreign language and children are fluent. If left unsupervised, children will let the water out of any rubber pool. Most Poppers never pop. Grown-ups cry when they see F-35 jets fly overhead. Water is more fun when …
