Category Archives: Holiday

Protected: { easter 2013 }

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{ a Pinterest don’t }

Don’t bake your eggs for Pete’s sake. It’s all the rage on Pinterest – baking instead of boiling. But, they dry out on the inside and they ‘sweat’ on the outside, making it hard to decorate. 3 dozen eggs later, I can confidently say do not as I do. And … Sometimes I think dye...

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{ easter ideas }

This year we are encouraging time spent together/experiences over candy. Not that the Easter Bunny isn’t bringing some candy … but just not very much. This year, the kids will open their eggs and find little treasures (like lip gloss for the girls or a mini Lego set for Cade) and also water colored coupons...

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{ Misc. }

A Cup of Jo. New Favorite lifestyle blog. Matchbox 20′s new album is always on in the house. In the car. On my computer. You owe it to yourself to sample it on iTunes. Chocolate Chip Cookies. I find new recipes with the intention trying them, then – without fail, flip the Nestle bag over...

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{ a pile of love }

  The kids are both home from school and have emptied their Valentine Loot all over the kitchen island. The clear winner for both of them are Valentine’s that have hologram animals on them. They can’t get enough. I, however, am looking at the Pinterest stuff (I didn’t realize people actually MADE the stuff they...

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