I just love the traditions of Christmas. All the lights, special events, and food (mmm… especially the food) make me happy. Finding and decorating the “perfect” tree. Our annual Christmas-eve-eve pajama party with the cousins. The kids watched A Charlie Brown
Refining
The beginning of each new year is a time when we often think about how we can improve, refine, and develop our goals. We make plans to improve ourselves, improve our homes, and improve our world. I recently learned
Festive
I love the view out my front window this time of year. And yes, that is a reflection of my son’s giant popcorn maker sitting in the middle of my kitchen. I was going to scrub it out, but decided
Obsessed
I never knew so much effort could be put into old gas tanks.
Christmas Peace is a Farce
The holidays are not peaceful. They just aren’t. For all of our singing of “Silent Night” and wishes for “Peace on Earth” we tend to keep ourselves spun into a tizzy while trying to accomplish too much, and please too
Weary Traveler
When it Rains
on Halloween, make sure you have the right costume! The big kids boats took over a month to create – not quite as long as Noah, but apparently similarly inspired. I can’t help but my love puffy little ladybug too!
First Trip to Fenway
We have been advertising with the Red Sox for years (many, many years) and have never made it to a game. When this was discovered we were given some awesome tickets to the World Series – There isn’t much that
Tea Party
Puppy Paparazzi
I think the world forgot to stop for us. We got a new puppy this week, so obviously we have spent the entire week cuddling, following and photographing her. I forgot appointments. School work was a chore, and leaving the