Our little town is pretty in the summer, colorful in the fall and spring, but at Christmastime...there's just something magical about it. Our house is a couple of blocks from town and most days if I need to make a trip to the bank or the post office, it makes no sense to jump in the car when we live so close to everything. It's what we always wanted...I never miss reading the NY Times Sunday Real ...
display and the art of organizing
A while back I saw this on Pinterest from The Marion House Book. I knew immediately that this was a perfect solution to organizing and displaying my son's "stuff". The first thing I did was start collecting crates from flea markets. I love going to flea markets, but I find it even more fun when I have something in particular that I'm searching for. It did not take long before I had enough ...
pizza inspired by friends
We love pizza. All kinds, but a few weeks before school ended for the summer my son came home and said a friend had brought in the "best" pizza ever. Every few days he would ask me if I had called the mom for the recipe. My son thinks he's a picky eater...but when he described the pizza he wanted me to recreate at home...let's just say, I beg to differ. I emailed the mom who told me the pizza ...
happy mother’s day
My kids always ask, "what do you want for Mother's day?" and I always say, "Just your love." and the thing is I truly mean that. I think moms for generations have had this same conversation with their children. When my daughter (age 17) says to me, "Mom, why are you so nice to me?" or my son (age 13) ever since he was little says, "Mom, you're the best mom that could eve be a mom."...that's ...
chalkboard paint + thank you notes
We painted a swoosh across the top of card stock cut into note cards leaving enough room for a short, sweet note of thanks. our thank you notes are in the mail . . . ...
pink and green + happy birthday
To celebrate Madeline's 17th birthday we decided on a pink and green theme and just went from there. Invitations were made using card stock cut into the shape of a tag. I got the idea of using different fonts from invitations I've seen on Pinterest.Madeline chose 10 of her favorite quotes and we put them in inexpensive and a few re-purposed frames. I wrapped them in gingham ...
