Articles from December 2009



Snowglobe Soap Flop

So yesterday we hit Walmart because I needed so many different things I thought I would save myself the hassle of visiting 5 different stores and go to one. I went straight to the Christmas center and looked through ornaments. I finally found some labeled mini. I looked at them and bought them even though [...]

Almost Time!

The trip is really sneaking up on us. So much to do still before we leave. And so much good news to share. First off, the scarf for my father in law is finished! Which means I got to start on a scarf for a friend It’s actually slightly darker than that, the lighting was [...]

Snowman

Here it is, the first one my kids ever made! I hope that we get snow more often in the future. They enjoy it so much. I just hope if we get it, we get it without the power outages. There are still over 30,000 people without power here in WNC. My heart goes out [...]

Attack of the Killer Snowstorm

Ok maybe a tad overdramatic but we haven’t had snow like this in YEARS! I mean when my kids can actually make a snowman for the first time (and the oldest is 10) it leaves a mark. So I woke up yesterday and I knew snow was on the way but I was skeptical. People [...]

Plastic Cookies Are So Wrong

Plastic cookies are those premade dough cookies you can buy through school fundraisers and at the store. They don’t have that homemade taste. I am not even sure how to explain homemade taste lol. But anyway, it’s cheating and I cheated yesterday. True to my plan I spent the morning cleaning, wrapping gifts, apple butter [...]