• Summer in Winter
    Inspiration,  Kid Fun

    Summer-in-Winter Party

    This past weekend, with several storms looming over most of the country, it was cold and snowy.  While the country was bracing itself for it all we were getting dressed up in shorts, tshirts and sandals. Crazy?  Nope!  Just a Summer-in-Winter party my very good friend puts on every year.  Everyone was encouraged to wear summer clothes.  The kids thought we were crazy at first! We started off the evening with summer related words taped to our backs, we then had so ask questions and try to guess what the word was.  A good ice breaker. Then we had a obstacle course of sorts and teamed up in pairs, 1…

  • Blogging,  Inspiration,  Thankful For

    Slow Down and Enjoy this Holiday Season

    10 Holiday Survival Tips This time of year brings so many emotions.  Reveling in family time together, enjoying evenings by the fire; attending Christmas concerts and plays, and strolling through the stores hoping to find the perfect gift for that someone special.  Christmas can bring joy, peace and happiness but it can also bring stress, and depression. Take this time to cherish friends and family.  Don’t get bogged in what Christmas is not about.  It is not about worrying.   It is not about overspending.  It is not about getting stuff, so to speak. Christmas is about the birth of a Savior, about coming together and being thankful for all the…

  • Inspiration,  Kid Fun,  Recipes

    A Mini Candy Buffet for Yummy Fun

    As I mentioned in the previous post, my sister-in-law’s baby shower was today.  I made chocolate covered pretzels and then added store bought candy to the table and made what I call a mini candy buffet.  I have seen some amazing candy buffets on the web and was really wanting to try one.  It is not as grand as I would have liked but it seemed to be a hit. ALSO _ you must try to the recipe for the pretzels, sooooo many people loved them! Here are some pics of the spread (the fuzzy little things you see are supposed to be spiders): All in all, it was fun…

  • Thankful For

    Friends!

    Friends… some thoughts on friends… Growing up I had my “bff’s” in jr. high I made some really great friends, who actually I have been able to get back in touch with (thanks Facebook!) after many years, about 23 years to be exact. Superfun friends, we had some of the best times! In my twenties, I had a lot of friends but now that I look back they were more like happy hour buddies. Don’t get me wrong, I love these ladies, loved our convo’s but we never did anything outside of that environment. We never would really even talk on the phone or anything. Just talk and hang out…