Tag: Christmas

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas?

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas?

I’m having a month. You don’t even know. When life gets hard, you only have a couple of options: laugh or cry. I’m trying to laugh because crying give me an uncontrollable female dog of a headache that can rage for days. Ain’t no one …

Starting a New Tradition

My sister, Valerie Elkins, is the author of the blog, FamilyCherished.com, a blog that shares her love of family history and story telling. She is my guest blogger today. Take it away, Valerie!

Duck® Tape the Halls for Christmas

Duck® Tape the Halls for Christmas

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Duck Brand® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. If you have checked out my Project Page, you may have seen where I made Hub’s a box of Man Candy and some Duck® Tape roses for Valentine’s …

Girl Tree

Girl Tree

Many years ago, my daughter, Ryley, was feeling outnumbered by all the boys in our home. She was drowning in the sea of testosterone that flows through our home and that year she’d had enough. I can’t totally remember now, but I’m thinking she was …

Christmas Bulbs

Christmas Bulbs

I’ve been making some new ornaments this year. It all started with a trip to Goodwill where I found 2 gallon baggies full of plastic Christmas bulbs for $1.50 each. Hoo Doggie, these bulbs have seen better days! I figured I could spruce them up …

New Life to an Old Nativity

New Life to an Old Nativity

 Many years ago, my Mom made a beautiful ceramic nativity scene. Each piece was lovingly painted, glazed and then fired. It took her weeks to make and when she was done, we had this truly special Nativity. Over the years, we were rough and, sadly, …