Firstborn shies from my camera..so it's hard to get one of him smiling,  but I don't give up.   He does a good job of i...

I spent last Tuesday and Wednesday taking down Christmas at our house.  I gave myself two days to do it  because I clean and organize as I ...

One day before Christmas, all four kids went "shopping" - or so they told their dad. I was at work, and only knew they were...

Wow. 41 meal plans later. It was a year full of cooking for sure.  Maybe I will figure out a way to get all of those plans on a rotating ...

One of the only traditions my kids have with their grandma is candy making at Christmastime.         . I thin...

The last couple of days went by so fast.  Since I worked Friday through Sunday, it seemed like Christmas was suddenly HERE.  Glad I got ...

These are the cookies I made for giving this year:   Gingersnaps - fresh from the oven . Gumdrop Cookies from Angie at Echoes of ...