I’m writing this on New Year’s Eve and hope you all stay safe… First off, let’s get some pictures on this post… how would you like to meet the new kids on the block? fireplace? In case you missed it, HERE are the nutcrackers that my hubby collects (or rather that WE collect for him!) […]

Well, it finally happened… I got a few comments about my mom’s birthday post, but I never found the chance today to answer them… I’m hoping to tomorrow. I do have a few “last day of the year” thank you’s I’d like to post…but it’s almost 1:00 a.m. so I won’t be digging through my

Today is a really special day! It’s my mom’s 80th birthday and my brother and sisters have come in from all over to be here to surprise and celebrate with her! I wish I could tell you everything, but we all chipped in and bought her an ipad and decided to give it to her

My kids grew up taking their naps on the floor beside my sewing machine. I wasn’t a bad mom; I just sewed a lot and they liked to be around me, so pallets and blankets on the floor were commonplace. There were some drawbacks to having a mom who sewed like I did… my kids