Creating a home & lifestyle of inspiration
This summer, my 8 year-old daughter, Brooklyn, slept-walked for the first time in her life while we were on vacation in California and walked right over a 12-foot loft with railing. It was terrifying and one of the scariest moments as a mother. She was rushed to the Children’s Hospital and diagnosed with a lacerated lung/internal bleeding and a broken…
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Sometimes you just need to drop everything on your Saturday to-do list and go Christmas shopping with your daughter…or friend….or mom…or sister…or husband…or alone! Apparently it was a hat day because we both walked out of our rooms and laughed. I had to share my new floppy hat that I just adore because I’ve been asked by so many women….
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After dinner and a family dance competition, we had our own little Grinch party . Grinch Shakes and Grinch Pills were the perfect treat! All I did for the Grinch Shakes was put lime sherbet and some 7-Up a little at a time in a blender (I added some pineapple juice to mine because I love it so much and…
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Is anyone out there as big of a fan of Buddy the Elf as I am??? “Elf” is easily one of our family’s most favorite films, especially at Christmas time. As soon as Thanksgiving has ended, we get in Christmas pi’s and turn on the movie. This year, I went the extra mile with fun Elf-themed party food and….yes, ELF…
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This was probably the easiest treat I’ve ever done for my kids’ class parties. All I did was mix (get a giant mixing bowl for this) a bunch of snacks together and then scoop into waffle cones. We called this “Harvest Mix Cornucopias” but the idea of mixing snacks was also used in my daughter’s preschool and called a “Friendship…
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Just finished our treats for tonight’s Family Home Evening. We’re talking about having an “attitude of gratitude” every day and not just during this time of year. After a thought and a quick scavenger hunt, I’m bringing these out. I think they’re going to loooove them! And then we’re dropping off a bunch of extras that I made for friends…
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