The Birthday Tea, Part 2
Here is the follow-up to Part 1. One of the first things we did was decorate cookies. We used sugar cookies and gingerbread men, and decorated them with icing, sprinkles, and colored sugar. It was messy but fun! All of the little girls had such a good time at the tea!...The Birthday Tea, Part 1
Saturday was the big day – the birthday tea! My two oldest daughters celebrated their 10th and 7th birthdays last week. I appreciate all of the encouragement and suggestions you gave and now I want to share the results, which I will divide into two posts: party...
Life Imitates Art (or at least the blog)
Look at this awesome Home Sweet Home banner I found yesterday, now displayed above my sink and The Plant That Ate My Kitchen. Isn’t it awesome? Looking back, I wonder if I would have bought it if not for my blog. Honestly… probably not. When I saw it, I...
Please tell me I’m not the only one.
Today I laid my old coffee maker to rest. From my best guess, I think it dates back to the late 80s, when my husband brought it home from work. His district manager said that the thing had sat in a box for months and apparently no one was going to use it, so just get...



