Why Layaway Rocks My Socks
Photo Credit: jimw on Flickr I don’t know about you, but I’m a planner. When it comes to purchasing and giving gifts for the holiday …
Fall Decorating, YES!
October is here, and the weather has began to cool off (THANK GOD!), and to get into the spirit, I’ve rolled up my sleeves, stocked …
Best Kids Valentine Card EVER!
It seems, one of my first-grader’s classmates doesn’t like him. Or maybe she really does, in a ‘boys-are-icky’ kind-of way, but she didn’t want him …
Valentine’s Day Gift I’ll Never Forget
He was set to leave on the 8th. It was an agonizing time, every second felt like a knife-jab to the gut because it meant …
A Christmas Wish
He’s bowling the several barrels of wrapping paper down around him, banging them together, giggling as he whacks things to and fro. I watch, fixated …
Our Homemade Christmas Tree
Over the years, we’ve accumulated many of our children’s crafts, as well as made it a family tradition to get each family member a commemorative …
Virtual Holiday “Roast” of Collective Bias Member Nicole Rosen of FinanceDiva.com
Twas the months before Christmas, when all through the walletNot a penny was wasted, not even out of pocket.The purses were hung by the laptop …
DIY Christmas Centerpieces (Budget Friendly)
We pared down a lot this holiday, to include our holiday decor that hadn’t lasted the years. This left our table bare, and me scrambling …
Utter and Complete Insanity
My husband has been stuck in a 8-5 course since last Monday. For two weeks, he’s been attending this Sexual Abuse Prevention course (yes, not …
Steelers + Christmas Fun + Hot Cocoa = Magic
Steelers game on deck? Check.Jingle Jam holiday celebration on post? Check.Surprise hot cocoa and chicken nugget tater tot casserole* to warm us up after being …
Traveling and Our Family Bucket List
We spent time looking out over the ocean for Thanksgiving, visiting my parents, drinking in the sea air as we trolloped all over coastal Florida …
YOUR Holiday Gift Ideas
All over the web you’ll be seeing recommendations on what to buy this holiday as presents for your loved ones. I could join in and …