Mom! But I just want to add it to my collection! This is the pleading I hear from my 6 year old on an almost daily basis. Her collection. A collection of things the girl refuses to part with. And her collection is starting to concern me. Abbi has always been sentimental. She has an amazing memory [...]

If you have ever seen a cooking episode or segment with Paula Deen, then you probably weren’t all that surprised to hear that the Queen of Butter had been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. But what you might have been surprised at was that this diagnosis was 3 years old! While I am a complete [...]

I am continually amazed at how many times I am called by doctor offices or other service providers and asked if I can reschedule an upcoming appointment. I don’t know if it’s just me, but this happens all the time! Or at least it feels like it. Sometimes it’s rescheduling an upcoming appointment: I’m so [...]

It took about a month longer than expected, but we finally have snow in Michigan. The funny thing about Michigan weather is that, as unpredictable as the snow’s arrival is, it’s departure is even more so! Regardless, over the next few months, we are sure to have a few snow days! So, what do you [...]

When you have a baby at home, the Holidays can become a bit more….tricky. Whether you are prepping a big family dinner, setting out hors d’oeuvres for the party with your friends, or crafting with the older kids, it is inevitable that the baby is going to want to be one place — your arms! [...]

Every year we take the kids to see Santa. We’ve fallen into a pattern of taking them to see Santa at Home & Company each year. He is such a great Santa! I wrote all about why we go there last year. So, this year I’m just going to share the pictures with you! The [...]

Merry Christmas, Katie! You just one an Interactive Story Buddy from Hallmark! My girls love books. And they love stories about Christmas! Matter of fact, our books about Christmas stay on their book shelf all year long and often times get read in the middle of the summer, as well this time of year. Their [...]

Having two girls in the house, fashion seems to be a way of life. We range from wanting to wear the most pouffy and frilliest of dresses to pairing the most unlikely of pieces. It is always a gamble when I ask the girls to go to their room and get dressed by themselves. Sometimes [...]

Yesterday I wrote about decorating our tree and I mentioned how the girls love adding their ornaments each year. That is another one of our Christmas Traditions — Selecting an Ornament! This isn’t something we did as kids. I remember my “baby’s first Christmas” ornament {a goldish plated metal ornament of a little baby with some [...]

I love Christmas trees! They are what seems to kick-off the Christmas season for me. I have a strict rule, though, that we do not put our tree up until after Thanksgiving. Because, once it is up, we’re focusing on all things Christmas! Our tree went up that first weekend of December and the girls [...]