When we put our hard work into making gifts for our children it can often times seem futile... at first. You don't necessarily spend less, and you always work harder to get a great outcome. Then when they open these things...
It truly 'tis the season to experience the magic of Christmas — literally, as of this week, unless you're one of the Christmas-tree early birds (and hey, no harm in that).
We gave you a sneak peek at this year's...
Can you believe there's only one week left until Christmas?! While you may be done with most of your major holiday shopping, you might still have a few holiday parties or white elephant get-togethers to attend. These beauty items are great for...
Last week after letting my dog out I came inside with a giant smile on my face and said, "I can smell fall." It may not officially arrive until September 22, and even then it may not feel like...
'Tis the season to go overboard and stress yourself out by going out of your way to deck the halls and try to make the holidays more magical than any of those Hallmark movies. Why are we doing this...
Hi. I’m Candace, and my family doesn’t celebrate conventional holidays.
That’s right. Our family doesn’t celebrate Halloween, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, etc. Of course, we have religious reasons behind why we don’t celebrate, but I’m not writing this to...
Before my husband and I got married, we agreed that neither one of us would give up our religious traditions. This is always more complicated around the holidays, and especially now that we have children.
There are plenty of articles...
Everybody loves their stocking full of fun, functional items. Here is a list of some (hopefully not too last minute) stocking stuffers that any lady will be happy to find! Oh, and they won't break the bank either. All...
My kids love counting down to Christmas morning. Each year we have a variety of different Advent Calendars counting down to December 25th. Some are store bought and some are homemade, but it really doesn’t matter where they come from,...
It's only November 6th and I'm a mom on a mission. For Christmas this year I vow to limit the amount of plastic that enters my house by including gifts that I can make for my family! Plus, I just...
'twas the 10th of December, and who did appear?
Why it was Santa Claus himself, spreading Christmas cheer!
In the Glen Kernan Dining room guests will be seated,
and by Santa’s elves you will be greeted.
We will dine on eggs, bacon and hash...