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...
Picture it: You’ve chased your kids from door to door for a bounty of treats, the costumes are finally put away, and all you want to do is hit up Target for clearance candy. Imagine your surprise then, when...
There are two guaranteed times of the year when as a mother, I feel like I am running out of gas. One is the homestretch at the end of each school year, and the second is all the -BER...
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...
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...
'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...
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,...
Fall has arrived in Jacksonville—well, sort of, it is starting to get a little cooler, right? The outside temperature was 62 degrees this morning, and you know what that means for a Floridian?--Sweatshirts! Yeah, I'm wearing one for preschool...
Seriously, though. Are we still doing Black Friday? Asking for a friend. And myself. And maybe all of you, too? Don't get me wrong, I love a deal and I love to shop. But isn't it getting a bit...
Picture it: The year is 1989, and the date is December 25, Christmas morning. Time? Probably before the sun was even nearing its rise for the day, but there was a 6-year-old little girl who was ready to celebrate...
I wouldn't say I'm a Scrooge... and I'm definitely not a Grinch. I don't go out of my way to spoil Christmas spirit or cheer for anyone. I wouldn't be surprised though if I am related to those nefarious...
He’s back…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I will assume you’ve at least heard of the Elf on the Shelf. We’re reaching that time of year when my Facebook feed is littered with Elf Shenanigans. You know the...