Happy Monday!  Here in the midwest we finally got some relief from the cold temperatures this weekend.  Although, that disappointed my six year old because now our ice rink looks like a swimming pool.   I had a long week last week so on Friday night after the kids were fed and put to bed there was only one thing…

Happy New Year, everyone! We’re finally getting out of the rush of the holidays to put up some new posts. The only evidence of Christmas in my house, are the lights that are still up outside. Ok, let’s get the obvious out of the way….it is $^$%^&# freezing here. I grew up in Ottawa, Ontario and -30 C/-22 F is…

I must admit (Tessa will agree) I’m a crafter!  There–I said it…I like to make things and there have been times that I have been known to have too many ‘crafted’ items in my house.  Sometimes I get caught up in the cute projects but in all honesty they never really work with my home decor. However, I think holiday…