by Robin on December 10, 2010
If you’re new here you may want to subscribe to my RSS Feed or by email – It’s Flashback Friday today and I’m posting my Christmas Open House from 2009 when I decorated with all traditional colors! I love it even if I changed everything this year! (2010 Open House HERE) I love this [...]
by Robin on November 30, 2010
If you’re new here you may want to subscribe to my RSS Feed or by email! This elf’s on a roll! Decorating, making gifts, planning my weekly baking day…But you know, if you’ve been hanging out with me for awhile that I don’t decorate or bake or entertain just for the sake of doing those [...]
by Robin on December 28, 2009
It’s an art, coming off Christmas. I’ve tried it all kinds of ways, like ripping down all the decorations the day after Christmas and getting back to “normal” by sundown on December 26. Now, that’s one way to go about it. For me that’s similar to what I’d imagine coming off crack cocaine cold turkey [...]
by Robin on December 26, 2008
Captured Moments from Christmas at our house… I hope your Christmas was a good one. Here are a few moments from our time together… My girls and I~(Jamie, the beautiful Hawaiian, is Timothy’s S.O., but I claim her:) ) Ollie watching for crumbs! First we snacked and watched an old home movie~ Stephie and [...]
by Robin on November 29, 2008
Good Saturday Morning after Thanksgiving! Are some of you decorating today!? If so have fun! I’d so love to hear about your Turkey Day if you have time to stop for a moment. Also, if you’re decorating tell me how it’s going! I’m putting in a few pictures from Baby Sister’s house on Thanksgiving Day. [...]
by Robin on November 21, 2008
~Favorite Movies~ It’s the Friday before Thanksgiving, maybe you’ll pull out one of your favorite Christmas movies tonight to kick-start your decorating!? Nothing helps me get into the Christmas Spirit like a great movie. I was thinking about my go-to movies …and just why I like them! (When I asked myself why I [...]
by Robin on November 20, 2008
Here is the beginning of an affirmation I wrote for a church newsletter ten years ago… “It snuck up on me. Time has a habit of doing that ya know? One day I was mom to a house full of apple cheeked, curly haired bundles of energy and the next I was packing my oldest [...]
by Robin on November 18, 2008
Calling all Senses… I’m taking a break from Christmas movies to listen to some Holiday music while I’m decorating. Have you started the Christmas music yet? I got to this point on my play-list and noticed that the same song was playing over and over and over! I didn’t mind, it’s “River”, my favorite Christmas song. (I [...]
by Robin on November 14, 2008
I know many of you will not understand this. But I’m beginning my decorating next week. Yes, for Christmas. Yes, I know it’s early. But, for this first time since Mom left, I feel tickled. Giggles that you can’t stop, tickled. Deep down belly laughing, giddy excitement, tickled! You get the picture. Here’s the [...]
by Robin on October 9, 2008
It’s not too early to start planning a budget Christmas…
