We are going to a cookie party this weekend and I thought I would try making a coconut macaroon with Nutella and chopped almonds because why the heck not?! Experimenting in the kitchen is always a learning experience. I didn’t really have a recipe, but I surfed the net and found all kinds of […]
They Still Need Help Putting the Star on the Tree
For as long as I can remember, getting a Christmas tree and decorating it has brought me so much joy. When I was a child, my mother would let me pick out the tree, then we would come home and she would let me decorate it. Normally, my mother can be very particular and kind […]
DIY Candy-Filled Glass Block Photo Keepsake
This post contains affiliate links. The folks at Adobe sent me a free copy of Photoshop Elements 18 and the supplies to make the DIY candy-filled glass block photo keepsake above–except for the Hershey’s Kisses, I bought those myself. I’m so please by how nicely it turned out and how easy it was to make. […]
Frankie Cameron Makes the Best Bags for Moms EVER
I received the beautiful Frankie Cameron bag pictured above free of charge so that I could try it out and tell you about it if I ended up liking it and I like it. I really like it. A purse is a purse, but a mother’s purse is so much more. It’s like a mobile […]
WinterFest at Great America
The day after Thanksgiving we usually lounge around and don’t do much of anything. This year, however, we were invited to the WinterFest Media Night at Great America and it was so worth getting out of our pjs. It’s hard to believe that this is only the second year that Great America hosts WinterFest because […]