Handmade Holidays

As everyone already knows money is tight and the economy is well, in the crapper. With that being said I have decided that this year, our family will be working on "Handmade Holidays" which means decorations, gifts, and Christmas cards will be handmade by our family!! I am super excited about this, not sure how receptive others will be about it, but I think we need to get back to the true meaning of giving and celebrating what is important. Here is a sample of things to come, I made these Jack O' Lanterns out of some Mason jars my Dad had picked up from a yard sale. I painted a layer of homemade decoupage (50/50 mix of Elmer's and water)and then laid tissue paper (white cause that's all I had on hand) over it, added some orange food color to some more decoupage and put a coating over the adhered tissue paper (and allowed to dry over night) and VOILA!!!

Back to School

Well, that's what I get for not blogging like I had planned (everything has a new look). Here's to hoping that I blog more than I have in the past. My kiddos started school today, inside of me there is an extreme sadness. One.... my oldest daughter is a Senior in high school this year :( Two... my youngest daughter started middle school :( Three.. that means Summer has come to an end :( However Summer coming to an end also means that Fall will be here soon... which means fair season, apple season, Halloween and crusty leaves (I love that sound). I am really trying a stricter routine with scheduling everyday tasks like housework, mealtime and bedtime. Here's to hoping that it works the way I want it to this year. If not I will make the best of it, making adjustments along the way.

WowZzzZZZers!!

Wowzers is an understatement, been too long since my last bloggerooni!! Made it through the holidays just fine, with no major catastrophes (which in my family is a PLUS) The rest of the school year was great for the kiddies, baseball season was fun, softball season was an adventure this year. My youngest decided to play this year and it was a great learning experience for her. I was just happy we were able to work around double and sometimes triple game nights successfully.

As everyone knows the economy is in the crapper so family vacations this year are at a minimum. My son is playing football this year (for the first time) so we need to stay close to home with day trips. We landed at the beach once so far this year to see the BEEYOOTEEFUL sand sculptures (pics below) We are planning a day trip to Water Country, a trip to Castle Island and a trip to the World's Longest Candy Counter a.k.a. CHUTTERS, located in Littleton, NH. Our trips are all planned for August so am hoping that the weather cooperates that week!! Take care and Live Laugh Love!!