(via Lia Griffith)

I was doing my best to keep my head down in the stores when I passed the holiday aisles boasting with a full stock.  I've attempted to tune out the kids practicing their holiday concert songs and even quickly scrolled past all my favorite bloggers who...

With the holidays fast approaching, there are so many opportunities to host a party.  But we are still at the beginning of November, so why not shake things up and surprise everyone with an off-the-cuff cuisine before you have to stick to all the traditional American f...

I greet you this morning having crawled out from under a two week veil of coughing kids, one ear infection, nebulizer treatments, antibiotics, several bottles of Motrin, and even one bout of some pretty intense pneumonia.  A cross-country move may have brought exciteme...

Become the queen of Halloween this year by hosting a dinner party full of fun & festive touches, without ever having to walk the fine line of becoming cheesy.  Choose an elegant color scheme, stick to a 'vintage' theme full of class, or go glam with a blush pink.  Then...

Now that the trees are starting to let Mother Nature show off her fancy art skills, it is time to  embark on a tradition that has been  near  & dear to my littles' hearts.  We used to have to wait until Nana mailed us the REALLY good leaves from Ohio...but now we get t...

I'm not sure where you are on your autumn bucket list, but the kids and I just knocked out our apple orchard goals over the  weekend.  Running through the trees, climbing ladders, tasting different apple varieties...this has been a tradition in my family since before I...

Step aside, "You've Been Boo'ed", there is a better way to surprise your neighbors this Halloween season.  You know the drill, you set  a little treat down on the front porch, ring the doorbell, and run; just an all around fun tradition to spread some spooky cheer thro...

If you and your kiddos have never seen the adventurous 'Peg + Cat', from PBS KIDS and The Fred Rogers Company, it was the cutest series that followed the adorable, spirited Peg and her sidekick Cat as they embarked on adventures, solved problems together, and learned f...

Every time a new holiday is approaching, I await my sister's call.  She is putting together a little thank you gift for the teachers and would love a coordinating tag.  And if there is one thing that I love to design, well, you know its a cute label or tag!...

I have never been one to keep tabs on which flowers you need to grab up at any particular time of the year.  Coming from many years in the valley of Southern California, I just haven't needed to.  You plant something and you watch it grow.  And grow.  And grow. Or you...