This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SipsOfJoy #CollectiveBias I love giving inanimate objects human effects, traits or qualities. “Oh, the spoons are so happy to be clean and those darn squirrels are so wily and naughty!” It’s part explaining things as a mom and… Read More
I’ve looked back and I have posted on family photos every year. There is the do-it-yourself version. Here is a story on pushing through failure. The rest are just shares of the photos. Proof, now, that we continue to grow, in size and number. To keep up tradition, here’s the family photo post for 2015.… Read More
This post is sponsored by Tiny Prints This is such an adult thing to say but I am ecstatic about the new labels I ordered and the corresponding letters, cards and packages I get to use them on. (My goodies –– round address labels, rectangle address labels, and wrap-around labels.) I’m hoping I’m not the only… Read More
This post is sponsored by Lavazza Coffee. Two things to note about the week: it’s been overcast and chilly too much and I’m really, really tired (Pipsqueak has more teeth moving in). When it gets cooler outside, I feel inclined to do extra cooking and baking; I love filling the house with delicious aromas. My… Read More
We got ‘Boo-ed’ this week. Twice, actually. I didn’t know what getting ‘Boo-ed’ was, I mean, the Halloween version. If you haven’t heard of it, here’s the deal: friendly neighbors, under the dark of before-bedtime night, ring the doorbell and run, leaving a bag of sweets, a poem and a paper ghost. Halloween trickery indeed.… Read More