I’m finally back after a brief holiday blogging hiatus. I hope your holidays were fantastic; ours definitely were. For a brief recap: Christmas Eve with my in-laws and a fun Dirty Santa at Simon’s Grandma’s house. Jude made a haul in toys. That night, we headed to my parents’ house with a sleepy Jude who […]

  Tutus and Turtles is a new blog on my radar these days. I loved her idea, from her childhood, to wrap up all of their Christmas books and then unwrap a different book each night. Isn’t that such a great idea? Another great advent “calendar.” However, seeing as how I can’t even get actual […]

Danielle Thompson is one of my Flickr contacts, and not only is her photography amazing, but her crafts are too. I am LOVING these gorgeous paper trees she made. Not too much explanation on them, but they are stunning. Check out her blog for some other beautiful crafts from last year. She has some really […]

Happiness and cheer! Oh that we could always see such spirit through the year . . .  I really love the mournful sound of that song. Maybe melancholy is a better term for it. Either way, the plinkety plink of the piano in the background, the sound of the children’s choir. I just love it. […]