Hey, hey, hey! I’ve had an interesting week. On Wednesday I went to my son’s recorder concert. I actually thought sixty recorders playing Hot Cross Buns was better than one recorder playing that song. Should I question my sanity or my hearing? Remember when I wrote about the benefits of the recorder here? I still stand by that sentiment. Then I volunteered at the elementary school’s Field Day. Here’s a Universal Rule. Any time your child’s school sends home a note that says “please have your child wear a (insert any color here) shirt to school” that will be the one color of shirt your child does not own. You will…

Hey, guys? Tomorrow is JUNE. June. Halfway through the year. How did this happen? June might be the longest month of the year for our family. My kids don’t get out of school until June 19 and they are OVER IT already. I think the teachers are over it too since there hasn’t been much homework lately. And that’s not a complaint! This week I shared some of our Memorial Day Traditions. You can see a picture I posted on Instagram from the parade we attended here. I also wrote about visiting the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York. It is definitely worth a…

Hi! For all my readers in the U.S., are you ready for the long Memorial Day Weekend? We will probably spend our weekend at the lake if it is nice and go to a parade on Monday. You know I love a parade! To recap the week on the blog, I shared a glimpse into how I organize my kitchen. I am pretty organized about some things, but there are other areas, like my bathroom counter, that always need help. This week we celebrated my children’s birthdays. They did not have a party this year, but we had a special outing on Sunday that was filled with go karts, amusement…

Hello! This week I shared a potentially controversial opinion. I ditched my throw pillows and I’m not sorry about it. How long will this madness last? Nobody knows. Did you catch the reveal of my new outdoor dining chairs? I love them! I’d love them even more if Mother Nature would quit this rain business so I can be outside before the temperatures turn hotter than Hades. Here’s the Happy List! COUSINS CHART I’ve been labeling my relationship to my cousin’s children all wrong! This cousins chart article from Better Homes and Gardens helped me figure it out. It also explained the difference between great aunt and grand aunt. Another label…

Hello! I hope you all had a great week. Mine has felt very full, so I am happy the weekend is almost here.  If anything about my website has been wonky (or wonkier than usual) this week, I apologize. Please bear with us. Handy Husband has been working behind-the-scenes on the site in the last 8 days to improve a variety of technical things that search engines care about. One “improvement” can inadvertently cause another feature to completely stop working. It is a good thing I did not get my blood pressure checked this week!  On Monday I shared the trash my son found in the forest. I do love…

I’m baaackk! Did you miss me while I was on Spring Break? I missed all of you and it has been good to be back to my regular posting schedule this week. This week I shared my tips for hiring a piano moving or storage company. These are things I have learned over the years and sometimes the hard way! Then I shared my favorite granola recipe. What is life without a little crunchy topping from time to time? Here’s the Happy List! FREE GREETING CARD PRINTABLE If you like goats, you’ll love these cute greeting cards from Boxwood Avenue. Chloe has a free PDF you can download to print…

Happy Good Friday and early Easter to you! Do you celebrate Easter? We do, but we will be by ourselves this year. On the plus side, more ham for me! Speaking of Easter Dinner, the folks who work at our local grocery store are so, so nice and helpful. They pointed me in the direction of the best ham (flavor and price-wise) to buy for a small family dinner. I felt like I was getting the insider’s scoop on what the employees buy because they were giving me all their tips for glazes and how to cook the ham. It just goes to show that it doesn’t really matter what your job…

Hey, Hey, Hey! Hope you all had a great week! It’s never dull around here, so I’m looking forward to the weekend. This week I shared a new use for old hubcaps as a magnetic bulletin board. I also made one more attempt at decorating faux Easter eggs and I love how they turned out. If you are on Pinterest would you do me a huge favor and give me a follow? Here’s the link. I would GREATLY appreciate it. Thanks! Here’s the Happy List! GARDEN STORAGE CADDY This Gardener’s Supply Company Mobile Tool Storage Caddy is a smart idea and would be a cool gift for someone who likes gardening.…

How has the first week of April treated you? I don’t want to knock you over with shock, but I finally spotted one lone daffodil blooming out by our pond. That’s how far behind our East Coast spring is from some parts of the country. Did you read my April Fool’s Day story on Monday? My son never did pull that epic prank, but he did give me an “I dropped the ball as a mom” moment. Apparently, “every kid” but him had an April Fool’s trick in their lunchbox, “lovingly” placed there by their moms. It was probably one kid, not every kid, but I fell for the mom…

Hello, friends! This week on the blog I chatted about hoarding license plates and my son’s new car-themed gallery wall. Not to be confused with Cars-themed gallery wall, as in the movie. Although, if you haven’t ridden on the Cars-themed ride at Disney’s California Adventure, you must. It was my favorite ride! But, oh boy, I’m getting off-track. I also wrote about my thrifting adventure to Andover, New Jersey. And, yes! This time I actually made a purchase. On a housekeeping note, I’ve been working on my Shop page on the blog. If I’ve linked something in a post (e.g. children’s books) then slowly but surely I’m adding those links (plus…