A Life of Whimsey

Gingerbread Construction

I decided I’d make one of those gingerbread house kits this weekend. We do an annual gingerbread house decorating day every December,...

Advent

For the last few years I've been going through various advent devotionals in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Observing the advent...

Monday Morning Musings. Baby’s First Christmas

I know it’s the new year and Christmas is over but I couldn’t let it pass without at least one post about our sweet little Amelia’s first...

Creating Gingerbread Houses and a Contest

For longer than I can remember, I’ve made gingerbread houses with my kids. When we were young, my siblings and I would visit my dad in...

Travel Tuesdays. Christmas Traditions

We are entering the Christmas season, one of my favorite times of the year. Everyone in our family loves a good adventure, but at this...

Christmas Traditions. . . A Tree Decorating Party.

Ever since the kids were small, the first Saturday in December was set aside to decorate the tree. As I have a bit of a problem with...

I Am Allowed Back At My Desk!. . . And. . . A Snow Globe Inspired Cookie Jar

I am finally allowed to sit normally at my desk again. The lack of blogging has been solely due to the fact that I couldn’t find a...

Going With The Flow

I had planned to do a post titled ‘Sisters Who Travel’, but I left my camera at mom’s last night so I’m just going to go with the flow...

Christmas

The Christmas season gives us a real opportunity to express our creativity. Here’s how my sister-in-law expressed hers. . . She made our...

Center Pieces

Well, I decided to just go for it! I just had to see if we could sell a few arrangements at the bazaar. I took the day off and My...

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