As of last week we really hadn't done much of any Christmas shopping. I know. It's not that we haven't wanted to, but it's a year of minimalism and we've been trying to declutter and finish sorting through boxes in the basement from when we moved in 2 years ago. We both have the want to tackle the clutter and projects, but the list is never ending and when you have 4 kids and run a business there really is no such thing as "free time". I'm sure you can relate. As we're doing our shopping … [Read More...]
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Personalized Place cards for Thanksgiving or Christmas Dinner
We hosted Thanksgiving dinner this year and one thing that I definitely wanted to do was create individual place cards. It's a great way to personalize place settings and avoid confusion as who will to sit where (in our case all the kids wanted to sit next to their Grandparents). I found a simple template online and then printed it on watercolor paper which I had to trim the edges off to be able to fit it into the printer. The advantages of using watercolor paper is that it is thick enough … [Read More...]
What Do We Tell Our Children When Life Gets Difficult?
There's so much good and so much bad in the world it's so often hard to tell them apart. Like most adults I can tell quite a few stories that at the time they were the worst moments of my life. If there's one thing that every human being can relate to it is the constant struggles of life. Then inevitable ups and downs. The highest of highs and the lowest of lows. So what do we tell our children? You tell them this: "Please know that we are here for you. ALWAYS. There's never a time of night … [Read More...]
Rock Balancing
A few years back Andrea and I went on a hike. On this hike we saw these rocks stacked on top of another. Different shapes, different sizes, it didn't matter if they were big or small. There was no rhyme or reason just simply rocks being stacked one at a time. I had to look this up, and yes it's a thing. A BIG thing. I said next time we're out I'll have to try one of these myself. So next time we went on a hike I saw one. I looked at Andrea and she knew exactly what I was thinking, on … [Read More...]
