Pi and I are currently making plans for her Easter dress (choosing fabric, her pointing out dresses she loves, etc). Which reminded me of the PILE of dresses I made last summer when sewing and reading (and so much prayer) were my therapy in an extra rough season. And I never shared any of them here! […]
tart cherry bruschetta
I’m always looking for yummy baby shower or party recipes (or recipes for appetizers to bring to events!). If that’s you too, you must make these Tart Cherry Bruschettas! Even better, they’d be the perfect addition to a Valentine’s Day menu… INGREDIENTS 1 baguette 1 container whipped cream cheese (12 oz) 1 Tbsp powdered sugar […]
how to make a girl’s poncho
Before we went to New Zealand last spring, I made Piper Jane a little poncho. She wore it the whole trip, and it became one of her go-to’s. Now that we’re in New Braunfels ‘winter,’ she has been wearing her poncho all the time again. And since it was seriously SO easy to make, I thought […]
lined fabric organizer bags
Part of every January for me is getting-things-in-order- I love having a ‘reset button’ of the New Year to sort and organize and re-order. And last time I hauled around a diaper bag, I loved having several lined bags to keep things in their spots within said diaper bag. {Side note- I kind of forgot exactly how […]
New Years Cookies- yummy and sugar free
Guys, my mama introduced us to these ‘healthy’ cookies and I can’t stop making them! Not only are they super yummy, they get their ‘sweet’ from bananas and are otherwise sugar free. They’re the perfect thing to keep in the freezer for crazy school mornings, or mid afternoon snacks, or a New-Year’s-Overhaul-Approved sweet treat. Totally […]
hello 2017!
We spent the end of last year in Seoul. It was such a raw, and sweet, and memorable trip- just simple, and filled with laughter and a chance to be away and be together. 2015 was a year of loss in lots of ways (and such gains too, but the intangible kind, which are sometimes harder […]
must-try homemade salad dressing recipes
Blueberry Basil Salad Dressing by The Garden Grazer (doesn’t it look yum?) So we are generally pretty healthy eaters around here, but the last few months of 2016 were a train wreck nutritionally. As cliche as it is to get things organized and get back on the healthy train in the new year, that is exactly […]
the perfect last minute teacher & neighbor gifts
For teacher gifts (all teacher gifts- Christmas, birthday, end of year and teacher appreciation) I abide by a simple tried-and true-formula- useful gift card + something kid-made (or in a pinch kid-chosen). In the past, the kid-made portion has been a yummy treat (this salted caramel sauce is one of our faves to make and […]
a confetti bar (and other new year’s party ideas!)
We aren’t hosting Christmas this year, but we are hosting a sure-to-be-fabulous New Year’s Eve party (creatively dubbed the New Year’s Extravaganza) with some family friends and we cannot wait! Since we started party planning this week, I got out the pictures of last year’s New Year’s Eve party and thought I’d put together a little […]
simple christmas decor
I know that most of you are way more on top of things than I am, and that you’re probably already all Christmas-prepped. But between what must’ve been a serious Christmas-goods-Goodwill-run before we moved to Saipan and the craziness of moving this fall, our Christmas decoration game this year is extra weak (and by weak, I […]