thanksgiving: the helicopter view

by | Nov 30, 2008 | family, holiday

If I say Thanksgiving,what is the first word that pops in your head?Dinner, right?Here is my table set for the occasion.If I say craft project with 4 year olds?Glue. Lots and lots of glue.Let’s say I say trampoline.You think toetouch. Naturally.Props to the...

inspiration

by | Nov 26, 2008 | holiday

I have been inspired by some things in my reader this week and want to share them with you.I found Kimba doing this lovely tablecloth project over at A Soft Place to Land. It involves a painters drop-cloth and taping paper to a siding glass door. I won’t be...

don’t forget the silly

by | Nov 24, 2008 | imperfection

Thanksgiving is only three days away. As I prepare to gather with family and friends, I can feel myself beginning to sweat the small stuff. I am making lists in my head that include things like paint front door and purge house of all clutter and world peace. In the...

an unexpected gift

by | Nov 21, 2008 | lifestyle, motherhood, thankfulness

Snow doesn’t usually fall here in November. I’m not sure it was in the forecast for today. We simply woke up to one excited voice exclaiming “It snowed!” And so it did.Within minutes, we were all outside in coat-covered jammies, hair...

i smell a rat

by | Nov 20, 2008 | imperfection

Speaking of making space, I am trying to de-clutter because I can’t find my iPod and we have too much stuff and I think Simple Mom is cool.The following items are standing in my way.One special edition pop-out map of Atlanta. It fits in my pocket! Granted I...