Thought I would take a moment and share with you a basket that I am donating to a charity event here in AZ tonight.  I put it together pretty easily and it turned out so cute that many people that have seen it are asking me to put them together as gifts for the holidays! [...]

  Last year, I was suckered into purchased an Elf on the Shelf and with to my two girls.  They quickly fell in love, named him “Ralfie”, and inducted him into the family.  They are getting older and wiser and I wasn’t sure how many more of the “Santa-believing Christmases” we would have.  So, every [...]

Every year, my husband and I argue over who has to drink the glass of luke warm milk that has been left out for Santa since the kids went to bed and we began assembling the “Barbie Dream House” (or equivalent miserable project with a crappy instruction manual.)  Well, I think I have found a [...]

Thanksgiving is one of those holidays where I feel compelled to tell people just how much they mean to me.  Sometimes it is difficult to put those feelings into words.  And sometimes, it just doesn’t come out nearly as eloquently as I’d like it to. But I try.  This year has been filled with so [...]

A couple of years ago, I discovered this amazing cookie recipe in one of my Martha Stewart Cookbooks.  The pumpkin flavor isn’t overpowering and the cookies are so light and pillow-y that you can’t eat just one.  And, don’t even get me started on the brown butter icing.  I could sit there and eat it [...]

I think our beagle is learning what my poor husband has known for a long time– that life with 2 little girls (ages 8 and 9) can be a little tough for the males in our lives to take.  Well, this one took the cake!  So, I just had to snap a photo.  We had [...]

I am one of those people that can enjoy a good margarita any time of year.  But, sometimes around the holidays it just feels like a strange cocktail choice.  So, I thought maybe we could dress one up to fit in for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.  So, let’s go CRANBERRY!     Cranberry Margarita: ADULT [...]

Okay, I admit it.  I’m slightly obsessed with handbags.  If there is a 12-step program for it, I should probably consider attending it.  It happened slowly over time.  You know how it goes–I gained a bunch of weight from having kids, wasn’t feeling all that hot and had no interest in trying on clothes.  So, [...]