Category: CREATING MEMORIES
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Today was such a beautiful day there was no holding us back from spending the afternoon outdoors. While the little ones busied themselves with far off adventures I set to work measuring and cutting the wood for the garden. I turned around to find Mason standing in his undies. He was hot. (Apparently so) They…
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January 6th is known as the Christian feast or day of Epiphany. For many it is the day they celebrate Christmas, the day the Magi or Three Wise Men arrived at the manger and presented gifts to the baby Jesus. The Magi leaves gifts on the Eve similar to Santa Clause on Christmas Eve. In…
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Happy New Year! Today we celebrated Chinese New Year. This week we worked on making Chinese Lanterns and masks. Today the kids thought it would be fun to make fortune cookies. Adelin made all the fortunes to hide inside. For dinner we had Teriyaki Pork with noodles (for long life) and steamed broccoli and carrots.…
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Back when I was in college I worked at Rag Tops, a car dealership in West Palm Beach that specializes in convertibles, hence the name Ragtops, and classic cars. When the owners, Ty and Sheri were married they had a reception at Ragtops. The building is from the 1920’s, three stories high and packed with…
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Source: Submitted to the Meridian Magazine by Diane Thomas Don’t take down that Christmas tree yet. Turn it into a fun New Year’s Decoration! Leftover Christmas tree, undecorated Balloons, 6″ to 8″ Chinese fortunes or wishes, typed on small pieces of paper One-dollar bills Ribbon String confetti Happy New Year’s hat Remove the Christmas ornaments…
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One of our Christmas traditions has been to rush out a batch of sugar cookies for Santa and a basket of nibbles for the reindeer all last minute. Then we rush the kids up stairs and wait for a scream of delight when they spy a wrapped present on their bed. Faster than you can…
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When I think of an Advent calendar the first thing that comes to mind is the familiar story “The 12 Days of Christmas.” I have had my fun leaving presents on doorsteps with friends and family as we created our own version of The 12 Days of Christmas or in many an office, Secret Santa.…
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Artwork: The Queen of Lights by Pamela Delli Colli Saint Lucy of Syracuse Day, also known as Saint Lucia, honors a young Christian woman during the time of the Diocletian Persecution in Italy. The Empire was still housed in Pagan beliefs. The government severely persecuting those who followed Christianity. Many legends have been passed down…
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TODAY: I felt the warmth of Christmas: I was on my way over to a friends house this evening to help them with a project. As I was driving I noticed the sparkles of Christmas lights and felt cozy. It was a nice end to a hectic day. Mason created and wrote down his concoction,…