This Nativity set once belonged to my Grandma. Now it belongs to my son. As children, both my son and I would play with it, rearranging it on the sideboard and retelling the Christmas story (sometimes adding a few characters). Storytellers are we. Around here, we're usually sticklers for doing all of our Christmas decorating … Continue reading Christmas Traditions: Decorating
Happy #menumonday, friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I think I’m still full from our turkey dinner. We had a lovely meal with way too much food for just 6 of us, but it was a fun day, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. November is coming to a close and I’m definitely … Continue reading {Menu Monday 11.30.20}
Happy #menumonday, friends! And happy Thanksgiving week to everyone! This is one of my favorite weeks of the year. I love the traditions surrounding Thanksgiving that my family has curated over the years, and I love the food. I love that we start the Christmas season after dinner on Thanksgiving, and I love being with … Continue reading {Menu Monday 11.23.20}
It's #menumonday! I gotta be honest. Today I'm feeling down. Yesterday, our governor announced new restrictions due to our case count here is Washington, and heading into my favorite season of the year, it's a bit of a tough pill to swallow. This time of year, I'm normally in full on 'Dance Mom' mode, baking … Continue reading {Menu Monday 11.16.20}
Happy #menumonday, friends! Fall is definitely in the air around here, and I've started adding a soup to my weekly menus. We often do this through most of the winter. It's such a cozy way to eat good food, and I've acquired some GREAT soup recipes over the years. Some days I just want to … Continue reading {Menu Monday 11.9.20}
Happy #menumonday, friends! We are two days into NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, and I'm so excited for this new project that I'm working on. If you've never heard of NaNo, you'll probably think we are all crazy. The general idea is that you write 50,000 words toward a specific novel project (usually fiction, … Continue reading {Menu Monday 11.2.20}
Happy #menumonday, friends! I can't believe that we are already in the final week of October. I love October, and in some ways, it feels like this month has flown by. While I miss our "usual" October-y things, like cross country meets and more apples than I know what to do with, I do have … Continue reading {Menu Monday: 10.26.20)
Happy #menumonday, friends! Don’t you just love October? Ours has been lovely this year, a perfect mix of warm and cool, sun and rain. And while I’m already thinking ahead to the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons, I’m not looking forward to cold weather and winter driving. I think L. M. Montgomery’s adorable character Anne Shirley … Continue reading {Menu Monday 10.19.20}
Happy #menumonday, friends! Fall fully arrived on Saturday with a rainy, blustery morning. Yesterday was a gorgeous sunny, breezy day, but a bit on the chilly side, especially when the rain kicked in again in the later afternoon. Jon and I were finishing an 11 mile long run just as the rain started! It made … Continue reading {Menu Monday 10.12.20}
It's been a minute since I've done a #writingwednesday, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been on my mind. Finding the routine of school again after so many months of it looking vastly different has been good, but it's also been challenging. Speaking of challenging, today's post is about a reflection prompt that I found … Continue reading {Writing Wednesday: Thoughts on Savoring This Season}
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