The ginger tradition in this house doesn’t stop with the cookies! Each year we set aside a Saturday to design, build and decorate gingerbread houses. This is a highly anticipated afternoon of meticulous planning and adorning for one child and a wild sloppy sugar high for the other. If you ever want insight into a […]

If you ever needed a reason to crawl into a crockpot and close the lid, this is it. Just the smell alone is worth making apple butter. Apple peeling is time consuming but this apple peeler is a major time saver! Other than that, this could not be an easier recipe. With a busy family of […]

One of my favorite ways to celebrate the holidays and birthdays is through photo cards of the kids. This year I almost said why bother but I caught myself in that thought, recognizing the same depleting feeling that most of 2020 has brought to my chest. I had already forwent photo cards for their birthdays. […]

There is a space in our house that we call the smelly spot. Maybe you have one too. For us, the second floor is open to the first floor of the house. All of the kitchen smells get trapped up in that second floor landing with nowhere else to go. It just so happens that […]

Over the years, I have learned to focus on simplicity especially this time of year. It is an active and sometimes difficult choice for less is more. With every ad and holiday activity this time of year, the season can easily be overwhelming but what year better than this year to scale it back and […]