Wishing you a very merry Christmas. May you take some time in between yummy food, opening gifts, and time with family to remember that the whole reason we celebrate the baby in a manager is because of the man on the cross. … [Read more...]
Toddler Christmas Traditions
So many of my favorite Christmas traditions really didn't matter to Abby when she was younger. She had no interest in making cookies or watching certain Christmas movies. As she is getting older, she is much more interested in Christmas. In fact, at 2 and a half, she is fairly well obsessed with it. It's been so fun to do some fun Christmas things will her. Some things this year may not happen. Like decorating Christmas cookies. Her health issues right now don't allow her to eat them so it … [Read more...]
Creating Frugal Christmas Decor
(Monday, my guest post as part of Frugal Homeschool Family's 25 Frugal Days of Christmas went live.) Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the smells, the tastes, the sights, the movies, the music. There isn’t much I dislike about Christmas. One of my favorite things about Christmas is all the decorations. I love decorating my house for Christmas. But decorations can be so expensive. Our budget doesn’t allow for us to buy new decorations very often. So what’s a frugal girl … [Read more...]
Our Favorite Christmas Toy
(This post contains affiliate links. For more information, read here.) Last year I really wanted a certain toy for Abby to play with during the Christmas season. It finally went on sale but due to our financial situation at the time, we still couldn't afford. I mentioned that briefly in a blog comment. Within a day I received an e-mail from that blog saying that someone had seen that comment and wanted to bless me with the toy. The toy got here a week later. Abby was so excited! This … [Read more...]
Our 3rd Annual Pies-giving
On Matt's side of the family, his little brother's wife has a number of Thanksgiving celebrations and Christmases she has to attend...all on the actual holiday. So we decided a few years back that our families would celebrate those holidays on a different day. Matt used to go hunting on Thanksgiving and I would just stay home and online shop. We didn't do anything special. My family hadn't done Thanksgiving in awhile due to many factors. (Although, my dad and I used to like Black Friday … [Read more...]
Why I Start My Christmas Celebrations Early
There seems to be two camps of people this time of year: those who vehemently oppose anything Christmas before Thanksgiving and those who hide or apologize for starting their Christmas celebrations a bit early. I used to be in the second camp. Here is why I no longer hide that I start my Christmas season a bit early. I love Christmas! It is my favorite time of the year. I love Christmas decorating, I love the music, I love the movies, I love buying gifts, I love the baking. I love Christmas. … [Read more...]
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