Easter Egg Hunt on Hershey Hill – #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot

easter egg hunt hershey hill

I think I’ve mentioned a time or two that four nights in the hospital kinda messed up most of our Spring Break plans. Luckily, I have an awesome sister who stepped in and redeemed the last few days of the week. Not only did she take my four younger kids for 2 1/2 days (where [...]

Happy Easter 2013!

easter egg hunt - Happy Easter 2013

Happy Easter from our family to yours… May your Spring be filled with sunshine, sweetness, friends and family.

Share Your Memories & Win at #YesMemory Twitter Party

throwback-thursday-twitter party

I had a fabulous childhood. I remember running around the neighborhood with my best friends, playing with Barbies with my sisters, setting up lemonade stands on the corner. Actually, I recall only tolerating the lemonade stands because Elizabeth loved selling lemonade. Or was it the thrill of making money? Either way, those lemonade stands are [...]

The 2012 Christmas Morning Photo – Wordless Wednesday

Christmas morning tradition

Merry Christmas! Our holiday has been incredible, from the Christmas morning photo tradition in front of the Christmas tree WITHOUT complaint to the millions of hugs and kisses and Thank Yous from the kids. I even got a Christmas afternoon nap. That’s the best present ever for a mom, don’t you think? Linked up to [...]

Homemade Caramels

homemade caramels

The following is my most requested recipe of all time (on and off line). I’ve been helping to make these caramels since I was big enough to stand on a stool and stir with a big wooden spoon…and they are definitely request-worthy. Caramels are not easy. I won’t lie. They are also time consuming. But [...]

English Toffee – Grandma’s Recipe

English Toffee

It’s not really the holidays until I start making candies and cookies. If you’ve been following my Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter accounts, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been baking like crazy. This English Toffee is not only one of my favorite candies to eat, but it is full of good memories. Several years ago, I [...]

Reliving the Best Memories… @YesVideo $65 Giveaway

@YesVideo Christmas gifts

Christmas is approaching faster than I would like to admit. I’ve done a fair amount of shopping but I’m FAR from being finished. I don’t know where the month has gone! I was thinking about my mom all last week as I lay in my sick bed for days (isn’t it funny how we still [...]

Christmas Tree 2012 – #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot

home-depot-tree

Our house finally looks like Christmas! It’s funny how things change as the kids get older. We used to gather all 5 kids in the minivan and head out to pick out the perfect tree together. Now? The older kids have homework and, frankly, no interest in heading out on a cold night to pick [...]

The 2012 Santa Hat Picture – Wordless Wednesday

Santa hat tradition

We have a tradition around our house that the kids don’t exactly love, but which I know they’ll appreciate someday. I love seeing how much they change from year to year. This year, the Santa hats started getting a little bit small on some of the kids’ heads. In other news, I am sick as [...]

Remembering and Creating #HolidayMemories – #YesMemory Twitter Party Tonight!

Family Christmas card 1959

I have many fond memories of holiday seasons form my childhood, though most holidays are blurred into one collective memory of late nights at Grandma’s house with cousins, music, and an abundance of good food. This is my mom’s family Christmas card, circa 1959. I love it!   I remember sitting around the piano singing [...]