Good news, Internets! After more hours than I care to admit, I have finally finished the last of the Christmas stockings for the boys. This was one of those “seemed like a good idea at the time” ideas: 4 of those felt and sequin stocking kits you can get from craft magazines. Do you know [...]

Hubby and the boys blessed me with some gorgeous flowers for Mother’s Day. Love them! They came via FedEx, so I had to unpack them and get them all arranged. This was fun – I’m easily amused. One of the directions was to peel two or three petals off of each rose as the tough [...]

I wanted to go to the fabric store. This meant I needed to convince my boys that they wanted to go too. I’ve taken them several times before and while it’s not their favorite, they usually manage to be tolerable. To make it pleasant I promised they could each choose fabric for their own pillowcase. [...]

We were studying Russia in history a few weeks ago, and one of the suggested activities was to decorate eggs along the lines of the Faberge eggs enjoyed by Tsars of long ago. Sounded like fun to me! Here’s what we did…. Read the rest at GNMParents.