I love bringing a little holiday festivity into our living spaces with some seasonal pillows, but when you decorate as much as I do, storage becomes a problem in a hurry. Half of my garage is filled with Christmas decorations,…
Toddler Tweed Blazer
My little guy is so dang cute in his 11th Doctor get up that I think I might turn him into one of those little dandies that wears fancy pocket squares everywhere he goes. With how adorable kids clothes have…
Frankenstein Monster Crispies
I’m a little too excited about the fact that for the first time ever, I get to bring snacks to Atti’s classroom for the holiday. Oh, all the years I’ve read blogs and pined away for all the amazing things…
Every Day Eyeliner
I’m participating in BlogHer’s Life Well Lived series, and this week’s question is:What do you think is the hardest makeup trick to master and what are your tips for achieving it? For years I had the hardest time applying eyeliner…
2011 Year of Pleasures #39
You guys. I barely had the willpower to put this down long enough for a picture. Oh man, is this yummy. Bear bought me this little candy bar size at Cost Plus Imports, but they also had a big gift…
Doctor Who Family Halloween Costume
This might not mean anything to you at first glance, but if it does mean something to you, it REALLY means something to you. While Atti is young enough to let us get away with it, we love dressing up…
Bat Garland
It took me a little longer this year, but I finally got all my Halloween decorations up. I’ve got quite a few new projects to show you, and next week will be stuffed with Halloween costume ideas, but I thought…
Monster Parmigiana
In honor of Halloween, I thought it would be fun to make a dinner that was festive, and yet still tasty. When we were little, our Halloween dinner was usually a slapped together sandwich as we all raced out the…
Free Halloween Patterns!
Halloween is here! I’m getting myself in the spirit and pulling out all my old decorations, so I thought I’d have some fun and give away some patterns that were only available for sale before. Here’s the catch: I have…
Sloppy Joe
This was one of the first meals I ever made, back when Bear and I were brand newly married and we had no idea how to make our eating habits gel. He ate like a Western teenage boy – loads…