• Fun
  • DIY Holiday Coasters

    Bridget and I decided it would be fun to make some festive drink coasters for the Christmas season.   You’ll need felt sheets (inexpensive at any craft store), fabric craft glue, scissors and felt ornaments. I picked up several packages of the ornaments for 75% off in last year’s Christmas clearance sales. Enjoy how soft […]

  • Recipes
  • Give Us a Kiss

    I’m not a big chocolate eater, but once a year Hershey’s makes an amazing seasonal product: Dark Chocolate Mint Truffle Kisses. They’re so good that I hoarded some for this year. Just in case, you know. With the holiday season in full swing, I decided to make a quick-and-easy treat (spotted here while trolling the […]

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  • Christmastime is Here

    It took several days – and several people helping with this and that – but the holidays have arrived at the Hayley household. I’m not going to lie – we scaled back on Christmas decorating quite a bit because the Christmas spirit has been severely dampened around here because of The Devastating Injury. Despite all […]

  • Food
  • My Favorite

    He is. But this photo from our annual Valetine’s Dinner at the Stillwater Inn in Jefferson, Texas, is one of my favorites, too. Actually, I’m pretty partial to this photo as well, because the look in The Boy’s eyes cracks me up! Oh, and I like these people, too. Our annual Valentine’s Dinner wouldn’t exist […]

  • Fun
  • Choo-Choo!

    While out and about, I stopped to cross another holiday-related 101 off my List: I visited the Trains at NorthPark Center. The exhibit, which has been on display at the glorious NorthPark Center the same amount of time that I’ve known The Boy (13 years), benefits the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas. In fact, the exhibit provides […]

  • Family
  • It’s Funny

    Have you ever noticed that in years of extreme sadness, when the last thing you want to do is gift gifts, that you tend to give the best gifts ever? I suppose you forget about the hustle and bustle and focus instead of what it is about That Person that you truly appreciate: likes, hobbies, […]