Celebrations

And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It …

I came across this post in my archives and had to reshare it because of the hilarious picture of Zoe decorating cookies with goggles on. …

I know it’s only October, and I’m sure that like me, you’re rolling your eyes at the store shelves festooned with holly, lights, and garland. …

It’s Sunday, the day I don’t usually post on this here blog. But it was my dad’s birthday this past week, and I wanted to …

And because it’s my blog, I’m going to be off-topic today and tell you the things I appreciate about her. Since my mom reads my …

You asked for it, so Mr. FG and Joshua took over with the picture-taking a bit. This never goes quite how I’d like it to …

If you’re one of the ones that use Facebook to keep track of my doings, you know that I tried my hand at making turtle …

I’ve been promising for days to show you some of the homemade and thrifted gifts we gave this year, and today, I’m actually going to …

We’re having a lot of miscellaneous posts around here these days, aren’t we? I promise that after the holidays have past, I’ll write some more …

This morning I was reading The Simple Dollar’s roundup of Christmas links, many of which were anti-consumer. Several of his commenters were saying that this …

Every Monday, I answer a few of the questions that my readers send me. If you have a question you’d like me to answer in …

Every Monday, I answer a few of the questions that my readers send me. If you have a question you’d like me to answer in …

I know I don’t usually post on Sundays, but I was wondering if you all had any Christmas-specific questions for me. I thought it might …

This year Joshua requested a gecko cake for his birthday (actually, first he wanted an axolotl cake and then he decided on a gecko). He’s …

A reader recently sent this email to me: I was floored when I purchased my Mother’s Day cards this year…a whopping $20.00 for 6 cards! …