My Eggstravagant Easter Tree
What a difference a year makes. I recall last Easter as a bewildering affair, where instead of sharing sweet treats with family, …
The 2021 Valentine’s Tree
Happy stupid love day, ya’ll! While we’ve endured pandemic birthdays and quarantine Christmas, this socially distanced Valentine’s is hitting me kind of …
And sometimes you knock over your own Christmas tree
I call it my three-movie tree. This year, it took Love Actually, Labyrinth, and Little Women to get the sucker properly decorated. …
Christmas traditions? Yes, please.
Since it’s officially December, I can wear my Christmas crazy with pride. Things are full tinsel around the house and I’m looking …
19 steps to a perfectly decorated Christmas tree
This morning I asked my Facebook friends to guess how many feature length films it would take me to decorate my 9-foot …
A post-Christmas, pre-New Year’s jaunt to New York
We enjoyed a beautiful but frigid visit to New York City, post-Christmas and pre-New Year’s. Since most of our family lives in …
#100HappyDays: July Christmas craving
One whiff of cinnamon pine cones and I am ready for Christmas! July 3, 2014 When Mr. T said “You should save …
“Heartless, heartless Christmas witch”
For once, an ultimatum worked. I told T: “If the tree doesn’t come down today, I’m going to leave it up all …
Thursday 13: It wouldn’t be Christmas without a banana bunker
A Christmas-scape, the newest addition to my holiday decor. Last year, yours truly got crafty and hot glued all of those medium-sized …
Shoulding all over myself
“Do you need to be smashed and tickled?” Mr. T asked. “Yes!” I replied without thinking, although I tried to amend with, …