First things first for todays post. It was 19 years ago today that we added another Savage to our household. Erica was born sometime during the 4am hour (honestly, there are five of them….I remember the generalities, but not always the...
I loved reading so many wonderful Christmas stories. I think it’s safe to say that Christmas brings many wonderful memories to our hearts and minds. Congratulations to Nancy! She’s our Day 17 winner and I’ll be sending her the Hearts at...
My boys are officially on Christmas break now, so we’re launching our two weeks of togetherness. We’re staying close to home this year, just enjoying the holiday with our immediate family.What do you do during the holiday break? Do you...
Our discussion about Santa or no Santa was a great one! I think people on both sides of the issue have great reasons for the choices they make. If you’d like to see all the great discussion, you can see it here. Our Day 16 drawing winner is...
At our house, my hubby is more of a shopper than I am. In fact, he often leads the way in Christmas shopping. We usually Christmas shop together for most of our gifts, but he’s more likely to run out and get specific items or run to the 10 different...
I loved reading all the gift wrapping ideas and traditions! Some of the great ideas shared were wrapping all gifts in brown paper bags and letting the kids decorate the gifts with Christmas stickers or stamps, or wrapping gifts in reusable shopping...
I’ve experienced 40 something Christmas celebrations in my lifetime. When I think back over those years, one of my favorite celebrations was one when I was a child and my mom made my sister and I matching floor-length skirts and blouses. I put my...
I loved hearing about everyone’s family food traditions! Thank you for sharing! The winner of our Day 14 giveaway is Susan! I’ll be sending her the Hearts at Home book I’m Glad I’m A Mom!And guess what? I completely...
At our house we don’t do Santa Clause. Never have. Our reasons for doing so are simply because we didn’t want to take away from the reason for the season.What about you? Santa Clause or no Santa Clause?Those who participate in...
I loved our Day 13 discussion about gift-giving between you and your spouse! Two comments stood out to me: Nancy shared that she and her hubby write each other love letters for Christmas. What a powerful gift that must be! And Devin shared that she...
