43 Audiobooks I Listened to in December 2023 The book titles in bold are those I’d recommend… The Christmas Pig by JK Rowling- This was a fun story about toys and lost things. I enjoyed the witty puns throughout as J.K. Rowling added many items we mention we have “lost” in life such as a …
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Christmas Tablescape: Letters to Santa Letters to Santa is a fun theme for young kids. This tablescape can easily become interactive if you pass out letters and pencils or pens for the kids to write to Santa Claus before or while they eat. Then they can put them in the mailbox and you can assure …
Nordic Christmas Tablescape. I love European Christmas decor! When I lived in Germany, one of my favorite things I did was attend the Weihnachtsmarkts. In December in Germany, there are Weihnachtsmarkts (Christmas Markets) in the middle of each town. Each Weihnachtsmarkt has booths and stands filled with Christmas decor, ornaments, goodies, and gifts. I was …
Christmas Tablescape: Snoopy from Peanuts This is a Snoopy Christmas tablescape that I designed. I love the way it turned out and I received a lot of compliments from family who attended the party where it was set up. I put little Snoopy doghouses on each plate as favors. My daughter helped me fill them …
Kid’s Christmas Tablescape: Dinosaurs. I love making tablescapes for kids. I find it fun to make a table setting that they will enjoy and maybe even remember. Growing up, my grandma always had “kid tables” and “adult tables”; I loved that! The kids could talk about nonsense issues while the adults discussed business, politics, travel, …
Nutcracker Tablescape. I love setting up tablescapes for holidays and birthdays. I am hosting this week and so my daughter and I decided we’d get a jump-start on the tablescape for the adult table—I typically do adult tablescape and kid-themed tablescapes for family parties. We did this Nutcracker-themed tablescape using items that I had and …
This is our Simple Nativity Christmas Mantel. I just love Christmas! I also really enjoy switching up our decorations and mantels each year. This year I wanted to decorate our upstairs mantel in a sophisticated manner. I thought decorating in reds and greens with a splash of white would look nice. I also wanted …
Audiobooks I Listened to in November 2023. A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell– I loved this book! I was so inspired by Virgina Hall. She is an incredible woman who lived her life bravely and unselfishly to help France aka her ‘second country’ defeat the Germans during WWII. Virginia was talented, intelligent, …
This is an Elf on the Shelf Sewing Scene that was left for us by our elves. I loved this scene, it is so darling; there were many miniature details that were cute. The elves were sewing on this antique sewing machine that had a manual hand wheel that moved the needle bar, the spool, …
Universal Studios Orlando in 1 Day—How to Get your Must-Do’s done in one day in the park without paying for a fast pass. At 1 p.m. at Universal Studios Orlando, Florida my daughter and I had done everything on our must-do list. This allowed us 8 hours of extra time to re-ride rides, ride other …
How to make this Anna Barbie Cake from the Movie Frozen. My daughter, Amelia, really loves Frozen right now. For her 4th birthday party she asked for a Frozen theme. I had fun planning and throwing her this Frozen birthday party. She absolutely loved it. She especially loved her Elsa and Anna Barbie cakes that …