Maker of Beautiful, Colorful Things
In December we lost my grandfather, George Ervin Rowswell, just 3 months shy of his 102nd birthday. He was a coach, a teacher and an athlete until his dying day. He loved football more than just about anything, save his family, and was the grand patriarch of a wild family of 3 children, 7 grandchildren…
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If y’all have been here for a bit, you know how much I love Thanksgiving. LOVE. IT. Maybe even more than Christmas. Last year I shared our menu for Thanksgiving, but I didn’t really share how we plan. I got so many sweet messages asking me to share how we plan and keep it all together,…
It’s not easy being a single parent. Some people do it with more aplomb than others, some just put their heads down and do what’s necessary. I fall somewhere in the middle. Sometimes there is so much aplomb that the proper wreath for the upcoming holiday is placed on the front door of our house…
This post was sponsored by Goodwill of the Olympics & Rainier Region. All opinions are mine. I love Halloween. Costumes are my jam, I love little kids all dressed up and strung out on sugar, I love spooky decorations and scary movies. I love those weird little cotton spiderwebs that stick to everything except where…
This is a sponsored post, all opinions are mine. I struggle to find the words to explain what the Comcast Internet Essentials program can mean to a single parent whose child receives the benefits. (For those of you new to reading my blog, I am pretty emotional at times, and I cry a lot. I…
As an Amazon Associate as well as a member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases made through links on this site. I’ve recently started a morning routine, sensing the need for some normalcy in my life now that I’m almost 40. (cough) As part of that routine (while I’m waiting for my…
Netflix and Hulu are my constant companions (that’s a referral link for Hulu, JFYI). Sometimes I have it on for background noise, and sometimes (like right now) I am struggling to catch up on a show (cough AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE cough) while I’m writing. ANYWAY. Without further ado, I give you the Netflix and Hulu recommendations…
I am surrounded by gluten-free people, both geographically and emotionally. My neighbors across the street, the ones across the alley in the back and a few others on the street all eat gluten free. I have a whole cadre of gluten-free friends who visit my home on a regular basis, and our little town is…
