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A Productive Vacation
I hope that everyone had a great holiday season. My family had a great time celebrating Christmas and the New Year. We had the absolute pleasure of spending New Year's Day with my brother's family. The exciting part was that Baby Adriana is home! She did not get to spend Christmas there, but she got to start the new... »
A Magical Christmas
My mom has never been a seamstress. She can make clothing, blankets, or pillows using a sewing machine if she has to but it does not come easily to her. She wanted to give something to me that would be special, memorable, and useful. She decided to make me a quilt. She picked a pattern and... »
Santa’s Workshop
I absolutely love to give homemade gifts for Christmas. It makes me learn new skills. It gives me a creative outlet. And, it is a way to put my heart into the gift. When a gift is made with love, I think it makes it that much more special. Since two weeks before Thanksgiving, I have been working away at different homemade... »
Homemade Gift Ideas, Part Three
This article concludes the series of homemade gift ideas. If you missed the prior articles in the series, check out Homemade Gift Ideas, Part One and Part Two. I saved a meaningful and inexpensive gift for last. I have given these to family members throughout the years and other family members have taken this idea and ran with it as... »
Homemade Gift Ideas, Part Two
This idea is much easier to make than the concrete bench in "Homemade Gift Ideas, Part One." It takes only some of your time and resources. It costs very little to put together. Last year I made "Farm Fresh Baskets" for friends and family. I found some inexpensive baskets in red, green, and/or gold. I shredded some white computer paper in... »
Homemade Gift Ideas, Part One
Christmas will be here before you know it. The economy is tough. Unemployment is high. Even if you have a job, money is tight. What to do? What to do? I personally prefer making gifts by hand regardless of the amount of money that my family has. It takes time... »
Blood, Sweat, and No Tears
Last week I told you about how my sons, Clayton and Jake, built a deck for my father while being supervised by him. Construction 101 must have been a great class. It really inspired Jake to do another building project. Jake decided to build me... »
