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This week is dedicated to ideas for Easter weekend. Today’s topic: tyke baskets. My boys have soft baskets similar to this one. I got them on super sale since it was thisclose to Easter when I ordered them for their first Easters – and yes, their names are on them too. I dutifully put them away for safe-keeping once Easter is over but when […]

This week the boys and I are escaping a kitchen remodeling project by hanging out with our Gigi in Port Orchard. Life here includes a huge backyard for the boys and dog to run around and dinners made with lots of Italian love. It’s a nice change from our day to day life in Seattle. […]

It’s my birthday too. I’m so excited we’re hitting the town tonight while the kids stay home. I couldn’t tell you where we’ll dine though. I keep seeing great reviews on so many incredible places here in Seattle I want to try. End result: I’ll call a palate audible. I know it seems risky but I’m rolling the dice on this […]

There’s something magical about seeing your corner of the world lit in those tiny lights during the holidays. They have a warm glow like no other that makes you smile. They seem all the more wonderful when there’s a blanket of snow – they illuminate an entire street with so little effort. Seeing Christmas lights is something the young and old can enjoy together whether on […]

A set table with lit candles for dinner – even on leftovers night – gives a solid signal it’s time to put away the electronics and sit down for a meal together. Over the holidays, with all the hustle and bustle, it’s easy to forget the joys of eating dinner at a set table in the middle of the week. […]

Simply put, “Making Memories & Creating Traditions” will be a group of posts this holiday season offering ideas with the sole purpose of doing exactly that: making memories and creating traditions with your loved ones. It’s important to step back from the craziness of the holidays – and life – and do something together that will always be treasured, and possibly […]