Mason is my YouTube master and he follows quite a few vloggers. One of his favorites is a Swedish gent called PewDiePie. At the time of this post, PewDiePie has 104M subscribers. He features gaming videos and formatted comedic shows. From what I can tell, his followers are loyal, and many, like Mason, have been […]
My advent projects are complete! My socks took me a little longer than I originally expected to finish up because of the design I used but they were worth the effort and the extra time. I started the sock with little white toes and knit one strip a day for 24 days. When the color […]
This convocation has a back story. Last December I sponsored Zach, a wonderful Navy sailor who was dating my beloved barista, Jessica. They fell in love and she moved away to be near him. Fast forward, they engaged to marry but had to expedite their wedding plan with a civil ceremony so that Jessica could […]
Before Christmas season 2019 ends and all the decorations come down, I want to highlight our ornaments from this year. My 2019 Precious Moments ornament is titled, “Have a Heart-Warming Christmas.” Walker’s is the 2019 Super Mario ornament and Mason’s was the Infinity Gauntlet. It was such a perfect choice for him and consequently, it […]
This was the first year that all the gifts have been placed under the tree as they were wrapped and ready and boy, were the kids ready to see what was inside of them. I am still hoping that one day I’ll be able to make and use fabric gift bags (like these I made […]
For as long as I can remember, the scouts from Troop 330 have had a very important Christmas eve duty. They are responsible for prepping the walkway at church with luminaires. It is not hard work but the more hands on deck, the faster it goes. We were blessed with an amazing day weather-wise. It […]
A few weeks ago Mason mentioned that his science teacher was looking for homes for the class pets over the holiday break. We have not had any pets since our beloved guinea pig and hamsters have gone to pet heaven and I knew that Mason really missed having something to cuddle. The one he wanted […]
We put a spin on our regular knitting gathering to celebrate Christmas together. Our friend Melissa was with us in absentia and sent a lovely tote bag for each of us. I gave everyone a jar of my world famous (ha ha) granola. Apparently, it’s a gift that they all look forward to. We have […]
Not really. This year, instead of the traditional Breakfast with Santa, the parish shifted to a full day of Advent celebrations and activity. It incorporated the former family event which included games, crafts, stories and a visit from Santa with a craft bazaar and the youth group’s reenactment of Las Posadas. The Boy Scouts manned […]
We were a little slower on the uptake this year with our tree but I finally got it up and decorated. I also made this little gift for a knitting friend who is fighting cancer. I have not made many ornaments so this teacup was a fun opportunity to do something new and different. I […]