This year Bill’s colleague Tony and his wife Nieva hosted the annual Christmas party in the Carriage House at The Reitz Home. This is a historic Victorian house that belonged to one of Evansville’s legacy families. The residence is always worth a visit as it’s filled with history but at Christmas, it’s even better. Each […]
St. Nicholas made his customary stop at our house and left the boys some simple treats today: Vitamin Waters, hot chocolate and gum. The countdown for Christmas is in full force.
Tonight was Mason’s Christmas band concert and our last one at that! I love this photo of Caden, Mason and Martin. Until about a year ago, all three of these trumpet players lived within a stone’s throw of each other. They could have had a jam session, but they never did. These boys have been […]
Today is day four of advent fun. The socks are coming along. Now is also a good time to introduce this secondary project. I also have a friends and fiber advent swap. I am making a cowl and knitting one repeat of the pattern each day with the ball of yarn gifted to me from […]
Hair scrunchies have made a comeback. They are being sold all over and kids love them. I decided to make some for the annual St. John Santa Shop. They seemed like a good way to use up some stash and provide an inexpensive gift option for the students. I sewed for a few hours over […]
Advent calendars have always been part of Christmas festivities. In the past, the boys have each had Lego Star Wars calendars but this year, I decided Bill and I should jump on the bandwagon. I discovered a special skein of self-striping yarn that was dyed in such a way that there were 24 unique stripes […]