My Little Life

Well...the Gift Guide has taken a serious nose dive south, but in the name of solidarity...or good fun...or OCD, whatev...I will forge on! This week's theme is: "Gifts for Gram"...I dunno about you, but I have the HARDEST time finding my grandma's good gifts. Usually, I end up doing something totally unoriginal (like can openers or socks or something) and then slappin' grandpa's name on the gift too. I know..."no try" to the extreme. This year, however...I had the BEST idea! I had the most wonderful, brilliant, fabulous idea EVER!! Then everyone decided to go together and get my grandma and grandpa a computer. (The other set of grandma, however...is still 'ungifted' as of yet...so perhaps I will still carry this thought out!) There went my fabulous idea. Wanna know what it was? You're dying to know, aren't you?! Okay...let me tell you the story behind it, first... One year for Christmas, I wanted it. I got it. The end. You were on the...

Welcome to Week 5 of the Holiday Gift Guide!! Last week was a bust. Children's gifts must be no-brainers...but, I hope that y'all will share your best "Teacher Gifts" ideas with all of us! I dunno about you, but aside from Man Gifts, "Teacher Gifts" are about the hardest thing for me to find. In fact, for many years, I just pretended that "Teacher Gifts" didn't exist! I mean, gosh...teachers have families and get gifts from them for Christmas, so certainly they didn't need another bruised apple to make their Christmas merry and bright, right? So, I just plugged along, blissful in my own little mind that I didn't need to add Mrs. So-and-So to my shopping list. Then, I got wise. Or compassionate. Or nice. Or something...and I realized that yes, indeed, our childrens' teachers DO deserve a little something for Christmas! However, I then went back into "la-la land" and just forgot about it until the day before Christmas bre...

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, ev'ry where I go..." I LOVE IT! Tree's up, smells like fresh cut balsam in here, lights twinkling, kids excited...it's fabulous. Simply, fabulous. Thanksgiving is such a fun holiday...the pressure of gift buying isn't there, but the celebration with family over good food and great fun is ever present! And, nothing says "Get Shopping!!!" like the end of Thanksgiving, right?!! This week's theme for our Holiday Gift Guide is: "Favorite Children's Toys...Bonus for Battery-free"!! I'm gonna toss out two of our favorites...then throw in some other ideas of things our kids like to get...so, get your writing pens out, and get your typing fingers ready to link up YOUR post! The first gift that I recommend is a new discover to our home...and, BONUS!! it's battery-free!! It is the, Ezy Roller ! This is a kid powered "scooter" that our children have each fallen in love with si...

I've gotta be honest...this is starting to freak me out just a bit! This is the third week of the Gift Guide...which means we're 3 weeks closer to Christmas! Yikes!! This week's theme is: "Handmade or Homemade", which includes Etsy sites, tutorials, or just fabulous ideas that you have laying around in your brain! And...BONUS!!! This week's post comes with a giveaway attached!! Christine, of " Memories by Christine " has offered to sponsor an incredibly generous giveaway for us! She is the author of, " Memories by Christine ", a craft blog, who offers her printables and designs for free. F. R. E. E. (She does ask, if you find you are able, to done to Curesearch...a children's cancer awareness fun or the Ronald McDonald House, two funds that are very close to her heart.) Typically, YOU have to do some of the work (printing, cutting, pasting, etc.) with her designs...BUT, as part of the giveaway, Christine is doing the work FOR you! She i...

Welcome to Week 2 of the Holiday Gift Guide! Just a quick update...I have decided to leave all of the linky's open until the very end, so that anyone joining in late can add to the appropriate theme if they'd like to! As you read this, I will be shopping at the Mall of America with my mama, in search of the "perfect" gifts for my family and friends! I already have the Children's Books all written out...and my mom is excited to have some great ideas on books too! This week, our Gift Guide theme is: "Gifts for the Mature Man in Your Life"...you know, husbands, dads, grandpas. The men who have it all and are soooooo hard to buy for! Now, the gift I am going to share is an "idea"...I have seen it in person, though, and it looks like awesome fun, especially (but not exclusively) if you have a golfer in your life! Lawn games are the bee's knees around here..."Polish Horseshoes", "Bean Bags", "Horse Shoes"...you name...

Welcome to our Holiday Gift Guide Blog Hop! Where, for the next 7 weeks, we'll have a different "theme" and post our most favorite gifts (or ideas) for the Holidays! (And by "we", I mean "YOU and me"!) No idea what to get for Grandpa Joe this year? Wondering what Grandma Mae could possibly need? Looking for something "homemade" to give to a loved one? Well, you've come to the right place, because those are just a few of the themes we'll have over the next 7 weeks! (Yup...that's right...just over 7 weeks until Christmas is upon us!!) This week's theme, while quite specific, is the idea that got this whole thing started, "Children's Books...Hidden Gems". I love finding new books for my kiddos that aren't your typical "Goodnight Moon" and "Where the Wild Things Are" (two fabulous books...but EVERYBODY knows that!!). Whenever I am in need of a gift to give to a kiddo, I know I can never go w...

UPDATE! Please check revised themes! Had a request (that totally made sense!!) to move the teacher's gifts up so it hits before Christmas break! Hey y'all!! Just a quick post to remind you of the first installment of the Holiday Gift Guide (I kept the boring title...more self explanatory that way!)!! I made a handy little button for anyone that wants to include it in their post: A quick rundown of the themes (Oops on my part...there are only 7...yes, SEVEN Monday's between now and Christmas!! Not 8, as I originally thought!): Week 1 (November 8th): Children's Books--Hidden Gems (off the beaten path fabulous children's books...a narrow topic, I know, but it's the one that started this and I KNOW I'm not the only one who loves finding new books for a kiddo!) Week 2 (November 15th): Gifts for the "Mature Man" in your life! (Husbands, Dads, Grandpas...) Week 3 (November 22nd): Handmade/Homemade/ Esty Gifts! (Tutorials welcome! It's always nice...