It's that time of year again... one of my favorite times. Eddie's in Henagar, AL has their Christmas trees set up. I can't even begin to tell you how much I LOVE going each year. It gets me all giddy inside thinking about the beauty of Christmas and how much I love my Christmassy … [Read more...] about Christmastime at Eddie’s 2017
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Men’s Chili Cook-off and Hayride
Each year our church has a Men's Chili Cook-off. This year we combined this with our annual hayride and fellowship. It was a perfect afternoon. We had seven men enter the cook-off. The families in charge of set-up and clean-up did SUCH a lovely job making it such a beautiful … [Read more...] about Men’s Chili Cook-off and Hayride
Fantasy Draft: Year 2
It's football time again! Over the weekend, Eli held his Fantasy Football draft for the 2017/2018 football season. This is his second year as commissioner. He decided last year to take it over from his uncle who was ready to pass the torch. Eli has inherited his … [Read more...] about Fantasy Draft: Year 2
The First Field Trip of the year
Last week we started back to our homeschool lessons full-time, and I would never plan an outing that soon into the year, but sometimes you just have to go with it. I learned on Thursday that a little tea room in Chattanooga that I visited once before with Carlie was closing … [Read more...] about The First Field Trip of the year
Keeping flowers a little longer…
A few weeks ago, I bought myself a dozen roses that were on the clearance aisle at the supermarket. Rarely I buy fresh flowers, but I had a pretty nice bouquet of wildflowers I had picked from my cutting garden and I thought about how pretty the roses would be in the mix. So I … [Read more...] about Keeping flowers a little longer…