I hope that you had a great Thanksgiving and time with your loved ones. We just had a whirlwind trip up to Oregon and back in less than a week. It was good to be with family but the drive from California is a killer. Hopefully, you were able to drop...

Welcome back to "Make-It" Monday - the place to get some ideas for homemade (or semi-homemade) gifts! If you have a great homemade gift idea, be sure to leave it in the comments section. Now, if you've been following "Make-It Monday", you'll know that...

This past weekend, we had a lovely dinner with my father and my in-laws -- Grilled Tri Tip, Mexican Rice, Green Beans, garden fresh zucchini, salad and Crumb Top Apple Pie for dessert. Oh, it was yummy! My mother-in-law Bonnie also brought a...

Welcome to Week #4 of "Make-It Monday" -- a place to get some ideas for homemade or semi-homemade gifts. Over the past few weeks, I've shared some ideas for gifts for the young children, family members and ladies in your life. Well, what about gifts...

A few years ago, our church liaison for our local Mothers of Preschoolers group shared with us one of their Thanksgiving family traditions. Each year before the Thanksgiving dinner, everyone in their family makes a "turkey" using an apple, toothpicks,...