Archives: Savvy Stories
Will The Real Chunky Monkey Please Stand Up. No, Not On The Table. No, Not On The Dog Either. Just. Stand. There. Jeesh.
TweetChunky is an amazing soul and there is no denying that Shawn and I are his number one fans. What parent isn’t a fan of their own kid(s)? But this boy? He’s something very special. It’s a wonder that something…
Christmas Tree Decorations with Meaning
We put up one of our two trees yesterday! Yes, two trees. Our main large tree will go up later this week and yesterday we decorated our mini three-foot tree that sits in our kitchen. This mini tree has become our ‘fun’ tree. It’s…
Preschool Activity: Holiday Felt Magnets
This is a really simple activity to do with the kids and the magnets are great for the fridge, office white board or gifts! What you will need: glue felt scissors glitter glue sticks decorations (pipe cleaners, pom poms, bells, anything!) popsicle sticks.
25 Days of Christmas – Advent Calendar Activities 2011
Once again I’m putting together our 25 Days of Christmas activity advent calendar. We’ve done this for a few years now, thanks to the creative blogger Andrea of A Peak inside the Fishbowl. (She has so many great family friendly ideas!)….
Jesus Christ Grab Your Beard And Your Toga And Meet Me Out In The Yard
TweetAs I walked out, I thought about all that I had left behind me. I felt a chill because I was still wearing the Emperor’s new clothes. My mind was racing with each chance that I had missed. While your next door neighbor soaked me with the hose….
Sweet Potato Stew, With A Little Bacon For Good Spirits.
A quick and delicious chili with sweet potatoes, tomatoes and bacon. Or switch the bacon for black beans for a vegan option.
Grandma S’s Fruit Cookies
One annual tradition that I always looked forward to growing up was holiday cookie baking day with my Grandma. We usually dedicated the weekend of the Brampton Santa Claus Parade to cookie baking. My grandmother would arrange for my cousins and I to…
My Sister… My Guardian Angel…
“The angel in the book of life wrote down my sister’s birth,and whispered as she closed the book “too beautiful for earth”In loving memory of my sister Danielle Christine – 11/23/1995 to 11/25/1995Oh Danielle… I don’t even know where to begin. I miss…
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice is one of my all-time favorite meals. I craved it often during my pregnancy with Cadence. Funnily enough my aversion during that pregnancy was chicken. This was the one and only meal containing chicken that I could bring myself…