This week my dad celebrated his 70th birthday! We wanted to do something very special for his birthday but we had some obstacles. There are many ideas for birthday parties for young children, but it is a little tougher to find creative ideas for adults. If you are looking for a gift idea for someone…
This afternoon we took some time to go exploring. Nothing major. No big road trip. No elaborate plans or destination. Just a brief side trip after work and before it got dark. Sometimes those spontaneous trips are the best. So how do you prepare to be “spontaneous”? Here are a few things you need to…
Yesterday I had the opportunity to spend some time with my 96 year old Grandma. Over the past few years when we get together, I have asked her questions and let her tell us stories about her life. Today was the perfect time to have her tell us about her favorite Christmas gift, the year…
As November began to wind down, my thoughts turned to the large box in the basement. Time to bring the tree upstairs. Wrestling it up the steps, pulling away the packaging tape, I drag out each piece. The artificial twigs are beginning to show age and are leaving a trail almost as messy as a cut…
Are you scrambling for last minute gift ideas for nieces or nephews? Do you have a child on your list and not sure what is age appropriate? Sometimes we have children in our life that we want to do something special for, but since we aren’t around them all the time, we just don’t know…
Each Christmas season we like to try a new holiday lights display or Christmas activity for the family. We’ve been to various light shows in KY and TN, holiday events at Dixie Stampede and Dollywood, and enjoyed the Mega Caverns at Lights under Louisville. But this year we wanted something a little different. We decided…
As the weather starts to shift to full-time wintry temperatures, it’s necessary to spend more time inside. For those of us with a basement in the house, we have a little more options to keep us from going stir crazy when the snow threatens to close us in. Of course, we all know that ping…
For nearly a year we had been planning this get together. I felt almost giddy with anticipation as the day arrived for the eight of us to meet for a reunion. And then, there was fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear that somehow we might not know what to say to each other. Fear that…
Are you stuck on a gift idea for some of the special people in your life or maybe you’re planning to host a houseful of guests for the holidays? I’ve got a great idea that you’re going to want to check out! Because let’s face it, no household ever has enough pillows! Hobbies on a…