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How to make Party Hats
I am that mom that easily (very easily in fact) gets carried away when she sees arts and crafts supplies. I have often joked that my craft pantry is better stocked than my food pantry. Simply put, being creative relaxes me and makes me very happy. : ) For Ajay’s birthday celebration with his friends…
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Local Tourist {John Chavis Memorial Park}
This summer vacation the kids and I have committed ourselves to playing local tourists by exploring one new-to-us park each week in the Raleigh and surrounding area. So far we have visited Green Hill County Park (park created on a landfill mound; breathtaking views) and Lassiter Mills Park (secret beach with a lovely trail). Hope…
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NC Ferry {Things you find on a boat}
While visiting Holden Beach with our family last week, we decided to take the NC Ferry from nearby city of Southport (officially dubbed as “the home of salubrious breezes” ) to Fort Fisher to see the NC Aquarium. It was an unexpectedly joyous ferry ride that made for some beautiful views and this one and…
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Murals of Playa del Carmen, Mexico
With travel opening up slowly, I have heard from so many of you who have either already visited Mexico, or have plans in the near future. It made me think back to our Mexico trip a few years ago when we stayed in Playa Del Carmen along the Caribbean coast. We had booked the trip…
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What do you call a group of Jelly Fish?
Entering the weekend with this pressing question on my mind after our visit to the Fort Fisher NC Aquarium. I can’t remember the last time I was curious about such a thing.
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Everything but …
The other day I broke the handle on my well loved random-brand-camel-colored purse which I have used for the last three years. I replaced it with another random-brand purse in the color red. It was a good opportunity to clean out the junk which inevitably accumulates in a purse (especially if you are a mom).…
