Recent Home Blog | Holidays PostsCreate a Halloween Experience in Your Garageby Andrea Hermitt28 Sep 2009 11:25 PMIf you want to be known as the coolest Halloween House, or if you want an opportunity to get to meet your neighbors this year, you should plan to create a Halloween experience in your garage. Window Decorations to Welcome Trick-or-Treatersby Andrea Hermitt24 Sep 2009 04:58 PMTrick-or-treaters are often uneasy about going up to houses for Halloween. They don't know which homes they are welcome at and which homes they are not. To eliminate that uncertainty for them, you can decorate your windows in a way to let them know that you have candy ready to give out. Honoring Memorial Day at Homeby Mary Ann Romans25 May 2009 05:35 AMWhen we think about Memorial Day, it is usually thoughts of the start of summer, weekend parties by the pool and getting ready for outdoor living. But Memorial Day is much deeper than that. I was reminded of this in at least one way this weekend. Last Minute New Year's Eve Party at Homeby Mary Ann Romans31 Dec 2008 08:31 AMHere it is New Year's Eve and you decide at the last moment to have a few friends over for a get together. But, you didn't plan well (how could you at the last moment?) and you are wondering what to do. Here are some last moment suggestions for hosting a New Year's Eve party in your home. Lighted Luminaries for Christmasby Mary Ann Romans20 Dec 2008 06:21 PMToday while driving back from a long, hard day of shopping, we passed through a neighborhood and then had to double back. YouTube Christmas House Toursby Mary Ann Romans18 Dec 2008 11:46 AMGoing on Christmas house tours are lots of fun. Not only can you enjoy beautiful decorations and furnishings, but you can get some ideas for decorating your own home. Just this past weekend, we visited a room that was a early century library, all decorated for Christmas. Home for the Holidaysby Mary Ann Romans17 Dec 2008 11:58 AMI was on the phone with a friend the other day telling her that most of our holiday obligations are pretty much done. Well, this is true and not true. YouTube Making Paper Snowflakesby Mary Ann Romans16 Dec 2008 03:54 PMYesterday, the kids and I had a great time making some paper snowflakes for a small table top tree. The practice of making paper snowflakes for me is so old that I don't even remember where or when I learned how to do this. How to Host a Yankee Swapby Mary Ann Romans09 Dec 2008 01:22 PMIf you don't know what to do with that statue of a little boy that decants wine through the private parts or that 50 pound bag of organic dog food when you don't own a dog, than listen to me. What to Do in Awkward Gift Giving Situationsby Mary Ann Romans05 Dec 2008 09:50 AMNo matter how we prepare for Christmas, sometimes we find ourselves in awkward gift giving situations. Take for example, the time that you neighbor brought over some Christmas cookies and you had nothing to give back. Recent Blog Comments ashambeda says... "I just had to comment on this article because I've been thinking of cleaning out my car!" Andrea Hermitt says... "The thing about bagless vacuums with Hepa filters is that I am still exposed to dust when I dump it." |
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