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Wordless Wednesday…Contractors Wanted Over the years I’ve gifted many gingerbread houses to the children in my life.  However, I’ve never made one for myself.  Just before Christmas, I bought a small pre-formed gingerbread house. All I had to do was add icing to trim the house and the small candi...

Tuesdays Treasures…Santa’s Visit We had 35 over yesterday for Christmas. Larry and I vowed that today…Tuesday, we would do absolutely nothing!My cousin’s son and his family flew in from DC so we were excited to visit with them. In all,  we had 6 children under 9. The house was filled with laughte...

Merry Christmas 2023 May the joy that fills our hearts this holiday season stay with us long after the trees and lights have been packed away for next year.  May the goodwill we share with others in December stay with us through the buds of Spring, the heat of Summer, and the changing colors of F...

Posts Just For You- This Week at ActiveRain December 17 to December 23, 2023  Every day there is something to learn here at ActiveRain.  With this series, I highlight posts that gave me that lightbulb moment. It could be something techie, a post about Real Estate or other professions, about a pla...

‘Twas the Night Before… Since 2010, I’ve been playing around with Twas the Night Before… poem to tailor it to home staging. This year I thought it was time to give it a different spin.  ‘Twas the Night Before BloggingTwas the night before bloggingWhen all through the cloud, Not a member was typin...

Friday Fun…Christmas or Not? There are some debates for which there is no right or wrong answer. There are opinions! For example, many years ago I was part of a Christmas cookie exchange that doubled in size over the years. We had fun trying to up our game each year with the cookies and the boxes...

Thankful Thursdays…Hope It’s easy to feel discouraged when you read about the escapades of some of our youth today.  What we don’t always read are the positive stories that can’t help but make you smile and engender hope for our future.  Recently I read about  2 college students who used part of ...

Wordless Wednesday…Covered in Flour and Sugar.  Larry and I have been busy doing our Christmas baking. It began last week when I made 32 mini carrot-raisin cakes. These are wrapped and ready to be given to family and friends…along with our cookies.  Besides the carrot-raisin cakes, we’ve made fud...

Acts of Kindness…No Asking Required Sometimes an act of kindness comes to us without even asking for it. Someone lets you go ahead of them in line or they bring you coffee for no reason. I’ve witnessed many of them and have been the recipient of these unexpected kindnesses. The day we moved into ...

Monday Motivational…Gather the Perfect Moments Recently I read a quote that seemed befitting for the season… Life isn’t about finding perfection, It’s about enjoying perfect moments. (Unknown) This Christmas the whole family will be over. It will be similar to our large Thanksgiving dinners howev...