About a year and a half ago, I found a beautiful piece of fabric on Black Friday. It was just a little bit (a yard and 3/8) and there was enough to make a dress for Ivory if I made it while she was young. This piece of fabric became my theme for her party–blue…
I have had a lot of readers commenting and emailing lately about unemployment and other financial difficulties. I know many of you are struggling to make ends meet. Everyday money challenges are difficult enough, but then a child has a birthday, and you’re left wondering what you can do to make their day special, when…
Note: This post contains affiliate links. Cyrus turned 11 last week, and requested a Harry Potter birthday. This is the second time I’ve had a Harry Potter birthday for him, and I’ve had one for Ezrom as well. With 7 children, I doubt it will be the last time we have a Harry Potter…
We celebrated my son’s birthday last week. I made him a blueberry pie (his request) using some cans of blueberry pie filling a friend picked up when Fresh N Easy closed down near us (She called me to ask if the prices were good prices, and then on her way home she dropped off some…