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Friday Favorites.
Hi friends! Happy Friday! Here are the favorites this week.
FAST PUSH GAME POP FIDGET TOYS FOR KIDS
St. Nick put this in Hadley’s stocking, and she’s been playing with it nonstop. It’s such a cute game to play, especially because it’s a pop it too! Pop it can be found here.
MELISSA & DOUG, GROCERY STORE COMPANION SELECTION
This might be too young for my nine-year-old, but I still think she loves to play grocery store and things like that. Her and her friends have played school at home too. Melissa & Doug is a great brand too! Grocery store set can be found here.
MELISSA & DOUG, WOODEN VENDING MACHINE
Another toy that might be too young, but I think Hadley would love it! Melissa & Doug toys are just so cute! Vending machine can be found here.
GIRLS CONTRAST SEQUIN A LINE SKIRT
Such a fun and cute skirt for young ladies! I wish my kiddo would wear skirts / dresses more! Skirt can be found here.
MADISON TYLER CHRISTMAS GOLD HOOP EARRINGS
Fun earrings to wear for the holiday season! I love the gold and silver together! Earrings can be found here.
Happy Friday everyone, have a great weekend! And as always, thanks for reading!
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Delivery Driver Treat Box.
I don’t know about you, but I do the majority of my Christmas shopping online. I feel like the delivery drivers are in our neighborhood multiple times a day during Christmas time. I created a treat box for the delivery drivers! It’s just a small way to say thank you for all that they do!
I bought the white bin from Target, and you can buy it here. I like to use the general term of “delivery drivers” rather than UPS, Fedex, Amazon, USPS, etc. Or anyone else that may deliver items to our door.
I do feel like I went a little overboard with the snacks, but then again, who cares right? The delivery drivers deserve it, they work long hard hours during the Christmas season.
Snacks used in box:
– Mixture of snack size chips
– Chomps bars
– Cheese & crackers
– Christmas tree cakes
– Christmas tree brownies
– Clif bars
– Trail mix
– Bottled water
– Gatorade
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What I Ordered from Amazon in November 2023.
Hi friends, here is what I ordered from Amazon in November.
PEARL DECORATION WOMEN’S FLAT BOTTOM POINTED TOE
I wore these to a wedding we went to last month, and they are so cute! I love pearls! Shoes can be found here.
BOWLING TEMPORARY TATTOOS
These temporary tattoos were part of Hadleys birthday party goodie bags for her friends! She had a bowling birthday party. Tattoos can be found here.
POO-POURRI BEFORE-YOU-GO TOILET SPRAY, APPLE BOTTOM
We love this spray; we have lots of different scents. Wasn’t a huge fan of apple bottom, but it’s a good one to use during the fall months. Spray can be found here.
IPHONE FAST CHARGER
This is the second time I’ve bought these chargers; they are super-fast and awesome! Hadley tends to bend the cord a lot, so I like to have extra on hand. Chargers can be found here.
BIRTHDAY WASHI TAPE
I buy washi tape from all over the place. I found this birthday set and added it to my washi tape stash. I love to put it on birthday cards! Washi tape can be found here.
EYEBROW PENCIL
This might be the third or fourth or fifth time I’ve bought this! However, many times it’s been, I buy this one a lot because I love it! The color is perfect for my brows! Eyebrow pencil can be found here.
THANKSGIVING EARRINGS
Wore these on Thanksgiving! They were super lightweight, and I loved them! Earrings can be found here.
BATH & BODY WORKS TOASTED VANILLA CHAI SOAP
I am a huge chai lover, and this soap smells amazing if you like chai! Soap can be found here.
FOREHEAD THERMOMETER
This thermometer was on sale on Black Friday, so I snagged it. You can never have enough thermometers with kids. Thermometer can be found here.
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If you’d like to check out what I’ve ordered in previous months, check the posts below!
March 2022
September 2022
October 2022
November 2022
December 2022
January 2023
February 2023
March 2023
April 2023
May 2023
June 2023
July 2023
August 2023
September 2023
October 2023
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Weekly recap.
Recapping our week on the blog! Hadley still sick, volleyball practice, out to eat, Home Alone movie night, nails, Christmas party, and Santa!
Monday November 27
Started the day with a YouTube workout! Finding our elf every morning, his name is Snitch. Tried a new hair product, and it smells so good. Hadley was home from school sick, she had enough energy to go on Google classroom and check out her classwork. Before dinner, Kevin started a fire. We love having fires in the winter!
Tuesday November 28
Hadley stayed home one more day, she woke up feeling a little icky still and coughing like crazy. After lunch, I went up to check on her and found her making bracelets. She was in bed for four days straight, so I think she got enough rest. Snitch the elf made his own comfy bed on a box of Kleenex. It’s been really hard keeping Huxley inside when it’s cold outside. Occasionally, we’ll throw on his coat and go outside for a few minutes. He gets so upset when we have to go inside, so he basically pouted inside with his coat on. I tried distracting him with the train! For bed, Huxley laid his head on my shoulder, and I whipped out my phone as quick as I could to capture the moment. He never does that, and I loved every second of it.
Wednesday November 29
Started the day with a workout. Snitch the elf made his way into Hadley’s room on her little tree on her nightstand. When Hadley got home, she had a lot of homework and classwork to makeup, so she got started on it right away. I was so proud of her; she did like ten worksheets and a few other things all in one night. We dropped off Hadley at volleyball practice, and then Huxley and I went to eat dinner at Frisch’s. Every year for Hadley’s birthday, we measure her on the ruler in her room.
Thursday November 30
Started the day with a workout. After Hadley got home from school, we went outside because it was semi-warm out. Huxley loves our neighbor, so we went over to watch him put up Christmas lights.
Friday December 1
Started the day with a workout. Snitch the elf came back as Kevin from Home Alone, to prepare for a movie night! We love Home Alone, we could watch it a few times a year. Hadley didn’t stay awake for the entire movie.
Saturday December 2
Huxley put the angel up on the tree, the kids take turns putting her up each year. Huxley loves to go in Kevins truck, on this day he handed his coat to Kevin to put on, so they went outside, and he just stood by his truck crying until they went somewhere. So, Kevin and Huxley went to the car wash! Hadley and I went to the nail salon, I got my nails done, and she got her toes done. Afterwards, we went to Starbucks, and then to Kohl’s. Later that night, we went to a Christmas party with parents from Hadleys school. Always a good time!
Sunday December 3
Had pancakes, eggs, and bacon for breakfast. Hadley tried to get Huxley to watch the Grinch movie with her. He’ll sit on the couch for about sixty seconds! After Huxley’s nap, we decided to go see Santa! We usually go towards the end of December, but it worked out to go now. We have gone to this Santa since Hadley was born; he is just the best! Huxley wasn’t a fan. Hadley loved talking to Santa! After we talked to Santa, we went outside to check out the live reindeer. And then we went to a restaurant nearby, it was pretty good. And then we walked around outside and checked out the Christmas lights around town. Started the day with prepping for Thanksgiving, we host every other year. We love doing it! After this year, we’ve pretty much got it down to a science. Hadley had volleyball practice this night, they switched it for Thanksgiving week.
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Our 2023 Christmas Bucket List.
Here it is! The 2023 Christmas Bucket List!
We look forward to this every Christmas season, it’s so much fun to see the kids get excited about all the things we will try and do.
Here are the bucket list items:
- Go to the festival of lights at the zoo.
- Be an elf. Drop off hot chocolate to a Salvation Amy bell ringer.
- Christmas movie night.
- Visit Santa.
- Take a drive to see Christmas lights.
- Bake cookies.
- Make paper snowflakes and hang in windows.
- Send out Christmas cards.
- Wear holiday pajamas
- Decorate a gingerbread house.
- Make stovetop potpourri.
- Buy a stranger’s coffee.
- Play a boardgame in front of the Christmas tree.
- Color Christmas pictures.
- Watch Home Alone.
We are excited for the month of December, and to do all the festive things!
Here are the previous year’s bucket lists:
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Friday Favorites.
Hi friends! Happy Friday, and first of December! Here are the favorites this week.
SOREL WOMENS OUT N ABOUT BOOT
I have the Sorel gym shoes, and when I found they have boots. I just had to add them to my Amazon cart. They are so cute! Definitely a pricey brand, but so pretty! Boots can be found here.
BIG ASS CALENDAR 2024
The thought of having the entire year on one giant page? Sign me up. Just love calendars. Calendar can be found here.
LIP SLEEPING MASK
I’ve seen so many lip masks I’ve wanted to try, but they are all so expensive! This one isn’t as bad. Especially during the winter months, when I seem to be using Chapstick multiple times a day! Lip mask can be found here.
TAYLOR SWIFT CHAI SUGAR COOKIES
If you don’t already know by now, I love chai! Especially chai tea lattes at Starbucks! For Thanksgiving, I made these cookies, and they were delicious! Cookie recipe can be found here.
CHRISTMAS PARTY GLOW IN THE DARK CUPS
I have these cups in my Amazon cart, debating on ordering them for a Christmas party or not! We are hosting my husband’s fire department party at our house this month. Cups can be found here.
Happy Friday everyone, have a great weekend! And as always, thanks for reading!
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Christmas planner.
A Christmas planner helps me prepare for the holiday season! I’ve made one of these planners for the past four years! It’s super super easy too!
I have and always will be, a paper person. I use paper planners, and this Christmas planner helps me stay organized for the holiday season. I use this for anything related to the Christmas season!
This planner is seriously the easiest thing to make! I buy a composition book at the dollar store, then I pick out some Christmas cardstock I already have on hand, cut it to size to fit the front and back covers, and tape it to the notebook. I make the logo in Photoshop, print it on cardstock paper, and cut and tape it to the top of the notebook.
For the tabs, all I do is cut a small piece of paper to be double-sided and then I hand write the tab title with a sharpie, and then staple the tab to the paper. Super easy and simple!
Here are the details of each tab!
CARDS: I’ve always kept track of who I send cards to each year, what company I use for the cards, and make a column of received and sent for the cards.
THE LIST: For each person I buy a gift for, I put in this section. I write each persons name, list of gifts, the cost, where I bought it from, and then a received and wrapped column.
TO DO: Anything I have on a to-do list for anything Christmas related goes here.
BUCKET LIST: Each Christmas season, I try my best to come up with a bucket list of things to do. I write down any ideas here for the bucket list.
MENU: For Christmas Eve / Christmas Day morning breakfast, I will write down what we are going to have in this tab. And then I’ll use this for any parties or get togethers we have that are Christmas related.
Here are the previous year notebooks I have made since 2020. The main reason I started these planners was to keep track of what I buy, and who I buy for. Family, friends, neighbors, teachers, etc. Next year, I might add an Elf on the Shelf tab, and make a tiny calendar of ideas for each day.
Making a Christmas planner has helped me each year! It might seem a bit much to some, but for me it helps me get organized with everything! I love it, and it’s super cheap and easy to do! Their are plenty of Christmas planners out there for purchase, but this will cost you at least a $1.00 or more depending on how much you want to put into the planner.
If anyone is interested, I can share what I put in each tab! Just let me know!
Happy Christmas planning!
Weekly recap.
Recapping our week on the blog! Turkey day prep, Hadley turned nine, Thanksgiving, Black Friday shopping, and a sickness.
Monday November 20
Started the day with prepping for Thanksgiving, we host every other year. We love doing it! After this year, we’ve pretty much got it down to a science. Hadley had volleyball practice this night, they switched it for Thanksgiving week.
Tuesday November 21
Hadley turned nine years old! I taped nine balloons outside her door, for when she woke in the morning before school. We pretty much celebrated a few times already with going to the UC football game, she had a friend party, so we just celebrated at home by putting a candle in the middle of a reeses cup. She was super excited! Kevin made this mix to soak the turkeys in all day.
Wednesday November 22
We celebrated Thanksgiving a day early since Kevin had to work on the actual Thanksgiving holiday. I love getting everything ready, decorating, and making everything look festive. This year we smoked a turkey and fried a turkey. They were both very good, but I preferred the fried over the smoked! We even had a surprise visit from my Aunt Cindy from Florida! She surprised us all! It was a great Thanksgiving and seeing everyone together! And we were so glad everyone could celebrate a day early with us!
Thursday November 23
On Thanksgiving Day, I spent most of the morning cleaning up. I’ve gotten into the habit of cleaning and wiping everything down after people come over. I’m a germaphobe! For dinner, we headed up to the firehouse to spend Thanksgiving with Kevin. It was fun. When we got home, I checked the mail because it had been a day or two and Hadley received a letter in the mail from Santa himself. She was beyond excited. It was the cutest thing and personalized to her life. I forget the actual website I found it from, but it was so realistic she was impressed!
Friday November 24
I was able to go shopping on Black Friday with my mom and aunts, I left as soon as Kevin got home from the firehouse. Hadley convinced him to take her to Dunkin Donuts, and this local cafe where she gets a hot chocolate smoothie! While I was out shopping, Kevin put up most of the Christmas decorations. The tree, train, and the outside decor. It was awesome to come home to that. After shopping, we had lunch at the Taste of Belgium, but I just stayed for a drink. I tried the Acer Chai, and it was delicious! It was basically just the like the chai tea I get at Starbucks, but with bourbon. I’m not a huge bourbon fan, but it was so good! I stayed for just a little bit and then headed home so Kevin could sleep from being at the firehouse the day before. Hadley and I put the ornaments on the tree, and that is when our elf arrives! She is so cute trying to show Huxley all about the elf. Kevin woke up just in time for dinner, so we went out to Longhorn Steakhouse. Huxley was being too funny at the table. I took a picture of our house as we came home from dinner, I just love Christmas lights on our house!
Saturday November 25
Hadley woke up in the middle of the night and threw up, she was pretty hot too. When she woke up in the morning, we made a doctor’s appointment and took her to get checked out. The doctor diagnosed her with strep throat. She has had a cough for about a week or so but had been feeling okay. I guess it all caught up with her, and she felt terrible this morning. She pretty much stayed in her room all weekend. And then later on in the afternoon, Huxley threw up! It was the most random thing. He ended up being okay by the end of the night, a little crankier than normal, but okay. I think he’s teething, and that’s how his body is reacting to it. I don’t know. It was weird because neither Hadley nor Huxley had a fever.
Sunday November 26
Huxley woke up feeling fine. Hadley was in bed still, she pretty much lived in her room all weekend. She came down to refill her sprite, and eventually ate some food like crackers or popsicles. Her throat hurt pretty bad. The doctor gave her amoxicillin, and was just waiting for it to kick in. Before Huxley went to bed, he walked over to Hadley to give her a hug and blew her kisses before he went up for his bath and bed. It was the cutest thing. He missed her all weekend; she always plays with him! It was a busy weekend for sure, and I hope all the sickness is gone!
Happy Wednesday everyone, have a great week! And as always, thanks for reading!
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