This Halloween my son gave me a challenge. Instead of my usual cute Halloween decorations he wanted spooky and scary decorations for our home. I searched Pinterest and found some ideas, but decided to give them a twist of my own! This skeleton wreath was made with items bought at local dollar stores and Target.Continue reading “Halloween Decorations”
Category Archives: Holiday
{Get A Head Start On The Holidays}
For the past few years I have scrambled to get my ChRiStMaS cards out before DeCeMeBeR 24th. My problem wasn’t that I had the cards sitting around the house and just didn’t get around to it, but rather it was racing to get pictures taken and then have the cards made. Last year I only received my cards 2-3 days before Christmas. Continue reading “{Get A Head Start On The Holidays}”
{HaPpY FaLL!!!}
Ah… it’s FaLL! And although I am always sad to see summer come to an end, there are so many things about this NoStaLgiC time of the year to love. Off the top of my head I’m thinking of pleasant weather; FoOtBaLL games; crisp Saturday mornings; apple dumplings; fall festivals; chili on the 1st cool day; pullingContinue reading “{HaPpY FaLL!!!}”
America Is…
Happy InDePeNdEnCe DaY from The Suede Sofa! As we celebrate our FrEeDoM we thought we would share our thoughts on what America means to us. Robyn: Living in New Jersey, America to me is having the opportunity to take my kids to Ellis Island and show them where my great grandparents became United States citizens, seeingContinue reading “America Is…”
One of A Kind {4th of July}!!
The 4th of JuLy is one of my favorite holidays. I love everything about it! My family and I have our yearly traditions – early morning walk/run; waffles with strawberries, blueberries and whipped cream; a swim after lunch; and then a big dinner with friends and family topped off with our own FiReWorKs show. It really is aContinue reading “One of A Kind {4th of July}!!”
Easy Patriotic Windsocks
Here is an easy craft to get your kids excited and involved in decorating for July 4th celebrations! My kids loved painting the designs on the cans and Nicholas did all of the hammering to make the holes for the string on top! For under $10.00 we made 6 tin can windsocks to decorate forContinue reading “Easy Patriotic Windsocks”
A Tradition of Giving
This past weekend my son went to a 5th birthday party for his friend, but instead of bringing a present for the Birthday Boy, he brought a bathing suit that will be donated along with a sackful of others to children who until now didn’t own a bathing suit of their own. My friend BridgetContinue reading “A Tradition of Giving”
{Thank-You For Serving!!}
Hi Suede Sofa Friends! One of my family’s TrAdiTioNs is to kick off our summer by watching the National Memorial Day Concert on PBS that honors the MiLiTaRy men and women who have served our country. It is inspiring, PaTrioTiC, and very moving. So, much so, that last year I was inspired to write a song andContinue reading “{Thank-You For Serving!!}”
A Mother’s Love
There are so many moments when I look into my daughter’s eyes and see glimpses of the past where I almost feel like I am looking at myself and am overcome with a feeling of “I’ve seen that face before.” Then there are times when my mind shifts to a place where I wonder whatContinue reading “A Mother’s Love”
Thank A Teacher
I couldn’t let the week go by without sending out a great BIG ThAnK YoU to all of our readers who are teachers! As our country celebrates National Teacher Appreciation Week I want to remind you all that whether you are teaching first graders (as I did for 8 years!), Sunday school, high school, music, art,Continue reading “Thank A Teacher”
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