Today I am linking up with the Ladies at The Simple Woman’s Daybook to just reflect on my life right now in this minute. It is relaxing and uplifting to just sit and think about the simple things and times in our lives. (more…)
Family
The Lloyd family consist of David, Donna, Caleb and Madilyn. We are just like any other family and are trying to make the most of our lives. The post found within this section are about our everyday life from my point of view and maybe an occasional musing from David.
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Sunday, December 18th, 2011Family Update
Saturday, December 17th, 2011
The weather has been a little strange. Cold and windy one day and warm the next. It does not even feel like Christmas. I was hoping for a hot chocolate and fire in the fire place weekend but it is just too hot for that today.
While we as a family did not do very much together individually we were all pretty busy this week. It has been one of those weeks that I could have done without. (more…)
Christmas Ornament Tradition
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
We have lots of Christmas traditions in our home. A few years ago, I decided to start decorating our kitchen for the holidays. When I thought about doing a tree for the kitchen I wanted it to be special and homey. The first idea that popped into my mind was to use crafts made by my kids to decorate the tree. One of my favorite traditions has become having the kids create home made ornaments for our kitchen Christmas Tree. (more…)
A Good Rule for Working Mom’s
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Often people ask me “how do you do it?” They are referring to doing a full time job, raising a family, blogging, gardening, and keeping a “perfect” house. Well let me be the first to say my house is NOT perfect…. remember looks can be deceiving. Some people call me Betty Crocker or Martha Stewart, since I am always trying something new in the kitchen. Most of the time I feel like a clown trying not mess up a juggling act. (more…)
Lloyd Family Update
Saturday, December 10th, 2011
Another week has come and gone at the Lloyd House. As the year is wrapping up we seem to be slowing down a little and trying to enjoy life and the Christmas Season. I can not believe that we are already well into December. This year has just flown by.
Christmas is getting into full swing as the house has been decorated, Christmas cards mailed, and Christmas movies are being watched. Our first batch of Christmas cookies disappeared in record time. We may have to bake some more this weekend. (more…)
The Halls are Decked
Friday, December 9th, 2011
I love decorating my home for the holidays. Over the years I have accumulated enough decorations to decorate all of our main living areas. I like the tradition of having the same items year after year. I hope when my kids are older they will remember fondly Christmas time at our home. (more…)
The Simple Woman’s Daybook
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
I am taking time today to reflect on a few of the simple things in life. It is good to sit and reflect on life and not just allow it to pass you by. Sometimes we get so busy doing life that we don’t experience life. Sometimes we try to make life more complicated, when just a few simple pleasures are all we need. (more…)
Christmas Cookies
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Christmas cookies and happy hearts, this is how the holiday starts. – Unknown
Christmas in our house is full of little traditions. These traditions help to make Christmas fun and special in our home.
One of my favorite traditions is baking and decorating Christmas cookies. In our house it is not the Christmas season until we have baked our first batch of frosted sugar cookies. (more…)
Family Update
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
It is so hard to get back into a normal routine after having a week off for vacation. We have all had a tough time getting back into the swing of things this week.
I think that the weather being cold and rainy along with the fact that we have started getting ready for the Christmas season made it even harder for all of us to get back to normal everyday routine. Its good to be home and its good to be almost back on schedule. (more…)
Christmas Cards
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
On the first Saturday of December I make my kids dress up in their Christmas clothing and pose for hours in front of the Christmas Tree, fire place, Nativity, and any other area of the house that is decked out for the holidays. The goal is to snap the PERFECT photo for the yearly family Christmas card. Sometimes we take 200 or more pictures trying to get a great shot to adorn the front of our card. (more…)