House of Lloyd

Today while at the gym I overheard a conversation between two other women. The main focus of the conversation was that one of the women had yet to find a gift for her husband. She said that the rest of her day would be spent shopping, and she hoped to get something he liked, but probably would fail. (more…)

Madilyn is read for Christmas. She is officially counting down the days. She had a lot of fun making her annual Christmas Count-Down chain.  (more…)

This time of the year is so very busy for us and this week has been no exception.

Madilyn is getting more and more excited about Christmas. (more…)

Our halls are decked. I really enjoy having a decorated home for the holiday season. I guess it is easy to do when you have been collecting Christmas decorations for 23 years. (more…)

I know that this is not a popular stance but in my house we do not encourage the belief in Santa. David and I decided many years ago that we would not encourage our children to believe in Santa. (more…)

The month of December is always packed with family stuff, holiday stuff, and wrapping up a semester at school. (more…)

Typically I do not leave my home on Black Friday. However, this year we decided to go to a new event in Atlanta. We went to the “Global Winter Wonderland” at Turner Field. (more…)

Since I have been doing Thankfulness post all month long I really have not updated our family happenings. (more…)

Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow.  ~Edward Sandford Martin

Today I am thankful for Thanksgiving. (more…)

“Surprises are beautiful because they come without waiting”- Unknown 

Today I am thankful for happy surprises. It is always fun to be surprised with the unexpected. It is thrilling to see the smile on the faces of those receiving the surprise.  (more…)