Today I added a wreath chandelier under my chandelier!  I used fresh greens from the pines in my front yard, a string of icy clear garland ...

This is, quite possibly, my last year to play a proper Santa as my, soon-to-be, 9-year-old son is starting to ask some questions of Dear Old...

Do you have the problem I had?  Kitchen counter cluttered with school paperwork?  Books?  Backpacks?.... Ugh!  I finally came up with a solu...