gifts that give back

How AmazonSmile helped us Deliver Smiles to Mary’s Place this Holiday Season while we carried out some holiday traditions in Seattle

How AmazonSmile helped us Deliver Smiles to Mary’s Place this Holiday Season

December 12, 2019

How we’re helping some of our favorite Seattle charitable organizations with AmazonSmile this holiday season while we create traditions with our family This post is sponsored by Amazon, however all thoughts and opinions are my own. I love December! No other month feels quite so magical-there are sparkly lights, yummy festive foods, fuzzy sweaters and, because we’re […]

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Holiday shopping and packaging

Holiday Shopping Gift Guides begin!

November 14, 2016

The holiday season is here and usually I’m a little on the bah humbug side, but this year I’m all for bottling up all the joy we can handle!  I’m the type of person who likes to get my holiday shopping done early so I don’t stress or worry about having to get last-minute things. […]

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cutting down a tree at christmas creek near seattle

A few Seattle weekend ideas if you need some festive plans

December 5, 2015

Last weekend we got our Christmas tree at Christmas Creek, a tradition we only broke once (last year when we had to buy our tree somewhere else that was still lovely) and still even went there just to see Santa.  I’ve been asked a lot about Christmas Creek lately and it will probably forever be […]

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these costumes did not come with the light sabers but it was fun to wear them at boo at the zoo

What I’m gifting the little Star Wars fans in my life so they can share the Force

October 23, 2015

My world is currently a strange place where the two hurricane forces that control it are always quizzing me on my Star Wars knowledge, making me read everything they can get their hands on about Star Wars and cutting and turning any paper/boxes/washi tape I’ve left on low shelves into Star Wars creations that litter […]

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