A Working Mom's Guide to Food, Family & Fun
I am so honored to have been nominated again for PopSugar’s Circle of Mom’s Top 25 Foodie Mom Blogs for 2013. Being a part of that group of women from 2012 has been an amazing experience. I felt insanely blessed to have been voted into the Top 25 last year right out of the gate [...]
What’s a family meal without a kids’ table?! Well, if you have kids that is. Kids tables can be fun and crafty, but don’t have to be so “kid friendly” that it takes away from the aesthetic of your “Big People” table. For last Easter’s kids table, the kids made an egg tree with their [...]
Easter dinner for our family is always an important planning process. From the menu to the tablescape to the kids table, we put lots of thought and detail into the occasion. For the last couple of years we have had our Easter dinner at my sister Beth’s. Together she and I combine our creative ideas [...]
So I had this great idea a couple years back to have an “Easter Crafts and Cocktails” party, but as life would have it, the invitations were made, but never sent due to – you know – life getting in the way and it not working out; however, I haven’t let go of the [...]
My friend Mary & I recently worked on an event in Clarksville to benefit the Customs House Museum called Champagne & Chocolate. I absolutely love to chair an event with Mary because our vision is usually the same and we always find ways to complement each other’s ideas. This particular event is somewhat low-key, but focuses [...]
This year Hunter had his great buddy Parker over to decorate cookies for Santa. We set the table ready to decorate with pre-baked cookies, lots of sprinkles and, of course, red, green and white icing. Those little cookie monsters had a blast and even left a few for Santa to set out tonight!! We better [...]
So, our sweet Baby John Barton just turned 1. It’s so hard to believe that it has already been a year since the girls and I celebrated that baby boy’s birth with a festive Sip and See. Christmas is such a beautiful time of year spiritutally, emotionally and visionally and we knew it was [...]
No Thanksgiving table is complete without a beautiful centerpiece. I am a professional hobbyist and enjoy all the different aspects of entertaining and probably one of my favorite are the flowers. Since I started this blog not only have we just had so much on our plate with no real time to entertain, but I [...]
Take the slacker train to Clarksville and I’ll meet you at the station……..So, I kind of feel like a slacker mom right now. Nearly 9 months ago our precious Hunter Bear turned 3 and I am just now getting his party posted. As most little boys are, Hunter is train obsessed and requested a “train track [...]
I realize there are so many things grammatically and otherwise wrong with saying “I ain’t mad at ya”. My mom was not a fan of “ain’t” and she used to have a little ditty she would make us sing when we were kids any time we tried to use that word. “Ain’t ain’t a word [...]
Welcome to my blog! I'm Amanda and I am a busy mommy! When the work day is over I drop my heels at the door, slip on my apron and kick domesticity into high gear! I love my family, I love food and I love to have fun. Join me and we can celebrate the joys of life that bring us together.
