Simply the Good Life

Today I have a very special guest blogger here to share a fun craft for the kids.  Bitter Princess is a fashion blogger, and happens to be ...

As usual, right after Christmas, the kids start finding things they wish they would have put on their Christmas lists, or bought with thei...

Halloween is almost here.  It's the time of year when we are gearing up for the holiday season, and thinking warm fuzzy thoughts.  Mos...

I've finally completed  my daughter's Colonial American girl costume.  Here is the completed outfit.  One piece was particularly d...

  You know the old saying..."So much to do; so little time."  That pretty well sums up how I feel these days.  We are up to ou...

Shiver me timbers! Tomorrow is talk like a pirate day.  It's a great day to act silly and have some fun.  It's also a great day to...

Grandma & Grandpa, Mamaw & Papaw, Nana & Pawpaw, Mimi & Pop Pop...no matter what your kids call them, grandparents are sp...

Tomorrow is the 237th anniversary of our independence.  What a great reason to celebrate!  And children love to celebrate.  Waiting until ...

Father's Day is almost here, and like many Moms I find myself wondering what gift to give my husband.  He's a very practical kind ...

Earth Day is Monday.  It is one of my daughter's favorite holidays.  Her birthday is near Earth Day, and so she feels very in tune wit...

The good life should always include pie, but today we are talking pi...as in  ∏ , or 3.14159...  This mathematical ratio is celebrated a...

Monday is Presidents' Day (and my birthday) and most students have the day off.  All too often holidays are taken for granted as simpl...

Well, I would love to be writing a DIY how-to post about a really creative Valentine's Day craft that I made all by myself,  but unfortu...