Category: Holidays

  • Easter Coloring Sheets

    Easter is just around the color and your Easter coloring sheets are ready for you to download.   Kids love to color them with crayons, colored pencils or markers.  I keep plenty coloring pages on hand for when the “grands” come to visit. I received a sweet note my friend, Betty.  She runs off the coloring…

  • St. Patrick Coloring Page

    Your St. Patrick Coloring pages are ready for you to download for your kids.  I remember how important holidays were to me as a child.  St. Patrick’s Day was one of my favorites because it was fun to catch the unsuspecting friend who forgot to wear green.  Pinches all around. I’ve often wondered why St.…

  • A Thanksgiving Prayer For Your Dinner Guests

    This Thanksgiving prayer card was inspired by a poem by Grace Noll Crowell  (1877 – 1967).  She published over thirty-five books of poetry, stories for children, and poem and prose devotions.  One of her most famous poems is  named, “Because I have Been Given Much.”  In 1975, Phillip Landgrave (1935 – )  composed the music…

  • Halloween Party With Family And Friends

    Hosting a Halloween party with family and friends can be so much fun…. especially if everyone wears a costume. I’m not much for a spooky Halloween party with scary things. My Halloween party scene is pretty mellow. It consists of the first fire in the grate… chili on the stove… cold cider in the fridge…fresh…

  • Thanksgiving Placecards

    Thanksgiving placecards are a nice addition to your Thanksgiving table.  I find the kids love to include this little extra decor to the place setting because they get to choose who they sit by. Thanksgiving, like Christmas, is generally filled with fun family traditions.  Our family customs bind us together and makes the holiday we…

  • Election Day Blues

    This morning, I had the election day blues.  After today… our nations will not be the same… no matter who wins. I have to admit… at 6:00 this morning I wasn’t quite convinced I wanted to be one of the first in line at the polls.  But… imagining a 2 hour wait later on during…

  • Free Halloween Printables

    These free Halloween printables are just the ticket for your Halloween favors.  These headers can be used to top a candy Halloween gift for your party guests or the treats for those little ones who come to your door for trick or treat and a little Halloween fun. If you want to take a gift…

  • Pioneer Day Celebration

    The annual Pioneer Day celebration commemorating the arrival of the Mormon Pioneers into the Salt Lake valley was on held on the 24th of July. The first recognized pioneers entered the Salt Lake valley, under the direction of Brigham Young, on July 24, 1847. (Opps… on the video, I said it was 1843… “beg yer…

  • Rural Living And Hometown Celebration

    Rural living has its advantages when it come to a hometown 4th of July celebration. It’s relaxing… no traffic to beat in order to get to the parade on time… no long lines to the rodeo grounds… and everybody gets front seats for the fireworks show. My family and I love to spend time at…

  • 4th Of July Hot Air Balloon Festival

    The morning sun had not crested the east mountains at Provo’s 4th of July Hot Air Balloon Festival, when several hundred people gathered to see the launching of the balloons. Me… included. Every year, hot air balloons arrive from all over the country with their pilots and crew to entertain the crowd. Usually, I don’t…