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The Best New Year’s Eve and New Year Memes to Kick Off the Year Laughing

December 27, 2025 By Katy 1 Comment

New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eve always sounds way more exciting in theory than it ends up being in reality, especially for those of us over the age of 25 (ahem). Let’s be honest about how this night really goes. Nope, we’re not ringing in the New Year at a rock concert, jumping, dancing, and [Read More]

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Holiday Giveaway! Win a Copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas 

November 30, 2025 By Katy 4 Comments

To my friends, dear readers, and fellow “bad moms” Last year, I shared my excitement about being published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas. My story, “How a Combine Harvester Saved Our Christmas Tree”, made it into an honest-to-goodness book! I was happy and excited and shared the good news in my post here: Ho Ho Ho! [Read More]

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How to Make Gift Tags Out of Christmas Cards

December 7, 2024 By Katy Leave a Comment

Today I’m showing you a quick, fun DIY project that will spruce up your holiday season. Plus, I’ve got an announcment about my story in the Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas book. Lets’ start with how easy it is to make cute, festive gift tags out of Christmas cards. (If I can [Read More]

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Ho Ho Ho! I am published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas

November 9, 2024 By Katy 2 Comments

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I’ve got some exciting news. I’m in a book! Yes, dear readers, I’m happy to announce that my story, “How A Combine Havester Saved Our Christmas Tree” was selected as one of the 101 stories included in the book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas. I’m here to tell you that these 101 [Read More]

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How to Celebrate January All Month Long

January 2, 2022 By Katy 4 Comments

After the excitement of ringing in the New Year, many of us are faced with the January blues. The festive feel of the holiday season is gone and the winter days can be gloomy.  However, there are tons of days in January that offer something to celebrate. Whether it’s enjoying food, honoring animals, or just [Read More]

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#FlashbackFebruary – 24 Steps Of Finishing Kindergarten Valentines

February 7, 2021 By Katy 2 Comments

24StepsforFinishingKindergartenValentines

Welcome to #FlashbackFebruary, where I’ll be sharing some of my favorite blog posts from February in years past. Yes, I made this up. Humor me. First, with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I wanted to revisit the time I helped my daughter, now 14, make cards for her kindergarten classmates. Look how cute she [Read More]

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How to Savor the Holiday Season at Home

December 7, 2020 By Katy 6 Comments

This year the holiday season may look different. Masks and social distancing have put a damper on the usual gatherings at schools and in our communities. My own kids are sad that holiday concerts and our town’s parade have been canceled.  But there’s no need to be filled with despair. After all, it is still [Read More]

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