birthdays

Best Gifts: Gift Baskets for Kids

by Alison Moore Smith on December 3, 2010 · 6 comments

Gift baskets for kids are fun and easy to make. Kids love personalized gift baskets for Christmas, birthdays, or any special occasion. And they are gifts that are remembered long after the tree comes down or the cake is gone. Last year I told you about my college finals survival kits (a great gift basket [...]

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I’m 46 for a Moment…

by Alison Moore Smith on May 18, 2010 · 8 comments

Life is too short to… go to bed early. sleep late. be angry with those you love. keep quiet. stop singing and dancing. stand by while others are hurt. pass by those you could help. get fat. abandon kissing. sit on the sidelines. ignore God. avoid chocolate. let evil perpetuate. wait for good things to [...]

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Big Top Cupcake

by Alison Moore Smith on March 17, 2010 · 14 comments

There’s no accounting for taste. A few months ago we saw one of those longish commercials, kind of like a mini-infomercial. It was advertising a silicone baking set that made a cake that looked like an enormous cupcake. Dumbest thing I ever saw. Who would ever buy that? And then three of my kids walked [...]

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