Tag Archives: holidays

Homemade Alabama Cornhole Boards

For Christmas this year (2007) I made a set of cornhole boards for my sister-in-law Laura and her husband Bobby (a huge ‘Bama fan). The plans I used were Jackson Van Buren’s Open Sided Cornhole Instructions – Advanced (pdf), which utilize a thicker playing surface to avoid the dreaded bounce effect. I decorated [...]

Santa Grandparents

Planning for the holidaysPamela: We’re going to mama and papa’s next week for Thanksgiving, but for Christmas we’re going to stay at our own house. And we’re going to have a great Christmas here.
Aidan: [gets puzzled look on his face] Will we still get presents?
Pamela: Yes, daddy and I are going to get [...]

Neighborhood Thanksgiving Celebration

Last Friday several of the moms in our neighborhood got together for a Thanksgiving celebration. As you can tell by the pictures we dressed as Pilgrims and Indians. One of the moms told the story of the first Thanksgiving celebration and we enjoyed a feast. It was a great way [...]