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This is the original picture I found on Pinterest, courtesy of the brilliant and talented We Lived Happily Ever After blog..

Best of all, it’s the same old sofa we know and love and we get to love it for just a little longer now.. Of course, this is how it looks most of the time now:.I’m not scared of letting the animals on it, but the thick wool blanket protects it from any unnecessary paw prints..

I think I’m going to be doing a whole lot of laundry.Subscribe by email to receive free posts straight to your inbox, or follow along using any (or all!)of the methods below!I’m such a grump when it comes to Winter activities.

Chris and Kennedy don’t really feel the cold, but I feel it enough for all three of us.I love to look at pretty pictures of snow and I enjoy cuddling up under a blanket with a hot drink and watching the snow fall outside, but when it comes to sledding and playing outside, I almost always find a way to get out of it.. Lucky for me, we only get little bursts of Winter here and the rest of the time, the weather is usually rather Spring-like instead.

When it does get really cold though, Chris and Kennedy always make the most of it and I have to admit, that they get up to some pretty fun things.. We’ve been working on an ice rink for the last two Winters.

Last year, it just wasn’t cold enough at all.How to Keep Celery Fresh.

How to Safely Clean Your Grill or Barbecue.The Easy Way to Cut a Watermelon!The idea for this post came to me a few weeks ago when the most fun basket of goodness showed up at my door.

My parents had ordered a basket of all different chocolate-dipped things from a local store as sort of a New Year’s and also a “here, you might need this with the new baby” gift for us.We had a ton of fun trying all the interesting treats and I thought I’d share some of the ideas and inspiration they gave me.. With Valentine’s day coming up, it gives us all a great excuse to eat a little more chocolate than usual, although I honestly don’t think you need much of an excuse.