We KNOW how busy you all are, during these last countdown hours until Christmas!  So we will make this very brief!

First, you probably have noticed how slow Our House Of Joyful Noise is, as of late!  I’ve hardly been putting out blog posts. On purpose. Reason being, …….well

This birthday post is a bit late just about every year.  But considering the trio’s birthday is the last day of August, and then we hit a new busy school year, a belated post is like a tradition with valid excuse, in my mind. I don’t think anyone is really waiting for it

July always seems to get away from me!  I am having deja-vous, about blogging our oldest daughter’s birthday last year, quite after the facts.  But, it’s alright really, because these types of family-related blog posts I generally just put together for the sake of our own recorded family history, and

Happy long 4th of July Weekend, Everyone!

I designed these two 4th of July folded, 2-sided card printables this morning,
for our tables this weekend, and I am happy to share them with you!

Above is just

When the 4th of July falls on a day of the week, that makes for a long weekend, Americans all over the country often either host or attend a good ole’ fashioned all-American cookout! It’s the summer bash of the season, when families and friends get together

Just sharing some photos with you, from our most

beautiful, joyful, memorable, perfect Easter Day.

These lovely flowers were sent from a family friend.  She’s always so thoughtful

It’s been a thrilling, and busy, basketball season for our family!  It was {A}’s 6th year playing, but this year the boys were on a team too.   I took photos at 2 games for {A}, and 2 games at the boys.  ( {O} had been taking figure skating lessons. ) But

For this past St. Valentine’s Day, I had the urge to throw a fun little party for our kids.  The more I got thinking about the little details, (which I love to do), a theme sort of started snowballing in my head (which is often the case, when I think), and I got beside myself… (READ MORE......) | 6 Comments

I’ve been saving this link for months, to share with you, now…..for Valentine’s Day.  It’s sweet, it’s inspiring,  it’s real, it’s life… It’s LOVE.

Danny & Annie from StoryCorps on Vimeo.

Wishing you all, are blessed with ‘love like that’.

Happy Valentine’s Day.

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With Plymouth MA being America’s Hometown, and where the pilgrims first settled, we have quite the Thanksgiving Parade every year, not to mention a historical culture to enjoy all year long. For 15 years, hundreds of thousands of people have traveled to the historic Plymouth Harbor