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A Couple Tricks for Fighting the Winter Blues
So winter is in full swing and in my neck of the woods that means lots of grey skies, cold temps and lots of rain. That means lots of cabin fever and winter blues for the kids (and maybe me a little too). What are you doing to keep the winter blues at bay?After [...]
How about An Elegant Dinner Party to Ring in The New Year?
What are you doing to ring in the new year? While I always tend to stay near home for New Years, I have done a little bit of everything when it comes to celebrating. I have attended other’s blow out parties, I have had my own blow out party, I have babysat for [...]
Holiday Eats - It's Time for Cookies!
Okay, I don’t know about you, but I am still in full holiday sweet making mode. I just love this part of the holidays, don’t you? Did you make any of the recipes that we posted about last week? I made a couple of the different breads that we posted about. Unfortunately, [...]
Holiday Eats
The holiday season is in full swing, my friends, no turning back now! Let me tell you, I am EXCITED! It’s time to fire up my oven and get to baking all of the holiday goodies that I can in preparation of holiday get-togethers, gift giving, snacking while wrapping gifts, etc.Holiday desserts and [...]
Crafty Gifts are the Best
What type of things did you ask for on your Christmas list when you were younger? Were you the kind of kid that asked for toys, clothes, decorative stuff maybe? When I was younger, my Christmas list always included something to make my bedroom prettier and something for me to create. Whether [...]
Animal Stools Make The Best Gifts
What type of things did you ask for on your Christmas list when you were younger? Were you the kind of kid that asked for toys, clothes, decorative stuff maybe? When I was younger, my Christmas list always included something to make my bedroom prettier. Whether it was a new bed set, [...]
Black Friday Shopping
When it comes to the Thanksgiving holiday, are you all about the food or all about the shopping? I know that many people get frustrated with the idea that the holiday is now so focused on shopping that many people ditch their family dinners to go stand in line at the nearest shopping mall, [...]
“Get the kids in the kitchen to help you prep for Thanksgiving”
Do your kids like to help you cook? Do you like to keep them involved in day to day cooking? My big kids are 11 and 14 so I like to have them cook for themselves sometimes and occasionally I have them cook for the entire family. It is good practice for when [...]
The Thanksgiving List
Okay, Thanksgiving is mere weeks away and I am getting serious about my invite list and my menu! This is the first year in over a decade that we will be having Thanksgiving at our house and I am both excited and stressed out about it. Who’s bringing who? Who’s bringing food? [...]
Halloween Baking with Sassafrass!
Halloween is coming, Halloween is coming! That’s right, in just a few short weeks, it will be time to start getting costumes ready, candy prepped and goodies baked for this frightfully fun holiday! That “Halloween is coming” chant? Yeah, that is what my kids have been saying for weeks, but I’m going [...]