How to Make Cinnamon Dough Ornaments
The holidays are always so much fun around our home. Kayla, now that she is older, finds all kinds of creative ideas to do together– like making cinnamon dough ornaments.
How to Create a Beautiful Stocking Holder for the Holidays
Today I want to show you how to make a really beautiful stocking holder made from a few items that I picked up from my local home improvement store.
Grinch Cookies – Perfect Cookies for Santa
These Grinch Cookies are perfect for Santa and are fun to make as a family. A couple of weeks ago when Kayla and I were making cookies for The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, we started out making these Grinch Cookies, but I was afraid that they were not going to turn out right, so …
DIY Wooden Snowman That’s Perfect for the Holidays
My daughter has to be one of the craftiest people I know. She made this gorgeous DIY Wooden Snowman so I am sharing with you exactly how she did it.
5 Holiday Parades You Won’t Want to Miss
One of my favorite things to do during the holidays is watch all the parades going on — whether it be on television or in person. Holiday parades have long since been a huge part of my childhood, so this year, my family and I are gearing up for 5 special parades.
Turkey Tetrazzini – the perfect dish for turkey leftovers
If you need to use up leftover turkey, my turkey tetrazzini is the perfect dish to do that with. This week coming up is Thanksgiving week. I don’t know about your family, but our family eats a lot of turkeys. When I say a lot, I mean a lot! Now, I am all for turkey …
#HappierHolidaysSweeps Creating Holiday Family Memories Through Travel, Food, and Crafting
I am partnering with an amazing hotel chain today to tell you how to have a happier holiday through their #HappierHolidaysSweeps, sponsored by Country Inns & Suites. Although I have been compensated, all opinions are my own. My family is known for doing wild and crazy things during the holidays. Our motto is — “As …
Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie + a Way you Can Donate Money to help Kids with Cancer
There is a pie that I make that has two names: 1) Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie — because that is what it is, and then many in my town call it a 2) Kentucky Derby Pie I won’t bet on Kentucky derby but I will make a pie that is totally Kentucky Derby! Both are …
A List of Things You Can Do at Christmas That Doesn’t Cost An Arm and a Leg
Christmas 2008 was a hard one for us. That year, I will never forget the Christmas tree sitting without presents under it. I won’t forget the feeling of failure both on my part and on Stephen’s. I mean, we really hadn’t failed, but we had not planned for him being out of work — and …
Butterscotch Haystacks
There is a cookie that I remember from when I was growing up — Butterscotch Haystacks. There was this one mom at school that would always bring these every year. I would pray that I would get to be in this class just so I could taste her delicious cookie. Well, now that I am …
