Category Archives: Holidays

Holiday Stress

Can you identify with this picture? I must confess there have been some years at Thanksgiving and Christmas when I’ve felt like this. Some years I’ve felt as though I hardly had time to sit down and enjoy a cup of coffee, much less time to watch “It’s A Wonderful Life!” But it IS a [...]

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White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies

My mom and I made these totally yummy cookies yesterday as part of some holiday baking. They were a huge hit and they look so pretty! I just had to share the recipe with you all. The original recipe proportions said it only made 24 servings so my mom and I doubled the recipe and [...]

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Check This Out! – Straight No Chaser Acappella Christmas Album

I was at my mom’s house today and happened upon a link for Straight No Chaser’s 12 Days of Christmas video on YouTube. They were so incredible to watch and listen to that we spent literally the next TWO HOURS being “sidetracked” watching other videos of them, finding their Christmas album Holiday Spirits, and listening [...]

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Kid Friendly Homemade Ornaments

As we were putting up the Christmas tree this year, I noticed several ornaments my children have made over the years that have lasted for years. And the other thing I realized about them was that each one of them was made by a child of mine when they were young. While I wasn’t involved [...]

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