Yes, you read that title right! I'm going to start this post off with saying my mom and her sisters are SO creative. I definitely know where I get my crafty genes from. But for this Christmas memory I [...]
Being in a big family during “Christmas Gift Opening Time” means being buried up to your eyeballs in gift wrap, bags, tissue paper and bows! It also means having to sort through and pass out all of those presents, which [...]
3 eggs ½ cup sugar ¼ cup lemon juice 2 tablespoons of sugar A pinch of salt ½ pint heavy whipping cream Vanilla Wafers (crushed) Prepare a pan by lining the bottom with crushed vanilla wafers (save a portion [...]
½ cup canola oil 1 cup sugar 2 beaten eggs 3 ripe bananas (beaten) 2 cups whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking soda mixed with 3 tablespoons cold water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Cream oil and sugar until very [...]
For Christmas, every year, my parents threw some really amazing parties. And every year came with a new theme. One year the theme was nutcrackers. You know, those cute but sometimes creepy, Christmas soldier figures. Usually made out of wood [...]
Nana was such a clever little elf this year! Before the gift opening frenzy began we gathered the family around for Nana to pass out the first “gifts” to be opened (one per family). Inside the gift bag, to everyone’s [...]
When I was little Christmas was always my favorite time of the year, and not just because I was going to get lots of gifts, although that was great too! It was mostly because my mom loved the Christmas season [...]
It’s important to teach our kids to take time out and give thanks! One way we do this as a family every year is to bring cards, drawings, and a treat of some sort (usually cookies or cupcakes) to our [...]
Every year, for as long as I have been an adult, I have promised myself that I would not wait until the last minute to start my Christmas shopping and every year I find myself rushing around the shopping malls, [...]
It's that time of year again! The air is getting crisp, the leaves are turning and falling all over my driveway and yard. Halloween is just around the corner! So while we pull out our spooky decorations and binge watch [...]
