• Christmas Countdown
    Blogging,  Inspiration,  Kid Fun

    Fun Christmas Countdown Project

    There is nothing like this time of year. Carols, cookies, friends, families, lights, and JESUS! My friend and I wanted to do something fun for the little ones to countdown to Christmas. We decided on little wrapped presents each marked with a day # representing how many days left until Christmas. Our countdown began December 1st so I had my kids start with 24 so they would know how many days until Christmas. Supplies Needed: Toilet paper rolls (12, cut in half to make 24) Tissue paper cut into 7×4 rectangles Pipe cleaner to close ends (approx.  4″) Avery Circle printer labels (optional) 24 Fun, inexpensive gifts (see list)  We…

  • Blogging

    Looking Back on Christmas 2012

    I almost can’t believe how quickly it is all over with, this Christmas rush, gathering with family and friends… all of it.  So much anticipation then it comes and goes like a flash.  We enjoyed this Christmas so much and created lots of memories. Homemade Christmas cards, the fun was in taking them, especially with a funny lil guy making us all crack up. Seashell Christmas Ornaments we made for the family: The Annual Women-of-My-Family Cookie Exchange: We exchanged a variety of different types  of cookies this year and we had some newcomers to the cookie exchange as well. A wonderfully uncrowded trip to the “big” Museum, on a gorgeous…

  • Blogging,  Inspiration,  Thankful For

    Merry Christmas

    Here we are once again!  Waking up today to a white Christmas, all the kids are still cozy in bed and I am getting ready for a wonderfully joyous day.  After the boys open presents and see what is in their stockings we will have breakfast at my Mom’s.  A family tradition, where we will have cream of wheat, toast and bacon.  This has been my Christmas breakfast as long as I can remember, I love this warm breakfast.  It is nostalgic for me. After that we will head to my Sister in Laws house to share present and enjoy delicious food prepared by her Swedish Chef husband.  The boys…

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    Blogging,  Inspiration,  Recipes

    Melted Snowman Cookies

    I must say that Pinterest has inspired me to do many things I could never think of.  For instance, this time around, I came across these adorable Christmas cookies – Melted Snowmen, so cute!  It was posted on the Crazy Domestic blog, hers turned out really good!  She credits another blogger for the inspiration: “To see the originalMelted Snowman Cookie, and meet the inventor herself, go check out Meaghan (great name) @ The Decorated Cookie!”  Thank you Ladies! I wanted to try making the melted snowman cookies for our 2nd grade class. Mine certainly did not come out as cute, but 2nd graders are forgiving! They gobbled em’ up and loved them.  I…

  • Blogging,  Deals

    Gotta Love Shutterfly!

    Just finished my Christmas card order for this year! I also threw in 75 prints and a Photo book thanks to Shutterfly for some great deals!  I am astounded at how much I saved!  Here is a sneak peek at our cards this year: 5×7 Folded Card View the entire collection of cards.

  • It's about the cross
    Inspiration

    It’s Not Just About the Presents

    Recently, I heard a song that is a few years old but new to me.  It is one of my new favorite Christmas songs! It’s About the Cross, Go Fish Guys Opening lyrics: It’s not just about the manger Where the baby lay It’s not all about the angels Who sang for him that day It’s not just about the shepherds Or the bright and shining star It’s not all about the wisemen Who travelled from afar Chorus: It’s about the cross It’s about my sin It’s about how Jesus came to be born once So that we could be born again

  • Shutterfly Christmas Card
    Blogging,  Deals

    Gearing Up for Christmas: Win 25 Free Cards from Shutterfly

    November brings along that crisp breeze of fresh air accompanied by a bright, blue sky.  People start putting up Christmas decorations, the stores stock up on goodies and send out their catalogs.  The coffee shops offer the yummiest drinks of the year.  There’s gathering with friends for coffee and conversation during the holiday rush.  Christmas is the most joyous occasion, there are so many wonderful things about it!  I am getting very excited. The holiday season is fast approaching. I already RSVP’d to a cookie exchange, Children’s Christmas Pageant and a women’s Chirstmas tea.  Sounds fun, right? I think I will start decorating this weekend.   I love savoring the season because…

  • Inspiration,  Thankful For

    Merry Christmas

    The time is here, the time of year to celebrate the birth of our Savior. So much about this season is joyous, comforting, heart-warming. It’s a time to come together with family, enjoy fellowship, happily fill our bellies with homemade meals and goodies. Such a happy time. It is no wonder that the scriptures describing the events that actually took place touch me so deeply. It tells of the greatest gift ever given. God’s own Son. It is so incredible to picture these events taking place. I can’t ever read the following without getting teary-eyed. EnjoY! Merry Christmas! The Shepherds and the Angels 8 And in the same region there…