Tag: holidays
Dissection of a Half-Eaten Chocolate Bunny
I posted a statistic on my parenting site Facebook page over the Easter weekend that 76% of people say that they eat the ears first on a chocolate bunny from their Easter basket. Because I have nothing better to do I’m supremely interested in all things statistical and research, I was curious about more »
Frugal Leftover Ham, Cheese and Potato Casserole
Not long ago I was at my parent’s house when my mom handed me some leftover ham. We’re not really sandwich people at our house, so I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it. I brought it home, stuffed it in the refrigerator and then eyeballed it for a couple of days, more »
Teaching the Meaning of Giving | A Christmas Spirit Story
We do our best to teach our 3 year old about giving. Around the Christmas season is the perfect time to do this. We give at the Salvation Army “Red Kettles” and each time she puts money in I remind her why we are giving it and how they use it for families who are more »
5 Christmas Toys That Won’t Be Under My Tree
Each year, in a mouth-opening, jaw-dropping way, I seem to be more stunned than the previous year by new gifts out for the holiday season. For this post, I will focus solely on the top five toys that will not be showing up under my Christmas tree this year. #5: Pole Dancing Doll Yep, a doll … more »
Snowman Cheese Ball
If you’ve never made a cheese ball for a party, you will be shocked at how easy they are–some plain or flavored softened cream cheese mixed with onion powder, garlic powder, chives or green onions and some shredded cheddar, shaped into a ball and refrigerated and you have yourself a cheese ball. (Seriously.) The great thing is you can more »
Mother’s Day Postmortem
Mother’s Day is never a big deal to me. Let me rephrase (because I’m BLESSED to be a mother and stepmother): I never expect the family to make a big deal out of Mother’s Day for me. I don’t anticipate flowers or presents…or anything really. I know that my family loves and appreciates me. I don’t need gifts more »
Cinco de Oh My
Maybe it was the confusion on my face when the waiter was explaining their specials at lunch today. “We have specials on tacos and margaritas and beer.” Since it wasn’t a Mexican restaurant, I stared blankly at him. “You know,” he sighed. “Cinco de Mayo?” as if I were some idiot. As yes, Cinco more »
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