Egg Nog Hot Chocolate
One of our Christmas family traditions is for everyone to have a cup of hot chocolate with Egg Nog while trimming the tree. We drink it throughout the Christmas season after that initial cup. It’s a tradition that started when my brother and I were little. I’ve always been a fan of hot chocolate but [...]
December 20, 2009
Tags: Christmas, egg nog, family traditions, hot chocolate Posted in: Recipes 
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Snowman Photo Frame Ornaments
I had an idea this year to add a Christmas photo ornament of my daughter’s first Christmas. Next year I may decorate the tree with ornaments that show the joyous family times from Christmas’ past. I found a festive snowman ornament from Michael’s craft store that looks oh so cute and makes me nostalgic every time I [...]
December 20, 2009
Tags: Christmas, frames, ornaments, photos, snowman Posted in: Home & Garden No Comments
Cheez-It Scrabble Junior Baked Snack Crackers
One day while I was grocery shopping I came across Cheez-It Scrabble Junior Baked Snack Crackers. It’s a fun snack that I use to play alphabet games with my daughter and a tasty treat that she enjoys as well. It’s also great as a travelling snack for road trips or everyday errands. I typically put a [...]
December 17, 2009
Tags: alphabet, family fun activities, fun food, scrabble, snack crackers, snacks Posted in: Cool Kids Stuff, Food & Entertaining No Comments
Garmin Portable GPS Navigator
We recently purchased a new car (new to us that is). My husband thought it would be great to have a navigation system in the car. Although I have  found them it to be quite useful whenever I borrowed my brother’s vehicle, I didn’t want to pay the money to have it installed in our new…used car. We decided to purchase a [...]
December 17, 2009
Tags: cool car stuff, Garmin, GPS, portable Posted in: Home & Garden No Comments
The Perfect Oatmeal Cookie made even Better!
I received a recipe for The Perfect Oatmeal Cookie via email as a newsletter recipient of Disney’s Family Fun Magazine. The recipe was tweaked by Catherine Newman who tweaked a version by Cindy Hopper. I don’t bake cookies that often (I am more of a cake and cupcake gal) but since my husband likes Oatmeal Raisin cookies [...]
December 16, 2009
Tags: cookies, Oatmeal, Raisins, White Chocolate Chips Posted in: Recipes No Comments
