Welcome to the Jingle Bell Jam hosted by This Flourishing Life and Generations Of Savings. I am thrilled to join an amazing group of bloggers to give away a $100 to one lucky winner! The winner may choose a gift card from Target, Walmart, or Amazon. If that's not your cup of tea, the winner may choose to receive their prize via PayPal. The Jingle Bell Jam will run from December 3rd at 12:01am ...
when snow begins to fall
Yesterday, we had our first glimpse of snow. It happened during breakfast. The Boy and I were sitting at the dining room table when I happened to look out the window and see it. I counted seven flakes before I announced "It's snowing!" The Boy was very excited. He's been "waiting for it for a long time." Keep in mind that he is three, and last winter he wore his snow boots twice. I'm sure ...
Shutterfly Holiday Cards {a flash giveaway}
The Texan and I were discussing whether or not to send holiday cards this year. No, I didn't send any cards last year. Parenting fail? Perhaps. Last year was a bit hectic, and time just got away from me. This year, I'm more organized. {Hooray!} Sort of. I still haven't decided on what photo - or photos- to use. But, I know that we'll be using Shutterfly Holiday Cards this year! Shutterfly ...
Tiny Prints Cyber Week Sale continues!
Tiny Prints Cyber Week Sale continues! Save 25% Sitewide through the weekend. So you still have time to get a great deal on the best personalized holiday cards, Christmas cards, Hanukkah cards, holiday party invitations, custom photo gifts, and everything else on their site. For the rest of the weekend, when you checkout, just use the promo code WKDSALE1112 to ...
Win an Amazon gift code in the Winner Wonderland giveaway hop
Welcome Friends and New Readers! I am thrilled that you're here. Cold winter weather is settling in here on Cape Cod putting me in the giveaway mood! Lucky for you, right? I've been spending a lot of time browsing on Amazon for fun gift ideas for The Texan and The Boy. That got me thinking that many of you are doing the same thing. I'm going to help you put a small dent in your holiday ...
basic brownies with a peppermint twist
I spied this delightful little bits at Trader Joe's and knew they had to come home with me. At the time, I didn't know what I was going to do with them. And then it hit me. Brownies. You can't go wrong when serving brownies as a dessert. Everyone loves them. You can make them with nuts, without nuts, serve them with ice cream, slather them in peanut butter, or top them with Peppermint bark ...