Xmas Cookies

Who says i cannot post christmas goodies in January? lol. I just saw this on my iphone. These are cookies given to us during the holidays. These are homemade ones and were very yummy. They did not last long. They were gone in few minutes.

Splitting Family Dinner Times at Christmas

Guest post of the week by Brittany Booker

Having a few families to visit over the holiday season and trying to visit with everyone can get a little tricky. All of the family talked it over and each schedule parties so each side of the family can have a party without interfering with another one. The weekend before Christmas is one of the family parties that we exchange gifts, play games and have fun with the kids. Since we are gone all day, we lock the house and set the home security systems, especially at this time of year.

Most of the grown kids with family of their own want to spend Christmas with their little ones and we find as a family, splitting up days, overall works better for everyone. We do a gift exchange to save money on buying presents for everyone, and the kitchen load for who is having it, is lessened by having everyone bring something. It is about the only time of the year when everyone can get together, which is what makes it extra special. Paper plates and cups make it easier to clean up quickly, some may frown on it, but it is a time for family and not a time to worry about dirty dishes.

Rabbit Town Christmas Spectacular

Posted by Gaylord Campbell

Going to look at Christmas lights is a tradition that I have done with my family for twenty years now. There is just something special about getting into the car with your entire family and going on an adventure to find who has the best decorated house. One of our favorite places to go was this place called Rabbit Town in the north Georgia area. One man alone owned several acres and made it a Christmas wonderland. The lights covered every inch of his property and it truly was a spectacular sight to see. The lights were set up in a way that as you rode by, each area was a different theme. At the end of his property he had a small lot set up and he himself set up a scene and dressed up as Santa Clause. We would also go and get out picture taken with him each year. The amazing thing was that he did all of this for free. He simply had a donation bucket set up at the Santa scene to help him pay the electric bill. This family tradition was one that I always looked forward to as a kid. Now, that I am in college, I still look forward to it to see the excitement of my ten year old brother as we go though the scenes. No matter how old or young you may be, there is just something about looking at Christmas lights that never gets old. However, as i get older and see the drastic changes in the world, I now see the importance of keeping your house locked and secured with a alarm(adt Security System systems) before you go on any excursion like this. With the whole family gone, Christmas time is unfortunately also a robbers wonderland.

Last minute holiday party

Guest post written by Claudia Noon

Last Thursday I decided that I was going to throw a holiday part at my apartments and invited all of my friends. So my roommates and I kind of threw it together in just two days, but I think that made it even more fun because we didn't have to stress out about everyone coming and what to fix for weeks like we would have if we had planned the party at a reasonable amount of time.

Even though I asked people to bring a drink or refreshment with them, I decided that we should definitely make some just in case. So i went online to find some easy recipes that I could fix that would be party friendly. When I was online searching for that stuff, I came across the website www.ClearWireInternet.com and after I looked through most of it, I showed it to my roommates and we signed up for an internet packages we found on there.

One recipe that we made that was such a success that everyone ate it before the part was over was a smoky cheese ball. I had had some of one once at a party and thought it was great so I knew that my friends would like it too.

Our Christmas Tradition

Guest post written by my buddy Royce Heath

We have a family tradition around here at Christmas time. My kids love to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas. It has to be done every year or Christmas just isn't Christmas around here. We've been doing this since the kids were about 3 years old and even though one of them is a teenager now, we still watch it every year.

We like to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas on our Satellite TV. I always make hot cocoa with whipped cream for everyone and my oldest daughter pops up a huge bowl of popcorn. It usually airs on ABC during the first week of December. My kids love Snoopy and Linus and I think they just love the whole flow of the story.

If you asked my kids what they look forward to on Christmas, I have no doubt in my mind that they would shout Charlie Brown. It's exciting and it really gets you in the Christmas spirit. I love the smiles it brings to my children's faces as they sip hot cocoa and munch on popcorn. Hopefully they will pass the tradition on when they decide to start their own families. I know I will be there to bring in the tradition with them!

Noche Buena

We tried to be different for our Christmas eve dinner or noche buena. It was just only a simple dinner with my BIL family since we are the only closest as far as where we live. We opted not to travel far for Christmas eve. Not in the picture are the ham, cheese cake and crema de fruta. They are all pot luck. It was a nice christmas eve dinner then opening of gifts for the kids. We ended the night through skype conference with our families in the philippines, watching them in their christmas day lunch.

Merry Christmas

Wishing everyone joy and good tidings this holiday season. Hope you are enjoying your Christmas with loved ones, family and friends.

Merry Christmas to All!

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Eggless Christmas cookies

Guest post written by Clarice Broughton

The holidays are always a time when I let all of the dietary restrictions that I normally place on myself go. But this year my doctor warned me that my bad cholesterol is too high so I'm trying to be more careful about it. I thought that one of the ways that I could do this was to take a page out of the vegan cookbook and try and make some yummy Christmas treats without all of the eggs in them.

I went online to try and find some good recipes that fit those restrictions but would still be edible and good by my standards, which can be pretty tough. While I was looking up that stuff I actually came across some clear 4g information and after I read through it some, I decided to change over my internet service to that provider.

After a whole lot of searching and going through the recipes and comments where they were posted to make sure and see what other people thought that actually fixed it, I found this one eggless Christmas cookies recipe that I thought looked like it would be pretty good. I tried them and though I'm sure they would have been better with eggs, they were surprisingly good.

The Reindeer of Christmas

Author: Omar Schwartz

Reindeer are one of the most important parts of any Christmas decoration season and they take a large portion of my home during Christmas. I have them in ornaments, light displays, wall hangings, and more. To put it mildly, reindeer are the creatures of Christmas in my home and I fully intend to keep it that way. There's nothing quite as wonderful as knowing that I have a flock of wonderful reindeer watching over my home during the Christmas season. You have to love that sort of thing.

As everything progresses during the season, I usually find one or two more reindeer collections to add to my home. Everyone, including the spouse, loves Christmas reindeer and loves to enjoy them in decorating form. We also love to admire the reindeer themed Christmas shows we watch on satellite TV from http://www.tvbydirect.com/directv-channels.html.

We also have a lot of reindeer Christmas ornaments that make our tree festive and happy as it can be. There's nothing more important to me than having a tree that's at least 25% reindeer. To me, they're the mascot of Christmas and something that I will always incorporate into my Christmas decorating adventures.

My family loves reindeer, I love reindeer, and we all go out of our way to make sure that the spirit of Christmas is kept by putting these decorations all around our home.

My Christmas Treat

Author: Elias Massey

Every year I look forward to the holidays come I know its time for egg-nog. Egg-nog is my all time favorite treat during the holidays. I was watching satellite tv and a I saw an advertisement for egg-nog, this advertisement put the biggest smile on my face. You wouldn't thing that something so simple could make somebody so happy. For me egg-nog just sets the tone for the holiday season.

Egg-nog also brings back several wonderful memories from my childhood. I remember sipping on egg-nog while helping my Grandma decorate Christmas cookies. My Grandma would also add a little nutmeg to my egg-nog and I thought that was the best thing ever. I am now passing on the tradition of drinking egg-nog and decorating Christmas cookies with my children.

Egg-nog is a great treat during the holidays for children and adults. You can add cinnamon or nutmeg to egg-nog and you can even drink it in coffee. Egg-nog also goes well with warm pumpkin bread. No-matter which way you choose to have your egg-nog make sure to enjoy this holiday drink while watching tv from DirectStarTV.com.

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Christmas

Ozark Mountain Christmas

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hiltons of Branson. All opinions are 100% mine.

Are you planning to go on a Christmas vacation this holiday season? For many others, Christmas is the great time to get away and go some place. This is the time to make your family and loved ones feels so special. There are a lot of destinations where you can spend your Christmas with your family. One best place to bring your family this holiday season is to let them experience the Ozark Mountain Christmas. The Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing and Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel are offering holiday packages since November. They have the it’s a wonderful life package starting at $329 per night up to December 23 where you will experience the ultimate getaway for shopping, relaxation and entertainment plus a lot of discounts at the shops and restaurants with treatment at the Aspire Medical Spa. Every member of the family will enjoy their Christmas holiday. Kids will get the chance to have a story time with Mrs. Claus at the lobby of the Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel. With the Santa’s Coming to Town Packages, Santa himself will deliver presents, cookies and milk to the guests’ rooms.

Take time to let your family enjoy Christmas at Branson, Missouri. Enjoy the Branson festival of lights, the hundreds of shows, the silver dollar city old time Christmas, the blanket of holiday decorations and a lot more.

Christmas In Branson

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hiltons of Branson. All opinions are 100% mine.

Branson Ozark Mountain Christmas is one of the top 100 events in North America for 2009. Experience the festival of lights in almost every shop and theaters while everybody are all on Christmas holiday joy. Branson holiday entertainers bring Christmas spirit to their visitors and families through their entertainment and Christmas shows.

It is nice to bring the whole family to Branson, Missouri during this time of year. The two Hilton hotels are always ready to accommodate you. There are holiday packages that you can avail at the Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing and Hilton Branson Convention center Hotel. They have the It’s a Wonderful Life package starting at $329 per night from November 15 thru December 23rd. The little ones will surely enjoy the Story Time with Mrs. Claus at the lobby of the Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel and if you avail of the Santa’s Coming to Town Package which starts at $189 per night, kids will be treated by Santa delivering presents, cookies and milk to guest rooms.

Take time to bring your family to Branson Missouri and experience the one of a kind Christmas. Enjoy the millions of holiday lights, carolers singing your favorite Christmas songs, festivals, shopping, dining and hospitality. Branson is truly a magical place for the whole family.

Dirt Devil Holiday Buying Guide

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hoover and Dirt Devil. All opinions are 100% mine.

I think I have found the right vacuum I need. I have been shopping for a hand vacuum, but until now I have not made up my mind which model I should buy. I need one that is portable and can be carried inside the van. I also want one that is powerful enough to pick up hair and cereals and has a skinny hose to reach in between chairs. I am so thankful that this dirt Dirt Devil Holiday Gift Guide is now available. I am browsing 19 different kinds of dirt devil hand vacuums right now. Each type of vacuum has an image gallery that can be enlarged for better viewing with all the features and description written. You can even download the manual online. The best feature that really helped me is to be able to compare at least 4 products. This guide is really helpful to shoppers like me. Dirt Devil is also offering free shipping to a lot of its products and with this holiday buying guide, we can avail the almost 300 ways to save with online shopping. Dirt Devil is giving us a new way to shop this Christmas with their holiday deals at dirtdevil.com including gifts for her, gifts for him, family favorites and even hard to find and one of a kind gifts. You don’t have to step out of your house to shop this holiday season. Save gas and do your shopping online in over 300 websites at dirtdevil.com.

Brookhollow Cards

We already got the Business Christmas Cards we ordered for our customers. The design is very different from the previous Christmas cards we had the past years. My boss wants something that is about nature this year so we picked this design for our company. We will start mailing out these cards first week of December for our customers who are outside the U.S.

For all your business card needs, Brookhollow has a wide selection of design for different occasions. All cards can be personalized and they come with matching envelopes. They also have calendars and box chocolates for giveaways to friends with your business name printed on it. Go to their website and check out the various designs they have. This is the best time to place your orders with brookhollowcards.com and avail of the holiday discounts.

Hilton's Exclusive Holiday Package

I was watching a TV show last night featuring the best places across the U.S. where you can spend Christmas with the whole family. One of the best featured Christmas holiday was the Ozark Mountain Christmas in Branson, Missouri. The whole city is filled with holiday lights, music and almost every theater have Christmas shows for visitors. There are carolers in their holiday costumes that walk around adding to the holiday cheer and festivities in the area.

During this season, always check the exclusive special packages being offered by the Hilton hotels. They have two hotels conveniently located at the town center, namely, the Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing and the Hilton Branson convention center hotel. One package called “it’s a Wonderful life” starts at $329 per night from November 15 thru December 23. You can shop, dine and relax during your stay in Branson plus a bonus treatment at the aspire medical spa. For the kids, they will surely enjoy the “story time with Mrs. Claus” in the lobby of the Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel. Give the kids the best unforgettable Christmas holiday with the “Santa Coming to Town” package where they get to experience meeting Santa in person as he delivers presents, cookies and milk to guest’s room. Do not forget to capture this great moment as the kids meet Santa the first time. This package is only from $189 per night.

Treat your whole family to a spectacular Christmas holiday by going the Branson, Missouri. For more information about their exclusive packages, visit their website at www.hilton.com.

Got a New Digicam

I have posted about my broken digital camera on my other blog and hoping that santa will give me a replacement. I was indeed very happy when I opened my christmas present. It was from my friend T and she really surprised me. She does not know about my blog but one time we were at the high school to attend her daughter's singing competition and i told her to just email me photos from the show. Wise Guy.
Thank you so much T. This one is lighter than my old one so my purse is not that heavy anymore. I always have it with me for the precious sony moments anytime. Happy happy joy joy...

Make a Donation

Christmas is the time of celebration and being together with the family. We get ourselves busy by buying our presents to our loved and preparing our homes for parties. Some are very lucky to be with their families and loved one these holiday seasons but there are others who cannot be with their families for a very special reason. I am referring to families of our military heroes who cannot be with their husbands, wives, brothers or sisters. They are doing the unselfish sacrifices for all of us to bring peace and security to our country. As a way of thanking our military service members, veterans and their families, you can make a donation through Sears Heroes at Home Registry. Any amount that you can give can fulfill a wish of one of our military families whose family member cannot be with them this Christmas. This will be our way of giving thanks for the sacrifices they make. Your donations are not tax deductible which will be given as Sears gift cards to registered families. Topping on the wish list at sears.com are kids shoes, boys and girls pajamas, coats and dresses. They can all buy these through the Sears gift cards they will be getting. One best way of giving this Christmas is to be able to give love and fulfilling somebody’s little wish.

Christmas Eve Off

I am back after being off from blogging for the past 24 hours. I was at work yesterday until 3pm then have to stop by the mall for some last minute gifts. It was not crowded at all but not the supermarket we passed by. When we got home, I continued cooking then prepare the house for our Christmas dinner. No chance to open my computer at all. We had a good time. Slept early morning. Woke up late today and watch DVD's while atthe computer at the same time.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a wonderful christmas and the best of the holidays!