Ah, winter. Such a cozy time of year, seemingly wrapped up very like the presents to be placed under the tree come Christmas Day, with ideas of warmth and familial love and hot drinks and peaceful firesides. Indeed, the festive season is also an intensely …
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year – except for your wallet. The holiday season may be fun, but when you’re purchasing gifts, going on trips and working less, you can easily end up with holiday debt that will take you well into the …
Continue ReadingMoney-saving sales allows you to stretch your family’s budget. You also feel great after scoring a deal. Throughout the year, save big during post-holiday sales when many stores offer clearance sales. Here is a list of what to stock up on after each major holiday. …
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Pumpkins, spiderwebs and apple cider are still the focus, but there's no denying that the holiday season is right around the corner. It may not yet even be November, but stores are already transitioning into their end-of-year deals, and in less than two weeks those …
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Every year, my mom has helped make matching tshirts as a craft project with the grandkids to wear for the 4th of July. This year, she got the whole family involved so we had matching shirts to wear to our annual family reunion and to …
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My mom, sister and sister-in-law went with the red, white and blue food theme for our annual 4th of July family get together. All of the red, white and blue desserts were delicious, so I'm sharing the recipe ideas for your Independence Day party! American …
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Is it too early to start thinking about what you want to dress up as for Halloween? Heck no! You need to think ahead if there is a specific costume idea you had in mind, as popular character costumes sell out fast. Plus you can find …
Continue ReadingHappy Mother's Day! For Mother's Day, we gathered for dinner at my mother's home where her husband grilled, and my brothers did the dishes (mind you, we did use paper plates)! Mom said she didn't want any gifts, but I had the opportunity to review …
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We are going to my mother's for Easter dinner and, as usual, I've offered to bring a dessert since that's what I'm best at. After getting some inspiration from Karyn, I think I need to step it up a notch and make an Easter-themed dessert! …
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My Grandma Synovec used to make “lamb cake” for Easter (keep reading for recipe). My Aunt Carolyn still has Grandma's lamb cake pans as shown above. The paper that came with them says “they are hard strong aluminum molds made by a special process so that …
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