All I Want for Christmas
Does Mariah Carey have a set of pipes or what? This song gets played LOUDLY. And there’s dancing.
Does Mariah Carey have a set of pipes or what? This song gets played LOUDLY. And there’s dancing.
Ok, ok, I had a crush on George Michael. I admit it. I didn’t know! Anyway, whoever he’s singing this song for, is very lucky.
I found these on Pinterest. I know, I know, I’m seeking counselling for my addiction. Anyway, I couldn’t resist them. Hot Chocolate Blocks 1/2 cup heavy cream 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk 3 cups chocolate semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate.(Make and Take suggested mixing it up, so I did. 1 cup each of 56% Callebaut, …
Okay, they’re not really Snowmen Kisses, it’s meringue, but we’re going with a theme here, so stick with me. Meringue has to be one of the cheapest, easiest and most delicious baked goods you can make. It also makes a great gift during the holidays. Snowmen Kisses 5 large egg whites 1 cup sugar 1/4 …
I’m not sure why I get so sentimental this time of year, but I do. I get ridiculously nostalgic and highly emotional. I look at my children, I get weepy. I hear a Christmas song, I get weepy. I see a Hallmark commercial, I weep uncontrollably. So on the fifth day of Christmas, I was …
The fourth day of Christmas was also the second Sunday of Advent, so we attended mass. For the second week in a row, I stumbled through the “new” service now that the Church has changed all the responses and some of the prayers. Don’t get me started on the fact that maybe it wasn’t the …
Don’t you wish we could just take the month of December off? I mean, off as in no laundry, extra-curricular activities, groceries, house cleaning…..you know, just put it all on pause to fully enjoy the season? Sit around drinking egg nog, socializing and baking cookies? I know, I’m a dreamer. Today, I didn’t really get …
We call these Santa’s Favorite Cookies because when we put these out he didn’t leave any behind. Not one. Santa also left a note saying “Please make these again”. That pretty much says it all, doesn’t it? I love these cookies because they are so easy to make after mass on Christmas Eve and the …