My camera is broken…so basically the universe was telling me to take a break…so this week is “Re-Run” week of my past posts. Enjoy! P.S. Who says you can’t have a Little Critter Tea Party in the dead of winter? I think we all must. The girls wanted to throw a tea party over the
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I know Valentine’s Day is a while away…but listen, it is freezing cold and I have cabin fever. And we needed to do something to take our minds off being stuck inside way too much. I saw this idea about three years ago and it has been on my to-do list since then. I wish
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Hello those of you visiting from CBS Channel 2 News! To go along with my segment this morning I wanted to re-post this long list of ideas that I posted last year to keep your kids entertained during the winter. Last year around this time I asked my blog readers…. What activities do you do
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Alright, so I know you are all clever and probably have been doing this for years! But this is the first year we have tried using Jolly Ranchers to make Stained Glass Gingerbread Cookies and they turned out super cute. Simple to do. Crush the Jolly Ranchers. Cut holes into your gingerbread cookies where you
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During our night out at Thanksgiving Point the lady at the floral section of the Emporium showed us a great holiday gift idea. I think this would be an awesome gift for a teacher, extended family member, neighbor, or small gift exchange. These are pictures of the 30 I made at my house yesterday for neighbor
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Well, let’s be honest. This is probably very Americanized Korean food but either way, it is oh-so-good. Since I was a little gal my mom has made this every year around holiday time (my dad went on a mission to South Korea for the Mormon Church). Do you like to do a culture themed party
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This is my first attempt at candy making or peanut butter cup making. I had to do it twice to figure it out. Who knew candy making was so tough and precise? And that you can’t chat to your husband or mom and let anything go one degree over…I now know. Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
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Have you heard about this CD yet? I’ll keep this short and simple. The album walks the fine line of respecting and having reverence for the hymns and making them come alive again. It walks the fine line perfectly. For the Beauty of the Earth is beautiful and my favorite song on this Earth. It
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Well somehow I have raised girls that are obsessed with Halloween. Sure, it’s a fun holiday and I like celebrating it but it isn’t one of my favorites. But for THEM, it is! How many times a day do you think I listen to Monster Mash? Just take a wild guess! That will be why we
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Cameron’s birthday was a bit different this year. I decided to do her first “friend party” and, of course, went overboard by inviting 24 children (I know, what can I say). We didn’t keep our tradition of visiting a farm or pumpkin patch or corn maze this weekend, so we are going to do that
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