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My Christmas Menu (Including Honeybaked Ham Copycat Recipe)

My Thanksgiving menu was pretty successful but I think, just maybe, I'm done making a large turkey for the holidays. I'm tired of how much it costs, how much I end up wasting and how long it takes to cook. Just done fussing over it. So while in years past, my Thanksgiving and Christmas menus were generally identical, this year I'm going to do it a bit differently. It is definitely scaled back … [Continue reading...]

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Giving Back With Your Kids This Christmas + A Feel-Good Giveaway!

Last Christmas, I sat on the floor in a sea of torn wrapping paper. My kids were off playing with tag with each other and grabbing handfuls of snacks off the counter. I felt like we went through all the motions of "Christmas" but was it really worth it? Was a mountain of toys on Christmas morning necessary? It was then that I decided that in 2012, Christmas would be different. This year, I will … [Continue reading...]

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Christmas just ain’t Christmas without…

Merry Christmas!!! … [Continue reading...]

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Dear Santa,

I haven't written you a letter since....well, ever. I've never really believed in you, but I have a few requests and I don't reallly want to bother God with this. He has much too much on his plate to worry about me whining about Christmas presents. So here it goes. I would like a house. I know you're thinking, "How the heck is that gonna fit on the back of my sleigh?" Hmmm...I guess you're … [Continue reading...]

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Give Your Kids the Ultimate Christmas

As soon as the Halloween costumes get marked down 75%, the stores begin to put out their Christmas displays. (Those who love Thanksgiving are just SOL, I guess.) Check out every parenting magazine and they are packed with gift ideas. I just read a few and was slightly impressed. They seem to understand that money is a little tighter this year. Good for them. But that 13 of its "58 Best Toys" were … [Continue reading...]

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