Any kind of holiday or occasion involving food is a high alert time for food allergies. Near and dear to my heart is the issue of food allergies. Our daughter and my brother have life-threatening food allergies that require planning, research, and prevention. The key to success in not having an emergency room visit, or [...]
If you are able to take a day off to shop, do it! Before your big shopping day, make your list and check it twice. A comprehensive list with the sizes you needs, people you need to shop for, stocking stuffers, entertaining housewares, and sale flyers will help you organize your day. Plan a time-saving [...]
Handmade wish lists have a certain charm and appeal that you won’t see anywhere else, so hang on to these! Make copies before you mail them to Santa! Great advances have been made in online wish lists. There is something for everyone! The Amazon Wish List is our top pick. Our favorite feature is that [...]
We’ve started a Mommy-Daughter date night in our family once a week after choir rehearsal. I pickup my daughter from choir and we have dinner together with lots of talking, then we go to a bookstore, then home. This has been a really wonderful thing for us as she gets older (9) and needs to [...]
What’s on top of your Christmas tree? Star or angel? Tell us what you have on your tree by voting in the poll in the sidebar of this page. If you have a specific reason for one or the other, post it in a comment. I’m curious to know how people make this decision. I’ve [...]
I asked my sister about her favorite Christmas tradition and she replied very quickly: “My favorite tradition is caroling (Are you surprised?). I have done it every year with the kids and other friends on the Sunday before Christmas. We take the guitar, jingle bells, any other instruments on hand, and friends who can harmonize [...]
This is a great way to get in the holiday spirit. Help someone less fortunate than you. I recently became aware of a child who needs a powered wheelchair. She has lupus and juvenile arthritis. The parents are unable to provide a $1000 wheelchair for their child who seriously needs it. It must be powered [...]
My friend Michelle sent me a note with her favorite Christmas memory filled with traditions: “Absolutely, hands down…. Family dinner, followed by the opening of one gift, then Midnight service at church, ending with ‘Silent Night’ by candlelight and coming home and making ‘reindeer food’ with my nieces and nephews. They’re grown now and we [...]
Rhonda, a fellow elf, sent in a favorite family tradition: “Every year on Christmas eve, we bake a birthday cake for Jesus. We light some candles and sing Happy Birthday. We have decided his favorite cake is probably chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.” My daughter thinks this is a great idea! Kids love birthday parties [...]