I have so many posts in my head to share with you, it isn’t even funny, but before I tell — and show! — you what’s been keeping us busy, I wanted to share this great Christmas book with you! It was written and published by my friend Angie’s husband, Jay Foreman, and it’s a [...]

I’m not sure if I’m said this recently, but I LOVE Christmas! Tsh from Simple Mom recently posted her thoughts about Santa Claus on her personal blog, and while we do things a little bit differently (there’s a brief summary of how we do it as the first comment on this post), I absolutely share [...]

I’ve been thinking about these posts since we put our Christmas tree up almost a month ago, but I figured I better wait until most people had their trees up as well! I’d love to share some of my favorite Christmas ornaments with you, and I hope you’ll do the same. Just post on your [...]

I made these super easy Christmas cards this morning, and I’m really happy with how cute they turned out! If I’d known they would be as easy as they were, I probably would have just made our Christmas cards instead of buying them!

To make, cut simple Christmas tree, star and present shapes from construction [...]

If you follow me on Twitter, you probably already saw that I started on my Christmas plans last night. Now, before you think I’ve lost my mind, I’m not the only one, as I’ll show you in a minute. AND, because this is “the year of the homemade gift” in our home (and I don’t [...]

Photo from KraftFoods.com
Mmmm….these are to die for. They’re so yummy and such a fun treat to make at Christmas time. They would make a great gift for neighbors, but they need to stay refrigerated, so they’re not as versatile as some of the other cookies I’ve mentioned.
Oreo Truffles, from KraftFoods.com
1 pkg. (1 lb. [...]

Photo from the Orlando Sentinel

Every Christmas, my mom comes over for a day, and we make these candy cane cookies, which I remember making as a little girl. Ours actually turn out pink and white because we use regular food coloring, so if you want red ones, be sure to pick up some gel [...]

These are two of my favorite Christmas cookie varieties. Peanut butter blossoms are a classic cookie, and when I found this recipe for chocolate crinkle cookies, I decided to use candy cane kisses to make candy cane blossoms. I thought they turned out so cute, and they were so rich and delicious!
Peanut Butter Blossoms, from [...]