All Posts Tagged With: "holiday"

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What Do You Do With Your Christmas Cards?

Every year, we get fabulous Christmas cards in the mail and I always end up placing them in a basket, where no one can enjoy looking at them. I went on an internet quest for some better ideas and along the way, found some new blogs to check out, as well as some great […]

17Dec2008 | teal | 0 comments | Continued
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Sand Art Brownies

These make fabulous teacher gifts! I also found they’re nice to have on hand when you need a small, last minute gift.
12 Quart-size jars with lids and rings
42 oz. Chocolate chips
42 oz. White chocolate chunks or chips
32 oz. Chopped walnuts or pecans
50 oz. Brown sugar
12 oz. Cocoa
5 lb. All-purpose flour
5 lb. Granulated sugar […]

11Dec2008 | teal | 0 comments | Continued
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Yummy Santa Craft for Kids

I found this adorable craft and wanted to make it as a little treat for the girls in both the brownie and daisy troops.  I wasn’t as impressed with my work, so opted to let the girls do this as an activity.  They loved it!
First, we put icing on a graham cracker.  I mixed white […]

10Dec2008 | teal | 3 comments | Continued
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Christmas Cards

There have been a few years when I’ve managed to have my Christmas cards written, stamped and ready to mail the first week in December.  There was a year when I even hand made some of those Christmas cards.  This year proves to be a bit different.  The cards are not ready to be mailed […]

10Dec2008 | teal | 0 comments | Continued
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Decorating Pumpkins

Our school had a carnival this past Friday. The girls had a blast participating in all of the typical carnival activities.

There was also a pumpkin decorating contest. We didn’t paint a pumpkin this year, but I took a few pictures of my favorites. There was one of a blow-fish, which I did […]

19Oct2008 | teal | 1 comment | Continued
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Happy Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is especially painful for me, as I lost my mother almost seven years ago to cancer. The time goes by so quickly, but the sense of loss remains. I read an article that offers suggestions on how to use Mother’s Day as a time to heal and remember your mother who’s […]

10May2008 | Teal | 0 comments | Continued