The holidays have definitely arrived. The calendars are flipped to December, our advent calendars are in full swing and our house is looking ultra festive. It’s the most wonderful time of the year AND it can be one of the most stressful. I feel like it’s taken me several years to hit my parenting stride when it comes to the holidays,…
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When I was maybe 8 or 9, my mom got invited to a cookie exchange party in our neighborhood with a bunch of other neighborhood moms. She made these dipped Oreo Cookies and I’ve remembered them for more than two decades because they are SO CUTE. I started making them again back when we lived in North Carolina and have…
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You know those books where you just CANNOT get enough? Last Christmas in Paris was one of those books for me. As I was preparing to put together the much-requested list of Christmas Books for Adults, I asked for recommendations on Instagram and Stephanie suggested Last Christmas in Paris. I’d never heard of it, but the title intrigued me and…
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Every year, THE very most popular gift guide on my blog is what we’re actually giving our girls for Christmas. It’s one thing to put together a list of ideas – it’s another to share what you’re really wrapping for under the tree. We usually do five gifts for each of our girls and this year we decided we wanted…
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WEEK OF Dec 1, 2019 Monday: Bacon and Avocado Bagel Sandwiches Chips Kiwi Halves Snack: Chocolate cream cheese hand pies Tuesday: Crockpot Quinoa Chili Biscuits Snack: Wheat thins with laughing cow cheese wedges Wednesday: Cream Cheese and Chicken Orzo with Tomatoes and Basil Green Salad Clementines Snack: Apple slices with peanut butter and mini chocolate chips Thursday: Thai Green Curry…
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