Our Polar Express Party was a huge hit thanks to all the help from our amazing family and friends! I’m so glad that we decided to give it a go even though we don’t really have our house set up the way we want it yet… its better to work with what you have right now and not keep putting things off until everything is ‘ready’ or ‘just right’ because that day may never come!
The kids had a fun time and are already making plans for next year! I’ll share some photos of the setup.
It’s just about that time of year when I need to get started on my Christmas Fudge. I definitely need to get it made before the Polar Express Party so we can share it with our family and friends who may come to visit.
Here are the recipe links for the fudge flavors that we have made in the past:
The Milk Chocolate Fudge has several flavor variations to try.
Milk Chocolate Fudge (Christmas Fudge) — several flavor variations!
I am hoping to try a couple of new flavors this year… maybe even an egg nog flavor! It’s always fun trying out new flavors and sometimes we have great success while others are total flops but we have fun trying!
Here are some of the other candies that we make around this time of year as well:
Chocolate Covered Eggs (updated with more flavors!) (shape into balls for Christmas Candy)
Crockpot Chocolate Peanut Clusters aka Reindeer Poop
Haystacks aka Noodle Cookies (2 versions here)
We hope you find these recipes easy to use and we pray that you have a blessed holiday season!
Let us know in the comments what your favorite Christmas Candy is!
Are you trying to find the perfect gift for someone on your list this year?
With the economy the way it is many of us have drastically cut back on gifting as we just don’t have the money left after paying for the basic necessities. Why not make sure that you give a gift that is sure to be appreciated?
I’m going to let you in on a little secret that many people are afraid to tell anyone… I don’t know why it is so hard to say but we love our friends and our families but CLUTTER is driving us CRAZY and Christmas seems to bring another level of CRAZINESS with it. Some of us, myself included, are drowning in the CHAOS of LIFE right now and the holidays can get very overwhelming!
I’ve seen many posts in many different groups about people asking for these kinds of clutter-free gifts and really these make a lot of sense in a lot of ways. I know many of us have been trying to simplify our lives and our homes so many of these ideas would help to keep the clutter out of our homes but allow us to benefit in so many ways.
I know our family loves going to the zoo or the museum and these would be awesome gifts… maybe someone you know would like this as well. If we had an aquarium near us that would be amazing as well.
There have been a couple of times that we’ve received tickets to go to local places and we have had an amazing time… without the thoughtfulness or generosity of others, we would not have been able to have those experiences.
Another idea is to gift a subscription or membership for a service that someone may use or need. In our home, we love using various programs but many of them have also had to increase their prices.
We also love using our Amazon prime for videos as well as a couple of other companies as we don’t have any TV service here.
Continue reading “Give a Clutter-Free Gift Without Breaking The Bank!”
Yesterday afternoon I had the kiddos help me dig out the Christmas decorations and the tree. I’m so thankful that we’ve used color-coded totes (dark green for Christmas) for our seasonal decor as this makes it much easier to find the necessary items.
The kids were a little upset that we didn’t put the tree up last night but they were super excited to find some early gifts on the table this morning.
Continue reading “St. Nicholas Day 2022”
Here in our neck of the woods, the stores are looking a little sparse so I’ve been trying to grab what I can when I see it for our upcoming holiday meals… have you planned yours out yet? If not, I’ve got some easy recipes for you to use and some menus from previous years that may inspire you.
Our holiday meals here may not be quite as grand as they have been in the past but when everyone joins around the table we have more than enough!
Here are some of our favorite recipes:
Brown Sugar & Honey Glazed Ham
Roasted Turkey w/ Giblet Gravy
Favorite Sweet Potato Casserole
Grandma’s Mac N Cheese sprinkled with bacon
Mashed Potatoes and/or Super Yummy Caulitaters
Old-Fashioned Cornbread Dressing
Potato Salad (with cauliflower alternative)
Steamed Broccoli with Cheese Sauce
Empty Tomb Rolls (aka Resurrection Rolls)
Chocolate Pudding Pie – (This was something I always looked forward too with my Mom-Mom)
Luscious Four-Layer Pumpkin Cake
Milk Chocolate Fudge (Christmas Fudge)
Need a recipe you don’t see listed? Try checking out the search bar or leave a comment and we’ll try to get one posted ASAP!
We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!
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