Have you gotten started on your Holiday Prep? If not, don’t worry because you still have plenty of time, but don’t procrastinate any longer!
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Start Your Holiday Prep: Weeks 1 & 2 Guide
The next two weeks, we really need to start gathering our ideas and materials for upcoming holidays… this is something I have done for over a decade to keep from feeling so rushed and frantic before the holidays. We still have those last-minute things that pop up, but everything runs pretty smoothly for the most part.
I really wish I had developed this system a LONG TIME AGO! I will post every week to help keep myself on track and maybe help others also… who knows, maybe I can try to do a quick video about these on YouTube as well!
Here are the links for the whole series:
Ultimate Holiday Planning: A 12 Week Strategy
We are working on weeks 1&2 right now, and so can you! I’ll even try to create a printable for each week to make things a little easier!
Getting Ready for the Holidays Weeks 1 & 2
You can also print out the Event Planning Guide or the Planning Notebook under the Printable Library Tab to help you get started with your plans!
Be sure to leave some of your holiday plans and ideas in the comment section below!
God Bless!
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Old Fashioned Divinity and Seafoam Candy
This candy has been around for a while but I’ve never attempted to make it until I heard Papa reminiscing about it. I’ve meant to try it a few times but that was just the little push I needed to give it a go and my family is glad I did. They truly are divine and they almost melt in your mouth!
It’s a good thing that these will only be made for special occasions as they is FULL of SUGAR!
This recipe really isn’t too difficult but it can be a little tricky… having a candy thermometer and a stand mixer make it a little easier.
It takes about 30-45 minutes to make a batch from start to finish (including clean up) but I can take several hours for the candy to set up completely… try not to eat it all before then!
What are some old-fashioned recipes that you remember from your childhood? I’d love to hear about them in the comments below!
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Polar Express 2024
Hey everyone!
How are you doing? We are doing great… I had to take a couple of days to recuperate from the Polar Express Party. It was so much fun but it did take a lot out of me… I ended up with a migraine that night and spent the next two days in bed with a dreaded FIBRO FLARE but it was worth it… everyone seemed to have a great time.
I didn’t get as many pictures as I should have as I was too busy taking it all in… the smiles, the laughter, and just the blessing of being surrounded by friends and family.
We made some Fudge and Sourdough for gifts plus we still had some things left over from the baby shower and wedding earlier this year so those were given as gifts as well… the kids got lots of little toys and some cocoa and popcorn for their own movie night plus some really cute cups that I found at Dollar Tree…
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Delicious Homemade Treats to Gift This Holiday
Do you have a limited budget? Or maybe you want to give gifts, but you aren’t sure what to give?
We love gifting foods for Christmas as everyone loves food… some are special treats that we only make this time of year so that makes them extra nice to give. We made several treats for our 2024 Polar Express Party and many of them were made as gifts to take home and enjoy… they are always a HIT!
Here are some of our favorite gifts to give (and receive):
- Fudge – so many varieties
- Chocolate candies – flavors for everyone!
- Chocolate-dipped pretzel sticks
- Christmas Breads
- Homemade cookies (some of these recipes could be adapted to a ‘gift in a jar’ type recipe.)
- Hot cocoa mix (you can find several cute ways to gift it on Pinterest)
- Sourdough Bread
- Sourdough Boules (the varieties are endless but our recipe has some of our favorite variations)
- Sourdough Stars and Knots (you can use any type of filling you desire… we love using Nutella, Rosella jam, or Chocolate)
- Sourdough cinnamon rolls… so good!
- Smoky Walnuts
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