Check Out the Savings

If you know that you will be hosting a party in the near future, or a baby will soon be born, then take advantage of the…

Gingerbread Men Versus Gingerbread Houses

When time is short, we cannot always make both gingerbread men and the traditional gingerbread house. So which one do we pick?

I polled my four darlings and got a vote of two for the men and two for the house. I guess my husband…

The Christmas Tree

Most interesting when thinking about holiday traditions are the historical and cultural reasons behind the various traditions involved in our celebrations. For example, the Christmas tree evolved from the custom of bringing a bit of evergreen plant into the house at the winter solstice. In the…

Back to Reality

If we all continue to eat the way we ate during the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, then by the beginning of 2010, most of us would weigh an additional five to ten pounds. So, how can we lose the few pounds we may have put on during the past weekend’s festivities? Also, what tricks can we incorporate…

Friends, Neighbors and Kwanzaa

How can we acknowledge our friends and neighbors during the festivities of Kwanzaa?

If you watched the video clip I posted on Friday, December 18, 2009 you may have noticed that gifts are to be useful and practical. So what can we offer as gifts this…

How Cute Is This?

Although our heads are in holiday celebration mode, for some of us the respite from work and school gives us some extra time to…

Use Your Holiday Cards

I just spent an hour writing out some of my holiday cards. About three days ago we began to receive holiday cards. It…

Christmas Enthusiasm

Perhaps you have seen this very funny video about two very enthusiastic gift recipients on Christmas morning. A commercial was made using this and last year this circulated via email. But, it is so adorable and honest that I had to share it with you today!

Kwanzaa Starts December 26

I don’t know about you but I really wanted to know about the holiday of Kwanzaa.

Check out this video that explains some of the customs and traditions of this holiday!

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The Chanukah Party

This past Friday night we were included in our friends’ Chanukah party. Normally on Friday nights, Shabbat, the Sabbath is observed. With the first night of Chanukah and Shabbat occurring together, we began the evening with many blessings, songs, candle lighting, and delicious challah, (egg…

Not Very Romantic

We all like to get that romantic gift now and then. Perhaps, we recently got a gift that was meant to please us but…

The gift I would like to discuss today is neither romantic nor really something one puts on a desired-gift-list. That gift is the slow cooker. It is found…

Everyone Lights Candles

Check out this beautiful video of candle lighting worldwide!

The lighting of candles seems to be a universal tradition!

Candlelight brings us hope!

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Craving Candy

The fact is that everyone craves and loves candy. Maybe we don’t all have the same taste in candy, but in some form or another, young…

Bridal Shower Song

Check out this video clip! What a great idea to compose original lyrics to a song and sing to the bride and guests at your planned bridal shower!

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Happy New Year

You know what we’re doing this New Year’s Eve with our entire neighborhood. But…

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