traditions

Ever made a mud pie?  Pretty sure "Making Mud Pies" doesn't make the top of the play date To-Do list these days.  For just this reason, my mom included a Mud Pie station  at Grandma's 90th Birthday Party family reunion last week. My mom  and aunt remember making mud pies.  My cousins and... Read More

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Sure, all the Christians are cookie-ing it up for Christmas, but for Hanukkah, there are jelly donuts! Sufganiyot are fried jelly donuts that commemorate the miracle of the oil lasting eight days instead of one. And I can never turn down a jelly donut. I found this recipe on The Blog on 16... Read More

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My girl, my first child who was born about a minute ago, started preschool this week. It was a big day for her and she was pumped so I was pumped too. Today I dropped her off for her second day and on the way in she said, “It’s okay, I don’t need to hold your hand.” OUCH. Good thing... Read More

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Oh, how I’ve loved reading all of the Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme entries! You can read them by following the links at the bottom of this post...you know, that giveaway post that outlines the many gifts that GameStop has shared with us? Talk about making your season BRIGHT. Now it’s my tu... Read More

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You’ve no doubt seen our HUGE holiday giveaway from GameStop—Mama’s Holiday Wish List—and perhaps you’ve wondered what this “meme” business is all about. Easy peasy. To enter, all you have to do is share a few of your holiday wishes with our meme. Here’s mine: 1. What is your h... Read More

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Let me say, right off the bat, that I love Christmas. All of it. The food, the decorating, the family pandemonium, the gift-giving and I certainly don’t turn my nose up at the gift receiving.  I like to plan ahead and take notes, year ‘round, in preparation for the holidays—gift ideas, meal p... Read More

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