Aloha Friday

It's time for another edition of Aloha Friday!!! So, I have been doing "some" research and snooping around about starting a Twitter account. I am not the most tech savvy individual and am not sure what kind of things that you do with a Twitter account.

Do you Twitter?

What do you Twitter?

Do you think I need to Twitter?

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Thousand Words Thursday

Little J's foot with my husbands and my wedding ring. I miss her tiny feet!!! Check out more Thousand Words Thursday at Cheaper Than Therapy!!!

Wordless Wednesday - Happy Holidays!!!

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The Weekend of Homemade Gifts....

This was the weekend to get some of our homemade gifts completed. I have blogged about the bath salts before and this weekend we did Vanilla, Cocoa Butter, and Plumeria scents. We also did our "Blizzard Bites". I have never done a "gift in a jar" but I figured anything covered in white chocolate had to be yummy. You can find these recipes and printable tags at Organized Christmas.

Next were some snowman ornaments. Now, my mom came to me with this idea that she had seen at a craft show. I DO NOT sew and knew there was no way I could make a stocking hat and I can guarantee you I am NOT an artist of any kind but I totally copied the face from the original........let's just say they each have their own character!!! We made one for each of the grandkids on my mom's side of the family. I think they turned out cute and it was pretty much just felt, frosted ball ornaments and paints.

Not Me Monday

Time for a look at what I did not do this past week....

I did not give up and start putting my daughters clothes in a laundry basket in her room because I got sick and tired of her pulling EVERY piece out of her drawer and closet and finding it on the floor.

I did not spend the entire weekend making homemade Christmas gifts so we could save some money this year!!!!

I did not do 5 EXTRA loads of laundry since Friday while my 2 1/2 year old has decided she will potty train now.

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Weekly Winners

Weekly Winners is hosted by Sarcastic Mom. It's where you post your favorite pictures from the past week that YOU took. Since I take a gazillion photos I thought it would be fun to participate. You can check a ton more participants by clicking on the banner above.

Jaise visiting Santa for the first time.

Photo from my first wedding that I photographed


Unity Candle

5 Minutes earlier Jaise was telling me that she wasn't tired "No nite nite"

Virtual cookie exchange

Jen over at Mommay's Mayhem is hosting a virtual cookie exchange. It's pretty simple......all you have to do is share your favorite holiday cookie recipe. I knew right away what recipe I was going to choose.....my grandma's sugar cookies and vanilla butter frosting. It would seriously not be Christmas without these cookies. We always triple this recipe to make a pretty big batch:

1/2 c. shortening (1/2 butter)

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1T. milk

1tsp. vanilla

1 1/4c. flour

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

Chill in refrigerator for at least 3-4 hours but overnight is best. Roll out to desired thickness and cut with cookie cutters. Bake at 425 for 5-7 minutes. Cool then frost with:

3 cups powdered sugar

1/3 cup butter (softened)

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

2T. milk

You can add food coloring for different cookie shapes.