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It’s Thursday and that means it’s time for a NEW This and That. Today, we are sharing what’s new on the blog, some fun finds, and what we’ve been up to! Please leave a comment if you have any questions or you just want to say hi, we love hearing from you. Have a great day!
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- We put our tree up the day after Thanksgiving. Do you have an artificial tree or real tree?
- We watched August Rush with the boys over the weekend. I’ve always loved that movie. What are your favorite older family friendly movies? We are making a list to watch with our boys.
- How a dog became the town mayor.
- I think Maria has shared this pillow before, but if you need a reminder, it’s the best pillow.
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- On the blog this week, my cookie baking essentials, a sugar cookie with a twist, and a very festive cookie, pictured above!
- Make sure you sign up for my special Holiday Cookie Campaign. It’s free and you will get lots of cookie recipes, baking tips, and free downloadable gift tags. You can also browse my cookie section. Start making your holiday baking list! My list is long:)
- I finished Lessons in Chemistry and loved it. I am excited to watch new episodes of Virgin River tonight!
- Love this cardigan and sweater, great color options!
- I was on the That Was Delicious podcast, listen here!
- These cookies are SO fun!
- It is SO hard for me to leave the house after 5 pm. As soon as it gets dark, I want to be in my pjs and on my couch settled in for the night.
- Simplify your holiday season, good reminders.
- What are your favorite holiday traditions? One of my favorites, we let the boys pick out a Christmas ornament every year so when they leave the house they have a collection to take with them.
- I want to make this holiday appetizer.
- Classic black and white.
- This recipe has been very popular this week!
- A fun jacket for the holidays. I wore mine yesterday!
Here are some favorite classic family movies that Caleb and Maxwell might enjoy:
Swiss Family Robinson, The Wilderness Family, Escape to Witch Mountain, Return from Witch Mountain, and Race to Witch Mountain- Dwayne Johnson, Stuart Little, The Rocketeer,
The Karate Kid, Cool Runnings, The Shaggy DA, Snowball Express, and That Darn Cat!
Thank you so much. Cool Runnings is one of our favorites.
hey y’all- great list! Yummy food and cute clothes! I put up my Christmas tree Monday. Love your tree- oh so pretty!!
Thank you!
Hi everything I have seen today looks wonderful thanks so much for what I always get from you wonderful people.
Thanks!
I’ve purchased Hallmark ornaments since 1973 – my first Christmas after college. I started buying ornaments every year for my nieces after their birth in 1978 & now buy them for their kids. As you said, this will give them a collection to take with them to their own homes when grown. A great tradition!
Fun! When I was little I picked out the Crayola ornaments every year. I still have them.
I’m super excited about Virgin River too! If you love VR, you should check out Sullivan’s Crossing. It’s another Robyn Carr series and is very similar to VR. It’s really good! You can watch it for free on CTV.
Thanks, I will check it out.
I love the light your tree gives off..what type of lights did you buy? As always, thank you for your great ideas, recommendations and recipes! Enjoy the holidays!
Thank you! It is a pre-lit tree.
I did the same thing with my two boys. Every year they picked out an ornament for our tree. Now they are 34 and 36 yrs old. I asked them several times that they can take their ornaments for their trees and they didn’t want to take them! I didn’t ask them why. I think? they just wanted to have them on our tree. Last year I put them all on and both loved seeing them.
It’s such a fun tradition.
Beautiful Christmas tree.
Thank you!
Maria, I made the Easy Sugar Cookies and all I can say is “Wow!” I loved my Mom’s sugar cookies, but these are much better.
So easy, no chill time required and they taste SO GOOD! This will be my “go to” sugar cookie recipe going forward. I rolled them in red and green sugar to make them festive for Christmas.
Thanks!!! Keep the recipes coming!
I am SO glad you loved them!! Thanks for letting me know.
Thank you so much for the Simplify your holiday season list. This is so important and I needed to be reminded of some things.
And I totally can relate to wanting to stay inside after 5 pm!
Have a festive and cozy December!