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Happy Holidays from Major Mom!

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Happy Holidays from Major Mom and Family!
Happy Holidays from Major Mom and Family!

Okay, okay, so I’m a bit behind here.

“But at least you’re kept your head above water with all the holiday obligations, right? You seemed to have had a billion Christmas parties for Dave’s unit, scouts, the spouses’ club, and the boys’ piano lessons.”

I guess so — the house was decorated, trees trimmed, gifts were purchased and wrapped, cards made and sent out, and we made it to everywhere we were expected to be this season — with White Elephant gift exchange gifts as needed.

I was pretty tired by the time the kids started their holiday break on the 18th. It was non-stop from the week after Thanksgiving.

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The Annual Holiday Open House…Cute Party Idea and Recipes to Share

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Why invest in those complicated key-ring-like wine charms when you might have a house full of THESE? I’d heard about it from one of the GeekMoms.  I can’t remember whether it was on GeekMom itself, or one of the GeekMoms referencing another website with this idea. I went through my kids’ THOUSANDS of Silly Bandz … Read more

Cranberry Almond Biscotti: From 2008

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I made these last evening also.  I didn’t have enough almonds, but had plenty of almond extract so these taste SO GOOD this year! ****************************** Cranberry Almond Biscotti. This is a recipe I’ve been making for over 10 years.  This is one sophisticated cookie…cranberries are always so, well, holiday! What’s cool is that the only … Read more

The Neiman Marcus Cookie: Legend Turned Family Tradition — from 2008 Post

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Another post from 2008, and the next cookie recipe headed into in my stand mixer this afternoon.  This isn’t really a Christmas cookie, but it’s among my most popular (after the Holiday Surprises). **************************** I’m not going to waste time going into the legend of the Neiman Marcus cookie.  I will simply  refer you here and … Read more

A Quick Holiday Craft Idea

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I’ve been contemplating holiday crafts for Dave’s squadron’s Christmas party.  I’m helping to set it up. (Oops, did I say “Christmas?”  I mean, um, “Holiday“.) I recalled doing God’s Eyes in Girl Scouts and Sunday school when I was growing up.  With all these remnants of yarn hanging around from my HAP afghan rectangles, and a … Read more

Holiday Lights!

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Today the family more or less was lazy around the house, every once in a while working on the holiday decorations.  I whipped together three recipes of sugar cookie dough for this coming week, and we finished decorating both Christmas trees. This year, for the first time, we put up two Christmas trees.  We started … Read more