Tag: holiday
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Homemade Peppermint Mocha
I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to make a peppermint mocha that wasn’t full of a lot of calories. Can I be honest? The ones from Starbucks are not my favorite. They add way too much chocolate. I would rather have the peppermint shine through. I love peppermint in my lattes so […]
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My Valentine’s Days
Yes, I said days. I had an unexpected day off on Valentine’s Day so Hubby and I went out. Then I took the boys out on Friday which is a rare occurrence now that they are older.
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Fourth of July Parade – 2018
This year I decided to sit at the beginning of the parade not realizing I was going to miss all of the cool floats. Our town’s parade begins in 4 spots – a church and 3 entrances of a shopping plaza. If a float or group started at the church or the one entrance of […]
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Fourth of July Fireworks
This year some kind soul paid for the fireworks display in our little city. So we had a bigger and better fireworks display this year. When the fireworks display was over with, you could smell the sulfur and see all the smoke. I was able to get a lot of good photos of the fireworks. […]
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Our Fourth of July – Afternoon and Fireworks
After the parade, the Wee One went with his grandma, aunt, and cousin. They had Arby’s for lunch which made the Imaginative One upset. Later on, the Wee One and my niece came over to my house to swim. I took a few photos of them swimming with the Imaginative One.
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Our Fourth of July – The Parade
Every year, our town hosts a Fourth of July parade. Last year, I was too ill to go to the parade. This year I decided the boys, Hubby, and I should watch it even though we had the chance to walk in the parade. Before the parade begins, there is a fly over. This year […]
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Gingerbread Coffee Creamer
It costs $4.25 for a tall (small) Starbucks’ gingerbread latte. You can make this creamer for half that price. You’ll get the same great flavors found in gingerbread. Molasses, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger are flavors you associate with gingerbread. So those are the flavors I put into my homemade creamer.
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Makes it own Crust Apple Pie
Last week I found this recipe on This Week for Dinner’s website. I thought this was a genius idea because you don’t need to make a separate crust for the pie. I don’t know if I’ve attempted to make homemade crust. Usually, I use the store-bought variety. This pie is easy to put together. Although it called […]
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Easy Fudge
Who doesn’t love fudge?!? It’s rich and decadent. Recently I found a recipe for an easy fudge that I decided I needed to try. It is so easy to make and tastes yummy! The best thing is that it only requires 3 ingredients! Yes, I said it right; I only needed three ingredients. Not bad […]
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