Dec 2

Class Party Favors

With two kiddos in school this year, I need to have double of everything for Christmas class parties. I’m keeping it simple though, and giving the same items for both parties.

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I’m making little treat bags filled with Winter themed erasers, soft peppermints, and candy canes too. I save a little money too by using Wilton treat bags. They come in a package of 100, and since they are clear you can use them any time of the year.

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I had a bunch of leftover Christmas labels, so I topped each of the bags with one to add to the holiday charm. I’ve got all of the bags ready for Dylan’s class, and I hope to finish up the bags for Thade’s class soon.

Dec 1

December Monthly Menu

Hard to believe that December is here, and it is my last menu to plan for 2010. With the cool weather here to stay, I’m making a lot of hearty meals and using my Crock Pot whenever I can. I’m going to sneak in a few new dishes this month too. So here we go, it’s December’s monthly dinner menu.

  • 12/1/2010: Beef Stew and Homemade Bread
  • 12/2/2010: Dinner Out!
  • 12/3/2010: Stacey’s Bubble Bread, Bacon, Toast, and Breakfast Potatoes
  • 12/4/2010: Homemade Pizzas
  • 12/5/2010: Sausage-Potatoes-and Peppers with Homemade Bread
  • 12/6/2010: Grilled Chicken, Hominy, and Green Beans
  • 12/7/2010: Chicken & Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, and Homemade Bread
  • 12/8/2010: Salmon Cakes, Corn, Fried Okra, and Rice
  • 12/9/2010: Dinner Out!
  • 12/10/2010: Country Ham, Breakfast Potatoes, and Cream Cheese Sweet Rolls
  • 12/11/2010: Chicken Chow Mien, Chow Mien Noodles, Soba Noodles, Rice and Sugar Dumplings
  • 12/12/2010: Ham & Beans with Cornbread
  • 12/13/2010: Chicken Fajitas, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Cheese Dip, and Re-fried Beans
  • 12/14/2010: White Chili, Tortilla Chips, Ro-tel Dip, and Cinnamon Rolls
  • 12/15/2010: Nacho Bar
  • 12/16/2010: Dinner Out!
  • 12/17/2010: Bacon, Scrambled Eggs, Toast, and Cream Cheese Crescent Bars
  • 12/18/2010: Homemade Pizzas
  • 12/19/2010: Beef Stew and Homemade Bread
  • 12/20/2010: Bean & Cheese Quesadillas, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, and Cheese Dip
  • 12/21/2010: Chili, Saltines, and Brownies
  • 12/22/2010: Nacho Bar
  • 12/23/2010: Dinner Out!
  • 12/24/2010: Cinnamon Rolls, Bacon, Toast, and Scrambled Eggs
  • 12/25/2010: Merry Christmas! Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Homemade Rolls, Chocolate Cream Pie, and Coconut Cream Pie
  • 12/26/2010: Pot Roast with Potatoes, and Homemade Bread
  • 12/27/2010: Salmon Cakes, Corn, Fried Okra, and Cornbread
  • 12/28/2010: Turkey & Noodles with Mashed Potatoes and Homemade Bread
  • 12/29/2010: Ham & Beans and Cornbread
  • 12/30/2010: Dinner Out!
  • 12/31/2010: Grilled Shrimp, Garlic Pasta, Black Olives, Homemade Bread, Chocolate Bundt Cake, Chocolate Ganache Strawberries, and a Champagne toast to ring in the new year!

Have a fantastic December, and Happy Holidays too!

Nov 30

Oh No Snow!

We headed out to the store early, and it was way too cold. We had a few items to get, and I was on a mission to find a hat for Agnes that she won’t immediately remove. We got all of our items, and headed towards the check-out, and that’s when I overheard that it was snowing outside… Snowing?!? It is way too early for snow!

Sure enough there was snow, it was teeny tiny little snowflakes, but Dylan is still ready for a snowball fight. We may be skipping out on the Christmas parade this year though, it is just too stinking cold.