Are you stumped on what Christmas gifts to buy for some of your favorite people? Have you thought about choosing environmentally friendly Christmas gifts this year? I’ve been seriously thinking about how I can help the environment and give meaningful gifts, too. One such way I recently blogged about was a Prepaid Credit Card – it helps lower your carbon footprint, saves on paper, and helps loved ones in this difficult economy.  Another Christmas gift that both helps the environment and brings joy to those who enjoy reading is a …

Christmas is the time of year to gather with your loved ones celebrating your family’s Christmas traditions. Our family, like so many others, congregate anticipating laughter, good food, gift exchange, Christmas songs, and good holiday entertainment.
Christmas is my favorite holiday. One of our Christmas traditions is holding our family Christmas Day party at our house each year. The Christmas decorations placed around our home, both inside and out, hold memories of both long ago and the present.
Christmas is such a wonderful day, spending time with family sharing wonderful traditional Christmas …

Are computer games on your child’s Christmas gift list? What anticipated titles will find their way under your Christmas tree? Before you venture out to the Christmas sales, check around for the best prices and computer games. First, discover what kind of computer games your child prefers by discussing them with him or her. Does he or she like creative, action, mystery, or arcade styles? You can find out more about them by searching online. After you’ve done your research, compare them to some of the fun, great online …

Every year more and more people are getting prepaid credit cards as Christmas gifts. Prepaid credit cards are convenient and your family and friends get to use their Christmas gift for whatever they need or want. Whether it’s to pay bills, purchase something they actually want, or save it for emergencies, prepaid credit cards are great Christmas stocking stuffers. They’re easy to buy – no fighting crowds for the best Christmas sales. They’re easy to use during the after Christmas sales – when your family and friends can get more …

Are you looking for Thanksgiving Day activities to do with your grandchildren while dinner is being prepared? Here’s a family fun Thanksgiving Day activity for kids to help make edible Pilgrim hats that taste yummy!

My daughter, the preschool teacher, sent me a photo of this Pilgrim hat edible treat our granddaughters made today for our Thanksgiving dinner they’re helping to prepare. The Pilgrim hats are easy to make with marshmallows, chocolate coating, and flat cookies.

Making the marshmallow Pilgrim hats will definitely keep them occupied. Be sure to have them wear …

Christmas is approaching fast and Christmas sales are happening – it’s time for this grandmother to get organized to take advantage of the early Christmas sales before the stores run out of the popular toys that are on our 8 year old granddaughter’s Christmas wish list. The hottest toy this year is Zhu Zhu, a life like hamster and his house, wheel, and more. Look at Kaitlin’s wish list for Zhu Zhu and more of the hottest toys on her Christmas wish list. I hope I find some while shopping …

Each year after Thanksgiving recipes have been enjoyed and turkey leftovers are the   main course, there are companies that conduct surveys in the United States to determine the costs of the average meal. They generally figure the costs for a meal that feeds 10 people, and the menu includes turkey and the trimmings — peas, potatoes, pumpkin pie, stuffing, cranberries, rolls, and staple items like butter and milk. They also don’t factor in any leftover food. The American Farm Bureau Association found that the average cost of a Thanksgiving meal …