Recipes

Cake Mix Fudge Crinkle Cookies

Chocolate. I just cannot help myself when it comes to chocolate! I think I may have a serious problem. I'm pretty much addicted. But it's just so good! And so are these cookies! Have you ever had a chocolate lava cake? Those little chocolate cakes with warm gooey chocolate that ooze out of the middle… Continue reading Cake Mix Fudge Crinkle Cookies

Christmas, Holidays

Christmas 2018

I'm usually really good about putting up all the Christmas decorations before the first day of the new year. However, that just didn't happen this year. As I write this my living room is still Christmas. I went to the basement to get the boxes to pack away the Christmas stuff until next year. Boxes… Continue reading Christmas 2018

Recipes

Christmas Baking

This weekend we had plans to visit a farm. Every year the owners of the farm put up thousands of Christmas lights and decorations. On opening night Santa comes and the kids can sit in the sleigh with him and take pictures. There's Christmas music, hot chocolate, cookies, and a campfire. People from all over… Continue reading Christmas Baking

Holidays

Christmas in Our Town

Every year our small town holds a Christmas event where everyone gathers together downtown. Downtown is completely shut off and the streets are lined with vendors selling their products, delicious food, hot chocolate stands, rides, games, carriage rides, and pictures with Santa. Some of the stores stay open late so people can shop. The performance… Continue reading Christmas in Our Town

Holidays

Elfster Gift Exchange

Recently I was invited to be a part of an Elfster Gift Exchange with other crafty people from all over. (Elftster is a Secret Santa type of gift exchange.) For this exchange our Christmas gifts to each other had to be handmade  and our budget was $10.00 or under. I made a scarf for my… Continue reading Elfster Gift Exchange

Recipes

Pumpkin Muffins

Yesterday I wrote about our crazy messy front yard and the water pipe. You'll be happy to know that my husband got the water fixed yesterday afternoon. I was so happy to hear that water running through our pipes! Thank you all for your prayers!  I promised I would post the recipe for the Pumpkin… Continue reading Pumpkin Muffins