December 2009

Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2009 0 comments

I’d like to just take a moment and wish all of my readers who celebrate Christmas a happy holiday. I hope you and your families have a safe and enjoyable holiday season.

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I’m so very excited! It’s less than a week before Christmas and we are having our first snowfall of the year! We have close to three inches already and more is expected to accumulate during the day today. Hopefully it won’t all melt this week and we’ll have a white Christmas!

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Guidance For Setting Up Your New HDTV

December 18, 2009 0 comments

Recently we were able to save up and invest in a newer, bigger television. We spent a lot of time researching and reading reviews to finally narrow it down to the Panasonic G10. I have to admit that even though I initially thought my husband chose way too big, it is a really great TV. The picture is awesome, especially with anything animated. We haven’t really tweaked any of the settings right out of the [...]

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Counting Down The Days Til Christmas

December 17, 2009 0 comments

Next week at this exact time, it will be Christmas eve. I cannot believe how fast this month has gone by! I haven’t been around here much cause I’ve just been so overwhelmed with holiday stuff. I’m almost ready. We have one more person to buy for this weekend and then I have to finish my wrapping. Thankfully we don’t have to buy for too many people. Not only do I have to worry about [...]

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Christmas Cookie Recipes: 225 Blogs To Explore

December 11, 2009 2 comments

We are down to less than 2 weeks until Christmas and everyone seems to be switched into high gear. The stores today were crazy but I managed to get the last of my shopping finished. Thank goodness! Now I just have to remember to stay home for the next two weeks and avoid the stores. My last shopping stop was Target today. My tree was in need of a few more ornaments so I stopped [...]

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10 Cookie Recipes – 100 Calories or Less

December 8, 2009 0 comments

During the month of December, it’s easy to be consumed by guilt with all the goodies that are ingested. So wherever you can save a few calories, the better. Eating Well has a nice slideshow of 10 cookie recipes that are 100 calories or less. Fig ’n’ Flax Thumbprint Cookies Lusciously Nutty Holiday Logs Outrageous Macaroons Italian Hazelnut Cookies Chocolate Coconut Meringues Almond & Honey-Butter Cookies Yummy Molasses Crackles Boot Tracks Angel Delights Double Nut [...]

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Holiday Gift Idea: BookSwim Book Rental Club

December 7, 2009 0 comments

I’ve found the perfect gift for the book lover in your life! BookSwim is a service similar to Netflix but with book rentals instead of movie rentals. Or maybe you love to read but hate having stacks of books lying around that you’re only going to read once. BookSwim is the first online book rental library service lending you paperbacks, hardcovers and now college textbooks Netflix®-style directly to your house, without the need to purchase! [...]

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