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Elf On The Shelf Ideas
So I spent last night doing surgery on our Elf on the Shelf…like any normal person this time of year…haha. I mentioned his accident and another Elf on the Shelf idea HERE if you wanna go check it out. But now he is alllll healed up, off of bedrest, and back in action. And MY personal Elf on the Shelf system is to forget about him for 23 hours each day and then panic at the EXACT moment that exhaustion has set in and I am ready for bed. SOOOO I cannot go to crazy lengths with this Elf. My ideas have to be quick, simple, and ONLY use items…
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Simple 3 Ingredient Frozen Hot Chocolate
The week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve is always a bit of a blur. Eat, watch movies, play games, eat and repeat. This year the goodies have been an even bigger temptation!! I honestly am a little worried that when Covid restrictions lift, I won’t fit into any pants…or even hoodies at the rate I am going. But that is a WHOLE other story. Today…it is ALLL about yummy cocoa-y goodness. With just 3 ingredients and very little prep work, even my kids can make their own frozen hot chocolate treat. We LOVE frozen hot chocolate at our house. It is a perfect after dinner treat!! It has the…
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Elf On The Shelf Ideas
You guys…I cannot get it together with this darn elf. I was super tempted to just tell the kids that the elf got Covid and be done with it, but I was honestly too tired to write a Covid letter from the darn elf. ARGHHH. Like Christmas isn’t stressful enough without this judgmental elf ruining my nights…and when I forget to move him…my mornings too!! BUT Kid 2 thinks it is SOOOOO fun when the Elf does something besides sit in the Christmas tree for 3 days, that it is hard to resist. SOOOO I grabbed some stuff we had on hand…and created a fun Elf On The Shelf, s’mores…
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Neighbor Gift Idea: Yummy Sugar Cookie Chex Mix
If you are anything like me, you always have big plans for making neighbor treats early each year…and then Christmas Eve rolls around and you are scrambling to make them something yummy at the last MOST stressful minute!!! Seriously, you think I would learn. The only year I was even REMOTELY on the ball, I tried making my neighbors caramels 4 times…FOUR TIMES!! They just would NOT set up!!! Then a friend of mine told me that you cannot make caramels in the rain…SAY WHAT?!?! Sooo now I am all about tried and true recipes that CANNOT fail. And this SUGAR COOKIE CHEX MIX is a favorite!! ANDDDD the best…
