This is how to make an Eggnog Latte. I love eggnog in small doses and/or diluted just a tad. I typically like to add a splash of Sprite or a little ginger ale to my eggnog. The thought occurred to me that making an eggnog latte may taste good. I did some experimentation and loved …
Christmas
Elf on the Shelf: Ice Fishing. Our elves went ice fishing today. Some of the details are so cute. I love snow sports but I’ve never been ice fishing. I imagine it is fun but also very cold! Pepper Mint and Winter Mint, our EOTS sibling duo love details. In this scene Pepper brought …
This is our Simple Nativity Christmas Mantel. I just love Christmas! I also really enjoy switching up our decorations and mantels each year. This year I wanted to decorate our upstairs mantel in a sophisticated manner. I thought decorating in reds and greens with a splash of white would look nice. I also wanted …
This was our Elf on the Shelf: Oh What Fun! Scene. Our elves, Pepper Mint and Winter Mint (they are siblings), were riding in a convertible car. That had decorated our old doll car with words that said, “Oh What Fun” and, “Sleigh All Day” on them. This was a great EOTS scene as it …
This is our Elf on the Shelf: Bob Ross Painting Party. Bob Ross is the best. I grew up watching him almost daily as we didn’t have many channels on TV to watch and my mom would only let me watch one or two of the channels that we did have. I think Bob Ross …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Nuts. I love to find delicious, festive, and inexpensive gifts for neighbors each Christmas. This is a delicious kettle-roasted mix of nuts in a cute Mason jar accented with a gold lid, rim, and curling ribbon was a perfect fit for neighbor Christmas gifts. Gifting nuts during the holidays is a very …
This is an Elf on the Shelf Sewing Scene that was left for us by our elves. I loved this scene, it is so darling; there were many miniature details that were cute. The elves were sewing on this antique sewing machine that had a manual hand wheel that moved the needle bar, the spool, …
Christmas Neighbor Gift Just Add Snow… Snow Cones plus Free Printable This is a fun and unique gift to give neighbors for Christmas. It is very quick to make, festive, and bright. All I did was take a bottle of shaved ice/ snow cone syrup and add some red, green, and yellow straws and flower …
Elf on the Shelf: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Monopoly. Our elves, Pepper Mint and Winter Mint (they are siblings—hence the same last name) are back for the 2023 Christmas season! Why so early you may ask? Well, we have a split family and my two oldest leave mid-December to spend time with their dad. My …
Hot Cocoa in a Jar Recipe If you want to make a dry hot cocoa mix to put into a jar this recipe has been tried, tested, and approved. My kids, many of their friends, and I, myself all love it. I was actually surprised that so many kids who have tried it like …
Neighbor Christmas Gift Lindt Truffles The Swiss know how to make chocolate truffles. We love all Swiss Lindt chocolate, my children especially love the LINDOR truffles. Lindt is always coming out with new flavors and they have many festive flavors of their LINDOR truffles as well. A bag of festive flavors and some staple flavors …