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This is a sponsored post with Provide Commerce and the Social Media Chicks. All opinions are my own. Christmas is such a special time of year for so many of us. There are so many memories wrapped up in the whole idea of the holidays. Personalizing holiday memories is one way to give those memories another element, and this year,…
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John Schlimm, author of Grilling Vegan Style, recently wrote another awesome cook book. The Cheesy Vegan, More than 125 Plant-Based Recipes for Indulging in the World’s Ultimate Comfort Food was sent to me by DaCapo Press. I have been following John on Facebook and Twitter for a long time. He is such an upbeat, positive person that loves life. His…
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My whole family is enamored with Minions. It started with Despicable Me, and when we saw Despicable Me 2 in the theaters, well, we laughed until our sides hurt. Now that the new film is available for purchase, we’ll be able to watch and watch it again and again. I actually took one of the toy minions we have to…
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This post brought to you by VTech Communications. All opinions are 100% mine. One of the first baby purchases we made was a baby monitor. When we were expecting our first, I couldn’t justify (or so I thought) getting one of the new-to-market video baby monitors– we had a small house and I was going to be home full time….
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This post brought to you by LEGO. All opinions are 100% mine. If you know my family at all, you know we LOVE LEGO bricks, sets, Minifigures, games, apparel….all of it. We have a LEGO Advent calendar every year. Sometimes more than one. My son eats sleeps and breathes LEGOs. LEGO just makes so much possible. You can build anything…
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Another of our holiday treat recipes for you today! This recipe for Santa Snowman Rice Krispy treats will yield 12 rounds (using a Wilton round cookie cutter) from a 9 x 13 pan. You can adjust the size depending how large or small your round cookie cutter is. (This recipe makes 12 regular sized squares). The recipe for the bars…
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