How to Simplify Your Holiday Season to Make Room for What Really Matters As we were climbing into bed last night (at 8:30 pm, because we’re officially old and also exhausted), Tim said to me, “We really grabbed Christmas by the balls this weekend.” Jingle bells, honey. We grabbed it by the jingle bells. Where’s …
Move over, pumpkin patches and haunted houses. There’s a new Halloween experience in town, and it’s LIT. OK, sorry. Bad puns aside, if your family are fans of Morton Arboretum’s Illuminations or Brookfield Zoo Lights, this Halloween lights spectacular is worth checking out. A cool evening with that unmistakable crispness in the air will have …
Another easy holiday take-along for moms of picky kids: If your Thanksgiving fruit turkey was a hit, keep the momentum going with this holiday JOY fruit tray arrangement. The best part about this one is there is no fruit cut-up required. Berries and grapes are my favorite fruits because you wash them and eat them, …
If I had to pick a holiday indulgence — just one — it would be tough. But frosted sugar cookies would ultimately win out over everything else. I only make them once a year because the process of making the dough, rolling it out, cutting out the cookies, and baking them is admittedly a production. …
