31-Peppermint Ice Cream Cake

Try this 4 Ingredient {Eagle Brand Condensed Milk, Permints Crushed, Vanilla, and Heavy Cream} NO ICE CREAM MAKER - PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM
with a simple Chocolate cake BOX recipe made in 9" round pans.

2018 Year In Review

The Year in Review for 2023
Source: blogs911.com

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2018 Advent Calendar Countdown

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Top 10 : Christmas Gifts in 2018

If you're thinking of a great Christmas gift to give, here are ten of the best selling Christmas products suited for everyone.

10 Best Selling Christmas Products in 2018

Smartphone Projector 
-- Turns YouTube videos etc... into cinematic masterpieces.

Mobile Lens Kit 
-- 3 various lenses, which include macro, wide-angle, and fish eye.

Apple Watch Series 2 
-- Waterproof, brighter display and GPS

PlayStation VR 
-- A popular gift for gamers out there.

Lumee Lighted Selfie iPhone 6 Plus Case 
-- Perfect video chat lighting and selfie wherever you are.

Personalized Crates 
-- May be used for several uses around the garden or home.

3Doodler Start 3D Printing Pen 
-- Construct items that spin, roll, and stand up.

Seed Tins 
-- Providing the perfect haven for the seeds

Pokemon Moon or Pokemon Sun 
-- Full of nostalgia, reminiscing this Christmas happily

Azalea Christmas Tree 
-- Available in different colors, these plants bloom year after year

Adapted From: PoutedMagazine

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Lyrics - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Want to sing along? Just follow the lyrics below!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

artist: Johnny Mathis

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Everywhere you go;
Take a look in the five-and-ten,
Glistening once again
With candy canes and silver lanes aglow.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas,
Toys in every store,
But the prettiest sight to see
Is the holly that will be
On your own front door.

A pair of hop along boots
And a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of Barney and Ben;
Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk
Is the hope of Janice and Jen;
And Mom and Dad can hardly wait
For school to start again.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Everywhere you go;
There's a tree in the Grand Hotel,
One in the park as well,
The sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas;
Soon the bells will start,
And the thing that will make them ring
Is the carol that you sing
Right within your heart.

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25-Non-Alcoholic EggNog

Egg Nog may be around only at Christmastime ... but I LOVE it !! This is an easy non-alcoholic recipe that me and my son Roger enjoy. 

Advent Day 25

2018 Advent

Holiday Cartoon Recommendation

"The Small One - 1978"

Directed by Don Bluth, the short takes place in Nazareth and tells the tale of a young boy and his beloved donkey Small One, which he is forced to sell, but wants to give it a good place to go, eventually selling it to Joseph and Mary as transportation to Bethlehem. The story is based on a children's book by Charles Tazewell.

[ Also read this summary here ]

Today's Holiday Activity To Do

Spend the day with Family and HUG each other

Today's Recipe

Christmas-Tree-Cream-Cheese-Danish

Today's Festive Link

Francine's Poetry / Emotion

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24-Christmas Morning Egg Bake

Put together the night before and place in the refrigerator, covered.
Bake Christmas morning

Advent Day 24

2018 Advent

Holiday Cartoon Recommendation

Timmy's Gift :: A Precious Moments Christmas :: 1991

When the baby Christ is born, a child angel is assigned the duty of crowning the divine infant.

Today's Recipe

Braunschweiger Dip

Today's Festive Link

Official NORAD Santa Tracker

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Legend Christ Child

Legend Of The Christ Child

The Legend of the Christ Child gave birth to the Christmas tree. Learn here how this came to be.


The Legend 
There was a poor woodcutter who worked hard to make his ends meet and earn his daily bread. He had a loving wife and two lovely children called Valentine and Marie. All of them helped him in his work, were obedient to him and were pious in nature. They read the Bible daily, even on days when they had nothing or very little to eat. Once, when they were going through this particular daily ritual, somebody knocked on the window. It was a little child suffering from cold and hunger. They pitied him and immediately took him inside their small home. Both the children offered him a place near the fire to keep him warm and a portion of their bread. Since, he seemed very tired, they offered him their bed too while they slept on the bench in great discomfort throughout the night.

The stranger child thanked them for their kindness and soon fell asleep. The family prayed for the poor child who did not even have the nice warm room and the comfortable bed that they had. They could only fall asleep late at night but little Marie was woken up in the wee hours of the morning by sweet musical sound of harps and singing that seemed almost divine. She gently woke up her brother Valentine and, together, they listened to the notes and realized that it was the angels singing for the Christ Child, the child they had played host to a day before. Their hearts leapt with happiness and then they looked through the window and saw the most beautiful dawn breaking and a number of little children holding golden harps and lutes, dressed in sparkling silver robes.

The brother and sister turned around to see the stranger Child standing behind them wearing golden robes and a golden crown. He told them that he was indeed the Christ Child and wandered around to give good things and joys to loving children. Since they had been so unselfish and helpful, he gave them his blessing and took a bough from a nearby fir tree and planted it in the ground. He then told them, that this branch would soon grow up to give them Christmas fruits every year. The Christ Child then vanished leaving the children overwhelmed with what they had seen and heard. Soon, the fir branch grew into a high and stately Christmas tree that bore golden apples, silver nuts and lovely toys on every Christmas Eve. Hence, it is said that it is in remembrance and anticipation of the Christ Child that the Christmas tree is decorated every year.

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Advent Day 23

2018 Advent 

Holiday Cartoon Recommendation

"The Legend of the Candy Cane - 2001"

"The night a mysterious stranger rode into the lonely prairie town of West Sage, no one realized their lives would never be the same."

Today's Recipe

Holiday Ritz | Peanut Butter

Today's Festive Link

Google's Santa Village/Tracker

Filled with movies,games,recipes and more to do til Santa departs for Christmas.

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Advent Day 22

2018 Advent

Holiday Cartoon Recommendation

"The Christmas Dinosaur (2004)"

"Eight-year-old Jason Barnes is a dinosaur freak. All he wants for Christmas is a high-tech, robotic toy called Dino-Bot. Unable to wait, he opens one of his presents early. What he finds, however, is a petrified dinosaur egg. How boring...until the egg hatches and a baby pterosaur is born! Jason names him Spot, and hides him in his bedroom. When the dinosaur begins to grow at an alarming rate, Jason realizes that he needs to find it a bigger home! Now if only he can keep it hidden from his parents long enough to reunite the baby dinosaur with his family in time for Christmas."

Today's Holiday Activity To Do

---UPCOMING INFO---

Today's Recipe

No-Bake Haystacks | Chow Mein Noodle Cookies

Today's Festive Link

Penny Parker's :: The Christmas Place

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Advent Day 21

2018 Advent 

Holiday Cartoon Recommendation

"The Glo Friends Save Christmas - 1985"

It's Christmas Eve and the Glo Friends are getting Glo Land ready for the holidays. Santa Claus and his reindeer are also preparing for their yearly trip around the world. But an evil witch named Blanche decides to put an end to Christmas by trapping Santa in a cage of ice. It's up to the Glo Friends (and a clumsy Moose) to set things right and ensure Christmas isn't destroyed forever.

Today's Recipe

Original CornFlake Wreaths

Today's Festive Link

Portable North Pole's FREE

personalized video message from Santa.

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Advent Day 20

2018 Advent

Holiday Cartoon Recommendation

"The Christmas Orange (2002)"

When young Anton Stingley awakes on Christmas morning to find that instead of the 600 toys he has requested, his gift from Santa is one single orange, he is outraged and decides to sue Santa!

Today's Holiday Activity To Do

Donate outgrown clothes/household items to goodwill or a local shelter

Today's Recipe

No-Bake Hot Cocoa Cookies

Today's Festive Link

JingleBell Junction

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19- Peanut Butter Blossoms

Peanut Butter Blossoms
(Cookie Exchange Quantity)

I've always loved these and this year I made a few. EXCELLENT cookie and easy.

Makes: 7 dozen cookies

Ingredients

* 1/2 cup granulated sugar
* 1 cup packed brown sugar
* 1 cup creamy peanut butter
* 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
* 2 eggs
* 3 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
* 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
* 1 teaspoon baking powder

* Additional granulated sugar (about 2 tablespoons)
* About 7 dozen Hershey®’s Kisses® milk chocolates
unwrapped or you can use Brach's Stars

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, peanut butter, butter and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and baking powder.
2. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in additional granulated sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Immediately press 1 chocolate candy in center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft) Increase flour to 3 1/4 cups.

Also see biscoff-peanut-butter-blossoms, chocolate-peanut-butter-blossoms

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Advent Day 19

2018 Advent 

Holiday Cartoon Recommendation

"Thomas & Friends: Thomas’ Christmas Carol (2015)"

It's a winter wonderland on Sodor. Diesel gets a visit from some 'ghostly' Christmas engines, while Kevin enjoys playing in the snow until he's snowed under.

Today's Holiday Activity To Do

Make A Snow Angel, Build A Snowman

Today's Recipe

Easy No-Bake Oreo Balls

Today's Festive Link

101 Holiday Activities For Kids To Do

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Advent Day 18

2018 Advent 

Holiday Cartoon Recommendation

"The Little Troll Prince - 1987"

A little troll finds himself in a wonderful voyage from the Troll Kingdom until a human house, where he discover the Christmas and God.

Today's Holiday Activity To Do

Hide a dollar bill in an envelope with "Merry Christmas" in the toy section of the dollar store for a child to find.

Today's Recipe

Rolo Pretzel Bites

Today's Festive Song

Do they Know It's Christmas

Band Aid 1984

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Lyrics - Christmas Vacation

This Song is from the Movie 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation' ,Warner Bros. Studios, 1989.

"Christmas Vacation"
Written by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann 
Performed by Mavis Staples

It's that time, Christmas time is here
Everybody knows, there's not a better time of year
Hear that sleigh, Santa's on his way
Hip, hip hooray, for Christmas vacation

Gotta a ton of stuff to celebrate
(Jing-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling-ling)
Now it's getting closer, I can't wait
(Jang-a-lang-a-lang-a-lang-lang)
Gonna make this holiday as perfect as can be
Just wait and see this Christmas vacation

This old house, sure is looking good
Got ourselves the finest snowman in the neighborhood
Ain't it fun, always on the run
That's how it's done on Christmas vacation

Let's all deck the halls and light the lights
(Jing-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling-ling)
Get a toasty fire buring bright
(Jang-a-lang-a-lang-a-lang-lang)
Give St. Nick the warmest welcome that he's every had
We're so glad it Christmas vacation

And when the nights are peaceful and serene
We can cuddle up and do our Christmas dreaming

Jing-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling-ling
Jang-a-lang-a-lang-a-lang-lang

Christmas vacation
Christmas vacation

We're so glad it's Christmas vacation

Peace and joy and love are everywhere
(Jing-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling-ling)
You can feel the magic in the air
(Jang-a-lang-a-lang-a-lang-lang)
Let the spirit of the season carry us away
Hip, hip, hooray for Christmas Vacation

Fa, la, la, la, la and ho, ho, ho
Jingle, jangle, jingle as we go
Let the spirit of the season

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Advent Day 17

2018 Advent 

Three Holiday Cartoon Recommendations

"Smurfs - Babys First Christmas {1983}"

Papa Smurf announces it's Baby Smurf's 1st Christmas, But the evil Chlorhydrus puts a spell on Mr. Nicholas to ruin Christmas.

"Smurf's - 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy (1987)"

The Smurfs set out to help out an elderly human couple.

"The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol Movie (2011)"

At Christmas, Grouchy Smurf behaves badly and it takes the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future to teach him to appreciate Christmas.

Today's Recipe

Rocky Road Pretzel Bites

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Advent Day 16

2018 Advent

Holiday Cartoon Recommendation

"Bah Humduck! - A Looney Tunes Christmas - 2006"

In this adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Daffy Duck is the greedy proprietor of the Lucky Duck Mega-Mart and all he can think about is the money to be made during the holiday season.

Today's Holiday Activity To Do

Serve a meal together as a family at a local homeless shelter

Today's Recipe

Coconut Macaroons 

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Advent Day 15

2018 Advent 

Holiday Cartoon Recommendation
"Casper's First Christmas " (1979) 
Casper and his friend Hairy Scarey are in a house about to be demolished on Christmas Eve and go out to look for a new place to move to after Christmas in California. Then Yogi and his friends get lost and arrive at Casper and Hairy's house and clean and decorate it to celebrate Christmas. 

Today's Holiday Activity To Do
Donate pet food or a toy to an animal shelter. 

Today's Recipe
HomeMade Buck-Eye Filled Pretzels

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Advent Day 14

2018 Advent 

Holiday Cartoon Recommendation

"Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales" (2002)

The Peanuts gang have more misadventures at Christmas time.

Today's Holiday Activity To Do

Write a letter to a Grandparent.

Campout Underneath The Christmas Tree.

Today's Recipe

Grinch Crinkle Cookie2

Book

" I Spy Christmas "

Wonderful book of Christmas treasure to play seek and find with.

A good explanation can be found HERE with examples

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Advent Day 13

2018 Advent 

Holiday Cartoon Recommendation
Christmas Comes To Pac-Land (1982) 
Pac-Man and the gang helps Santa Claus get back on his feet to continue his delivery mission on Christmas Eve after a terrible crash landing and avoid the ghost monsters. 

Today's Holiday Activity To Do
Donate a gift to the "Toys for Tots" program 

Today's Recipe
HomeMade Peanut Butter Cups 

Today's Festive Link
Silly 12 Days Of Christmas Tags 

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