Back when Michael was one, I was looking for different ornaments we could make as gifts for the family as keepsakes of when he was little.  We decided that we wanted to do something with his hands (Salt Dough Handprint Santa Ornament) and feet.  So like any good mom, I went online to search for ideas.

Sugar cookies are one of my all time favorite cookies out there.  This recipe was normally just made at Christmas, but can be made at anytime of the year.  I will say that whenever I bite into a cookie made from this recipe, many memories of making these cookies in my mom's kitchen and eating them at my Grandma's house at Christmas come to my mind.  So, since I have many memories from my childhood with these cookies, I have decided to start making them so my son will have those same memories as well.

Every year we try and make some type of Christmas ornament as gifts for the grandparents.  A few years ago we made these adorable salt dough footprint Olaf ornaments.

I know I've seen a lot of people talk about the fact that the school picture packages always seem to have too many wallet sizes in them.  I personally don't have that issue, there are still plenty of people in our family that carry around wallet size pictures, but I have come up with a solution to the problem that most families have.  Use those extra wallet size pictures in a Christmas ornament.  Here's how we did it.

A fun thing to do during your Cub Scout den meetings during the Christmas season is to have them make their own Christmas ornament.  Not only is it a fun activity, it will be something that will help bring back the memories they had that year every single Christmas.  I know that the ornaments I made during my Girl Scout years are some of my treasured Christmas ornaments.

Like the concept of Elf on the Shelf, but think the elf is a little creepy?  I'm not the only one who thinks that, right?  A few years ago we started An Elf on the Self Alternative and have thoroughly enjoyed it.

Been thinking about getting a Nintendo Switch, but don't know where to start?  Maybe you're a mom/grandparent and are not current in the world of gaming, but your kids are wanting a Nintendo Switch.  We've got you covered with a helpful buyers guide.  As well as a little overview of the Nintendo Switch.

I now know that making a meal plan and sticking to it will definitely help you financially.  We had fallen off the meal plan wagon for many months, but we are back at it and on a strict grocery budget.   Here are the dinners that I planned for the month of November.