Our Elf on the Shelf is getting naughty but creative!
I’m totally entering this top one in the Inappropriate Elf on the Shelf contest – so Vote for Me!
Holiday bike ride for New Hope For Kids
I’ve been wanted to do some sort of organized bike ride for some time now, but I’ve been scared. Scared that my hybrid bike isn’t good enough to keep up with the pack, scared that I am not in shape enough to ride that long of a distance, worried about rain, what do I wear? …
Elf on The Shelf – Fun with Photoshop
Marshall Fields and Christmas
Christmas in my family is all about Marshall Field’s. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, let me explain. Marshall Fields used to be the store in Chicago. It’s history in the city is pretty great and not only involves the Great Chicago Fire, but a freakishly high amount of other fires that…
The 2012 Cook Family Gingerbread House
I present to you, the Cook Family Gingerbread House! It’s an annual tradition – we buy a kit and go crazy decorating! The one thing we always do, save some Halloween candy and use the leftovers for decorating. This kit also came with an icing bag, almost a professional one. In years past, we were…
Enjoying the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney
There’s nothing like Christmas at Walt Disney World. One of my favorite holiday traditions, the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Back in 1998, I actually worked at the then named Disney-MGM Studios while on the college program. I worked merchandise in various stores along New York Street. I actually have…
More Elf on the Shelf Adventures
Our elf on the shelf, Nick, has been very busy so far this year, and it’s not even December! First, we found him tied by the Thanksgiving people. Then he hid in some Christmas trees, and was hanging on the Advent calendar. Yesterday, we found him after he broke into our S’Mores kit. Today, we…
Join Neil Patrick Harris for Candlelight Processional at Epcot
I’m starting to really get into the holiday spirit this year. If you need help, check this out. Right now, Neil Patrick Harris (my boyfriend since his Doogie days when I had his Tiger Beat posters hanging over my bed…) is at Epcot as the narrarator of my favorite holiday event, Epcot’s Candlelight Processional. We’ve…
Top Ten Hanukkah Songs
I grew up in a very Jewish community. In Kindergarten, we learned all the Hanukkah songs…Dreidel Spin, I had a little Dreidel, Hanukkah oh Hanukkah…and that was pretty much it. Oh how times have changed! There’s even a Hanukkah channel on XM radio! I had no idea there was a surge in Hanukkah-related music! And…
Elf on The Shelf returns!
Our Elf on the Shelf, Nick, has returned for the holiday season! Apparently though, the Thanksgiving people aren’t too happy he’s back before their big day tomorrow. They even enlisted the help of a few Star Wars dudes to keep him secure. UPDATE: I wasn’t home when the children woke up. My husband sent me…