Holiday Homes

I love the idea of decorating for the holidays. I do it up pretty big at my house- but always wish I could do more. However…this picture below perhaps has the right idea… Someone forwarded me this photo- so I have no idea where it came from…but it’s AWESOME!

Disney Christmas Decorations

Decorating for the holidays takes on a whole new meaning at Disney World.  it takes MONTHS to decorate the park and resors. Here’s a little Disney Holiday By-The-Numbers: * Six life-sized creations cooked up by Walt Disney World pastry chefs, including a 16-foot-tall gingerbread house (left) at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa baked with…

Christmas Shopping

I’ve started shopping for Christmas! It’s my favorite time of the year- and I always spending much more money than I should to get people the perfect present. It’s amazing the stuff you can find on the internet.  And that makes shopping for my mom super easy because she refuses to use the internet!  So,…

I Like ‘Em Fake…

The fake tree is misunderstood and under-appreciated.I happen to love a good fake Christmas tree. I was raised with a fake tree. A totally chessy, plastic…totally FAKE looking SEARS Christmas tree.My mother even put a pine tree scented mini-wax tree inside of it to help give it that real flair…it didn’t work. She always told…

Merry Christmas To All!

I hope everyone got what they were looking for under the tree! Christmas is great when watching things through the eyes of children.Our day started at 6:30am with Brendan screaming…”Mom/Dad…SANTA WAS HERE.”We jumped so high in our bed. He freaked us out!Of course, the boys were spoiled rotten- as well as the adults.Now tomorrow will…

Wii Success!!

It’s been a long, hard road. But I’m happy to report, mission accomplished!Santa is bringing a Wii to the Cook family!My obsessive compulsive behavior finally paid off. Hopefully now I can sleep through the night without a wii-related nightmare. Myself and 74 other lucky people spent the wee (no pun intended) hours of the morning…