Today Luke and I spent the day with my mom making Christmas cookies. Jacob didn’t get to decorate any because of nap time. We made a lot. Hope you all have a very merry and safe Christmas! Continue reading »
Oh my goodness this week is super busy for the Newman household. I may have mentioned this before but if not here we go…Luke is in a musical for church and the performances are this weekend. So we’ve been extremely busy practicing his songs and driving him to practice with the other kids in the … Continue reading »
We all know how much I love Harry Potter, right? When I started following a blog in which the main focus of the blog is about cookies, particularly cut out cookies that are decorated beautifully, the blogger posted where she gets her cutters I checked it out of course. And I came across a bunch of … Continue reading »
Happy Thursday! It’s almost Friday. This week has gone by way too fast. 1. This last weekend the fam and I went to my sister-in-law’s for her baby girl’s baptism in Sioux Falls. I think the boys had fun. They got to hold Amelia a lot. Jacob kept trying to crawl on top of her … Continue reading »
Happy Thursday! 1. This week has gone by way too fast. By the end of this week it’ll be the middle of October. And I don’t think I’m ready for that quite yet. 2. Look what I got in the mail yesterday Woo hoo! Now I’m ready to make some cookies! 3. Is it ridcoulously … Continue reading »
I’ve been a little MIA this week. I’ve had things that I’ve done that I could have posted about. I just plain forget. Or I’m super tired from running around here. Every spare minute I usually get I’m working on stuff for homeschooling or trying to get my workout for the day. So I’m going … Continue reading »
Here’s the recipe for cookie salad that I mentioned. 1 (8 oz) container Cool Whip (every time I hear Cool Whip I’m reminded of this) 1 c. buttermilk 1 box instant vanilla pudding 1 small can mandarin oranges, drained Fudge Striped Cookies Mix together and chill. Before serving, crush a package of fudge striped … Continue reading »
What can you do on a rainy day? Watch movies? Check. Play with toys? Check. Make cookies? Check. I was going to make them yesterday but I needed something to do today. It’s like I already knew it was going to be a rainy day today. I put in a movie for the kids to … Continue reading »
***WARNING*** THIS IS AN ANNOUCEMENT. THERE ARE BIG COOKIES COMING YOUR WAY. I am making cookies for two reasons. A.) I was supposed to go to girls night tonight but that got cancelled. I was going to make these cookies to bring to that, but didn’t realize that I needed a muffin top pan. So … Continue reading »
Ahh it’s that time of year again. Christmas is just 8 days away. That means last minute shopping to do for the special people on your list, last minute preparations you need to make for your Christmas get together with your family. But for us we’ve been done pretty much since last weekend all … Continue reading »
