Holiday Count Down Bake Off Day 1- Chocolate Crinkles!

I am ready to get this Bake off started! So much so that I started last night making the batter for these awesome cookies that I am about to blog about today. There are so many different deserts and recipes out there, I didn't know where to begin. I stumbled across Hoosier Homemade's site and was amazed that she was doing something similar, a christmas cookie countdown. I saw a recipe for chocolate crinkles and I knew that was going to be my first recipe to try. Thanks Hoosier Homemade! The Chocolate Crinkles are a hit! They were surprisingly very easy to make. I enjoyed how quick it was to make them as well. I have them sitting on my counter right now (though I really need a cookie jar for this event) cooling. My three year old is standing close by to make sure no one touches them before time. She will be the bake off police for this years challenge, I see. LOL! Take a look at the pictures and enjoy the recipe. Let me know what you think. I will get more detailed as the days go along but I am just so happy to be doing this bake off. Well, let me get back in the kitchen to get started on day 2!

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Holiday Countdown Bake off project!

I thought long and hard about this one before posting. I really want to do something really wonderful for my family that they will enjoy. I know they love to eat SO what better way than to show them so love than to do a bake off? Now just a bake off but from now (really starting tomorrow) until New Year's day I will be making various items. I will be blogging about this as well. I am thinking of lots of cookies, cakes, and pies. I will also post the recipe's as well as plenty of pictures. Now, you may have to pick me up off of the floor once I am done. LOL!!

I am thinking of making a cookie tomorrow called "Chocolate Crinkles" from Hoosier Homemade. Check them out!

Many Blessings to you!

Buy One Get One Dozen Eggs Coupon is Back tomorrow!! Make sure you get yours early!

Yes, Yes, and Yes!! This is a good deal family!! I have never participated in this coupon but I will make sure to do so tomorrow.

Tomorrow 12/2 starting at 9 AM CST, America’s Egg Farmers will be offering again a coupon for free dozen eggs when you buy another one. You will need to take a pledge to eat more healthfully to have access to the coupon. This coupon will only be available to the first 10K people to take the pledge. Please note that the last time this offer was available the limit was reached very very fast and the limit was 20K people. So, you really want to ready to grab this one at 9AM CST tomorrow 12/2 if you would like to get one. Let me know if you got yours!

Thank you Common Sense with Money!!

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MENU PLANNING MONDAY!!

Happy Monday everyone!! Did you survive Thanksgiving? I sure did with a little exhaustion to boot but I am not going to let that stop me from getting through this Holiday season. I promised myself that this was going to be one of my best holiday seasons ever (I think I say that every year-LOL). Well, I will always try to top what I did the year before. So look out for some great posts from me these next few weeks. Until then, here is my menu plan for this week. My second week posting this. Man do I feel empowered when I create and execute this. No, I havent gone all "300" on you but just this little area of my life feels so in control. I love it! If you are trying this out let me know, I would love to hear from you. If you are unsure of where to begin with this, check out the organizing Junkie's site for all the details (she is awesome as well). Here's whats on the families menu this week:

MENU PLAN

Sunday - Kraft's Southwest cheesy meatloaf

Monday - Jody's Chicken and Noodles (substitute turkey for chicken)

Tuesday- Honey hoisin chicken in the slow cooker

Wednesday- Spaghetti broccoli Bake

Thursday- Onion and pepper smothered steak

Friday- Cheesy Broccoli and rice with turkey casserole

Saturday- (Home-Made Pizza)

Enjoy your day!

Some Thanksgiving Holiday Family pics

Happy Holidays everyone,

I just thought I would share some pics of my family over this Thanksgiving holiday.It gets really crazy and funny around here! Its not many pictures but I thought I would share (not all of the kiddies pictured)!

My WH (wonderful hubby, trying to be funny with the plastic cap)
Our daughter Markesha (not wanting her pic taken)
Our son Johnathan (showing the killer smile)

Our daughters, Alexis and Ce Ce (Alexis is the older daughter)
Our daughter Dominique (she woke up this morning and had us laughing)
Dominique and CeCe (they are like two peas in pod-unseparable)
Our daughter Brittany (enjoying a meal, I hope she liked)
Our daughter Brianna (posing in her natural hairstyle, work it girl)

How was your holiday? Wonderful I pray! Well back to the family I go!

Much love!

The Real Housewife of Arkansas