It’s that time of year again! The holidays seem to creep up, and before you know it, it’s Christmas and you’re still decorating, baking, and looking for the perfect gifts. All this costs money, of course, and you may find yourself running short on funds before the end of the season. Having little or no [...]
When I was a kid, my grandmother made personalized knit Christmas stockings for each and every one of us. I lived in a big family, and there was not always enough money, but because of my parent’s thriftiness and my grandparent’s resourcefulness, there was always enough to go around. When I was a little kid, [...]
Remember back when you got that cheesy sweater for Christmas? Come on, everybody goes through that at least once. Those relatives that we hardly know drop by around the holidays, or maybe send a package of stuff we can only shake our heads at. What were they thinking? When it comes to the holidays and [...]
There is nothing as beautiful, for some people, as a white Christmas. There is something serene and calming about fresh fallen snow glistening in the sunlight on Christmas morning. Snow isn’t always a given on Christmas though, and you have the rest of your home and your lawn as decorating space to make things just [...]