Archive for the ‘Holidays’ Category

Fly Your Flag Proudly

by Sandy Fitzgerald
Is your grand old flag not looking so grand anymore?
If you’ve been flying your American flag for too long, you’ll notice that the red, white and blue has become pink, brown and teal. It’s possible that your flag is also getting torn and tattered around the edges.
You’re not honoring America by flying your [...]

Show Dad You love Him

by Sandy Fitzgerald

Another month, another holiday and another present!
But isn’t it something the way there are so many holidays, and not enough money to go around for all of them?
When Father’s Day is just around the corner, but your next paycheck isn’t, there’s no reason to feel bad. Of course, you father will like anything [...]

What Are You Buying Your Mom for Mother’s Day?

Isn’t it funny how those holidays that come at about the same time every year sneak up on us again and again?
It seems we just got through Easter, and here’s another holiday – and it’s an important one to a lot of people. Mother’s Day is on May 9!
Don’t tell me you forgot about Mother’s [...]

Easter Time is here!

Do you have your Easter bonnet ready?
It’s been such a hard winter across the United States, it’s little wonder shoppers are looking forward to Easter and all things spring!
And what’s not to like about Easter decorating? Bunnies and eggs and flowers, oh my!
Easter, of course, is all about rebirth and renewal. In Christian tradition, the [...]

The Perfect Outfit To Bring In The New Year

It’s one day before New Year’s and even though you’d originally decided to stay home in your Snuggie, you’ve all of a sudden decided that starting 2010 with other people is a great idea.
But what do you wear?
It’s not easy to throw together an outfit at the last minute, so maybe you need some ideas. [...]

Decorating for Christmas

With Christmas less than one week away, shoppers are naturally wanting their homes to look beautiful – and that means one thing. Decorations!
Even though many of us already have more decorations than a small department store, there’s just something about the Christmas season that leads us all to wanting our homes to be shinier, prettier [...]

Cooking for the Holidays – Ways to Keep it Simple

‘Tis the season for holiday cheer, and by cheer I mean cleaning, cooking and then more cleaning!  Even the biggest of scrooges knows that deep down inside they love being involved in the preparation of the family’s holiday feast even if they dread the clean up.  If you are getting ready [...]

Zhu Zhu Pets and Webkinz – Get ‘em While You Still Can!

Zhu Zhu Pets are the hot item on every child’s lips at the moment.  Each holiday season there is that one special toy that parents are forced to search for relentlessly.  We’ve seen the Tickle Me Elmo craze, the Furbie insanity, Cabbage Patch doll riots and now we are faced with [...]

Planning for Christmas

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! At least it would, if I would go ahead and start decorating. Every time I attempt to decorate, I get these flashbacks from my youth of growing up with a white Christmas tree and blue Christmas ornaments everywhere. Decorating would be much easier [...]

Decorating for Thanksgiving

No Thanksgiving Dinner is complete without festive holiday decor.  Place mats, wreaths, napkins… when decorating for Thanksgiving the list goes on and on.  Finding the perfect touches to brighten up your home and table on this joyous occasion will really add a bounce to your step and give your get together [...]