Holidays

Cutest song we heard all Christmas Season!

January 2, 2012 by Jennifer 2 Comments

I will admit, I am very sad Christmas season is over. Christmas is a season I wish would last longer than a month. The joy, the comfort feeling and seeing the girls delightful Christmas cheer just brings so many smiles to my face.

Christmas Eve, we went to church and participated in Christmas Eve. The kids really did steal the show. Everyone commented how delightful it was to hear their sweet little voices.

This was a big milestone for L. I was so proud of her getting up in front and saying a speaking part with such confidence. M loves to perform so she was a natural. Of course, tears were shed but they were tears of joy. Take two minutes and watch. You will smile, I promise.

Gaylord Palms brings new traditions for families at Christmas

December 13, 2011 by Jennifer 2 Comments

Snow and ice is on the forecast at Gaylord Palms as you can see from the post I wrote last week. Who said it was always sunny in Florida? I proved that theory wrong. Gaylord Palms bring so much happiness with their ICE and Snow events. The events get even sweeter with all the nice extras that Gaylord Palms has added this year.

ShrekFeast Interactive Character Meals – The girls were amazed to wake up and head downstairs to breakfast and be greeted by Shrek. Each Shrek character took their time and went by each table and visited. The food was delicious and the whole family enjoyed all the interactions with the characters. Each meal is served buffet style with so many choices that if you leave hungry, it is your own fault. A Shrek fondue table is even included!

DreamWorks Animation 3D Theater Experience – This is a theater experience we could get use too. You walk the red carpet with paparazzi all around taking your picture.

Once you get down the red carpet, you get your choice of two different gourmet foods (you could make a meal out of this) and a super cool drink machine that allows you to mix your own unique drink. Very neat. Take a seat with all your goodies and put on your 3D glasses to watch Puss in Boots. The whole experience was extraordinary and full of fun for the whole family.

Gingerbread Decorating with Gingy – A real life gingerbread man takes you in for a fun and interactive family experience. We were able to choose between a Gingerbread House, a Gingerbread Family or a Gingerbread house ornaments. As the girls were working on their gingerbread creations, Gingy would interact with them and create lots of smiles and laughs with his interactions. He even would pose pictures with everyone. He has a smile that is undeniable ;). Overall, it was another experience that the whole family enjoyed and created memories that would last forever.

You can add any of these experiences with your ICE and SNOW tickets. Create a package and save money.

After you enjoy all the above fun, you can experience the festive Christmas shows held daily and nightly at Gaylord Palms included with your admission.

Luminescence. Enjoy a musical journey into the spirit of Christmas. The holiday season
comes alive with dazzling special effects, lighting and aerial choreography to tell the story of
Christmas. We were in awe at the show each night. The drummer performing in the air, the aerial choreography was so amazing. The girls actually requested to see the show each night so you know it had to be a favorite for them.

Christmas Wonders and Majestic Christmas Tree Lighting. A radiant and heart-warming stage
revue includes a ceremonial lighting of the 50-foot tall majestic Christmas tree!

Don’t forget to visit Santa before you leave as well.

As you can see, it truly is a heartwarming holiday tradition that the whole family will enjoy. Schedule your visit today, I promise you will not be disappointed.

Merry Christmas!

Disclosure: We were invited on a FAM trip to the Gaylord Palms to experience all the holiday festivities. All thoughts and opinions are of my own.

I will be a Celebrity Guest Cashier at Lowes Foods Boone NC

December 13, 2011 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Wow, take me back a few years to my grocery store days. As you know, I am really pushing hard this Holiday season to get meals served to the hungry. So many families are hurting this season and we all need to pull together to help these families. I am doing just that by volunteering my time tomorrow December 14, 2011 as Celebrity Guest Cashier at Lowes Foods in Boone, NC.

CELEBRITY BLOGGERS PITCH IN FOR FOOD DRIVE

Mom and food bloggers from NC and SC are joining efforts as celebrity cashiers this week. Tweets and posts are powerful communication tools in today’s world. That’s why Lowes Foods has enlisted the help of North and South Carolina bloggers to make its 17th annual Friends Feeding Friends food drive an even bigger success.

Monday, December 12
Celebrity blogger: Kristen Daukas, from Twin City Sam
Time: 10 a.m. – noon
Location: 3372 Robinhood Road, Winston Salem

Tuesday, December 13
Celebrity blogger: Heather Solos from Home Ec 101
Time: 10 a.m. – noon
Location: 970 Cipriana Drive, Myrtle Beach

Celebrity blogger: Malise Terrell from Carolina Mama
Time: 10 a.m. – noon
Location: 1961 High House Road, Cary

Wednesday, December 14
Celebrity blogger: Yours Truly
Time: 10 a.m. – noon
Location: 267 New Market Centre, Boone

Celebrity blogger: Jessie Alonzo from Moola Saving Mom
Time: 10 a.m. – noon
Location: 5180 Reidsville Road, Walkertown

Celebrity blogger: Liz Biro from Port City Foodies
Time: 10 a.m. – noon
Location: 805 Pine Grove Drive, Wilmington

Thursday, December 15
Celebrity blogger: Jessica Lieb from The B Keeps Us Honest
Time: 10 a.m. – noon
Location: 7281 NC Hwy 42 West, Raleigh

This is the seventeenth year that Lowes Foods has partnered with local food banks to help feed families in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. This year’s goal is to collect more than 600,000 pounds of food to provide around 504,000 meals to those in need. Currently, stores have received nearly 40,000 pounds. Come out and see me. I would love your help in achieving the goal of 600,000 pounds. No help is too big or too small. Don’t have the time to pick up food? No worries, we have you covered. Just come on in and purchase pre-made bags of non-perishable items most needed in the food banks in any Lowes Foods or Just $ave Foods store. Donation bins are located at the front of each store for quick and easy drop off. You can also choose to donate cash at the register in increments of $1.00, $3.00 and $5.00 amounts.

I hope to see some of my biggest fans there tomorrow!

Help Kraft Fight Hunger with Ham Sandwich Recipe

December 7, 2011 by Jennifer 2 Comments

We are helping Kraft Fight Hunger here at One Moms World this Christmas season.

See first post here.

According to Feeding America, In 2010, households with children reported food insecurity at a significantly higher rate than those without children, 20.2 percent compared to 11.7 percent. It hurts my heart to hear people go hungry but especially children. These precious children who don’t even realize the state of the world around them. They just look up to their parents for shelter, food and water. WE can all make a difference and help fight hunger here in the US.

As stated in my other post, here is how you can help:

1. Please “like” the Kraft Food’s Fight Hunger Facebook Page. Once you do, a meal will be donated to a food bank.

2. Play the 2-Minute Trivia drill to donate even more meals.

Kraft will donate up to 4,000,000 meals via online and mobile activities, as part of their goal of providing 25 million meals. I am sharing a Ham Sandwich Recipe today. Each recipe that I am sharing, Kraft is going to donate 1,000 meals to my local food bank.

Ham, Cheddar Cheese and Bacon Sandwiches

Ingredients

Sub rolls
1 tbsp of Kraft Miracle Whip Light
Oscar Mayer Shredded Ham
Kraft Cheddar Cheese Slices
Turkey Bacon (Already cooked)

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

1. Place ingredients on sub roll.

2. Cut sub roll in-half.

3. Bake at 325 for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown and cheese is melted.

Enjoy!

Perfect mini sandwiches for tailgating. Everyone that tried them was very impressed and I had to end up putting more in the oven. Now that is a success.

Disclosure: Kraft Foods is providing me a gift card in exchange for my participation in this program at no cost to me; however, all opinions expressed here are my own.

Help Kraft Fight Hunger during Christmas Season – Cookie Recipe

December 5, 2011 by Jennifer 5 Comments

Holiday season can bring great joy for many but also great sadness for many as well. The economy has took a hard hit in the last couple of years and many families are suffering. I know the pantry at my girls school has really suffered and they are doing creative ways to try and get it replenished. Some kids at the school will only get a warm hot meal while they are at school so it is on the shoulders of the school to ensure the kids have food to take home so they will not starve. This just breaks my heart. You hear about starving kids all across other countries, but this is right here in our own backyard. In 2010, 48.8 million Americans lived in food insecure households, 32.6 million adults and 16.2 million children. This should not be happening. We all need to rally together and put in a team effort to put food on these millions of peoples’ plates. It isn’t all about giving gifts this Christmas season, it is all about helping others.

Thanks to Kraft, we are able to help fight this hunger during the Christmas season.

Kraft Foods’ Huddle to Fight Hunger program is on a mission to donate the monetary equivalent of 25 million meals to Feeding America. To help reach this goal, Kraft Foods and their family of iconic brands are rallying around three things Americans are passionate about: football, food and family. In 2010 alone, Huddle to Fight Hunger raised 21 million meals through the support of passionate football fans and community members such as yourself.

How can you help? Glad you asked.

1. Please “like” the Kraft Food’s Fight Hunger Facebook Page. Once you do, a meal will be donated to a food bank.

2. Play the 2-Minute Trivia drill to donate even more meals.

Kraft will donate up to 4,000,000 meals via online and mobile activities, as part of their goal of providing 25 million meals. Now, that is amazing!

Over the next 4 days, I am going to be sharing a tailgating recipe with you. Each recipe that I am sharing, Kraft is going to donate 1,000 meals to my local food bank. It is the least that I can do. What about you? Please do your part and share this post so we can get 4,000,000 meals served.

Chocolate Chunk Cookies
(adapted from this Kraft recipe)

Ingredients

1 pkg. (2-layer size) devils food cake mix
2 eggs
1 cup MIRACLE WHIP Lite Dressing
1 cup BAKER’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks

Directions:

HEAT oven to 350°F.

BEAT cake mix, eggs and dressing in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Stir in remaining ingredients.

DROP rounded teaspoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto greased baking sheets.

BAKE 10 to 12 min. or until cookies are slightly firm to the touch. Cool completely on wire racks.

The cookies were a HUGE hit with everyone sitting around the TV watching football. Even the kids loved them. Now will you do your part and share this post? Thank you!

Disclosure: Kraft Foods is providing me a gift card in exchange for my participation in this program at no cost to me; however, all opinions expressed here are my own.

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