Our Countdown to Christmas officially ends this weekend—only 5 days until Christmas. The children are excited to bake cookies for Santa this week. They will each lovingly select one of
Archives for December 2010
6 Days Until Christmas: Sharing Family Memories
Our Countdown to Christmas is wrapping up (ha! Get it?)—3 days until Christmas. Christmas is a time for family. We mail holiday cards to those far away, exchange gifts with
7 Days Until Christmas: A Visit With Santa
The Countdown to Christmas continues—7 days until Christmas. I realize
8 Days Until Christmas: Gift Wrapping Party
The Countdown to Christmas is bringing us closer & closer to the big day—8days until Christmas. Image by Premier Packaging via Flickr On Friday night, I attended Angie’s annual cookie
Five Scams That Steal Your Christmas Twinkle
It’s that time of year again when cyber criminals are hard at work trying to separate you from your holiday joy. They’re busy tricking victims into contributing to made-up charities, investing in Ponzi schemes and bidding on phony auctions. All in an attempt to take advantage of your generosity and to steal your cash.
9 Days Until Christmas: The Gift of Memories
SWAGG is a free mobile app (download here) that lets you shop smarter using your mobile phone. Buy, send or swap SWAGG GIFTS and organize your old school plastic gift
Amazing Gift Baskets & Flowers: 30% off Just In Time for Christmas
The 1-800-Flowers Deal of the Day just got even better! Today and tomorrow only, you can take 30% off when you use coupon code SAVE30TODAY at the checkout. This is
Fighting Hunger In Our Communities
1.5 MILLION DOLLARS. How would you like to help put that into the hands of a community who needs it? That’s what Walmart is doing this Holiday season. They are
The Snow Room – A Winter Wonderland in Austin
Since it’s our first Christmas in Texas, 70 degrees and sunny isn’t exactly putting us in the holiday spirit. Especially when our home state is getting pummeled with blizzard-like conditions.
Movie Rental Deals & Freebies for Winter Break
We watch a lot of movies over winter break—from our holiday movie marathon to the kids’ new DVD gifts to movies rented to pass the time while we stay cozy