Tag Archives: Christmas

Christmas traditions, and who will make the eggnog cookies

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Sitting here nibbling eggnog butter cookies and sipping lactose-free eggnog, I’m thinking about Christmas traditions. I talk a lot about family traditions, but this year I’m wondering about my own family traditions. The girls are so big now, the oldest … Continue reading →

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Jigsaw puzzles and pieces of us

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

One of my favorite holidays memories now is working on the annual puzzle whenever we head to Chicagoland to visit my family there. Once a year at Christmas time, my sister and my dad each set up card tables in … Continue reading →

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Christmas Memories and Cookie Baking Tips

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

Most of my Christmas memories revolve around cookies. My sister and I began at an early age to help our mother bake these annual treats because Mom liked to cook, not bake. But to Mom, Christmas required cookies, and her favorite eggnog … Continue reading →

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