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Welcome to the first Rudolph day of 2024! And so it begins! Movie- A Christmas Kiss, 2012, Marvista Studios. Laura Breckinridge, Elisabeth Rohm, Brendan Fehr. The story of 2 strangers who kiss in a falling elevator! Book- Holiday Freezer Cooking from 30 Day Gourmet by Tara Wohlenhaus...

It’s time to sign up for hosting the 2024 Rudolph days! Posts do not have to be long or complicated. Just share with us your holiday finds or favorites. It can be anything, such as: Books Movies Magazines You Tube links (examples: crafts, gifts, decorating, organization, planning...

Hope that you are finishing up your 2023 shopping! While I was able to find what I was looking for this year, the prices, yikes!! There were a few things I just didn’t buy. For 2024 I have a tote full of movies, books and Christmas village pieces for my husband and son. I’ll be making...

Christmas food As still today the most popular main course for Christmas dinner was turkey or for some, ham. Glazed sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, relish trays and some type of jello salad were also on the table. I have fond memories of the candy dishes heaped...

Part 2 Gifts Catalogs: One of the major highlights of being a kid in the 1960’s was waiting on the Christmas catalogs to arrive. All the majors had catalogs: Penney’s, Sears, Montgomery Wards, and Aldens. Kids would page through them, dreaming of Christmas morning...

Part 1 Christmas trees The popularity of the aluminum Christmas tree complete with a color wheel ( red, green, and gold) peaked in 1963. They remained popular until about 1965. Aluminum trees were (if at all) decorated sparingly with ornaments of one color. After the Charlie Brown Christmas...

Music: Did you know? The first song broadcast from space was Jingle Bells on December 16, 1965 from Gemini 6 astronauts Tom Stafford and Walley Schirra. The 60’s was prolific with great Christmas music. The Beach Boys, The Temptations, The Everly Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis and the...

Welcome to the 60’s. From the election and assassination of JF Kennedy, the assassination of ML King, the escalation and protests of the Vietnam war to the first Super Bowl, man landing on the moon, peace, love, and rock and roll, the 60’s were turbulent but also lots of fun. As Dickens once...

April 2023 Rudolph Day Welcome to the April Rudolph Day post! I hope you enjoy the post. Movies: 5 More Minutes- Hallmark, 2021. Inspired by the song 5 More Minutes. About Clara who wished she could have had more time with her grandfather. A Christmas Love Story-...

Our first Rudolph day of the year! Hope you enjoy my picks. Book: A Christmas Memory by Richard Evans. I honestly have not read this yet. I have been told by friends it is excellent and highly recommend. It’s about loss, grief and forgiveness. Movies: Finding Father Christmas (2016)...

Welcome to the 2023 Rudolph Day sign up! Please consider signing up to host a Rudolph Day. There is so much holiday information out there it is impossible for one person to see or find it all. That’s why your post is fun and helpful for the rest of us! Because we all live in different...

We are heading into the new year this week. Welcome 2023! Time to plan for New Years Eve! For some, we will be packing up Christmas this week. Time to evaluate any needs and repairs. Need new lights, garland, new tree, etc? It may be possible to pick these things up on clearance. Have...

Hopefully you are finished shopping for 2022! It has been another “different” year for shopping. Maybe 2023 will be better?? We can only hope. My gift closet is started. I put somethings back for next year that I had bought late in the season. Was finished wrapping and there are more than...

Enjoy this week as we roll into Christmas. It’s finally here!! We still have a few days to catch up if needed- wrapping the last of the gifts, plan B for gifts that may not arrive in time, etc. Time to tackle the “Last Minute” list - grocery shopping for perishables etc. Another good week...

Hopefully this week we are finishing up our holiday preparations and just maintain our clean house. If life has thrown you a curve ball you can use this week to catch up. Use your freezer meals this week to make life easier. Start: Start planning New Years celebrations: Meals...

Welcome to week 15. It’s December and Christmas time is here!!! Let’s finish up whatever cleaning, chores, projects, shopping, etc that needs done for the holidays. Take some time go through your planner, did you miss anything? Besides finishing up, take time to have some fun. A fun outing...

Welcome to week 14! Thanksgiving is over and it’s time to decorate for Christmas!! Decorate the tree, house, and outside. Wrap and mail gifts. Mail overseas cards. Plan family social events. Order turkey/ ham or other holiday meat. Plan holiday wardrobe for special events. Time to...

Welcome to Week 13! It’s Dining room week and Thanksgiving for many of us. The bottom line: enjoy the holiday with family and friends! If you don’t have time to dismantle the dining room and put it back together, don’t worry about it. For those who do have time: Wash windows and curtains...

Continuing with cleaning storage areas, this week we work on the attic. Sort though all the boxes/ storage containers and piles of “stuff”. Again eliminating items that are no longer worn or used, outdated, duplicates, broken, or unidentifiable. Repack and label containers that you are...

Welcome to garage/ storage week! We start by pulling everything out of the garage/ storage area, sorting like items into piles. Eliminate duplicates, broken, no longer used, or unidentifiable items. Clean shelving units and floors. Hang as many items as possible to save space and eliminate...