December 31, 2012 As many of us do this time of year, we look back at 2012 and look forward to 2013. To honor the occasion, my daughter Tara along with her cousins Brynn and Braedyn, have made Happy New Year hats and sat still just long enough to take this picture
December 31, 2012 For as long as I can remember, I've been slow cooking pork and sauerkraut New Year's Eve into New Year's Day so that I can eat it all day New Year's Day. This tradition is largely Pennsylvania Dutch and the story goes like this:
A Pennsylvania Dutch tradition says that it's good luck to eat pork for the new year because pigs forage forward for their food and don't look back
December 28, 2012 If you're planning on popping some bubbly this New Year, but you're not sure of the "proper" way to open the bottle, here's how it works:
To reduce the risk of spilling or spraying any Champagne, open the Champagne bottle by holding the cork and rotating the bottle at an angle in order to ease out the stopper
December 27, 2012 Everyone thinks the best shopping deals are on Black Friday, but that’s not necessarily true. As a matter of fact, there are a lot of really good after Christmas sales that you’ll want to scoop up
December 26, 2012 I've got a huge family (there are 7 of us kids) so any time we get together, its an interesting adventure. My Christmas started off with visiting my parents who are housebound as Dad is recovering from a bone marrow transplant
December 25, 2012
Merry Christmas! While you’re safe and warm in your homes this holiday season, please remember the soldiers who will spend their holidays, far from home, away from their families. To all those who have fought and sacrificed for our country, thank you!
A Soldier's Christmas Poem
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
my daughter beside me, angelic in rest
December 24, 2012 What a joy it's been having Suzie our Elf on the Shelf around this year. Suzie is my daughter Tara's elf. Tonight when Tara goes to bed, Suzie will leave until next Thanksgiving.
Tara and the rest of us have had so much fun with Suzie
December 24, 2012 If you or someone you know is struggling this Christmas, the River Club of Afton wants to make sure that you're able to enjoy a Christmas dinner.
The menu will include:
There is no cost. This Christmas dinner is free to anyone who stops by the Afton River Club bet
December 24, 2012 I don't know about you, but I like to rip open my presents on Christmas day. I don't like waiting or shaking to guess what's in the box. I want to know right away what my present is. Did you know that the way you open your Christmas present says a lot about your personality? Check out the ways to open presents below and see if you think this is true:
If you shake your gifts: you are dramatic and love being the center of attention.
If you tear
December 24, 2012 It was so hard to figure out what to give Glenn for Christmas because he has pretty much everything. I knew he wanted french vanilla Dunkin Donuts coffee, so that was a gimme, but what else could I give him that would be something nobody had ever given him before? Watch the video for the answer!
