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Christmas Countdown Day 32: Prepare for Thanksgiving

Christmas Countdown Day 32: Prepare for Thanksgiving Cynthia EwerNovember 24, 2021

In the USA, we're preparing for Thanksgiving--and in 2021, we are thankful to be further from the COVID restrictions of last year.

But we will celebrate ... and we will be thankful.  Singly or in twos, ...

Christmas Countdown Day 31: Inventory Holiday Decorations

Christmas Countdown Day 31: Inventory Holiday Decorations

It's a race! Watching our neighborhood over the past weekend, ...

Christmas Countdown Day 29: It's Decorate Week

Christmas Countdown Day 29: It's Decorate Week

Thanksgiving's arrived, and we're in the home stretch to the Christmas se...

Christmas Countdown Day 28: Get Ready for Thanksgiving

Christmas Countdown Day 28: Get Ready for Thanksgiving

As Get Cooking Week comes to a close, we look ahead to next week'...

Christmas Countdown Day 25: Clean Out The Freezer

Christmas Countdown Day 25: Clean Out The Freezer Cynthia EwerNovember 17, 2021

The secret to a streamlined kitchen during the holiday season? A well-stocked, organized freezer! 

Holding made-ahead entrees, side dishes, cookies and desserts, the freezer is a hard-working Santa's Elf f...

Christmas Countdown Day 24: Inventory the Pantry

Christmas Countdown Day 24: Inventory the Pantry Cynthia EwerNovember 16, 2021

No question, holiday meals can put an unexpected burden on the budget. Solution? Get organized, and shop at home first!

This week, we'll inventory pantry areas, refrigerator and freezer before we begin shop...

Christmas Countdown Day 23: Plan Holiday Meals

Christmas Countdown Day 23: Plan Holiday Meals Cynthia EwerNovember 15, 2021

Holidays ahead ... and that means the feast is on us! Will you be ready to make memorable holiday meals?

Even experienced cooks can quail at the idea of cooking a holiday meal. Who hasn't run out of butter, c...

Christmas Countdown Day 22: Get Cooking!

Christmas Countdown Day 22: Get Cooking! Cynthia EwerNovember 14, 2021

With Thanksgiving Day coming soon in the USA, there's no better time to organize holiday meals, menus and baking. Welcome to Get Cooking week!

Assignments center on all things food at the Christmas Countdown this ...

Christmas Countdown Day 21: Plan Family Service Projects

Christmas Countdown Day 21: Plan Family Service Projects

Is your holiday giving only about "stuff"--or is it a reflectio...

Christmas Countdown Day 19: Organize Handmade Holiday Gifts

Christmas Countdown Day 19: Organize Handmade Holiday Gifts

Ask any wife and mother what she needs most during the holid...