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Gingerbread Tea Latte

13 Sunday Dec 2015

Posted by Young Wifey in Beverage, Holiday

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Christmas, drink recipe, foodie, gingerbread, recipe, tea, tea latte

There’s nothing quite like sipping a gingerbread tea latte while trimming the Christmas tree or baking Christmas cookies.

Gingerbread Tea LatteIngredients:
1/2 c. hot water, 2 English Breakfast tea bags, 1 c. milk, 1/2 tsp. gingerbread spice mixture, sugar, ground cinnamon

Directions:
Steep teabags in hot water until you have a strong tea. Mix in sugar and spice mixture. Steam and froth the milk. Pour tea into mug, and top with steamed milk and then foam. Sprinkle with fresh cinnamon.

XOXO,
Young Wifey

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21 Gifts for the Naughty

03 Thursday Dec 2015

Posted by Young Wifey in Holiday

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charcoal, Christmas, coal, gift giving, gift guide, happy holidays, humor, present ideas

Is someone on your Christmas list naughty this year? Go beyond the lump of coal gag gift and give them a true gift of coal!!!21GiftsfortheNaughty

Buy them some hand-crafted charcoal soap. Try Black Magic Soap from Ole Mill Soap Co.

For natural tooth whitening and oral care, gift them some My Magic Mud.

For help brighten a dull winter complexion, give them Freeman’s Charcoal & Black Sugar Mask.

Give the gift of the purest water they’ll ever taste with a Berkey Water Filter system.

Make them a delicious homemade treat with this Christmas Coal Candy recipe.

Cure their stinky feet with charcoal shoe insoles or charcoal shoe fresh pouches.

Give the gift of cleaner air with a charcoal air purifier.

Purchase charcoal pencils for the artist.

Carved coal figurines or charcoal sketches will add a flair of drama to any home decor.

A bookworm would appreciate a copy of Moving Mountains by Penny Loeb.

Lemony Snicket’s The Lump of Coal would work for a young bookworm.

Try by Coal Cracker Culture… Harold Aurand for the history buff.

Hand-crafted lump of coal earrings work for the fashionista.

This lump of coal ornament makes a cute Christmas gift.

Give the party animal in your life activated charcoal capsules to help them detox after the holiday season.

Zetta’s Coal Camp Recipes cookbook by Sandra P. Aldrich or Coal Miner’s Gourmet Cookbook by Dolores A. McCorkle and Cecelia. Clarkos are perfect for the home chef.

For the meat enthusiast? How about a luxury charcoal smoker and a copy of Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifest by Aaron Franklin and Jordan Mackay?

XOXO,
Young Wifey

PS – This list was complied by a coal miner’s daughter-in-law.

 

Young Wifey’s 25 Days of Christmas – Book Edition

01 Tuesday Dec 2015

Posted by Young Wifey in Holiday, Kids

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25 Days of Christmas, children, family, reading

For about a decade, the Christmas season in many homes starts when parents read The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition to their kids. Many children continue the holiday spirit by watching ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas. However, what if our 25 Days of Christmas revolved around families reading together?

When Pumpkin was younger, we’d lie under the Christmas tree, look up at the lights, and read a Christmas story together. Sweet moments like this are often the best gift of the season.

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What are you waiting for? Dig out your favorite Christmas books, head to the library, or down load these books and read.

What is your favorite Christmas story?

XOXO,
Young Wifey

Young Wifey’s Holiday Drink Guide 2015

30 Monday Nov 2015

Posted by Young Wifey in Beverage, Holiday

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beer, cheers, Christmas, cocktail, Entertaining, foodie, Hanukkah, Holiday, holiday spirit, sangria, wine

Grab a glass and give a toast! Here is my holiday drink guide for December 2015. Cheers!DecCal

 

XOXO,
Young Wifey

Love Challenge 2015

01 Sunday Feb 2015

Posted by Young Wifey in Holiday

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love, marriage, partnership, Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and it’s a reminder to show our loved ones that we don’t take them for granted. Remember actions speak louder than words…

Love Challenge 2015

Love Challenge 2015

What small acts of love do you perform? 

Christmas Button Art

06 Tuesday Jan 2015

Posted by Young Wifey in Creating, Holiday

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button art, buttons, Christmas, craft, crafting, Holiday

Epiphany has arrived, and I wanted to share one more Christmas post before I packed up all the seasonal decor.

Each year, my eldest sister hosts Christmas dinner at her house. This year, she surprised us with a Christmas craft. First, we chose our frames and fitted them with our selected craft paper (I chose sparkly silver). Then, we sorted through a bowl of buttons and arranged and rearranged them within the frame. Finally, we carefully used a hot glue gun to secure them in place. I think I may use a silver sharpie to add the year to the base of the frame. We enjoyed creating our unique button Christmas trees and chatting around the craft table. Maybe each year, we’ll take turns planning a holiday craft.ChristmasButtonArt

Have you started any new holidays traditions?

XOXO,
Young Wifey

Ugly Sweater Day

27 Saturday Dec 2014

Posted by Young Wifey in Creating, Holiday

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Christmas, craft, crafting, gingerbread man, shirt, ugly sweater

Sorry, I’ve been out of commission the last few months, our computer operating system was so out dated, I couldn’t continue to perform basic internet activities. Thus, there was no posting to my blog. Hubster and Pumpkin bought me a new laptop for Christmas, so now I’m back in action!!!! ❤

The Friday before winter break, my work had an ugly sweater day. I jumped out of bed Thursday night to quickly make something. I was inspired by the Gingerbread Man Ornaments that Pumpkin and I made a few years ago.

Ugly Sweater Day

Ugly Sweater Day

My students and co-workers loved it. It doesn’t look completely finished to me, but it worked for the day. Maybe next year, I’ll add some white rickrack as frosting on his limbs.

How have you all been?

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