It’s The Little Things: How To Make Your House A Home, with a Dash of Creativity, a Little Bit of Glue, and a Lot of Patience!
If you’re not living it, I’m fairly certain you’ve at least heard about it. Our “weather event” in the Pacific Northwest (as the forecasters were initially calling it) has received National media attention, and is now being referred to as “Snowmageddon”, and the “Snowpocalypse”. I haven’t decided which name I prefer, but I have decided that this just might be our best Winter yet! And by “best”, I mean, this Winter has given us the perfect snow day. It is a rare occasion when our Puget Sound kids get to dress in snow gear from head to toe, step out their own front door and play in a snow storm! My kids are in their own personal heaven right now – no school, mom and dad are both home, and they get to build snowmen, have snowball fights, and sled down our neighborhood hills to their hearts content.
It’s The Little Things: How To Make Your House A Home with a Dash of Creativity, a Little bit of Glue, and a Lot of Patience!
You know how the saying goes…”tis better to give, than to receive. I grew up hearing this, and it’s now what I strive to instill in my children as they grow up. The beauty of it is that, it’s true! I have three, favorite “go-to” gifts that I make during the holidays to give to family, friends, neighbors, my children’s teachers…anyone that holds a special place in our hearts. Simply put, they are Hot Chocolate, Pecans, and Candles. But, like almost everything at Christmastime, these are all dressed up!
The first, and most loved by my little ones: Peppermint Hot Chocolate. It couldn’t be easier to make and it looks so pretty in a glass jar.
Mix together the hot cocoa powder of your choice, mini semi-sweet chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, and crushed candy canes. Decorate the jar with pretty ribbon and the heating instructions, and you have a very sweet gift that will warm up your loved ones on a cold, wintry day!
To see the complete Peppermint Hot Chocolate recipe, click here.
