Alicia Marie 
The holidays are just around the corner, which means it’s time to break out the roasting pans and make an extra trip (or two) to the baking aisle. Fisher Nuts is teaming up with Food Network Chef Alex Guarnaschelli, a regular judge on Chopped, to make your holiday cooking a bit easier and offer some … Read more
Here’s a great dinner recipe shared with me by the Shrimp Council! Ingredients • 1 lb of shrimp, peeled and deveined • 8 oz of angel hair pasta • 2 cups of your choice of Champagne • 1 cup of fresh mushrooms, sliced • 1 cup of heavy cream • 3 tablespoons of fresh parsley, … Read more
I’m excited to share the 2012 Holiday Gift Guide For Children With Special Needs put together by Ability Path. The guide features gift ideas from many bloggers, including a suggestion from me. If you have a child with Special Needs on your “to buy for” list you have to check this guide out. You can … Read more
I love candlelight. There’s something about lighting a candle and turning off all the lights in the room that I just find so relaxing. Scented candles are even better because many scents bring back happy memories for me. When I was introduced to Air Wick’s new color changing candles I was intrigued. These candles are … Read more
Having a baby should be a time of great joy and hope. But every year across the world 287,000 women die in pregnancy and childbirth. That’s one mother dying every 2 minutes, 800 each day. These women do not need to suffer and die; most lives could be saved relatively easily and cheaply. Many … Read more
How’s the Christmas shopping going? Have a hard to buy for person on your list? Everyone has to eat so I think that a gift basket from Hickory Farms would be a great gift to give them this year. They have a variety of products from sausage & cheese to fruits & nuts to sweets … Read more
Christmas morning will be here before we know it and with that comes battery operated toys and gadgets in many households. Just a reminder to not forget to have extra batteries on hand because the last thing you want is an excited child with a new toy who can’t play with it because there are … Read more
I was going through pictures from past years and came upon this one from 2009. My youngest, Lucas, is Santa Claus and my brother’s youngest, Madelyn, is Frosty! Aren’t they adorable!?