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Monday, December 7, 2015

Celebrate the Season with an Easy Dinner Idea from the Sam's Club Cafe #FamilyPizzaCombo #ad #cbias

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One of our favorite family Christmas traditions is to go out one night and look at everyone's Christmas lights. There are some gorgeous displays here---some have even been set to music. My favorites, however, are the simple ones put up by a loving husband to brighten up his family home. With our big family, any outing is a big deal that requires some extra planning. I love being able to stop off at the cafe at Sam's Club and grab a couple of Family Pizza Combos. It makes nights like these simpler on me so I don't stress about dinner after our fun night out.

The lights on the Bentonville Square are one of our favorite attractions during this season. A couple weeks ago, we attended the lighting of the square and downtown Christmas tree. Then we watched an ice skating show featuring local talents. It's so great to spend time with our community---the spirit of family, friendship, and love is definitely in the air surrounding the Bentonville Square!

Last Friday night, the teens had a homeschool Christmas party so we stopped off to get photos at the Square and check out the lights display again. It never gets old!

Our family loves this Family Pizza Combo on a busy night. For $13.98, we can pick up a 16 inch pizza, a tray of cheesy breadsticks with marinara, six chocolate chip cookies, and a 2 liter of Coca-Cola. Two combos is enough for all of us and they bake them to order so they're hot and fresh in about 15 minutes.

You can find the Family Pizza Combo at the Sam's Club cafe. This simple, affordable and convenient dinner plan will satisfy your whole family, leaving you lots of time to enjoy celebrating the Christmas season! 

I look forward to the fall and winter holidays every year and it's hard to watch them fly by. The older the kids get, the busier we get and I feel like I'm always rearranging our schedule to try and fit everything in peacefully. One thing that really helps me is to have a few cheats---like my table setting basket.

Throughout the year, I save the extra paper plates, cups, and tablecloths from the kids' birthday parties and pull them out during the holidays to use on busy evenings. I buy a pretty Christmasy set of plates and napkins to keep in the front of the basket and put the non-Christmasy stuff in the back. I start out with everything that is close to looking holiday-themed, but after awhile we find ourselves pulling out the camo plates and polka dot napkins. The Christmasy things stay in front until Christmas day and then we use them for our dessert.

I've always got an extra plastic tablecloth or two so I make sure to include one in the basket. It's amazing how a tablecloth can bring some specialness to a family meal. Assorted plastic tableware is stored inside whatever throwaway cups I have on hand to keep my basket tidy.

I hope this simple idea helps you make some fun family memories with less stress. The holidays are all about celebrating family and friends so let's make it a goal to do it peacefully! It's ok to have a few cheats if the end result is a special time to remember.

Make sure to check out the Family Pizza Combo at Sam's Club and let me know what holiday hacks you use to give your family a less stressed holiday season.

Holiday Decorating Tea Party with Milo's Tea #HolidaysWithMilos #DrinkMilos #Pmedia #ad

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Have you finished your Christmas decorating? I found a few bags of bottle brush trees a couple days ago so I've got to arrange those and then I'm done! I love getting my house all fixed up beautiful to enjoy a peaceful holiday season with my family. We've got a lot of decorations so it usually takes a couple days to get it all done. No problem when I've got my favorite Milo's Tea and Grammy's Nut Cookies for fuel. I just pour a glass and have a little holiday tea party while I'm setting things out!

Milo’s Tea Company uses only fresh and natural ingredients, making this tea different from others.  There are no preservatives or additives and it's an excellent beverage to serve at holiday gatherings. Milo’s is available in Sweetened with Pure Cane Sugar, No Calorie and Unsweet varieties.  

You can find Milo's Sweet Tea in the refrigerated drinks section of Walmart near the coffee creamer and juice. You can buy two gallons of Milo's Tea on Rollback for $5, while supplies last. I first tried Milo's almost two years ago in the perfect Southern sweet tea experience. My friend Lana invited me over to hang out on her porch and poured me some delicious Milo's in a canning jar. She served homemade muffins and we sat on the porch and chatted while the kids played in the grass. It was a great introduction to Southern living for this Oregon girl and it's been my favorite bottled sweet tea ever since!

I've really been enjoying getting out all our sweet ornaments and decorations this year. We've been collecting nutcrackers for Lynzie since she was just a baby. She gets a new one every year. This year I gave her the one with the black hair. It reminded me of a guard at Buckingham Palace and since we went to England this past fall I thought it was appropriate. I'm going to have to get Jamie to start buying me some of my own though because my mantel will be empty once she leaves the house with all of these!

I've been adding to my collection of early to mid-century kitschy ornaments for a few years now. This sweet angel is one of my favorites. You can see some of my Tavern and Gurley tree candles in the background. Remember, I talked about them a couple weeks ago when I was showing off my Thanksgiving pairs.

Christmas decorating is always more fun when you've got a sweet treat to munch on. Jamie bought me a cute drink dispenser and a set of canning jar glasses for my birthday so I can recreate my sunny front porch experience even during the cold, cloudy days of winter. Milo's Tea is excellent for  holiday get-togethers too. I can't wait to show off my new dispenser full of Milo's when my guests come over!

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Milo’s Tea, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #HolidaysWithMilos  http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Pampered Chef Deals!


Welcome to the Homemaking Party! Wow! I got so busy last night with the awesome Pampered Chef party I held that I forgot to put up my Homemaking Party! So sorry! Hope you're all having a beautiful week so far. If you've not visited my Pampered Chef website in awhile, take a minute to check it out! They've extended the Cyber Monday deal through midnight on Dec. 3rd. You get FREE SHIPPING on $75 orders plus a 2-Cup Prep Bowl set free!

Thanks for linking up to the {Not Just} Homemaking Party!



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