Friday, December 21, 2012

Cocoa Gift Cones

Ahhhhhhh, the school parties are all done.
I have worked all week on all the little details and trying to gather
volunteers to help.  I'm so glad it's done with and so glad it was such a success.

My daughter and I always try to make a little something together
to give to the sweet kids in her class.
I saw these cones at Target but they wanted $3.99 a piece
and that's not how I roll.

I tried to snap a couple of quick pictures of them but my cloudy day wasn't cooperating with my camera.
I found the cone bags at Hobby Lobby.
It took 2 1/2 cans of cocoa mix for for 1/2 cup mix each.
2 boxes of large candy canes crushed for about a 1/4 cup each.
1 bag of mini marshmallows at about 1/2 cup per bag
It made about 20 bags and cost me about $10.

Of course we had to put a tag on it.
I couldn't figure out how to transfer the clip art over from MS Word 
but our little tag read:


I hope that it snows this year
during Christmas break
for sledding and snowman building,
or skating on a lake.
If you get cold
and need a quick fix
here’s a warm hug in a mug
from me….
a candy cane cocoa mix!
See you next year!
Merry Christmas from Avery


It was fun and super easy for us to put together.  It would be an easy and great neighbor gift too!
Do you take out neighbor gifts and when you do what do you take and when do you take them out?

When we were kids our favorite treat was brought over by the Leavens family.  They brought over a veggie tray with salami on it and 1 piece of Almond Roca for each of us.  We devoured it faster than any sweets.  Knowing this though I still make sweet treats each year.  Maybe next year I'll be brave and do the veggies.:)








Monday, December 17, 2012

Look For The Helpers


Words cannot express the sorrow and compassion we 
have for the families affected in Newtown Conneticut.
A friend of mine posted this picture on Facebook and I can't seem 
to find the credit for the source, but it touched us both immensely
and we wanted to share it with you along with another quote we saw
that gave us great hope too.
Photo: I'm so thankful to all the "helpers" there on the scene in Connecticut today.  In every photo or news clip, there's a teacher, staff member, emergency personnel or community leader who are trying their best to help in the midst of tragedy.  Thanks, Fred Rogers, for reminding us to take a moment to look for them and find comfort in their actions.

Our prayer is one of comfort and to always try and be 
one of those helpers.


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