SPREADING SWEET JOY IN MAY This month I wanted to donate to the children at Orangewood Children and Family Center. It is a temporary shelter for children and teens between the ages of 2 days to 18 years. Currently they have 30 children at the shelter and were [...]
APRIL'S SWEET JOY DONATION I really wanted to donate to our church for Easter, but we left for spring break on Easter day, so that was going to be too much on my plate. In thinking of other ways to give, our church is involved with a local [...]
HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL Easter is always an enjoyable holiday. We usually have my family over for brunch, have an egg hunt, the kids get their Easter baskets and go to church. It’s low stress and a usually a great day. I love the pastel colors and egg [...]
LUCK OF THE IRISH My family has roots in Ireland and thus we love St. Patrick’s Day! The Leprechaun’s come for my kids and do silly things around our house: turn the milk green, toilet water green, turn furniture upside down, and bring little green goodies. It’s always [...]
Shamrock Wishes & Leprechaun Kisses For March, I wanted to send the luck of the Irish to all the children at CHOC (Children’s Hospital of Orange County). I donated Paint Your Own Leprechaun Cookies to the children for St. Patrick’s Day. The cookies were something to brighten their [...]
VALENTINES DAY Do you have any traditions on Valentine’s Day? I usually put together a scavenger hunt around my house for my kids to find their little bag of goodies at the end. They are starting to get to big to do them, but they play along none-the-less [...]
PAY IT FORWARD I started this business with the hopes of doing good for our community, even if it was just putting a smile on someone’s face with cookies. A friend of mine is an ER nurse and was gifted a GIANT bag of flour and sugar. She [...]
CHRISTMAS & HANUKAH Absolutely my FAVORITE time of year! The smells, lights, décor and traditions make this time so special for us. Every year, I make advent calendars for my kids and niece/nephews to start the season. Check out my cookie versions – I think they are pretty [...]
A TIME FOR THANKS A time to get together with family and give thanks for all our blessings. This year I am grateful for our health, family and friends. I am also grateful to all of you for your support of my little cookie business. We usually make [...]
TRICK -OR- TREAT? Who doesn’t love Halloween? The best part for me is coming up with costume ideas with my kids. Over the years, I have handmade a lot of them and now as they get older, not as much. They still love to go trick-or-treating and while [...]
