Hoilday Baking.... nom nom nom nom

So this year I went all out and made about 13 different kinds of Christmas goodies

easy Butter Tarts http://gocanada.about.com/od/wheretoeatanddrink/r/butter_tart.htm

mouse cookies http://www.grouprecipes.com/88220/mouse-cookies.html


midnight mint bars http://www.christmas-cookies.com/recipes/recipe467.midnight-mints.html

chocolate macaroons http://www.joyofbaking.com/ChocolateCoconutMacaroons.html

Easy sugar cookies http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Easy-Sugar-Cookies/Detail.aspx

Peanut butter cookies  http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Desserts/Cookies/Peanut-Butter-Cookies/

chocolate chip  cookies  I made mine in mini muffin tins http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Desserts/Cookies/Chocolate-Chip-Cookies/

Nummy Bars .. this is my Nana's Recipe
  1/2 cup butter or margarin, 1cup peanut butter. 1 cup butterscotch chips 1/2 cup chocolate chips put this all into a double boiler melt then remove from heat once cool enough to hold hand to pot add mash mellows then add to a greased pan put in the fridge and your done

How to keep your kids or pets away from your christmas tree

So I have a 1 and 3 year old, and they both are very interested in our tree.. and the presents .. those are defiantly peaking their interest...

So I've put out the "tree gate" ....

Basically a large baby gate called a super gate...

I've used our couch and TV stand as "bases"

and I put on a few bows.. so our gate is now festive and decorative...

This also keeps my cat from eating the bows on the presents .... and the needles ...

Easy Christmas Tree watering system

So I've been asked to share this simple yet effective tool with my blogger fans....

Every Year we get a real tree.. I LOVE a real Christmas tree ...

And ever year I deal with Sap in my hair, needles down my shirt and the ever popular possible tree falling over or small puddles on the floor...

So this year I concocted a simple yet effective watering system...

tools you will need.. a pair of heavy duty scissors , Clear tubing, or an old garden hose, and a funnle that the end bit fits snugly into the tube.

simply cut the tube to your desired length at a good "pouring" height then shove one end into the base of the water reservoir of the stand, you may need to tie it into place make sure not to crimp the hose or tubing..
then fish the tube upwards along the trunk of the tree, then pop it out and put the funnel into the tube, if you can find a green funnel it will hide better... but any colour will work...

Simple and shouldn't cost more than 10 bucks to make ...