about family, food, fun, faith & a few other things
Back in September I blogged about a letter we received from Countrywide saying one of their employees sold our personal information, which they inferred, may lead to identity theft. They graciously arranged for credit...
For Christmas we got sleds and snow gear. The kids were begging us to try everything out on Christmas but it just didn’t happen until Saturday (poor weather conditions). We all had a blast!...
Tonight we made some traditional Italian Christmas cookies. Each year we bake cookies — recipes passed down from my dad’s parents — sometime around mid-December, or at least before Christmas day, and sometimes more...
Vickey’s sister, Rachel, spearheaded a cousins sleepover at the Snow’s on Sunday evening. Eliana and Dominic were thrilled to participate. They ate, played games, decorated the kitchen window, watched a movie and didn’t get...
A Christmas and New Year’s family tradition for us is to find the most difficult, obnoxious, many-thousand-piece puzzle and see how quickly we can put it together. This year’s puzzle, the Twelve Days of...
Living up on the bench in Bountiful is beautiful. We feel like we live in the mountains. But since we actually ‘live in the mountains,’ we’re blessed with plenty of snow. I’ve decided that...
It’s official. It’s winter in northern Utah. It started snowing about 8 this morning and it’s still going. Here’s the view from my north-facing office window. Now we’ll have to get serious about how...
Here’s a photo montage of some of the holiday magic a la The Codella Cottage. Enjoy the holiday season everyone!
Talk about a delicious dessert topping! The whipped cream mixed with cream cheese makes this light and airy, but still very tasty. This frosting is a great topping on the banana bars, as I’m...
Many of my holiday memories include people, places and food. While this recipe isn’t a tradition, it’s good enough that it will be. These are great banana bars! Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 1...
