Holiday Love

Since the majority of us will be spending Mother's Day at home, we thought you might enjoy a few tips on how to celebrate and enjoy a stay at home Mother's Day. Homemade Mother's Day Cards: While cards are fun to look through at the store and finding the perfect one feels amazing, homemade...
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Enter to win an Easter Basket from Grandpa Shorter's Gifts. Children 12 and under may enter. Simply download a free coloring page from Grandpa Shorter's Gifts, be as creative as you want to color the page, take a photo or scan your completed coloring sheet, submit it below, and one lucky winner wil...
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Lime sherbet floats only require two ingredients and are the perfect treat for St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick's Day is a celebration of Irish culture. People love to celebrate in many ways but mainly by wearing green. So, what's up with the wearing green or you'll get pinched? According ...
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St. Patricks Day is March 17th, and if you love corned beef, you are going to love this recipe. This Reuben slider will only take 30 minutes to put together! Serve with extra Thousand Island dressing on the side, and you are all set. Plus, you can make as many or as little as you want! Reuben Slid...
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Shamrock tortilla chips were an experiment that my daughter wanted to try for a St. Patrick's Day party at school. She saw the idea in an American Girl Doll magazine, but we misplaced the article, so we went for it on our own. Ingredients: One package of spinach lavash thin bread (this will give y...
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Whether you like yours with cheese, pepperoni, or a little of everything, National Pizza Day is something to celebrate. National Pizza Day is celebrated on February 9th. Although more pizzas are sold on Super Bowl Sunday than any other day, I would have to imagine that National Pizza Day is a bu...
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These Easy to Make Pumpkin Muffins only require a few ingredients and taste like pumpkin pie. Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and we have family staying with us so that means there's been lots of cleaning, cooking, baking and a few home projects going on. I guess having your family staying w...
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These Easy to Make Turkey Cupcakes are the perfect treat for the kids Thanksgiving dessert. Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and that means lots of family and friends visiting the area. I'm happy we live in beautiful Northern Michigan, an area that everyone wants to visit. But friends and ...
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We've all heard of Earth Day. You know, that one day a year that your kids mention going outside their school and picking up trash? Yeah, that day is Earth Day. The one day much of the planet focuses on taking care of the Earth. Thing is, Earth Day is important everyday and we here at Grand...
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With all the snow we have had this winter it's hard to believe that there will soon be an end in sight and spring will eventually make it's way to northern Michigan. Easter is Sunday April 21st this year and I know we've had the occasional snow on Easter Sunday but I'm hoping (ok, praying) t...
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