This just cracks me up...

** The little angel on the left, that is. **

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She is Lauren's classmate and I never knew she had a sense of humor!! I mean, she's 5 for cryin out loud!

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Lauren was an angel in the Christmas show at school. It really was so cute. I didn't get there early enough to get up close, so my photos are less than impressive.

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Today Bella helped me make more of these belly button/holiday pretzel treats. This is our second round making these cute and oh so easy goodies.

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I put the recipe on 911's blog, but in case you don't read that, here it is...

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Ingredients:

Bite-size, waffle-shaped pretzels, Hershey's Kiss or Hershey's Hug and M&M's candy

Step 1: Heat the oven to 170º. Set a number of bite-size, waffle-shaped pretzels (one for each treat) in a single layer on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, then top each pretzel with an unwrapped Hershey's Kiss or Hershey's Hug.

Step 2: Bake for 4 to 6 minutes (the white chocolate will melt more quickly), until the chocolates feel soft when touched with a wooden spoon. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and quickly press an M&M's candy into the center of each Kiss.

Step 3: Allow the treats to cool for a few minutes, then place them in the refrigerator to set, about 10 minutes. Place handfuls of the candies in clear plastic bags and tie on colorful ribbons.
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Do you see this reindeer? Ok...I've been drawing a million of these things for Lauren. She is obsessed with reindeer right now. I guess cause it's Christmas time. But I made the mistake of hand drawing one instead of printing off a coloring page from the net. That's all she wants me to do nowadays. I enjoyed doing it for the first 5 or 6 times, but after 20+...I'm not diggin it anymore! Ya, so I have to draw it, then cut it out and then she colors it in and decorates it with stickers. I guess if it makes her happy, then I'll suck it up.

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So I see a lot of people doing this thing called the 365 pictures challenge or something like that. It's where you take a picture everyday of yourself for a whole year. I don't even know who started it or if you need to join, etc. ** If you know and you are reading this...please comment and tell me more or where to go to find out how to join. ** But I'm sure you all know by now I like to take pics and I am not afraid to take them of myself (slightly narcissistic - yes!). Stop laughing, Allycia :-)

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I certainly don't take them everyday, cause that would be really scary, but when I do, I will post them. Not sure why I felt I had to give you the heads up on that, but oh well! Here's today's shot.

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If you are local and haven't been to KIRBY'S yet...you should! We got to go for dinner last night and it was delish! I had the blue cheese fillet and only left one or two morsels on my plate. So good! I recommend saving it for a special night out with your

significant!!