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The Christmas Pickle

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The Christmas Pickle

When it comes to Christmas Family Traditions, my favorite would have to be finding The Christmas Pickle hidden in the Christmas Tree! Below you can read “The legend of the Christmas Pickle”

Oh the fun I remember searching with my siblings Christmas Morning… All three of us hoping to be the first to find that sneaky pickle and hand it to our Mother to get the special Present for doing so. Never anything to big or to fancy, Usually a pair of socks, a bag of candy, something simple like that.

BUT the best part… Being able to claim to the rest of the family, “I FOUND THE PICKLE!”

Our Mom still hides that pickle EVERY YEAR, and now my Son and nieces carry on this tradition! Though I will admit, it is hard for my myself, my sister, and our brother not to jump in and start searching, we let the kids have the fun!

The pickle search starts once the last gift has been opened! It usually does not take real long to find, it just depends on how old the children are and how sneaky it is hidden to blend in. (And let me tell you, as we got older, my mom REALLY  buried it deep in the tree!)

If you would like to start this fun tradition in your family, you can find one at most Christmas Stores or you can also find a nice selection HERE on Amazon (Ad/Affiliate Link) (I have recently seen one at my local target store, but it was large and an odd color and had a Christmas hat on.  It would not be to easy to hide that in a Christmas Tree and not be seen!)

There are many different rumors if this is German or where this “Tradition” came from, but honestly, that does not matter to me, it is now a tradition in my family and will hopefully continue in our family for generations to come!

The Legend of the Christmas Pickle

“A very old Christmas eve tradition in Germany was to hide a pickle [ornament] deep in the branches of the family Christmas Tree. The parents hung the pickle last after all the other ornaments were in place. In the morning they knew the most observant child would receive an extra gift from St. Nicholas. The first adult who finds the pickle traditionally gets good luck for the whole year.”

 

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Peppermint Pow Chocolate Delight Recipe

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Holidays are perfect time to create lasting memories and for our family, and there’s no better place to create family magic than in the kitchen – a place where sweet dreams come true!

Every year my boys and I work to create an original cookie creation to give to family, friends, and teachers, but this year when Boy Wonder made it known that he was inspired to create a “magical cookie taste sensation” (his words), we knew something delicious was about to happen.

After careful consideration and a few experimental trials in the Mommyfriend kitchen, we are thrilled to present you with the aptly titled “Peppermint Pow Chocolate Delight Cookies”.

Perfectly pretty with a blast of peppermint “pow”, these cookies are certain to wow the taste buds of those near and dear. And parents, when the stakes are high, I know how much a fail-proof cookie recipe matters, which is why I trust Pillsbury refrigerated cookies every time.

Join the “magical cookie taste sensation” this holiday and create your very own Peppermint Pow Chocolate Delight Cookies!

ALL Target’s Hit by MAJOR Credit-Card Breach

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ALL Target’s Hit by MAJOR Credit-Card Breach

IF you have shopped in store at Target between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, and used a debit or credit card, YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS!

Target CONFIRMED rumors that a data breach may have affected about 40 million credit- and debit-card accounts at all of their 1,797 stores in the United States!

Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel in a statement said, “”We take this matter very seriously and are working with law enforcement to bring those responsible to justice.”

The theft was national in scope and happened in stores, not online, and may have involved tampering with the machines customers use to swipe their cards when making purchases. The thieves gained access to data that is stored on the magnetic stripe on the back of the credit and debit cards.

When CBS News tried contacting Credit Card companies, An American Express spokeswoman said the company is aware of the incident and is putting fraud controls in place, but representatives for Visa and MasterCard declined to comment.

“The breach window is definitely expanding,” said one anti-fraud analyst at a top ten U.S. bank card issuer who asked to remain anonymous. “We can’t say for sure that all stores were impacted, but we do see customers all over the U.S. that were victimized.”  Reported Krebsonsecurity.com

If you discover any suspicious or unusual activity on your accounts or suspect fraud, be sure to report it immediately to your financial institutions.  In addition, you may contact the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) or law enforcement to report incidents of identity theft or to learn about steps you can take to protect yourself from identity theft.  To learn more, you can go to the FTC’s Web site, at www.consumer.gov/idtheft, or call the FTC, at (877) IDTHEFT (438-4338) or write to Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Response Center, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580.

Please folks, watch your Credit Card statements closely if you have shopped at Target during these times. Keep an eye out for any suspicious activities. I will be watching daily! I HIGHLY recommend Credit Sesame to Monitor your credit accounts for suspicious activities, I PERSONALLY have been using them for over 3 years. It is absolutely 100% FREE and you will NEVER pay anything! They have been featured on CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Today Show, and The New York Times!

Here is a Letter & Info. Target released on their website this Morning https://corporate.target.com/discover/article/Important-Notice-Unauthorized-access-to-payment-ca

~ Micki
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CBS News

Wall Street Journal

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Super Simple Truffle Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • Heavy Whipping Cream
  • Chocolate Chips
  • Toppings (Nuts, Sprinkles, your choice)

Directions:

  • Heat a 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream  in microwave till warm/hot (Do not scorch)
  • Add 3/4 cup chocolate chips, blend until melted & shiny
    ( I had to add a teensy bit more of whipping cream so it would be smooth)
  • Chill until firm, then scoop, roll and coat with toppings
  • Keep in covered dish in fridge

Glitter Light Bulb Ornaments

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Glitter Light Bulb Ornaments

Supplies

  • Mod Podge (Can be purchased for around $6 or you can follow this recipe and make your own for around $1.50) 
  • Bulbs (Found in the Christmas aisle at Walmart for $0.99 for 4)
  • Paintbrush
  • Wax Paper
  • Glitter (I purchased a pack of 12 assorted colors  for $6.47 at Walmart)
  • Empty container (to catch excess glitter)


Directions

  1. Lay wax paper out on the table
  2. Cover glass part of bulb with a thin layer of Mod Podge
  3. Sprinkle glitter color of choice over the glue covered bulb, catching excess in an empty bowl
  4. Tap off excess glitter
  5. Gently lay your bulb onto the wax paper to dry
    Once your bulbs are dried, you can place them in a holiday dish as a center piece, or tie a ribbon around the bottom and hang on your Christmas tree!

    *Important note*  Once finished, it is no longer safe to use these bulbs, these are for decorative purpose only! 

Do It Yourself Mod Podge

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Supplies

  • Jar with lid (canning jar, empty peanut butter jar, pickle jar, etc)
  • Elmers Glue
  • Water

 

Directions

  1. Empty glue into your container
  2. Fill empty glue bottle with water, shake, and pour into your container
  3. Place lid on your container and tighten.  Shake until glue and water is mixed

You now have a cheap, easy to make alternative to Mod Podge!

 

ReadySetEat Newsletter: Delicious Recipes and Coupons Customized for You!

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ReadySetEat Newsletter: Delicious Recipes and Coupons Customized for You!

Do you need some help getting new, delicious and healthy dinner recipes a couple nights a week? Sign up for your free account with ReadySetEat and get recipes sent right to your inbox along with their newsletter giving you the best ideas, recipes and coupons that are customized to your local stores!


Vistaprint – 50 Cards For $20 + Free Shipping Over $50

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Vistaprint – 50 Cards For $20 + Free Shipping Over $50

Find the perfect holiday card this season with Vistaprint’s Cyber Monday Sale! Amongst other great deals, Vistaprint is offering 50 Holiday Cards for only $20, plus Free 7-Day Shipping on orders over $50! Vistaprint’s new holiday card collection has 150+ new designs with the ability to customize colors, fonts, and messages—with all of these options, you’re bound to find the ideal card to share with your family and friends this season!

If you captured great family photos this past year, Vistaprint has a wide variety of designs to make them stand out. Some of these unique multi-photo designs include a “Year in Review” template, which allows you to share an assortment of pictures from your big 2013 moments. If you got married, had a baby, or recently moved, there are milestone templates to showcase the big changes in your life. If you prefer non-photo cards, there are plenty of designs available with picturesque backgrounds and fun holiday messages to spread the cheer.

Vistaprint is also offering discounts on an assortment of holiday products—if you’re looking for a memorable gift for the holidays, now is the time to check out personalized products like calendars, t-shirts, mugs, and more! This offer is not combinable with cash back programs. Hurry, because this offer ends on Friday!

Daily in December – Random Acts of Kindness

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Here on Coupon Clippers, we were trying to figure out a way to give back during the Holidays, so we decided every day to do a Random Act of Kindness for someone, ANYONE, Everyday during the Month of December.

Family, Friends, Strangers, IT IS UP TO YOU!

We would LOVE to have some of you join us! Each day we will post the photo from above on our Coupon Clippers Facebook so everyone can share what their Random Act of Kindness was for the day! You can even share a picture if you like!

It does not have to be something that costs you money, it could be even a small little task such as carrying groceries for an elderly person, or shoveling their sidewalk.

We can not wait to see all the kind deeds everyone comes up with!

It would be a great way to get your children involved and show them what the true meaning of the Holidays is all about!

Some Ideas:

angelmini.gif Write a note of appreciation to your mailman
angelmini.gif Compliment a stranger sincerely
angelmini.gif Write a thank you note to someone
angelmini.gif Look for something around you that can be fixed up, picked up, or attended ie, put shopping carts up, pick up some trash laying around, pick up something that has fallen over
angelmini.gif Give a lottery ticket to a stranger
angelmini.gif Send handmade cards or a letter to someone you care for
angelmini.gif Write a note to management or someone themself who has treated you nice while doing their job (waiter, clerk, sales person…ect)
angelmini.gif when you go somewhere to get or do something, ask someone around you if you can pick up, drop off or do something for them while you do
angelmini.gif Cut coupons out and leave them at the grocer register for others
angelmini.gif Cut an article out of the newspaper that would interest a friend and mail it to them.
angelmini.gif Leave have a nice day stickers at a front desk
angelmini.gif Put together a writing kit with stationery, envelopes and stamps, pen and give to hospital/nursing home
angelmini.gif Put a comment on someone’s webpage that you really like…… let them know you enjoy it
angelmini.gif Send a card to someone in the military overseas
angelmini.gif Start a conversation up with a co-worker that you don’t know
angelmini.gif Leave something cheery or nice for all your co-workers (in spring bag of seeds, fun post its, fun office supplies
angelmini.gif Put change in a row of vending machines
angelmini.gif Visit a nursing home. Spend time visiting with someone who doesn’t get visitors
angelmini.gif Put something you no longer need on Craig’s list free spot for your area
angelmini.gif Leave something for someone at an area where it most might be used, (lighter near smoking area, book in reading area, umbrella near door on rainy day)
angelmini.gif Leave a book you have already finished somewhere for someone else to read.
angelmini.gif Drop off a toy or game at a hospital
angelmini.gif Drop off a toy or game at a homeless shelter.
angelmini.gif At post office leave some extra stamps at the stamp machine.
angelmini.gif Send a picture you have taken which includes a friend and send it to them with a note remembering when it was taken
angelmini.gif Buy a phone card and give to a homeless shelter for them to give to someone.
angelmini.gif Open the phone book, pick a name, and send them something (movie tickets, thank you card, you are appreciated card, book, etc.) anonymously.
angelmini.gif Take flowers to a hospital ward and give them to someone who hasn’t had any visitors.
angelmini.gif Take some cake, chocolates, flowers etc. to the neighbors, or a senior citizen nearby
angelmini.gif Send someone a small gift anonymously
angelmini.gif Make a cd of your favorite songs and give to a friend
angelmini.gif Donate one hour of your time if you offer a service for a living, or one product, or one seminar, or one class, or just one of whatever it is that you do as a gift to someone else.
angelmini.gif Invite someone who is alone over for dinner.
angelmini.gif Share a comic strip or something funny with someone else.
angelmini.gif Leave a chocolate for a co-worker.
angelmini.gif write a note, send a e-greeting “just to say hello” to someone who might need a pick me up
angelmini.gif Visit hospitals with smiles, treats and friendly conversation for patients.
angelmini.gif Send a thank you to the employees at a hospital, or anywhere else that a cheerful thank might add a smile
angelmini.gif Put a quarter in a parking meter that has expired
angelmini.gif Write a thank-you note to a person from your past who has made a difference in your life.
angelmini.gif Drop off a plant, flowers or apple pie at a public service orginization or your neighbors house.
angelmini.gif Send someone an animated greeting card on the internet.
angelmini.gif Write a note to the boss of someone who has helped you, praising the employee.
angelmini.gif Drop off teddy bear to police department to give to traumitized children
angelmini.gif Drop a few coins in an area where children play, where they can easily find them.
angelmini.gif Copy a favorite recipie and give it to someone
angelmini.gif Buy a copy of your favorite book and donate it to your local library or hospital
angelmini.gif Write letters of appreciation to groups who are helping the community, the environment, etc.
angelmini.gif Send a card to a friend or relative you haven’t seen for some time. Include a photo of yourself and/or your family.
angelmini.gif Make a point of introducing yourself to someone you see all of the time but never say hello to.
angelmini.gif Send an anonymous scratch card, lottery or theatre ticket to someone you know – or a gift voucher, a funny card, a chocolate bar, or whatever you feel they would enjoy
angelmini.gif If you know someone who is having a hard time financially, pop a $5, $10 or $20 note in an envelope, disguise your writing or type the envelope, and post it to them.
angelmini.gif Offer to baby sit
angelmini.gif Donate clothes to goodwill
angelmini.gif Put change in a charity change bottle
angelmini.gif Bring cookies or some snack to work for office
angelmini.gif Drop off cookies at a random establishment
angelmini.gif Tape some change to a payphone with a card saying it is for whoever needs it
angelmini.gif Write anonymous, loving post-its for strangers to find.

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