tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post1522193508013781086..comments2024-02-01T08:20:01.784-06:00Comments on Stephanie's Confessions of a Book-a-holic: Christmas at the Toland'sStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-49465135052333590162007-12-26T02:44:00.000-06:002007-12-26T02:44:00.000-06:00That recipe looks delicious. Who can't love chocol...That recipe looks delicious. Who can't love chocolate and peanut butter together? I'll have to try it out soon.ErinPaperbackstashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879655467410960166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-56413195288851314392007-12-19T20:23:00.000-06:002007-12-19T20:23:00.000-06:00Oh those peanut blosssoms look so yummy! Your tree...Oh those peanut blosssoms look so yummy! Your tree is great and I think that's a great tradition of having everyone select an ornament each year. <BR/>My poor tree is still in the box. sigh.<BR/>How is work going? Hopefully great!!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-89446588364767664942007-12-19T07:50:00.000-06:002007-12-19T07:50:00.000-06:00Stephanie: I love your blog. TOok me a while to ge...Stephanie: I love your blog. TOok me a while to get here! 3 kids, 2 dogs, likes Nine Inch Nails, reading where the red fern grows and has To Kill a Mockingbird listed as fav book?<BR/><BR/>Get outta my head, girl!<BR/><BR/>lol<BR/><BR/>Anyway: Love the ornaments. Do your kids make them too? I have a bunch of artfully spraypainted macaroni with thumbprints and such and I LOVE them.lisabeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920384323769700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-63294651509626088842007-12-19T05:11:00.000-06:002007-12-19T05:11:00.000-06:00What a nice tradition - everyone picking their own...What a nice tradition - everyone picking their own ornament. Christmas at your house sounds like great fun!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-59560502376649147002007-12-18T21:29:00.000-06:002007-12-18T21:29:00.000-06:00I love the tree! Blue tinsel is awesome. :-)I love the tree! Blue tinsel is awesome. :-)Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041695477739391198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-91530966054244521002007-12-18T20:36:00.000-06:002007-12-18T20:36:00.000-06:00Booklogged - Those cookies are a tradition around ...Booklogged - Those cookies are a tradition around here. My favorites!! <BR/><BR/>Raidergirl - You got it!! I do have an Elvis CD with Blue Christmas. (hate to admit that one though!)<BR/><BR/>Deslily - As soon as I saw your post about the blue lights, I knew we were kindred spirits! yeah...you have to try the cookies. They are great!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-15568115250820527492007-12-18T20:34:00.000-06:002007-12-18T20:34:00.000-06:00Carl - OK. You sold me. I have to have a Serenit...Carl - OK. You sold me. I have to have a Serenity ornament!! That one will be for ME!<BR/><BR/>Dev - I'm with you. My mouth has been watering for that Prime Rib for literally weeks now!!<BR/><BR/>Tink - Me too!! I even have a Tinkerbell one!! Disney is my favorite!!<BR/><BR/>Deb - Yeah for Annie and a tree full of books!! Yep, Cousin Eddie is the best!! I laugh ever time I see him! Nothing wrong with a little Die Hard at Christmas. I just watched it the other night!! <BR/><BR/>Bookfool - Although I heart Pooh, there is a special place in my heart for Eeyore!! Yeah...Blogger has messed up my header and I'm having a horrible time trying to get it fixed!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-85419059044163526272007-12-18T18:48:00.000-06:002007-12-18T18:48:00.000-06:00Ohh a blue tree! My favorite!!!dang it woman, thos...Ohh a blue tree! My favorite!!!<BR/><BR/>dang it woman, those cookies sound great!.. I haven't baked in eons and that recipe is making me want to! lol I might give it a go!DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-51460322924892899802007-12-18T18:11:00.000-06:002007-12-18T18:11:00.000-06:00Love the blue tree; please tell me you have Elvis ...Love the blue tree; please tell me you have Elvis on repeat, singing Blue Christmas to go with the tree. <BR/>I haven't made those cookies before, will add to list.<BR/>Great post, kids are so funny.<BR/>Merry Christmas! and glad you survived the first day of work.raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-51399298272852765672007-12-18T14:15:00.000-06:002007-12-18T14:15:00.000-06:00It's been years since I've made those cookies and ...It's been years since I've made those cookies and I love them so much. I am not a cookie maker, tho, so I really have to push myself.<BR/>Merry Christmas, Stephanie!Bookloggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651016653247142255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-46356655802588859992007-12-18T14:02:00.000-06:002007-12-18T14:02:00.000-06:00I'm rather fond of Pooh, myself. Ana has good tas...I'm rather fond of Pooh, myself. Ana has good taste. I was a big Winnie-the-Pooh fan (Tigger was my character). <BR/><BR/>Okay, so your header shrank, too! What's up with that?!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-8185716141250757522007-12-18T12:19:00.000-06:002007-12-18T12:19:00.000-06:00I love your ornament tradition! So cute to see Cha...I love your ornament tradition! So cute to see Chad's tastes changing...an ESPN ornament, now that is just too funny! Every year we buy each of the kids an ornament that they open during the week before Christmas and put on their own little trees in their bedrooms. We pick out something that reminds us of their year. It would be really neat though, to see what they would pick out for themselves each year! (Of course, then Annie would probably just end up with a tree full of book ornaments.)<BR/><BR/>Christmas Vacation is definitely one of the best! We finally got to it over the weekend. Yep, you just gotta love Cousin Eddie, huh? We also finally got to Die Hard...for us it's not Christmas without that one!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-82936002525039564802007-12-18T10:34:00.000-06:002007-12-18T10:34:00.000-06:00I adore Hallmark Disney ornaments!I adore Hallmark Disney ornaments!Ladytink_534https://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-13329269278553930812007-12-18T09:02:00.000-06:002007-12-18T09:02:00.000-06:00I love your Hallmark tradition, Stephanie. Your t...I love your Hallmark tradition, Stephanie. Your tree is really beautiful ~ I bet even moreso with the blue lights.<BR/><BR/>My family does Prime Rib for Christmas also ~ I think we look forward to it all year long.Devhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719293114461054932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-3658762270996432162007-12-18T08:25:00.000-06:002007-12-18T08:25:00.000-06:00A wonderful Christmas tradition! I love the ornam...A wonderful Christmas tradition! I love the ornaments that your kids picked out this year, they are all very fun. We used to buy new ornaments every year and still probably manage to do so every year but it is not an intentional thing. This year we added the Serenity ornament from the Firefly television series. We also got some personalized ornaments from friends which we really enjoy. <BR/><BR/>Great post Stephanie!Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-33787984940793753362007-12-18T07:24:00.000-06:002007-12-18T07:24:00.000-06:00Nicola - I'm actually surprised there are people o...Nicola - I'm actually surprised there are people out there who HAVEN'T had these!! I hope you like them!<BR/><BR/>Kailana - My family never really had big holiday traditions. That's why Mike and I are trying to make some for the kids. I can't believe how fast Christmas is coming this year. I still have a lot to do to get ready!<BR/><BR/>Wendy - Thanks. My first day was a whirl-wind of paperwork and training. Truth be told, the training is going to last a good three months. But it's really going to be a good job, I think! Besides, the Red Cross is just so....noble, ya know? <BR/><BR/>Tanabata - Hallmark ornaments are the best, that's for sure. But DAMN...they've gotten expensive!! These were almost $16 each!<BR/><BR/>Chris - Yeah...that Barbie one is pretty cool!!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-19567395295964176862007-12-18T06:25:00.000-06:002007-12-18T06:25:00.000-06:00Love those ornaments, especially the Barbie one. G...Love those ornaments, especially the Barbie one. Great post, Stephanie. Merry Christmas!Chrisbookaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972547663609480210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-48338321434658762662007-12-18T00:27:00.000-06:002007-12-18T00:27:00.000-06:00Hope your first day went well. You've got some fu...Hope your first day went well. You've got some fun traditions. I used to work at Hallmark many years ago and it was fun to see all the different ornaments each year. And those cookies sound delicious!tanabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-75125110672731272552007-12-17T23:52:00.000-06:002007-12-17T23:52:00.000-06:00I hope everything went well on your first day, Ste...I hope everything went well on your first day, Stephanie!<BR/><BR/>I love the Hallmark ornaments. Some of them are amazing or cute and others are downright amusing. :-)<BR/><BR/>Thank you for letting us glimpse Christmas at your house!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-25012738328238624172007-12-17T22:39:00.000-06:002007-12-17T22:39:00.000-06:00Great post! This calendar is going by so quickly,...Great post! This calendar is going by so quickly, and it has been really great this year! It's the best way to count down, I really think. I am starting to think I need some Christmas traditions when I get older because I don't really have any with my family...Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-49677573659147719532007-12-17T21:48:00.000-06:002007-12-17T21:48:00.000-06:00The recipe looks delicious stephanie! I've saved ...The recipe looks delicious stephanie! I've saved it and I'm definately going to be making them. Thanks!Nikki in Niagarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348586723780500367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-44451351993435378892007-12-17T21:17:00.000-06:002007-12-17T21:17:00.000-06:00Michelle - Me too! I used to spend the weekend b...Michelle - Me too! I used to spend the weekend before Christmas with my Grandma, and we baked the whole weekend. Cookies, cookies, cookies!! Love them.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-17348739065806639972007-12-17T21:11:00.000-06:002007-12-17T21:11:00.000-06:00I love these cookies! Seriously, it's not Christm...I love these cookies! Seriously, it's not Christmas for me without these. It's been a family tradition ever since I was small.1morechapterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919728304715220778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-33167619298608681612007-12-17T20:57:00.000-06:002007-12-17T20:57:00.000-06:00Melody - Truth be told, I'M not that big of a shop...Melody - Truth be told, I'M not that big of a shopper. Maybe it's because I have spent the last few years on such a tight budget. But Bella. How cow. I'm in trouble with her!<BR/><BR/>The cookies rock!! I hope you try them and like them!!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-53092004582918584572007-12-17T20:55:00.000-06:002007-12-17T20:55:00.000-06:00I enjoyed reading your post, Stephanie. And I hope...I enjoyed reading your post, Stephanie. And I hope you have a great day on your first day at work!!<BR/><BR/>I grinned when you mentioned Bella loves to shop, because as we know majority of the gals/women love shopping, hehe...<BR/><BR/>Ooh, and thanks for the recipe! :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.com