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Road Trip Packing Tips

Lolli — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 16:35:56 +0000

I am excited to work with Kelley Blue Book to bring you these great packing tips. Kelley Blue Book is sponsoring the giveaway kit as a part of the promotion, and I also received a kit as part of the promotion.

We are a road tripping family. You kind of have to be good at road trips when you’ve got 5 kids. Vacation time means road trips and we LOVE it.

Packing for a family of seven (or a family of six now, since my oldest daughter is married and living all the way across the country) is a game of Tetris. We travel with a lot of stuff. Granted, now that the kids are older, we don’t have to travel with the pack ‘n play or the stroller, but packing with and for teens presents other challenges.

The last two summers have consisted of road trips of epic proportion. Two years ago, we loaded up our minivan with all of the things our oldest daughter needed for school and drove her across the country to move in to her first college dorm. Oh, and did I mention that we ALSO had to pack along camping equipment and clothes for the other 6 of us? Sometimes I felt like our van was a clown car, fitting way more inside than humanly possible.

Last year, we repeated the road trip, minus the college supplies, and I realized one thing: we are good at packing a car for long road trips.

We used to call my oldest daughter the Tetris queen. She has a way with arranging things and finding the best way to fit as much stuff in a small space as possible. She used to do that with the fridge. I’d come home with a full van-load of groceries and have to fit everything in our already-stuffed-full refrigerator. She’d work her magic and we’d be able to fit everything in and more.

My husband is the King of car Tetris, though. We’ve had others in the family try, but he’s the one that can take on the challenge every time. We’ve got our routine…everyone packs their stuff for the trip, takes them outside and sets them next to the car, and he arranges and rearranges until everything fits.

Kelley Blue Book challenged us to take on the great task of getting our car ready for a summer road trip, and though our oldest could have given Dad a run for his money on this game of road trip Tetris, the rest of us are doomed to be at his mercy.

Kelley Blue Book knows the struggle families like mine go through when packing up a car for a road trip, and actually vets hundreds of vehicles to create its official “Best Family Cars for 2016” list. They include everything from testing child safety seats to checking the availability of Apple CarPlay and even conducting a real-world test with real-world families.

Road Trip Car-Packing Tips

Here are 3 car-packing tips from the experts at Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com

Safety First

Put heavier items on the bottom of the cargo area and toward the front, and avoid loading SUVs beyond the height of the rear seat backs. Keeping heavier items up closer to the center of the vehicle can help preserve handling integrity in emergency avoidance situations, while imposing a height limit on your stack of stuff will help maintain rearward vision and prevent objects from becoming projectiles in a collision. If you wouldn’t want somebody throwing it at your head, don’t keep it unsecured and at head level in your car.

Bag It

Consider large trash bags for smaller loose items and soft items like blankets and pillows. It’ll be easier to transport these items to and from the car, and their flexibility makes them more space efficient than a large box, for instance.

Think Short-Term

There’s often plenty of action in the time between packing the car and fully unpacking it at your destination, and planning ahead can save plenty of headache. Obviously you’ll want to keep plenty of food and drink within reach, along with napkins, a trash bag and medicine, perhaps. And any modern family road trip is sure to benefit from a full complement of electronics and related accessories, like power cords and headphones. But if your journey will include a side trip that will take you away from the car, remember to pack any valuables within easy reach so that you can take them with you on your detour. Alternately, pack those valuables deep within your stack. If you plan to arrive at noon and check-in isn’t until 4pm, keep the swimsuits and sunscreen easily accessible so you don’t have to unpack and re-pack the whole car in the middle of the hotel parking lot.

Here are a few tips we would add…(thanks to my husband’s brilliance at getting the car ready for a road trip)

In-Car “Survival” Pack

Long hours in the car can be tough when kids (and parents) get bored. We each – even mom and dad – pack an in-car entertainment and snack bag (usually a small backpack) with books, paper and pencil, favorite snacks, and a blanket and pillow.

Pack Bags Ahead of Time

We find it very helpful to pack suitcases and duffel bags and other supplies the day before so that we can pack the car well ahead of time. I love starting our trip with an already-packed car.

Keep the Seating Area as Clear as Possible

I would rather have a packed-to-the-brim cargo area and leave the space around our feet clear. It makes the car atmosphere much more relaxed for us. Each person has their in-car bag and a pillow and/or blanket. Kids seem to be much more patient and willing to endure the long car ride when they have a little space to move their elbows and their feet.

Keep Bags Small

Small duffel bags and backpacks are much easier to fit in the car versus large suitcases. It’s a whole lot easier to play car Tetris with small, soft bags instead of big, stiff bags. It’s also easier for us to let each family member pack his or her own bag instead of packing large bags for the whole family together.

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What’s Your Lobster-Worthy Moment?

Lolli — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 18:14:22 +0000

This post is sponsored by Red Lobster, but all thoughts, opinions, and #LobsterWorthy moments are my own.

How do you like to celebrate your family’s happy moments….birthdays, good grades, a promotion, etc? I admit – I love celebrating even the smallest achievements with dinner at a favorite restaurant. You don’t have to twist my arm to find an excuse to eat out!

Lobster-worthy celebrations come in all shapes and sizes…and we’ve had a ton of them this month!

My daughter and I decided to celebrate one of those moments – her 13th birthday – with lunch out at Red Lobster. Everything about the day was perfection – from the time we had together, one-on-one, to the sunshine, to the excellent smiling service that we received, to the delicious food that we ate.

Reese, my new 13-year-old, ordered clam chowder (one of my favorites!) and shrimp Caesar salad with a Shirley Temple to drink (her latest obsession!). I ordered the wood-fire grilled shrimp tacos with rice pilaf. We shared a classic shrimp cocktail to start.

And who can forget Red Lobster’s famous cheesy biscuits? Those things are to-die-for delicious! They are a highlight of any meal at Red Lobster, big or small.

No, I’m not sharing these!

A Mom-and-Me Birthday Tradition

When I was little, my mom started a birthday tradition with her kids. Every birthday, she would pick us up from school and take us out to lunch – just the two of us. I loved those mom-daughter dates so much that I decided to continue them with my own children.

Every birthday, I pick my kids up from school, if their birthday lands on a school day, and treat them to a lunch together. Their choice. When their birthday lands on the weekend or a holiday we just escape together whenever we can (my oldest was born on Christmas Eve, so she definitely got the short end of the stick on this tradition!).

No matter how big or small your special moments are, you can make them even better by celebrating them at Red Lobster.

How do you enjoy celebrating your lobster-worthy moments?

Share your lobster-worthy moment on social media and include the hashtag #lobsterworthycontest. When you share, you’ll be entered to win some pretty cool prizes throughout Red Lobster’s Lobsterfest campaign.

Layered Strawberry Jello Salad: An Old Family Recipe

Lolli — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:39:29 +0000

There’s a funny story about this layered strawberry jello salad with banana and pineapple… When I was growing up, this strawberry jello was at every family gathering that I can remember. Christmas with the aunts, uncles, cousins, and Grandma and Grandpa? Strawberry jello. Easter dinner? Grandma brought the strawberry jello there, too. It was a staple at big family dinners. And then one year, Grandma didn’t make it and there was an outcry. Where’s the strawberry jello salad?! Her response was something along the lines of “That old stuff? I had no idea anyone cared about that!”

I’ve been making the same strawberry jello salad from my childhood since I got married over 20 years ago, with one change – at the request/suggestion of my husband, I reduced the amount of sour cream by half this year. The sour cream layer is a huge surprise to anyone who tastes it for the first time. No one guesses that it’s sour cream. But….the sour cream can be a little thick (these pictures show the original amount of sour cream – the old family recipe calls for 2 cups) but I LOVE the way that it tastes with the jello. Just in case you’re considering trying this jello out with a layer of whipped cream in the middle…it would NOT be the same. Too sweet! There’s something SO delicious about that slightly sour and not sweet burst if sour cream in the middle of the fruit and jello. It sounds odd, I know, but it totally works!

Note: I almost ALWAYS use reduced fat sour cream. That’s just my personal preference. Either regular or reduced fat sour cream works just the same.

Yum

Layered Strawberry Jello Salad

Ingredients

2 small boxes strawberry Jello (or one large)
2 cups water, boiling
1 pkg (16 oz) presweetened frozen strawberries
3 bananas, mashed
1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple, undrained
1 cup sour cream

Instructions

Dissolve jello in boiling water. Add pineapple, bananas, and thawed strawberries. Mix all together and pour ½ jello mixture in 9×13 pan.
Let first layer set (this usually takes 30-60 minutes. You can leave the other half of the jello/fruit mixture on the table at room temperature while you wait).
Once set, spread sour cream over 1st layer. Carefully add remaining jello mixture.
Let set 3-4 hours before serving.

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Do you have an old family recipe like this – something that you’ve been making for generations that might sound a little odd to people who have never tried it before? Or have you ever had a jello salad like my grandma used to make? If you’ve never tried it before, you should totally give it a try! We love it around here.

25 Days of Christmas Books for Kids

Lolli — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 06:00:44 +0000

One of my favorite traditions over the years has been spending the month of December reading Christmas books with the family. We have gathered a huge collection of Christmas stories over the years (two boxes full!). I am quick to grab any Christmas books that I see at used books stores or thrift stores (I’ve found some amazing treasures!). Note: Amazon affiliate links are used in this post.

I celebrated my first Christmas as a mom way back on Christmas Day 1996. My first daughter was a day old, and we were released from the hospital. I couldn’t believe the miracle that had happened on Christmas Eve. I had a perfect, beautiful baby girl! In the past 19 years, I’ve welcomed four more kids to the family and made a ton of holiday memories along the way. Some of these books are precious parts of our Christmas memories and I plan to keep it that way. Now that our family is getting older, I look forward to someday being known as the cool Grandma with all of the Christmas books and hands-on nativities.

I’ve gathered a list of some of our personal favorite holiday stories and Christmas picture books from some of our favorite authors below so that you can enjoy 25 days of Christmas books with your kids.

Happy holidays!

25 Days of Christmas Books for Kids

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski (Author), P.J. Lynch (Illustrator)
The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado
The Christmas Wish by Lori Evert (Author), Per Breiehagen (Photographer)
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schulz (Author), Scott Jeralds (Illustrator)
A Wish to Be A Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe (Author), Michael Glenn Monroe (Illustrator)
The Night Before Christmas by Charles Santore
The Animals’ Santa by Jan Brett
Santa’s Favorite Story: Santa Tells the Story of the First Christmas by Hisako Aoki (Author), Ivan Gantschev (Illustrator)
Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale by Martin Waddell (Author), Jason Cockcroft (Illustrator)
The Christmas Baby by Marion Dane Bauer (Author), Richard Cowdrey (Illustrator)
Legend of the Christmas Stocking by Rick Osborne (Author), James Griffin (Author), Jim Griffin (Illustrator)
The Legend of the Christmas Cookie: Sharing the True Meaning of Christmas by Dandi Daley Mackall (Author), Richard Cowdrey (Illustrator)
Olive, the Other Reindeer by Vivian Walsh (Author), J.otto Seibold (Illustrator)
The Christmas Owl by Angela Muse (Author), Helen H. Wu (Illustrator)
Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson (Author), Jane Chapman (Illustrator)
The Itsy Bitsy Snowman by Jeffrey Burton (Author), Sanja Rescek (Illustrator)
Christmas in the Manger by Nola Buck (Author), Felicia Bond (Illustrator)
Humphrey’s First Christmas by Carol Heyer
The Little Drummer Boy by Ezra Jack Keats
The Friendly Beasts: an old English Christmas Carol by Tomie dePaola
The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
The Little Fir Tree by Margaret Wise Brown (Author), Jim LaMarche (Illustrator)
An Orange for Frankie by Patricia Polacco

For more Christmas and winter ideas, visit a few of my favorite bloggers:

Christmas Games for Groups by In Our Spare Time
7 Christmas Games by Gaggle of Gamers
5 Festive Feel-Good Christmas Stories for Grown-Ups by Pretty Opinionated
Funniest Christmas Movies of All Time by Our Family World
Non-traditional Christmas Movies by Upstate Ramblings
Our Top 10 Christmas Shows to Watch Each Year by Day by Day In Our World

Make-Ahead Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes

Lolli — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 19:42:09 +0000

Thanksgiving simply wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a big batch of mashed potatoes. And these mashed potatoes were the best mashed potatoes I have ever made (rivaling the best restaurant mashed potatoes, if I do say so myself).

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I was so pleased with how well these glorious garlic herb mashed potatoes turned out, and what’s better is that they can easily be made ahead and heated whenever you need to serve them. One of my biggest challenges on Thanksgiving (and other holidays where I’m preparing a large meal for many…wait. That sounds like a typical night at our house!) is that I have to make too many things at once. I love finding recipes that can be made ahead and then made ready when we’re ready to eat.

Of course, this mashed potatoes recipe is perfectly suited to eating right away, but if you do need some extra time (whether you’re making them in the morning and keeping them warm in the crock pot or making them the day before and heating from cold before the big meal) these potatoes are perfect for heating and serving later!

If your potatoes get a little dried out after being in the fridge, just add a little bit of milk.

Yum

Make-Ahead Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

3 pounds of red potatoes
4 tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoon minced garlic (or more or less to your taste)
4 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Boil water in a large stock pot.
Wash potatoes but leave skins on. Cut potatoes into bite-sized chunks and add to boiling water. Boil for 5-10 minutes, or until potatoes are fork-tender.
Drain potatoes; add to a large mixing bowl or crock pot.
Add all other ingredients to hot, dry potatoes. Using a potato masher, mash and mix everything together.
At this point, you can serve the mashed potatoes immediately, leave them in the crock pot on low or warm until ready to serve or cover tightly and refrigerate for several hours/overnight. Before serving, add cold mashed potatoes to the crock pot and heat on low til warmed through.

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I added some delicious pan gravy to these potatoes, along with a side of carrots cooked in my cast iron skillet. My mouth and tummy were very, very happy!

Our Last Double Digits Birthday #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot

Lolli — Fri, 22 May 2015 01:35:12 +0000

Monday was quite a milestone birthday in our family. My youngest – my baby boy – turned 10. A double digits birthday. That means that all of us are double digits (and by default, I guess that makes us old!).

AJ has never been much of a fan of traditional toys…so when he made a birthday wish list earlier this month, he wished for things like balloons and a new sonic screwdriver and a Doctor Who keychain. Honestly, I had a blast shopping for his presents – partly because I’ve gone into my local Hot Topic so many times that they know me as “The Blogger Who Met the Avengers.” Yes, when I walk in the store, they know who I am. I guess I’ve reached celebrity status – last time I was in the store, shortly after my press trip to LA where I interviewed the cast of the Avengers and got my picture taken in between Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans, they took a picture of me to post on their internal employee website. My picture and story got over 80 likes (which is apparently a lot). How cool is that?

AJ’s birthday was so much fun….but a little on the crazy side. I took on a little too much. Between taking him out to lunch (our birthday tradition) to shopping for dinner and cake and ice cream to making a labor-intensive dinner (chicken pot pie) and an even MORE labor-intensive birthday cake (see the directions here)…I was completely exhausted by the end of the night.

But he ended the day happy and that’s all that matters, right?

Oh…and I got to eat 4 days of leftover birthday cake. Bonus.

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Memories of the Christmases of my Childhood

Lolli — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:00:24 +0000

One of the Christmas memories from my childhood that shines the brightest, despite the years since I’ve experienced it, is the yearly drive on Christmas Eve from my grandparents’ house in San Leandro to my home in San Jose.

Every Christmas Eve, we gathered the baked goodies for our big family dinner, the wrapped presents for our cousin gift exchange and the adult white elephant exchange, piled in our mini van, and drove to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. We spent the evening eating (a lot of the dishes from those Christmas Eve celebrations are the same dishes I make for my family each year), singing carols together while Grandma or one of my aunts or uncles played the piano, playing with cousins we only saw occasionally and opening gifts.

Christmas Eve was the happiest day of the whole year – even better than Christmas day. The time we spent celebrating with extended family trumped any highly anticipated Santa wish-list gift that I found under the Christmas tree.

But it was the drive home from Grandma and Grandpa’s house late on Christmas Eve night that stands out in my mind in such a profound way. Before leaving the party, all five siblings opened our traditional Christmas Eve pajamas and changed into them for the ride home. I remember sitting in the back seat every year as we took the hour-long ride back home. My younger siblings almost always fell asleep, and everything was peaceful – not common with our big family. Mom and Dad turned Christmas music on the radio and I spent the ride looking out the window at the stars in the sky. The stars always seemed brighter on the night of Christmas Eve, as if the entire expanse of the California sky was covered in sparkling while Christmas lights.

That ride home was magical. I was full of good food, baked lovingly by all of my favorite people – my Grandma, my mom and my aunts. My smile lingered from Grandma’s house to my own doorstep remembering the fun I’d had with my cousins. The carols we sang together played in my head. And I was full of anticipation and hope. Anticipation for all of the Christmas morning excitement of presents and candy and surprises. And hope that I might catch a glimpse of Santa flying across the sparkling night sky.

The Christmases of my childhood were magical, but nothing was more magical than the drive home on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Tree 2014 #PSF

Lolli — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 23:26:40 +0000

I’d love to say that we waited to buy and decorate our Christmas tree until this past weekend because we couldn’t imagine decorating for Christmas without the whole family together. As it turned out, the fact that we bought our tree this past Saturday and decorated it that night, shortly after our college-aged daughter returned from school for winter break was a total coincidence. Sure, it was nice to take part in our annual tree-decorating ritual with all 7 of us together, but we did it that way because we have been too busy with plays and concerts and parties the last few weeks to have it any other way (really…why must ALL the schools schedule their performances during the busiest time of the year?

Concerts and performances aside…did you notice that little tidbit that I mentioned up there? My daughter is home from college! We are thrilled to have her home, and I’m sure she’s thrilled to be able to sleep in every day while the rest of us are still knee-deep in school and work. We’ve been having fun together, despite the fact that a nasty bug has hit our home. So far, knock on wood, I’ve been able to repress the illness twice now. I thought I was getting sick 2 different times, but either I’m lucky or my essential oils have really been working.

Merry Christmas, everyone! Happy Holidays! Happy New Year, too!

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Turns 50! #Rudolph50

Lolli — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:00:55 +0000

I am thrilled to celebrate Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’s 50th Anniversary with this fun giveaway, sponsored by Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group. All thoughts and memories are my own.

Christmas time is a season full of family traditions. From decorating the Christmas tree with mis-matched ornaments that we’ve collected over the years to baking the same treats every year (like caramels, English toffee and butterscotch bars…mmm!) to watching our favorite Christmas movies (we keep them packed away for 11 months of the year and only watch them during the month of December) to reading my huge collection of Christmas books. Oh, and I can’t forget to mention the music. I love listening to Christmas music.

I just love Christmas.

Like so many others, from my generation to my kids’ generation, I grew up watching Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer every Christmas. One of my favorite things about Rudolph, besides the fact that it is a wonderful story, is the music. From “Jingle Jingle Jingle” to “There’s Always Tomorrow” and “A Holly Jolly Christmas.” And, of course, the classic title song, “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.”

Did you know that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is airing on Tuesday, December 9th on CBS? No Christmas would be complete without Rudolph. This year’s special is particularly SPECIAL because Rudolph is turning 50. Can you believe that a TV movie made 50 years ago is just as entertaining as it was when it aired for the first time in 1964? And if Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has been playing for the last 50 Christmases, that definitely makes it a classic Christmas tradition if there ever was one.

Rudolph is 50!

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is the longest-running and highest-rated holiday TV special of all time. Do you remember watching Rudolph as a kid? Do you enjoy watching Rudolph with your family each December?

Rudolph is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this month. Not only will we be watching the classic movie, but we’re enjoying a fun collection of children’s books, too. The anniversary celebration also includes a tie-in with the U.S. Postal Service, a collector’s edition DVD with new bonus material, a new stage musical, theme park and in-mall entertainment, and a social media campaign – #ShineBright – that celebrates uniqueness in association with PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center.

About the NEW Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Themed Books

I am so excited about the collection of books celebrating Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’s 50th Anniversary. They have made a classic addition to our Christmas book collection, and the kids are already enjoying them.

Square Fish, an imprint of the Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, is releasing 6 new Rudolph-themed books that span a variety of formats, including the first ever graphic novel starring Rudolph and company, RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS, by Brendan Deneen. Other formats include a classic storybook, a picture book, slide-and-find and lift-the-flap board books, and a ‘My Reader’ edition specifically designed for beginning readers. There’s something for the whole family!

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Classic Story 50th-Anniversary Edition – Deluxe 50^th Anniversary Edition for ages 4-8
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: Slide and Find – Board Book for ages 2-4
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: Life-the-Flap – Board Book for ages 2-4
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: Rudolph Saves the Day – Paperback picture book for ages 3-7
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: My Reader – Level 2 Paperback Reader for ages 5-7
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Island of Misfit Toys – Middle-Grade Graphic Novel for ages 7-12

Connect with Rudolph

Visit Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Official Website
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RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER 50th Anniversary Celebration Book Collection Giveaway

One winner from Better in Bulk will receive this collection of 6 new Rudolph children’s books. Prizing provided by Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group; open to US residents only. Giveaway ends 12/10, after which a winner will be chosen at random and notified via email. Good luck!

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Food Fun Family

Road Trip Packing Tips

Road Trip Car-Packing Tips

Safety First

Bag It

Think Short-Term

In-Car “Survival” Pack

Pack Bags Ahead of Time

Keep the Seating Area as Clear as Possible

Keep Bags Small

Connect with Kelley Blue Book:

Enter to Win a Kelley Blue Book Giveaway Prize ($120 Value)

What’s Your Lobster-Worthy Moment?

A Mom-and-Me Birthday Tradition

Layered Strawberry Jello Salad: An Old Family Recipe

25 Days of Christmas Books for Kids

25 Days of Christmas Books for Kids

For more Christmas and winter ideas, visit a few of my favorite bloggers:

Make-Ahead Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes

Our Last Double Digits Birthday #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot

Sponsored Video: The Flavors of Home

Memories of the Christmases of my Childhood

Christmas Tree 2014 #PSF

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Turns 50! #Rudolph50

Rudolph is 50!

About the NEW Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Themed Books

Connect with Rudolph

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER 50th Anniversary Celebration Book Collection Giveaway