Gaylord Texan Mother’s Day Brunch at Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel in Grapevine TX

The Gaylord Texan Mother’s Day Brunch is being held again at the Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel in Grapevine TX on Easter Sunday, May 8th 2011 from 10am to 2pm and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Mother’s Day brunch at Gaylord Texan includes a spectacular menu fit for a queen. Having attended and enjoyed the extravagant brunch at Gaylord last year, located in Grapevine Texas, it only makes sense to plan to go again this year.

The Mother’s Day brunch at Gaylord is by far the best buffet brunch in all of Texas. Champagne, mimosas, breakfast foods, seafood, salads and pastas of all kinds, a meats carving station and incredible entrees, a kids brunch buffet for little kiddos, cheeses and desserts the whole family can enjoy.

Gaylord Texan brunches are held in the beautiful Texas Ballroom at Gaylord, with spectacular brunch food, champagne/mimosa drinks, ice sculptures, a yellow rose as a gift for each mother, grandmother or mom-to-be.
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Spring Cleaning Checklist – Springtime House Cleaning Up Tips

Spring cleaning is a tradition around our house every year as early signs of spring approach. Deep housecleaning isn’t one of our favorite things to do, but once the deep cleaning throughout the whole house is done, we’re able to relax and enjoy the birds chirping and blooming flowers that comes with spring and summer in a clean, freshened up home.

We haven’t decided yet if we’ll get some spring cleaning quotes from any of the professional housecleaning services like Merry Maids, Molly Maids, Maid Brigade or other local cleaning companies to handle the heavy, deep cleaning jobs around the house or not. We could also offer to hire friends and family to come and help with some of the cleaning inside or outside, such as washing windows and window screens etc, and any other indoor spring cleaning jobs Grandpa and I might want help completing.
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How to Make a Fleece Blanket Throw – No Sew Fleece Blanket Kits, Instructions and Patterns

Making a fleece blanket is a quick and easy craft project, so easy that kids and grandchildren can make a no sew, hand tie fleece blanket in less than an hour or so. I’ve been planning on making fleece blankets myself since the standard size throw blankets found in stores are just too small and thin for Grandpa and I to keep warm during cold winter months snuggled up on the couch watching football or movies.

Since Grandpa is very tall, I’m going to make an extra long, extra large polar fleece blanket for a nice thick, plush and reversible fleece throw blanket big enough for both of us to wrap ourselves up in. The single layer throw blankets we have are not warm enough, so we end up grabbing a couple different throws and putting them together for thickness and warmth, so it just makes sense to do a make-it-yourself set of blanket throws for us.
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Mexican Christmas Traditions – Christmas Mexican Food For Christmas Eve Dinner

We’ve been serving traditional Mexican food for Christmas Eve dinner for many years now, and Christmas this year is no different. Christmas Mexican-style, at least for the Christmas Eve meal, is one of our favorite things to do rather than the traditional foods we’ve all enjoyed over the Thanksgiving holiday.

By the time Christmas comes around, we’ve had all the turkey, ham, sweet potato casserole, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, macaroni and cheese, green bean casserole, corn, deviled eggs, peas and carrots, bread rolls, cornbread, hot and cold salads, pumpkin and pecan pies etc that we can stand from a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Since we actually had two separate Thanksgiving’s this year, on the same day, switching over to some authentic Mexican foods for Christmas is a welcome alternative.
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Best Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas of Last Minute Gifts to Make or Buy

No one can accuse me of being a procrastinator, waiting until the last minute to buy Christmas gifts for everyone on our list. Shopping for Christmas gifts at the last minute, within days, hours or minutes of Christmas gift-giving exchanges would make this Grandma stressed out and unable to enjoy the fun festivities of the holiday season. Christmas Eve gift shopping? Yikes!

Even though our Christmas shopping is often finished well ahead of time, gift-wrapped and ready for Christmas gatherings with family and friends, sometimes there is a need to buy or make a last minute Christmas gift for an unexpected guest. It isn’t much fun watching or participating in opening Christmas gifts when someone is invited at the last minute to a Christmas dinner party when there is not a single present for him or her to open. Awkward is putting it mildly.
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Decorative Christmas Boxes as Christmas Decorations to Decorate Your Home for Christmas

I get a real kick out of decorating our home for Christmas. I love everything about Christmas. The Christmas music, lights, holiday-themed movies, parties, gatherings of close friends and family for a meal and presents on Christmas Eve, and especially the joking and laughter that goes with spending time with people you love and who love you.

Buying Christmas decorations to decorate for Christmas can get very expensive, so I’m always looking for great ideas on how to decorate for Christmas inexpensively, on a budget. While I’m definitely going to be working hard to make my own Christmas decorations with my new sewing machine, homemade decorations that look good and presentable, I can’t help but smile and laugh at some of the ideas I’ve come across lately. When I say that I laugh, I mean that in a very good way. I’m often amazed at the craftiness some people have.
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Grandfather Birthday Gift Ideas For Grandpa’s Birthday

Grandpa’s birthday is coming up soon so I’ve been trying to come up with some really good ideas of what to get him for his birthday. Even though Grandpa’s birthday isn’t one of the so-called milestone birthdays, like if he were turning 50, 60, 70 or 80, his birthday is an important occasion and I want to make sure his gifts are things he would want and enjoy having.

As always, I pay very close attention to what Grandpa says, and by being thoughtful about gifts for people, I can usually come up with some great gifts for his birthday or as Christmas gifts etc. There isn’t much that Grandpa “needs”, so whenever I’ve asked him directly what he might want for his birthday, the usual answer is something like getting him a new bottle of his favorite cologne.
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I’m Going To Be a Grandma Again! More Grandma Stories to Tell!

Yep, I’m going to be a grandma again, and I’m so happy and excited since hearing the news, I can’t help but make an announcement on Grandma Stories! I still consider myself a new grandma, since my two grandchildren are still so young, but now we’re having grandchild number three! Grandpa and I are both beside ourselves with excitement at the upcoming birth of my third grandchild (his fourth), and I’m doing my best to control my desire to rush off to the baby stores and shop till I drop!

Even though I don’t have an official grandma name or nickname quite yet, it really does not matter if I chose a name for myself or not, because the grandchildren are going to ultimately decide on my/our nicknames. My grandchildren are so young, but starting to talk more at this point, so there is plenty of time for choosing grandma and grandpa nicknames. I can think of a whole variety of grandparent names to choose from for my/our grandchildren to call us that we would prefer, but when it’s all said and done, the grandkids will make the decision and I’m fine with that.
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