Holiday

Maybe you're a wait till January 6th kinda family, maybe you're a GET IT OUT kinda family. Either way, Christmas is done and we're here to help you recycle those trees and help Louisiana all at the same time! We've got the how, when, and where below! First and foremost: - REMOVE all ornaments and decorations - Take it out of that tree stand - Do not use a tree bag Now that we've got that out of the way, here are your options for East Baton Rouge and Ascension areas. East Baton Rouge Curbside Pickup Place undecorated trees loose at the curb 3 ft. from the garbage cart and unbundled trash. When your normal "large trash" is picked up so will your trees. Tree recycling will run...

5 Post-Christmas Traditions To Start This Year The gifts have been opened, the cookies baked and the bells jingled. Christmas is over and the New Year is just a week away. What to do now? Here are five ideas for post-Christmas / pre-New Year traditions to end your year and start the new one off on the right foot. Review/reflect on the past year and set goals or a mission plan for next year. Take some time for yourself and review your year. This can be done in one sitting, or as a week long project. There are great, free online options to help guide you through your year in review. Check out this for a workbook and word of the...

Christmas Popcorn Recipe It’s the most wonderful time for popcorn. I have listed below a quick and easy tasty popcorn recipe. During the holidays we all love to get together with family and friends. We also love to bring something. This Christmas popcorn would be the perfect snack to add to your list of things to bring. You can even roll the popcorn into balls and store them in clear bags with curly ribbon and a cute tag that says Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. Every year, my parents host an ugly sweater party. This year I have decided to bring Christmas popcorn. It will be the perfect treat to hand out at the end of the party. Ingredients: Popcorn Marshmallows ...

Twenty-Five Family-Friendly Christmas Jokes HO HO HO and Merry Christmas! With Christmas Day almost here, below are twenty-five family-friendly jokes to entertain the kids while waiting for the jolly man to arrive. What did Santa say at the start of the race? Ready, set, Ho Ho Ho! Why are Christmas trees so bad at sewing? They are constantly dropping their needles. Why didn’t Rudolph get a good report card? Because he went down in history. What do you call a greedy elf? Elfish What kind of photos do elves take? Elf-ies What falls at the North Pole but never gets hurt? Snow What does Santa do when he is tired? Takes a Santa pause. What is a Christmas tree’s favorite...

The Best Holiday Activities When You’re Not Feeling Your Best There’s a bug going around here. So many people we know are sick. So many more are staying in just in case they’re infectious. I’m trying to plan activities in case my littles get sick. (Although last week they planned to both be sick so they could miss school to play. But they forgot I can hear them.) Sick Karaoke is a memory you’ll want to make. Try to sing Mariah Carey holiday songs with a raspy sick voice.  If your eyes are light sensitive, wear your sunglasses and a towel as a mink stole. Try to dance, if you can.   Make a Christmas art piece as a family. Let...