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For 2015 the all-new F-150 is completely redesigned – establishing a new standard for full-size pickups by bringing together improved capability and efficiency, along with cutting-edge smart vehicle technology.

The scope of innovation reaches beyond the truck’s overall design with a new approach to how it is built, which Ford’s “Building the Future of Tough” video illustrates. 

Christmas is a time for family and friends to celebrate together.  Unfortunately for many, including ourselves, distance keeps us from doing that physically.  There haven’t been many Christmases in the past 15 years since we moved to the United States that we’ve had the opportunity to spend it with family.  But all of that has changed with Walmart Best Plans, because with Unlimited Talk, Text & Data/Web, and our Extras Pack we can connect with friends and family all over North America.

Some days I feel like I am so ahead of the pack (not often, just some days, lol!).  I’ll be talking to my husband and spouting off things, and he’ll stop me and say “HUH?!”  And I respond sort of sarcastically (and sort of seriously!) “TRY AND KEEP UP.“

As we all Try And Keep Up ® (TAKU) in today’s fast-moving, globally aware times, some of you may enjoy sporting an all-new attitude of multiculturalism that’s hitting the streetwear circuit from TAKU. 

I can’t believe Christmas is only a week away.  We’re starting to wrap things up (both literally and figuratively) for the big day.  Last Sunday I got together with some friends for an afternoon of crafting where we were still making Christmas decorations to brighten up our homes.  Most of them have college aged children that were making their way home for Christmas, and the resounding chorus around the table was that they couldn’t wait to get home to TEXAS!

If I’m going to be honest one of the things I like best about the holidays is the food, especially pie.  Pecan Pie, Apple Pie, Pumpkin Pie…I want..  All. The. Pies.  Here comes a moment of truth though..I’m not so good at making pies myself.  I’ve tried.  Numerous times.  The crust is never as flaky as I think I should be.  The filling never as dense or as flavorful.  The perfect pie from scratch, I’m of the opinion that it will take me years to master that, and I want the perfect pie…NOW!  Plus this year with our daughter being away at college, I don’t want to be spending all my time in the kitchen baking – I want to spend it with her while she’s home for break!

Okay I know there are some of you that still haven’t finished their Christmas shopping (or started for that matter)!  I don’t know about you but I really like getting gifts that are tailored to me or have special meaning. 

And it’s even more awesome if said gift has a Texas theme to it!  Let me tell you – even though I’ve only lived in Texas for 17 months… I should have been born here!  Sometimes it’s a little hard for me to come up with gift ideas for my nieces, especially the ones in their teens.  But I know I can always get them a t-shirt or a tote bag and they will love it.

Whether you’re looking for a quick lunch break during your Christmas shopping or anticipating the need to be a little lighter on your wallet once the shopping is done ,  one of the best lunch deals in town right now has got to be at Macaroni Grill’s Romano’s Kitchen Counter.  If you’re looking for ways to save time and money, that’s where you’re going to find it.

Restaurant outings can be expensive, but Roman’s Kitchen Counter wants to show you that it doesn’t have to be!  Serving between the hours of 11 AM to 4 PM at Macaroni Grill locations, Romano’s Kitchen Counter offers $7 Menu items delivered in just 7 minutes…or it’s free! 

It’s no surprise to anyone that we used technology a lot in our home to teach our daughter.   Before there were tablets and smartphones, back in the late 90s when she was a toddler, she was busy pounding away at a computer keyboard playing edutainment software unknowingly learning letters and numbers.  Now parents can take electronic educational learning on the go with them, and Joy Sprouts is a free iOS/iPad app for preschoolers that will have them playing and learning at the same time.

Christmas morning is almost here!  I don’t know about you but by the time that morning rolls around I’m a little tired of all the cooking and baking 🙂  So I put my husband in charge of Christmas morning breakfast.  I mean I help a little by providing him leftover potatoes, but other than that, I sit back, relax and enjoy the Santa Claus parade on TV and let him sweat over the stove top that morning!

My husband doesn’t cook much at all, but making eggs – that he’s really good at.  Every Saturday morning when he was younger, he took the leftover potatoes from dinner earlier in the week and made his own fried hashbrowns and then broke an egg over them which he then covered and steam cooked.

Without question, chocolate chips are at the top of most bakers’ lists of favorite ingredients!

125 Best Chocolate Chip Recipes features incredibly creative recipes for everything from cakes and pies to breads, puddings, bars, squares and muffins to beverages and sauces.  And it goes without saying that no cookbook on chocolate chips would be complete without cookie ideas.