Holiday Food Goodies I Love

The holidays are here! And with the holidays comes delicious foods. Stores are slowly rolling out various treats, and of course I need to grab some of them. 

For starters, I always get the White Fudge Covered Oreos. They taste incredible and are only available during November and December. 

I also always pick up Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes. I always have Little Debbie treats in the house. Are they as good as they used to be? No. You can tell they dropped down the quality but still I buy the boxes.

I love gingerbread goodies, so I picked up these Gingerbread Cakesters. They are rather tasty. 

I love a pint of ice cream after paying all the bills, so I got this Santa Cookies & Milk flavor. It's brown butter ice cream with a mixture of chocolate chip & chocolate chunks plus a swirl of cookie dough. It's perfection. 

Finally, I always have the easy bake cookies in the fridge for a simple treat. They come in a variety of shapes. I always like the Elf ones since we watch the movie every December. AND if you don't want to bake the cookies, the dough is safe to eat. Stressed? Pop the dough into your mouth like popcorn. I cannot confirm or deny if I've done this before.

The holiday season has just begun, so I am sure there are many other delectable desserts I'll be picking up. 

Have you tasted any of these? 

Hey, It's Okay

I got this idea from Glamour magazine. You can link up any day of the week. All you have to do is make a list of what you're okay about. Simple! Please do not link up a post that has nothing to do with Hey, It's Okay. It's rude and I'll delete the link.

HEY, IT'S OKAY....

.....to be happy I got to see Natalie for a few hours over the weekend. She had to work on Halloween, but she at least got to celebrate after with friends. Then Sunday she came home and we saw a talent show at Mom's retirement home. I probably won't see her until Thanksgiving break since she'll be busy in theatre. 

.....to have bought tickets for the new Hunger Games movie Sunrise on the Reaping. I read the book, so I know it'll be gut wrenching. 

......to also have tickets for the opening weekend of Doomsday. I worry I'll be crying over that film too. 

......to hope Tuesday goes the way I hope after all the votes are tallied. Please, please, please. 

......to be excited for all the new holiday treats coming out. I had to pick up these gingerbread cakesters--I love gingerbread goodies.

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Public Libraries Aren't Free Anymore In San Antonio

Cutbacks. Cutbacks everywhere. 

And guess where another cutback has hit?

My beloved library. See, I love to read. I'm at the library weekly. I always have a book on hold because I'll see a review of a novel that sounds amazing, so onto the list it goes. 

And now?

Well. 

I got this:

Since I'm outside city limits, I have to pay $30 a year for a library card. And yeah, okay, maybe it's not a ton of money, but it's offensive.

Libraries should be free. A place to go into, settle into a chair, and savor the quiet with a fabulous book. 

It's a shame it has come to this. 

I can afford to pay. But think of all the other families who cannot. And I heard it's $30 per card, not per family, so the kids who proudly brandished their own card will most likely not have one anymore. Everything will be combined into one card, because who wants to pay over $100 for everyone in the family to have their own card?

I am hopeful this will stop at some point. Punishing folks for wanting to read is never a good thing. 

I am unsure if all libraries are doing this. I do not think so. I believe it in in select states. Or heck, maybe it's just Texas. 

I'll fork over the $30 with gritted teeth and attempt to forget about all the millionaire and billionaires who could easy make this go away. 

So do you have to pay an annual library fee?