Spiced Cookie ice cream
2/3 cup cookie butter
1 cup milk
2/3 cup sugar
1 tsp Vanilla extract
2 cups heavy cream
½ cup graham cracker pieces
Melt cookie butter in milk in microwave. 30 seconds stir, let sit, 15 second stir, let sit, until completely combined then put in refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Whisk the milk/cookie butter and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add in vanilla. Then add heavy cream. Turn the Cuisinart ice cream maker on and pour mixture into the frozen freeze bowl and let mix about 25 minutes. Five minutes before mixing is done, add the graham cracker pieces. Put in an airtight container and place in the freezer for about 2 hours.
The Happy Playlist
| Here Comes The Sun by the Beatles |
| I won’t give up by Jason Mraz. |
| Just a Gigolo by David Lee Roth |
| Ice Cream Man by Van Halen |
| Weather Girls – It’s Rainin’ Men |
| Girl Just want to Have Fun Cyndi Lauper |
| Sideways by Dierks Bentley |
| That’s Damn Rock and Roll by Eric Church |
| It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere by Alan Jackson… |
| Country Roads by John Denver |
| Don’t worry, be happy by Bobby McFerrin |
| Call me by Blondie |
| Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen |
| Sweet Child of Mine – Guns n’ Roses |
| November Rain -Guns n’ Roses |
| Gerry Rafferty Baker Street Long Version |
| Amarillo By Morning – George Strait |
| Kool & The Gang – Celebration |
| Can’t stop the feeling – Justin Timberlake |
| Van Halen – Jump |
| Mötley Crüe – Dr. Feelgood |
| Old Time Rock & Roll by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
| What a wonderful world ( 1967 )by Louis Armstrong |
| Happy by Pharrell Williams |
| Happy by Pharrell Williams |
| All I Wanna Do by Sheryl Crow |
| Hang it Up by Patrice Rushen |
| Bet My Life by Imagine Dragons |
| I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas’ |
| On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons |
| Breathless by the Corrs |
| Take it to the Limit by the Eagles |
| When It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere |
| Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leopard |
| Keep Your Hands To Yourself by Georgia Satellites |
| 5,4,3,2,1 too many by Luke Combs |
| Born This Way by Lady GaGa |
| I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas by Gayla Peevey. |
| Amarillo by Morning by George Strait. |
| Buttermilk Biscuits by Sir Mix-A-Lot |
| Fat Bottom Girls by Queen |
| Raspberry Beret by Prince |
| Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves |
| Dancing Queen by Abba |
| Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham |
| Never gonna give you up – Rick Astley |
| L.O.V.E. – Nat King Cole |
| Take on me – AHA |
| Do you believe in love – Cher |
| Kokomo – Beach Boys |
| Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. |
| ‘Bitch’, by Meredith Brooks. |
| She’s Country by Jason Aldean |
| Bad is Bad by Huey Lewis and the News |
| I want a New Drug by Huey Lewis and the News |
| The Heart of Rock and Roll by Huey Lewis and the News |
| Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News |
| Back in Time by Huey Lewis and the News |
| (Too) Hip to Be Square by Huey Lewis and the News; |
| White Wedding by Billy Idol |
| Dancing with Myself by Billy Idol |
| Loved too Much by Ty Herndo |
| I have to Surrender by Ty Herndo |
| Mighty Might Love by Ty Herndo |
| Mercy Live by Ty Herndo |
| Steam by Ty Herndo |
| You can Leave your Hat on by Ty Herndo |
| It Must be Love by Ty Herndon |
| Sweet Talkin’ Woman by ELO |
| My Blue Sky by ELO |
| Don’t Bring me Down by ELO |
| Last Train To London by ELO |
| Hold on Tight by ELO |
| Calling America by ELO |
| Strange Magic by ELO |
| Do Ya by ELO |
| Brandy (You’re a fine girl) – Looking Glass |
| Mr. Mom – Lonestar |
| Amie – Pure Praire League |
| Dance Dance by Fall out Boy |
| Don’t Stop the Music by Rhianna |
| Footloose by Kenny Loggins |
| Strut by Adam Lambert |
| Booty do Math by Kirby Krackle |
| Invincible by Fall Out Boy |
| Blue ain’t your color by Keith Urban. |
| Summer of ’69 by Bryan Adams |
| Otis Redding’s (Sittin on) The Dock of the Bay |
| Two Step by Laura Bell Bundy |
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Character Interview with Holly Douglas from One of a Kind Christmas
Lexi: What’s your name?
Holly: My name is Holly Douglas. I’m a widow.
Lexi: Where did you grow up?
Holly:I grew up in New Hampshire, but I married a Scotsman, so I live in Deervale, Scotland now. My family wants me to move back to America, but I want to stay here. I feel closer to my husband here, especially because he’s been visiting me for the last three years and sending me spirits. They are so much fun. I love flying with them.
Lexi: During what time period does your story take place?
Holly:Well, that’s a loaded question. It takes place in my past, my present, and in my future. Though as Malcom and Joy, my Spirits of Christmas Future, told me, I can make my future change.
Lexi: What’s your story/back story? Why would someone come up with a story about you?
Holly:Oh, I’m just a regular person. My biological dad had nothing to do with me. When I was a teenager, my mom and I were living in an apartment building that caught on fire on Christmas Eve. We were placed with the Tinders by our social worker, Jessica, who along with Duncan were my Spirits of Christmas Past. Anyway, Mom ended up marrying the Tinders oldest son, so I got a new family. I met Cameron at the Highland Games and we were together for two years before we married. Unfortunately, he died on Christmas day two years later. He was rock-climbing. I was devastated.
Lexi: What’s your goal in this story?
Holly:My goal? Oh, I want to convince my husband’s spirit to keep visiting me for the rest of my life. It’s hard though because if he stays too long with me, he could turn into a ghost. And yes, there’s a difference between a spirit and a ghost. Cam’s and my connection is so strong that he’s in danger of becoming a ghost. If he turns into a ghost, he’ll be stuck on the living plane for eternity. That would be great while I’m alive, but after I die I’ll transition and he’ll be stuck here, so we don’t want that. But I really miss him. We were soulmates. Coco, she was one of my Spirits of Christmas Present, along with Ian, and she could see soulmates. She said they glowed and Cam and I were definitely soulmates.
Lexi: What conflicts are you facing?
Holly:Well crap, I kind of answered that, didn’t I. Except you should know that Cam is trying to get me to let go of him. The spirits he sent helped me cope, but now he wants me to move on. I hate that he’s trying to push me away. His best friend Ethan, who is still alive, by the way, is trying to help me out.
Lexi: Do you have a plan for resolving them?
Holly:I’ve tried reasoning and pouting and yelling and crying. I’m not sure what else I can do. I’m hoping Ethan has some ideas. He’s always been the smart one of Cam’s two best friends.
Lexi: Is there anything else you’d like us to know about you?
Holly:About me? I’m really not that interesting. Oh, but I do own the One of a Kind Christmas Shop here in Deervale. It was Cam’s idea, but I’ve always run it. I find artisans to make one-of-a-kind ornaments and decorations for Christmas. We are doing better this year because we’ve had a lot of American visitors. Christmas isn’t as big here in Scotland as in America. Here they celebrate Hogmanay a lot more.
I’m getting pretty excited because I’m only days away from seeing Cam again. It’s only once a year, but he has my heart and though he says this is his last visit, I’m hoping for a Merry Christmas anyway. I really don’t know how I can say goodbye.
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The Sexsea (I’m at the helm) on Lake Pleasant a place visited in Dillon’s Dare
My sister created the logo.
My friends’ plane, which Hailey’s was modeled after in Dillon’s Dare.
Romance inspired by the classics