1. Cook your favorite kind of breakfast sausage links. We are suckers for the maple syrup sausage – so good! (You can make these ahead of time, or you can get them started and let them cook while you get started on the pancakes.)

2. Make pancakes. You can use your favorite mix, or this basic pancake recipe from Martha Stewart that I used when realizing we were out of pancake mix. Make the pancakes in the usual circle shape and just before flipping, add two chocolate chips for eyes. Put them in with the flat side facing out.

3. When pancakes are finished, all you have to do is assemble. Place sausage as antlers. I cut the sausage links in half length wise so that they would lay flat, and you can cut even smaller pieces for the tips of the antlers.

4. Use a maraschino cherry for a nose. A raspberry also does the trick.

That’s it! Cute and easy. And no, they likely won’t be perfect, as my picture clearly shows, but they don’t have to be. They’re fun, and they’re going to be eaten pretty quickly, so no worries.

It would be fun to serve these with a fruit Christmas tree, and you can find instructions on how to assemble that here.

Merry Christmas!

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These cups always make me giggle. I got them at Pier 1.

Althought I suspect that I’m glad that I’m not actually partying like it was 1776, given my fondness for electricity, indoor plumbing, cars, and all these other crazy modern amenities.

I love to decorate my house. Come on in and check it out.

And this is the sideboard in our dining room.

These place mats from Target make my whole family smile.

One of the reasons I really enjoy the 4^th of July is that it doesn’t have to be complicated. Simple items can do the trick and make a statement, like this wreath on our front door. I never knew the I wanted a red front door until we moved into this house and it had one.

My favorite book for Independence Day is A Patriot’s Handbook: Songs, Poems, Stories, and Speeches Celebrating the Land We Love by Caroline Kennedy.

My favorite quote about the 4th of July is from Erma Bombeck.

One of my favorite videos is this one by the Muppets featuring the always awesome Sam the Eagle and the Swedish Chef who, while he doesn’t speak English, seems oddly very American to me, although really, the most American character of all in this video has to Animal, and not just because he’s red, although that does seem appropriate for the holiday. Love that guy!

Hope that you have a most fantastic 4th of July. Let me know what your favorite ways to celebrate area

* There are a lot of moms on the planet. Approximately 2 billion women are mothers, with 4 babies born each second.

* Anna Jarvis is considered the found of Mother’s Day in the United States when she sought in 1908 to honor her mother, who had died three years prior and who had organized “Mothers’ Friendship Day” in 1868 to promote reconciliation following the end of the Civil War.

* Although she created the American Mother’s Day, Jarvis was not a life-long supporter of the holiday. As it evolved, she disliked the commercialization that surrounded it. Jarvis was even arrested protesting Mother’s Day and said that she regretted creating the holiday. She eventually tried to have Mother’s Day abolished. Clearly, she was unsuccessful. Guess this is an example of “be careful what you wish for.”

* FTD (The Florist Telegraph Delivery) association offered Jarvis a commission on the sales of Mother’s Day carnations if she would resume her support of Mother’s Day, but she was was insulted by the offer.

* FTD didn’t need Jarvis’ support, as it turns out, because today people spend $1.9 billion annually on flowers for Mother’s Day and 69% of all gifts given are flowers. 13% of moms buy themselves flowers for the occasion.

* In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day a national holiday, but not all lawmakers were on board. New Hampshire Senator Jacob Gallinger, a Republican, found the idea of limiting the celebration of his mother to just one day insulting. Senator Henry Moore Teller of Colorado, a Democrat, felt even more strongly, saying it was both “absolutely absurd” and “trifling.”

* The holiday is technically Mother’s Day, not Mothers’ Day. Jarvis wanted it to be a holiday to honor each individual’s mother, your mother, not all mothers. Thus, the name of the holiday is singular, not plural.

* According to Hallmark, 133 million Mother’s Day cards are given each year. Mother’s Day is the third-largest card-sending holiday in the U.S.

* Many people let their fingers do the walking. Phone calls increase up to 37% on Mother’s Day. Find more stats on Mother’s Day gifts here.

Happy Mother’s Day to one and all!

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