Believe it or not, as I am typing this post I am listening to “We Need A Little Christmas”! So, if you need a little Christmas, the Holiday Bells app is just the app for you. This fun free app will delight young and old alike. You can play with the bells by shaking your smartphone, or tapping the bells.

Or you can pick from a list of songs, and the little snowflake will direct you to tap on certain bells to play the song.

From the developer:

How to play:

Jingle Bells: shake the phone to ring the bells. Fun for kids!

Handbell: swing to ring. Tap on the clef to change pitch.

Handbell Set: 15 handbells. Tap on the bells to play your favorite holiday songs!

Songs: 16 tap-along Christmas songs, with favorites like “Jingle Bells”, “Away in a Manger”, “Joy to the World”, and more. Scroll the songs list to see them all. Select a song from the list, then follow the snowflakes to play it on the bells! Very easy to play – no music experience required!

Holiday Bells uses real bell sounds that are beautiful and realistic.

And if that’s not enough fun for you, they also have some cute Christmas wallpaper.

So go get some hot chocolate or Apple Cider, or Egg Nog with a little kick, and enjoy this app.

Want to make something wonderful for Christmas? Something that no one will guess was as easy as it is to make? I started making Paula Deen’s Foolproof Standing Rib Roast a few years back, and my family now insists we have this every Christmas. It is so delicious, and so simple. You have to follow the instructions exactly. If you do, I promise, it really is foolproof! Read ahead. You cannot, CANNOT open the oven for four hours so make your side dishes accordingly! You need to allow at least five hours in total for cooking.  I hope this becomes a family favorite for you too!

• 1 (5-pound) standing beef rib roast
• 1 tablespoon House Seasoning, recipe follows

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Allow roast to stand at room temperature for at least 1 hour. Rub roast all over with the House Seasoning. Place roast on a rack in a pan with the rib side down and the fatty side up. Roast for 1 hour. Turn off oven. Leave roast in the oven but do not open oven door for another 3 hours. About 1 hour before serving time, turn oven to 375 degrees F to reheat the roast.

Cook’s Note: Do not remove roast or re-open the oven door from the time roast is put in until ready to serve.

Yield: 1 1/2 cups

I was in Ulta last week and picked up a small bottle of this at the checkout.  Don’t you love the mini products you can test out and sample at Ulta and Sephora without paying full price for something you have never used? I do! So for a few dollars I got Big Sexy Hair Powder Play and will be purchasing a full size soon. It is easy to use, just apply the powder shaker to your roots where you want volume and fluff it up a little and voila! Lift and volume provided without teasing!

FYI, if you are looking for stocking stuffers for girls, run to Ulta and check out their table of 5 for $10 products. They have lots of cute stuff to choose from and let me do the math for you – that’s $2 each! YAY!

Have you tried Big Sexy Hair Powder Play? Let me know what you think!

Do you have people that love to wear fun and funky socks? This is the place to go if you want to find unusual socks:  sockdreams.com.

In addition to these clever knee highs, Sockdreams also carry hosiery, anklets, footies, leg warmers, tights, and a whole lot more. They carry socks for women, men, kids, and babies, so you are fully covered! Socks make a great stocking gift!

Makes you feel are warm and fuzzy inside, doesn’t it? So go order some fun socks to keep those precious tootsies warm this winter!