Family Friendly New Year’s Eve Celebration

ThisSideUp Family Friendly New Year's Eve Celebration

Turn Back Time the Ball Drops at Nine! New Year’s Eve Celebration

December 31st from 6:30-9pm at Fairview Farms

Families today are struggling just to survive. Social, economic and time pressures have robbed parents of the ability to slow down and invest the time needed to create healthy relationships with each other and their children. This missing foundation of “intentional quality” family time has huge implications for children, marriages and the community at large.

The holiday season is no different. The holidays should be about family connection, but instead this is a time where stress, hurry and tension are more top of mind than love, relationships and purpose.

This Side UP! Family Center (a local family-strengthening non-profit) and The City of Plano’s Police and 9-1-1 Departments have teamed up to provide a solution to holiday over-stress!

Linguine with White Bean and Olive Sauce

Creamy Linguini with White Bean and Olive Sauce

A Creamy Pasta Recipe Without the Extra Calories from Cream

Guest post from SheisDallas.com

I recently discovered a favorite new recipe! I saw it on PBS, during Sara Moultons “Weeknight Meals.” It’s a great rustic pasta dish- and it’s nice and creamy, but without cream!! Also, the ingredients are things that can be kept in your cupboard, so it’s an easy meal to make on the fly. Because sometimes it’s cold out, and you just can’t see yourself making it out of your house! The recipe is below. It’s  SOOOOOO YUMMY!!! Try it!

(The ingredients I used – Including the kind of wine we had at our wedding. Yeah, I’m romantic like that..lol. )

Linguine with White Bean, Sun-dried Tomato & Olive Sauce
Makes 4 servings
Hands-on-time: 10 minutes
Total preparation time: 20 minutes

5 Ideas for Holiday Hair Styles

Holiday Hair Styles for Kids

Simple Holiday Hair Styles for Kids

This holiday season it’s easy to keep your little angel looking cute, coifed and camera ready with simple yet stylish hair looks featured on The Today Show from Cozy Friedman, author of Cozy’s Complete Guide to Girls Hair.