25 Days of Christmas Day 20- and The Season of Giving

A New Year contest

I love giving to others, it happens most often during Christmas, but I really love giving all year. Whether it's just an email to say I love you and I 'm thinking about you, kind words, a simple hi to someone that might look like they are having a bad day, inviting someone over for dinner or sending a card. Every single one of us likes to be acknowledged by someone,to not always feel invisible or that others just don't seem to have time for us.

Take a minute and think of someone who might need some cheering up this season, and nominate them for an awesome scrapbook RAK, which I will be sending them as a surprise! So if you know someone who has had a really rough time and needs some cheering up, send me their stories to beckyscraps4fun@yahoo.com . No one will be reading these stories but me. I will announce the winner as the person who sent me the story and as a surprise I will send the nominee a wonderful prize package with a little note saying that you nominated them for this contest and they won!

Deadline for the stories is Dec. 31st. I will announce the winner on Jan.1st!
If you are the winner please email me the address of the person you nominated so I can send their package out ASAP. Thanks! I can't wait to hear your stories!



NOW the recipe of the day-

Holiday Cheesecake Presents

Makes:
32 servings, one bar each

1-1/2 cups HONEY MAID Graham Cracker Crumbs

1/3 cup butter, melted

3 Tbsp. sugar

3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

3 eggs

decorating gels

Colored sprinkles

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Mix crumbs, butter and 3 Tbsp. sugar; press firmly onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan.

BEAT cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix just until blended. Pour over crust.

BAKE 30 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Cut into 32 bars. Decorate with gels and sprinkles to resemble "presents." Store leftover bars in refrigerator

Good Bless, now starting sending me your stories !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)