Cooking With Holly & Charisse

No day is ordinary when we are together! So it is safe to say that this won't be your typical cooking video either. Filled with dozens of great tips and loads of laughter. And yes...as the queen of our castles we must dress the part!



Bon Appetit,
Holly & Charisse

American Idol - Bad Performances

American Idol had several teen guest appearances this season that we were very disappointed in. Charisse rants on Bieber, and I comment on Miley. If they were contestants would they even make it past the auditions?



Have a wonderful Memorial Day...and a terrific week!
Holly & Charisse

What Am I...Your Puppet?!

Do ventriloquists make you nervous? If so, you will thoroughly enjoy watching Charisse use me as her puppet. Enjoy!



Have a great day!
Holly & Charisse

Weightloss Challenge - Confessions

It's tough losing weight. Really painful! So many emotions. Here we candidly make our weight loss confessions.



Have a great day,
Holly & Charisse

What happens between takes...

Sometimes we don't know what to chat about, and that's when the REALLY DUMB STUFF gets taped. Hope you enjoy 2 minutes of silliness. Thanks for coming by.



Happy Thursday!
Holly & Charisse

The Weight Loss Challenge

The battle of the bulge can creep up on a person pretty quickly. Watch us as we challenge each other to a "who can lose 5 lbs first" friendly competition. Enjoy weight loss...Holly & Charisse style!



Thanks for coming by! Have a great day:)

She Has A Lot To Teach Me...

I'm walking into unknown territory...my little girl has grown up to be a preteen. I thought I would share my massive "fail" on Saturday which went something like this.

She was upset about not achieving a goal she set for herself.
She walked away from her friends and gave me the "I need to vent" look.
I walked with her and listened.

-Sounds good so far doesn't it!-

In her anger she started saying things that really were not true about her life.

-Inside I start to think, "I have to say something to stop the death spiral!"-

I tried to remind her of all of the great things that had happened to her lately.

-Silence-

I reminded her of her accomplishments she had achieved just that day.

-Silence...stink eye...turned and walked away from me.-

I called out for her to stop...that walking away was disrespectful.

-More stink eye...with arms folded. I'm losing her big time!-

I told her to try to put her anger aside for another hour until her last race. That she wouldn't want to jeopardize something she worked so hard for.

-Clenched teeth and an "ok mom" and she walked away.-

Communication between us has changed, she needs something different now that she is older. I had a little time alone waiting for her race, and I just prayed that God would show me what to do.

It had been quiet for awhile in the car as we drove home.

I finally broke the silence telling her that I felt like I had really handled things wrong earlier with her.

-She nodded-

I told her that in this new time of her life I need her to teach me how to support her.
I asked her what she needed from me in that difficult moment when she had been angry.

She said, "I just needed you to listen mom. I didn't want you to say anything."

I asked her if she would let me know if she did need me to say something?
-She assured me that she would.-

Then I explained that when I am with a friend I know to listen and wait to see if they want advice or tenderness.
As a mom it feels different.
It feels like it is my job to help her see her situation clearly, to comfort her, to talk her through it.
Moms don't stand by and watch their kids experience pain and say nothing.
I asked her if she could understand why I responded the way that I did?
-She said that really made sense now that I explained it.-

It was a light bulb moment for both of us. There is so much about this budding teen that I am going to have to learn. Here's hoping that you can indeed teach old dogs new tricks. She sure has a lot to teach me!