June 2007 - Page 6 of 9 - Marine Corps Nomads

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I know there are a lot of people out there who have kids who love the Thomas & Friends toys, so I wanted to post this information as lead poisoning is very serious. “In cooperation with the CPSC, RC2 has issued a voluntary recall on June 13th, 2007, of various Thomas & Friends™ Wooden Railway vehicles and wooden train set components sold at toy stores and various retailers nationwide from January 2005 through June 2007. The recall involves only the specific wooden vehicles, buildings and other train set components for young children listed in the chart below. RC2 has determined…

June 14, 2007

Heather L

History of Flag Day

Posted in Holidays

Happy Flag Day! On this flag day, I thought I would post a bit of information about what flag day is all about. The “Stars and Stripes”, the official National symbol of the United States of America was authorized by congress on that Saturday of June 14, 1777 in the fifth item of the days agenda. The entry in the journal of the Continental Congress 1774-1789 Vol. Vlll 1777 reads “Resolved that the flag of the thirteen United States be Thirteen stripes alternate red and white: that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new…

Thankful Thursday

Posted in Family

“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” I Thessalonians 5:18 I am thankful that my daughter was able to get almost a full nights sleep last night. After several nights of very little sleep, this was a very welcome relief. I am very thankful that the new gluten free diet has been helping D so far. I’m sure it will be a rocky road as we learn all of the ins and outs, but it’s worth it if his health (and ours) improves. I am thankful for finding a great…

Works for Me Wednesday: Cookies

Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking

Yum, peanut butter cookies… Around here, we enjoy our sweets. I knew that going gluten-free may mean some changes, but I didn’t want it to have to be a horrible change. Off I went in search of some easy, yummy sweets. I stumbled across a recipe for flourless peanut butter cookies. Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies 1 Cup Peanut Butter (crunchy or creamy is fine)1 Cup Sugar1 Egg1 tsp baking powder Cream together the ingredients until smooth. Place heaping tbsps of dough about 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees. Allow to cool for a…

Benefits of Going Gluten Free

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D checked in to his new duty station yesterday and is already staying over night tonight. Hopefully, this is not an indication of how things will be… Now, the good part of this is that it allowed me to really get things done in the kitchen. The kitchen is now officially gluten free minus some of my “baking staples” in the pantry. Neither munchkin nor I were feeling well today, but we made it out to the store for some Tylenol for her. We also picked up a couple of movies for her to watch and some new “staples” for…