Faith ~ Family ~ Outdoor Living
Posted in Announcements, and Commercial Break
We were notified that our Christmas tree (Marine Corps Nomads: Handmade Ornaments) is a finalist in the Christmas tree contest over at MamaBuzz. If you would be willing to head on over and vote for our tree, we would be grateful. They have some great prizes lined up. Thank you!
Posted in Homemaking
A couple of months ago, I found two brand new doll beds at the thrift store. They were less than $4 a piece, so I snatched them both up. I didn’t know if we would use them for Munchkin or if they would end up being gifts. When my sister told me that my niece wanted a doll bed for her American Girl Doll, I told her that I would be happy to do that for her birthday. Munchkin and I decided that we would give this white metal bed to my niece. It didn’t have a mattress or any…
Posted in Holidays, and Homemaking
Posted in Holidays, and Homemaking
We liked the movie The Polar Express. Yes, it’s all about Santa, but Santa can be fun if we make sure our focus is where it should be — on Christ. One of the things that Munchkin enjoys about the movie is the jingle bell. This year, knowing that we had several Polar Express fans to give gifts to, we decided to do something as a spin off of the jingle bell in the movie. We found these bells at the dollar store. There were 9 bells in the package. I made some little tags that say “May the spirit…
Maestro Classics joins classic stories that children love with the beautiful music of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. When I popped in the cd to listen to our new Maestro Classics: The Tortoise and the Hare, Munchkin was less than enthusiastic. You see, she knew this story all too well. Thankfully, she was willing to sit and listen as she liked the music that livened up the story. The classical music with the narrator took me back to when my sister and I were little. We use to put records on the record player. (Uh, did I just date myself???) Sometimes,…
