December 2010 - Page 9 of 9 - Marine Corps Nomads

Posted in Homemaking

One of the fun things about having a more relaxed schooling schedule for December is that we can tackle some fun projects that get placed on the back burner during the regular school year. My project for today wasn’t exactly an old project that needed to get done, but it was something that I was happy to accomplish. Since it’s so dusty here, I thought it would be a good idea to have a dust cover for my new Cricut. I look around on the internet to see if I could find a pattern, but the one that I found…

Review: A Walk in My Shoes

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Last week, I wrote about the Family Movie Night on NBC. On December 3rd, A Walk in My Shoes will be premering on NBC at 7pm CST. We were given an opportunity to preview the movie a little early. We snuggled up in bed to watch the new family-friendly movie. Movie Synopsis: Ever judge someone just by looking at them? Of course, we’ve all made snap judgments about people. But what if we really got to know them? How would our opinions change? And what if we were forced to become them… how would the shoes fit then? Stressed-out high…

Handmade Gifts: Prayer Journal

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My new Cricut has inspired me to start working on my handmade Christmas gifts. The first project of the year is a prayer journal. It’s pretty simple, but it makes a nice gift. Supplies: 2 pieces of matching scrapbook paper 1 piece of coordinating paper for letters 2 pieces of coordinating paper for inside of notebook adhesive favorite verses about prayer composition notebook crafting scissors Process: You’ll need 2 matching scrapbook pieces of paper for the front and the back of the composition notebook. To get the correct size, you’ll just trace the shape of the composition notebook onto the…

Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie

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Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie Recipe with Cinnamon Almond Whipped Cream Crust: Ingredients: 1 C butter, softened 2 1/2 C coconut flour 4 eggs 1 tsp coconut sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 3 Tbsp vanilla almond milk egg white – set aside Directions: Sift together dry ingredients. Beat together wet ingredients. Thoroughly combine wet and dry ingredients. (I use my mixer for this because it’s easier.) Divide the dough into two ball and wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Place in fridge for 1 hour. Remove the dough from the fridge and allow to warm up a bit prior to…