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Merry Christmas, My FriendToys for Tots Santa with USMC Bag
December 24, 2012
Heather L
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Merry Christmas, My Friend

Posted in Holidays, and Military Life

As has become my tradition, I once again post this Merry Christmas, My Friend on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas, My Friend By James M. Schmidt, a Marine Lance Corporal stationed in Washington, D.C., in 1986 Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone, In a one bedroom house made of plaster & stone. I had come down the chimney, with presents to give and to see just who in this home did live As I looked all about, a strange sight I did see,no tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.No stocking by the fire, just boots filled with…

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Candy Cane Treat ContainersCandy Cane Treat Containers
December 13, 2012
Heather L
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Candy Cane Treat Containers

Posted in Holidays, and Homemaking

It’s always fun to be able to give guests little treats when they come to visit. I first made these little treat containers when Munchkin was little. I would have a basket by the door so we could hand them out to guests as they left. I’ve used them to jazz up stocking stuffers as well. They’re quick, easy, and use things that you probably already have around the house. To make it easier, I created a free printable candy cane wrapper. Because you may be filling with gender specific treats, I went ahead and made both a red &…

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Our Nativity Scene 2012
December 12, 2012
Heather L
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Our Nativity Scene 2012

Posted in Family, and Holidays

We have a couple of family traditions around our house when it comes to Christmas. One of those traditions is adding a new nativity scene to our collection. There is just something special about being surrounded by lots of different nativity scenes. I almost always wait until after Christmas when they put everything on sale to seek out the nativity scene for the following year. Last year, we looked and looked yet we were unable to find a nativity scene. I was beginning to think that we wouldn’t be adding a new nativity scene to our collection. It seems that…

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Names of Jesus Study
December 11, 2012
Heather L
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Names of Jesus Study

Posted in Holidays, and Homeschooling

I was trying to decide what we should do for our Christmas studies this year, but nothing really was coming to mind. We’ve done a variety of studies over the years, but I finally decided that we were going to go back and do another Names of Jesus study. Munchkin really enjoyed it when we did it a few years ago, so I thought it might be a good one to revisit. Because I didn’t want to go exactly the same route as before, I created some ornaments for the names that we’d be studying as well as some notebooking…

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Cranberry Macadamia Nut White Chocolates
December 10, 2012
Heather L
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Cranberry Macadamia Nut White Chocolates

Posted in Gluten Free, Holidays, and Homemaking

I admit that I have a fondness for white chocolate even though I know it’s not the healthiest of treats. I rarely eat it which makes these treats extra special. I found some white chocolate chips inexpensively on Saturday, so I snagged a couple of bags. I decided to make these treats with some leftover dried cranberries and macadamia nuts that I had on hand. The measurements are approximate as I just added ingredients until I liked the results. Ingredients: 2 cups white chocolate chips 1/2 – 1 cup dried cranberries 1/2 – 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts 1/2 tsp.…

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