The stockings were hung by the stairway with care… Now let’s check out the gifts that Mommy will be putting in there… Recently, Munchkin and I went shopping for tween stocking stuffers at Walmart. We were pleasantly surprised to find that they now carry a nice variety of natural and eco-friendly products. I have watched Walmart begin to carry more organic and gluten free products, so it was nice to see that their expansion included items in the beauty/health area of the store. They even had poofs made from recycled plastic in their little special $1.00 stocking stuffers bins. (We…
Category: Holidays
DIY Nativity Scene #GlueNGlitter
Posted in Holidays, and Homemaking
Munchkin and I are happy to be part of the Elmer’s Projects for Great Futures Program which benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. We were given the task of coming up with a creative project using an Elmer’s Tri-Fold Board from Walmart. Once we completed the project, we needed to submit a picture of our project along with the required information according to the specified rules. You can join us and submit your own projects until December 12, 2011. Elmer’s will chose finalists based on originality and creativity. On December 14th, visit http://www.greatfutures.org/elmers to see the finalists and start…
Back to Work He Goes
Posted in Family, Holidays, Military Life, and Photography
Today was D’s first day back to work after his surgery. Thanks to a long Thanksgiving weekend, it was only a half day of work. He was pretty wiped and hurting by the time he came home, but overall things went pretty well. We keep thinking back to the previous back surgery and find ourselves so grateful that it all went better this time around. Last time he went back to work, I was receiving text messages from a concerned Marine saying that he really needed to go back to the doctor prior to coming back to work. This time,…
Our Thanksgiving Dinner 2011
Posted in Gluten Free, Holidays, Homemaking, and Photography
The complete menu for our gluten free Thanksgiving: Roasted Turkey (herb brine over night with herb butter rub and onions & herbs in the cavity for a moist, flavorful turkey) Gluten Free Skillet Stuffing Fresh Green Beans drizzled with olive oil and tossed with garlic & sea salt Cranberry Jelly Mashed Potatoes (Creamy garlic and sour cream potatoes) Gluten Free Gravy Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie (finally achieved a wonderful, light, flaky gluten free pie crust!!!!)
