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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…

Spreading CHRISTmas Cheer

Posted in Holidays, and Homemaking

During October, we were part of a neighborhood activity called Boo! Someone ananomously placed 2 gifts on 2 doorsteps with some instructions and a paper ghost. The instructions encouraged the recipients of the gifts to do the same for 2 other people. Munchkin really enjoyed receiving her surprise and then spreading the giving spirit. She decided that she wanted to start one for Christmas, so she gave me the task of coming up with something. We decided the idea would be to spread some CHRISTmas Cheer and keep the Grinch away. We made a little ELF sign and redid a…

Our Christmas Trees

Posted in Holidays, and Homemaking

Yes, you read that right. We have multiple Christmas trees around our house. We have so much fun decorating. There is Christmas everywhere around the house. We have our large main tree in the living room. Munchkin has taken over decorating the tree. You know your child is growing up when all of the ornaments are no longer on the bottom half of the tree. All I did this year was put the star on the top of the tree. Before Munchkin was old enough to decorate the tree, I had those trees that looked “just so”. Once she was…

Sweet Potato Muffins

Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking

The aromatic hint of nutmeg and cinnamon mixed with sweet potatoes fills our house each Thanksgiving. These muffins have become a huge favorite at our table. This year, I decided to try to make the recipe a little healthier. I’ll post both versions. You can find my original, non gluten free recipe here. Gluten Free Sweet Potato Muffins Original Recipe Ingredients: 1 1/2 C gluten free flour blend 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 C brown sugar 2 eggs 1/2 C vegetable/canola oil 2 Tbsp evaporated milk 1 C mashed yams…

Flea Market Goodies

Posted in Holidays, and Homemaking

Unlike most of the country, we are now enjoying flea markets and roadside fruit/veggie stands. This weekend, we stopped by the flea market that just opened for the season. We didn’t realize how big it was until we pulled in to park. It was also quite crowded. We started walking around just to check it out when I spied a bulk nut and dried fruit booth. I happily looked around and was pleasantly surprised at the prices. We grabbed a few goodies (flax seeds, banana chips, walnut pieces), paid for our purchase, and moved on. As we were getting ready…