Marine Corps Nomads

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If you watch tv, I’m sure you’ve seen the commercials for the Total Pillow, and like me, you were probably wondering if they really work. It’s showcased as a multipurpose pillow that can be folded and twisted into 5 various shapes. It can be used to support the neck, lower back, ankles and knees. D was the first person to really try it out when he got home from work. He sat down in his nice comfy recliner to relax and watch a little tv. He tucked the pillow behind his head. Before we knew it, he had comfortably fallen…

Passing Skills to the Next Generation: Cooking

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My butter cream frosting recipe was copied from my mom’s butter cream recipe. My mom had copied that recipe from my grandfather’s recipe. I made a slight change to the recipe (which I still need to note on the recipe card), and now, Munchkin will be copying the recipe from my recipe. Munchkin will be the 4th generation to use the same basic recipe. I stood by my mom’s side as she taught me how to make butter cream frosting and then frost a cake. She showed me some basic skills and then sent me off to practice on a…

Review and Giveaway: Tropical Traditions Liquid Soap

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Tropical Traditions Liquid Soap Pure Organic Virgin Coconut Oil and Tea Tree Essential Oil. That’s the ingredient list for the Tropical Traditions Tea Tree Liquid Soap. There is no long ingredient list or ingredients that you can’t pronounce. It’s a simple, pure soap. The liquid soap in packaged in a foam pump dispenser, so users get a nice rich foam soap. Not only do you use less soap this way, but there is also less mess. The Tea Tree version of the liquid soap has a light tea tree scent that is not over powering. I was impressed that even…

Welcome to the Bakery

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Munchkin wanted to work on her cake decorating skills, so we decided to ask her friend to join us. This morning, Munchkin went with her friend and her family to see a movie while I baked some cakes and cupcakes and prepared the frosting for the cake decorating class. After lunch, the girls started working on some basic skills. I covered some cardboard with aluminum foil to give them a space to practice using different decorating tips. While they were practicing, they had fun taste testing the frosting. Pretty soon, they decided that they had tasted enough frosting. **grin** While…

July 31, 2010

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Review: The Portable Patriot

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The Portable Patriot: Document, Speeches, and Sermons that Compose the American Soul Edited by Joel J. Miller & Kristen Parrish Book Description: Too often reduced to a mythic set of lofty ideals, the soul of America is far more than a concept-it is a people. Even the most sacred principles mean very little unless lived out passionately by an informed citizenry. In The Portable Patriot, you’ll find a carefully assembled sampling of American history’s most formative words, written by the people who were making that extraordinary history. Speeches and sermons, essays and extracts, poems and proclamations illumine such values as…