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We miss snow. What can I say? We’re actually a family of strange people who really enjoy snow. Now, please keep in mind that we still very much like the mild winters here as we are able to do all kinds of outdoor activities without freezing. Since we won’t be having snow any time in the near future, we decided to make some gluten free snowy sugar cookies in addition to other frosted gluten free sugar cookies. We just used my easy gluten free drop sugar cookie recipe for this batch. We decided to use the multi-grain flour blend instead…

Paper Mache Christmas Tree

Posted in Holidays, and Homemaking

Our next project was a paper mache Christmas tree. I picked up these cardboard cones at Michaels very inexpensively after Thanksgiving. We then cut out shapes with our Cricut in 3 different sizes – 1″, 1 1/2″, and 2″. Munchkin chose to do triangles and I did stars. Using Mod Podge, we put on the various designs of paper shapes. I chose to do the 2″ shape on the bottom, the 1 1/2″ on the middle, and the 1″ on the top. Munchkin put hers on more randomly. (Notice the black garbage bag on the table. I learned from past…

The Spirit of CHRISTmas

Posted in Christian Life, Family, and Holidays

CHRISTmas really wouldn’t be CHRISTmas without Christ. God the Son came to earth to be born in a stable. His first cradle was a manger even though His step-father was an excellent carpenter. Jesus was willing to become man for us. Many at the time thought the Messiah would come in and conquer the Romans and free the Jews of persecution. Instead, He entered the world in a very unassuming way. He was on His way to giving us the ultimate CHRISTmas gift – our salvation, our eternal salvation. While I know that the Messiah most likely wasn’t actually born…

2010 Christmas Tree

Posted in Family, and Holidays

I use to be the one to decorate the tree. I had fun decorating it “just so”. Once Munchkin was old enough, she joined in on the decorating. Now, she has taken over the responsibility of decorating the tree. It’s not something that I had planned as I do enjoy it. It’s something that she enjoys so much that I allow her to have free reign on decorating the tree. After the tree is up, Munchkin starts the process of setting up the train. Due to the location of the tree last year, she wasn’t able to set it up…

Basket of Christmas Books

Posted in Holidays, and Homeschooling

Each year, I fill up a basket with all of our Christmas books. Every day we read a different book from our collection until all of the books are gone. When Munchkin was younger, I would wrap up the books and number them to use as a countdown to Christmas day. Now, Munchkin just picks a book out of the basket. I try to add new books to our collection each year by picking them up during the after Christmas sales. Many Christian bookstores offer 50%-75% off their books after Christmas. Do you have any favorite Christmas books? This post…

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Snowy Sugar Cookies

Paper Mache Christmas Tree

The Spirit of CHRISTmas

2010 Christmas Tree

Basket of Christmas Books

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