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December 2010 Advent – December 5th – Creating an Advent Calendar at home

There are so many things that are important to me – God, my family, my friends, my health, my happiness. When it comes to happiness, I always laugh at what other people deem in that category. To be rich does not make you happy. Here are some FRUGAL ways to create your own advent calendar [...]

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

December 2010 Advent – December 3rd – Hot Chocolate Night!

HOT COCOA NIGHT – Make some homemade Hot Cocoa and enjoy a bit of snuggle time. Found a yummy recipe online at http://www.allfreecrafts.com/giftinajar/hot-chocolate.shtml A popular jar mix that is easy enough for children to prepare as Christmas gifts for their teacher, babysitter or grandma. This recipe also makes a lovely jar gift for your office [...]

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

December 2010 Advent – December 2nd – Color advent pages

Take time to color with your kids. You wouldn’t imagine the “bonding” that you will have with you kids just by sitting down and coloring with with them. We have laughing and giggling, we have singing and storytelling – all from spending time together coloring. Make sure to get out your Christmas music and sing [...]

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

December 2010 Advent – December 1st – Glitter Pine Cones

We have a tradition in our family to do an activity every day of December for advent. Last night at cub scouts, I lead the boys in creating some crafts. (I am so thankful that Larry and Jen and Jason were there to help along with Karen – one of the moms and Bruce & [...]

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Boxes for our AMAZING Troops

Every year for the last… well more than I can count on 2 hands, my dad has packed up and sent boxes to local boys overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. We all work together, writing letters, purchasing goodies (although my dad does 98% of this). We also take time to make Christmas trees during the [...]

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