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December 2006 - Posts
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Just like children, I love goal charts, and making marks or putting up stars to see my progress. I like to keep my goals visual, on the wall, where I will see them every day. So the first trick I'm doing to motivate myself for this year's New Read More...
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I encourage you to, this year. You can be like my husband and think of one really big, high goal to keep your eye on. Or you can be like me, and come up with a bunch of goals, related to all areas of your life, hoping that you'll accomplish one or Read More...
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I'd forgotton this one--it comes from a great little Christmas story called The Light at Tern Rock . In there, the grandma insists that she and her grandson clean the place from top to bottom in preparation for the Christ child coming. She does this Read More...
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Why not do something different and new? Here are some new and old ideas to get you started--if you come up with an idea, please share in the comment section! Christmas Eve Traditions: Act out the Christmas Story : While one family member reads the Christmas Read More...
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My boys like to separate conjunctions: What is a cowboy? It is a cow, that is a boy. What is a foothill? It is a foot, that is a hill. A trashcan is a can full of trash. A swimsuit is a suit that you swim in, etc. What we call church life is church, and Read More...
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This time of year is so hectic, I wouldn't be surprised if many people would be willing to pay a small monthly subscription, in order to have someone else come in and put up all the decorations at holiday time. The Decorator would first meet with Read More...
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I recently discovered a new tea house in my town, where they serve hundreds of teas from around the world, and each table represents a different country or region of the world. It's so much fun to go there. I saw on their menu something called Bubble Read More...
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We’ve all heard of Family Movie Night where the family snuggles up to watch a movie together. But how about adding another element to this special time—do a craft or an activity together after the movie, based on the movie. Here’s one Read More...
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I’m baking Peanut Butter Cookies today. I wanted my daughter to read The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (the first book of A Series of Unfortunate Events). But I had to bribe her to try it—she’d already seen the movie, and felt that Read More...
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This is a follow-up on my previous post about having Christmas on a low budget. Craft Harry Potter: If you have access to some tree branches, you can craft a Harry Potter wand or broom. For both, you can choose to leave the bark on or carefully peel it Read More...
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This Christmas we are unexpectedly having to make our Christmas as inexpensive as possible. So this gives me a chance to be creative! Here is what we’re doing, to have a great Christmas on a low budget: 1. The Tree: We love to have a fresh Christmas Read More...
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You may already be sick of turkey. If so, you can prepare some of these and freeze or refrigerate them for later. But we always run out of turkey long before we run out of some of our favorite turkey leftover recipes. I hope you enjoy these. They are Read More...
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