Winter Time Kitchen Decorations

Cricut fun!!

 

I had some fun playing with my Cricut machine! I made this cute refrigerator snowman using the Snow People cartridge. LOVE IT!  It was easy to make and very cute. I also made a knit type of hat with matching scarf (made out of card stock not yarn) so that I can change his outfit. After the winter season is over, just pack him up in a baggie and he will be ready to go next winter.

Right around the Christmas season we all need to take a small break here and there. It was nice to relax on Friday with another homeschooling mom. She chatted with me while I cleaned up my craft room and got organized. Got a lot accomplished, the conversation was like a soothing balm and we both felt refreshed. She entertained my two guys, (my husband was on vacation and our son was enjoying some man time with Dad) she brought her Kindle FIRE and they both played on it while we visited. So with a cleaned and organized craft room I was able to PLAY!!

What sort of fun have you been having with your Cricut machine?
Moe

Laying down on the job!

Our girls are really laying down on the job! They have not laid well in weeks. Most of our girls are molting and looking pretty shabby......LOL.....Is that where the scrapbooking and rubber stamping industry came up with the term Shabby Chic?

If you don't know what molting means, it's when a chicken's feathers fall out and new pretty fluffy ones come in, it must be stressful on the body since they don't lay many eggs when they molt.
I found these 3 chicks resting high up in the pine trees, they were safe from our beautiful red foxes that like to hang out around our place.

We actually had to buy store bought eggs last week, we got the jumbo ones from Meijers and they were the size of our normal sized eggs that our hens lay. The price of feed has really increased so these girls had better be getting back to work in the hen house to earn their keep!

A little chicken humor for you. LOL

Moe

Holiday Recipe

I like to have something sweet and creamy on hand for a quick sweet treat while everyone is eating gluten & corn filled treats. So I've come up with a Cherry Ice Cream recipe.

This has not been frozen yet, so it's very soft in the photo.

 

Cherry Ice Cream

 

1 1/4 cups milk (whole, 2%, soy, rice, almond) I used soy today

14 oz can full fat coconut milk (liquid and solids from the can)

1/2 c-1 c sugar (depending on how sweet you like it)

1/2 c tart or dark cherry juice (usually found in health food section of grocery store)

Pour all ingredients into mixing bowl, whisk together or use mixer until combined.

Taste to see if it's sweet enough, add more sugar if needed.

Then pour into ice cream maker and freeze. As mixture thickens you can add in chopped cherries if you want.

Add a drop of two of red food coloring if you want a festive colored Cherry Ice Cream.

YUM!! This was really good!

Moe



How to Tame Holiday Hassles?

Well here we are again, yet another holiday that is surrounded by food!! I do love the Christmas season because during that time my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was born of a virgin.

But the food sometimes over shadows the Christmas parties and can make life difficult if we don't plan. Tonight was my husbands Christmas party at work. They had a wonderful party with lots of goodies and treats. I was in a hurry, failed to eat before we left and failed to bring anything with me to eat. A very BIG mistake if you want to relax and enjoy the party. I was starved through most of the party, of course I was not hungry until I started smelling all those goodies.
Below you will find Moe's Tips to Tame Holiday Hassles

Don't start to melt over all those goodies!

 



Moe's Tips to Tame Holiday Hassles

#1 Don't go to a Christmas party hungry

#2 Don't eat or drink ANYTHING that is not safe for you, not even a nibble!!

#3 Pack a bottled water

#4 Pack sweet snacks

#5 Pack salty snacks

#6 Enjoy the conversation & the people

#7 Relax

#8 Have fun

#9 When your husband is speaking to others, show interest in what he says.

#10 Remember the reason for the season, the birth of our Savior.

If you are not familiar with the history of the birth of Jesus Christ, you can read about it in the Bible in Luke chapter 2.

Slow down & enjoy your family this month.

Moe