tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39582269647460236782009-12-08T16:59:55.658-05:00I will serve Him.Liisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438430990174490349noreply@blogger.comBlogger334125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958226964746023678.post-61297202924658381572009-02-16T06:57:00.003-05:002009-02-16T07:35:26.558-05:00

Today is Family Day and I have the day off - my hubby however does not and my son has plans with his girlfriend so my plan is clean my house. Really deep down all the nooks and crannies cleaning! I am quite excited about this chance to just get it all done. When the little ones are here I am almost always on the main level with them and since I can't get much done that is noisy during nap time it

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Inspired by this recipe I made Moose Cookies today for my son's girlfriend Jessalyn who really likes moose. I think they are cute and will be making them again soon. I also like the fact that they use honey to sweeten them instead of sugar. The little ones who are old enough to eat peanut butter will love these so I am excited to share them with them on Tuesday. Tomorrow is Family Day here which

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In my morning email study I have come across these verses that really struck me...Hebrews 13:15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. James 1:2,3 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patienceIt is not always easy to praise God

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Today in honour of Groundhog Day we will be making puppets inspired by this craft.Since my monkeys are little I cut out all the pieces and I will get them to glue it together. It is hard to tell in the pictures but the top of the green felt is fringed to look like grass. Realistically though I suppose I should have used white felt to look like snow - oh well we'll just have a happy spring

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Yesterday when I came out of church it was near zero degrees Celsius and the sun was shining. It was wonderful! I came home and opened up every window in the house and got some chores done. Nothing perks me up and puts me in the mood to freshen things up like a mild day and fresh air filling the house after it being shut up tight for so long. ~smile~ I also spent part of the afternoon watching

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My son Andy with his girlfriend Jessalyn.My son Andy turned 18 yesterday. 18! I can't believe it....it seems like the last time I checked he was 3 and suddenly I turn around and he is 18. ~sigh~ Time goes by much, much too fast. I know I say this alot but I hope that any of you who are blessed to have little ones at home that you cherish every moment because before you know it your little boy

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Inspired by this post by Amy at Daily Pleasures I created this to remind me of what I will be working on this year which is to more fully display the characteristics of love as descibed in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. I found the word love in the scrapbook section. It is made out of thin wood so it gives this picture a nice 3D effect. I glued it onto a piece of scrapbook paper with little flowers on it

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I just made this yummy casserole for a friend of mine and her hubby. She is going in for a procedure this morning and I don't expect she will be up to cooking tonight.You can find the recipe here, though I left out the Parmesan cheese because I didn't have any and I used rotini noodles instead of egg noodles, I also used old white cheddar so you can't really see that melted on the top in the

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I just had to post a link to this incredible post by Mrs. June Fuentes at A Wise Woman Builds Her Home. Very well said.Blessings,Liisa

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Today I have five little monkeys and we will be making a spiral snake craft . It is so cute! I am just loving the Enchanted Learning website. There are so many really neat crafts for children of all ages.To tie in with the snake theme we will be looking at some snakes online here and reading some stories with snakes to tie into the theme for today. I checked these books out of the library....

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Well my attempt at making Fried Rice Croquets did not turn out as I had hoped. Bethany's looked so very yummy....mine? Not so much. I could not get the rice mixture to hold together at all. Not at all! I added more liquid...nope....I added another egg....nope. I just kept looking at the mess I was making thinking about how I would hate to waste all that food when I thought about Laine. What would

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Right now I am cooking macaroni and cheese for the monkeys lunch which I then just have to reheat when we get home from playgroup. I am also cooking some rice to make these for dinner tonight. To go with it I am making stromboli. Right now I am cooking the filling which will be ground beef, onions, green peppers (still from our freezer) and garlic. Before baking I will sprinkle on some of the

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Today I have had five little monkeys here and they have been playing really well together which is so nice, especially since I wanted to get so much done today. For craft today we made these cute frog puppets which they just loved especially when we sang the five little speckled frogs and they acted it out with their puppets.I made tortillas again today because my hubby and son wanted Tortilla

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This morning I made another of our favorite recipes from Laines Letters - Chewy Granola Bars. They are so easy and so yummy! Here is a link to the recipe.You can add whatever extras you like....this morning I added in some chopped dates and flax seeds.You just mix all the ingredients together, spread into a pan and bake.When they are done you cut them while they are warm. when they are cooled

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Today it is -20 degrees Celsius with a high today of -11 degrees, however there is a windchill of -28 degrees and a snow squall warning. This means that the little ones and I are house bound again today and likely tomorrow as well. There are upsides to this though...First it is very beautiful outside. Everything is crisp and clear and fresh. This is the view out my kitchen window right now (the

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In my morning study I was reading Titus 2 and I couldn't help but see the tie in to the post I wrote yesterday.Titus 2:3-5 says - ...the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things— that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to

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Note - Right at the outset of this post I would like to say if your husband is abusing you or your children find help. Do not stay in a situation that will endanger you or your children.I think one of the biggest causes of divorce in our day is the failure to just stick with it. Everywhere we look we are told that it is all about us, it is all about our happiness, life is too short to waste being

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Well, everyone here seems to be recovering at last from the nasty icky stomach virus that went through here. Two monkeys came down with it Thursday night, my son got it Friday afternoon, I had it Friday night through Saturday. So far my hubby has not gotten it yet and neither has one little monkey. I hope they skip it. It was awful as all viruses are. So I had alot to catch up on yesterday since

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This is actually yesterday's craft project. I didn't get a chance to post yesterday as one of my little monkeys woke up early from nap time and then proceeded to fall asleep on me - which was actually really nice just snuggling with a little one and listening to his soft little snores. Then another little one came down with a violent stomach virus. The poor little thing - fortunately her parents

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The other day when I was at the library getting some books for our pig themed day I came across this book.....It is so cute! My sister and I read it in the library - I am sure people thought we were crazy as we couldn't help but laugh out loud at this story. Here is one of the pages.....Too cute! If you get a chance pick up Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend.Happy Thursday!Blessings,Liisa

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Today we are making dinosaur hands. I made these like mittens for the monkeys to wear on their hands. These could have been much more elaborate but I was a bit rushed and basically just wanted something they could draw on. I taped the edges rather than glued them because I figured that would stand up better to the little ones taking them on and off. I may make some sets out of felt to have

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I came across this is one of the cookbooks I went through the other day and thought I would share it with you...Beatitudes for HousewivesBlessed is she whose daily tasks are a labour of love; for her willing hands and happy heart translate duty into privilege and her labor becomes a service to God.Blessed is she who opens her door to welcome both stranger and friends; for gracious hospitality is

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He's cute!Blessings,Liisa

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Today we made tambourines. The little ones really enjoyed this. I was blessed with a set of Tadoodles by Crayola this morning from one of the parents. It was a duplicate gift so they thought they would send one over here. I thought that was so nice and the children really loved using them. They are so neat and easy for even the littlest one to use. Fortunately they are completely washable since

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Today officially marks the end of our holidays. My hubby is back at work, my son is back at school and my little monkeys are back. I really enjoyed the time off and time spent with my family but it is somehow nice to get back to routine. I missed the little ones and our regular daily schedule.During my two weeks off I was able to get so much done though. It is amazing how quickly you can clean a

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