Sunday, December 27, 2009

Throughout The Year

Throughout The Year

January is the start of a brand new year.
February is the month for those who are dear.
March brings the winds that blow for hours.
April brings the gentle showers.
May brings flowers to make a bouquet.
June is a great time to go out and play.
July is the month for picnics and fun.
August means good times for everyone.
September is when special friends get together.
October brings pumpkins and crisp autumn weather.
November reminds us to be thankful and true.
December is for sharing love and joy...just like me and you.

-author unknown

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KID SAFE COCKTAILS FOR NEW YEARS EVE

COLORFUL COCKTAILS
If your kids get no kick from plain ginger ale,
have them try out these colorful cocktails.


TRIPLE RED SHIRLEY TEMPLE

1 oz. grenadine syrup
6 oz. cranberry juice
4 oz. cranberry ginger ale
1 paper umbrella
3 maraschino cherries
Orange slice
Ice (optional)

Mix the syrup, cranberry juice and ginger ale
in a tall glass. Open the umbrella and slide
the three cherries onto the handle. Balance
the umbrella on the glass rim in front
of the orange slice.


NEW YEAR'S SUNRISE

4 oz. seltzer
6 oz. orange juice
1/2 oz. grenadine syrup
1 orange slice
1 lemon slice
1 maraschino cherry
Plastic toothpick

In a tall glass, mix the seltzer and orange
juice. Slowly pour the grenadine into the
center of the glass, allowing the syrup to
settle on the bottom (thanks to its greater
density). Garnish with the orange, lemon
and cherry, stacked and skewered
with the toothpick.


STARRY, STARRY NIGHT

4 oz. papaya juice
2 oz. pineapple juice
4 oz. ginger ale
Lemon and lime peel
1 or 2 slices of star fruit
Ice (optional)

In a tall glass, mix the papaya and pineapple
juices and the ginger ale. For the garnish,
use a small, star-shaped cookie cutter to cut
star shapes from the lemon and lime peels.
Slide the slices of star fruit onto the glass rim.

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The Bubble Stomp...for New Years Eve

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Just before midnight,
unroll large bubbled bubble wrap
on a hard surface, such as a wooden
floor or driveway, and when the
countdown concludes,
everyone does the

"Bubble Wrap Stomp."

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A DEFINITION OF THE NEW YEAR

A DEFINITION OF THE NEW YEAR

The new year is a door
By which we reach new fields
Of service for God and fellow man:
A door by which we can explore
Wide spheres of usefulness
Our world to bless,
And reap the sheaves God's word of witness yields.

The new year is a task
Set by the Master of our souls,
A little part of our life's work below:
And so we ask holy wisdom which alone controls Our labor,
teaching what and where to sow:
That the year, at its end,
May show God's glory and man's profit blend.

The new year is a book
With many pages, and as yet all white
On which to write
The history of thought, and deed, and word
In this new group of days.
We pray thee, Lord,
As thou shalt look upon the book,
When written over, may all be to Thy praise.

~~Author Unknown~~

Saturday, December 26, 2009

HH NEW YEARS EVE FREEBIE PRINTABLES

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These cards can be used as invitation cards, thank you cards, or just plain notecards to write a letter to Grandma. Please don't forget about the military family that always LOVE to hear from you too!

HAPPY NEW YEAR
RhondaSue



**Credit for elements used are on the actual download.

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HOMEMADE HOLIDAYS BLOG ANNOUNCEMENT


Printables will start appearing
December 27th for New Years.

This blog will be all about holidays,
and supply you with free printables
to help brighten up your friends
and families days.

And actually, the fun has already
begun! DON'T MISS OUT...

HOMEMADE HOLIDAYS BLOG
CLOSED


Please don't forget to leave some love for
the artists that share their time and talent
and gifts with you! It means a lot to them
to know it is all appreciated and not just
snagged with fast fingers ... Thank you!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
RhondaSue

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Sunday, December 20, 2009

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A day without SMILING

is a wasted day!

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

MOM'S LETTER TO SANTA to share

This was shared with me by a dear friend named Patty.
She gave me permission to share it here. The author of
the "letter" is unknown, but the layout is by Patty.

Click on each page to open in full size in a new window.

Monday, December 14, 2009

CREATING CHRISTMAS FREEBIE #30

MISC TOPPERS
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
RhondaSue

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CREATING CHRISTMAS FREEIBE #29


Right click to open this in a new screen
full sized and then right click to save as
to your own computer....

MERRY CHRISTMAS
RhondaSue

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Sunday, December 13, 2009

CREATING CHRISTMAS FREEBIE #28


Right click to open this in a new screen
full sized and then right click to save as
to your own computer....

SMUGGLES
RhondaSue

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CREATING CHRISTMAS FREEBIE #27

REINDEER FOOD and SNOWMAN SOUP PACKETS

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MERRY CHRISTMAS
RhondaSue

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CREATING CHRISTMAS FREEBIE #26

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Merry Christmas,
RhondaSue

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CREATING CHRISTMAS FREEBIE #25

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for an assortment of toppers...
Hot Cider Packets,
Hot Cocoa Packets,
Tealite Toppers, ETC...

More to come SOON!

SMUGGLES
RhondaSue

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

CREATING CHRISTMAS FREEBIE #24

THIS set is a greeting card layout for the story called
THE CHRISTMAS TOWEL.

The file includes the jpg files of each side of the card.
If you don't know how to make your printer print it
to line up by doing both sides, I'd recomment printing
both and using double stick tape to attach them together.

If you want to get real fancy, you can make it look like a
quilt or some such and put a ruffle lace between the layers
sticking out all around the card. You can use this in any
fashion that you choose.

When I gave these as gifts, I fan-folded the kitchen
towel and then folded in half. Now at that fold, tie a
ribbon/bow and then fan out the top. I used a safety
pin to attach to the two sides in the center together to
hold the fan shape a bit better and attached the card to
that safety pin. I've also seen these done as a roll and
simply wrapped in cellophane.

USE YOUR IMAGINATION

THE CHRISTMAS TOWEL

The Towel

At first glance, one looks at a kitchen towel and thinks,
“Now, a towel...I needed a new one. The old ones are getting stained and worn."
But have we ever stopped to think that for years, even thousands of years,
the towel has not just been used in the kitchen, but for a variety of reasons?

Take example the mother who wipes the tears of a child to soothe
the physical and emotional hurt, the physician who binds the wound of a bleeding patient,
the woman in her home, wiping her hands as she moves from task to task,
the weary traveler who wipes his sweated brow. Some other examples would be
the manager of a boxer who "throws in the towel" to save the life of his protégé
or the young man wiping the grease off his hands as he fixes his old jalopy.

Notwithstanding all of the above examples, perhaps the most significant use
of the towel was about two thousand years ago when our loving Savior,
took an ordinary towel in his hands and dried the feet of the disciples
only hours before his crucifixion.
Sure, the towel is a handy item with a myriad of uses, but it also has deep symbolic meaning
when seen in the hands of the Savior doing a work of kindness for his fellow men.

So take this towel, knowing it is given with love, and do works of goodness with it,
as the Savior worked goodness with his so many years ago.

Merry Christmas



ENJOY
MERRY CHRISTMAS
RhondaSue

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