St.Jude Presents, Parade, and more

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St.Jude Presents, Parade, and more

Posted by Holly Nelson on Friday, December 4, 2009 Under: Holiday Ideas

This weekend will be busy so I'm posting this early. And I thought it was so great I had to share.
Saturday's Agenda:
1. Ian's Basket ball game
2. lunch
3. Take Christmas books, coloring books, and crayons to the St.Jude kids.
4. Go to new Salvation Army, Grand Opening Saturday.
5. Christmas cards
6. Arlington's Parade at 4:30 with hot cocoa!*
*I can't find my very warm coat!!

Sunday's Agenda:
1. Worship
2. Afternoon of making large batches of ornaments- Salt Dough and Spice Dough.
* Make a few large, flat, round ones. Decoupage your family picture on it (like picture below) and give to family as gifts.

This was taken in 2007. Now I'm fat, I mean, pregnant. And the boys all have long hair. It's the style these days.

My favorite handprint- flatten a ball, press their hand in it. allow to dry before painting

Salt Dough
1 c flour
1 c salt
1/2 c hot water

1. mix together. add more flour if needed. It should be like a ball of dough.
2. roll out on floured surface with rolling pin. Use cookie cutters to make shapes.
3. Use a toothpick to make a hole at the top of each ornament.
4. dry in 250 degree oven for 2-3 hours.
5. Paint!

(pictures to come on the Christmas page)
Spice Dough Ornaments
7 TBSP applesauce, any kind
10 TBSP cinnamon

1. Mix together and form a ball. (the more wet it is, the less likely it is to break..but not too wet!)
2. Roll out with a rolling pin on a surface dusted with cinnamon.- 1/4 inch thick!
3. Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Use toothpick to make a hole at the top for the ribbon.
4. Place on cookie sheet and bake for 6 hours 150 degree oven.
5. Paint or leave the way it is.

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About Me

Holly Nelson

Arlington

"Let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a quiet and gentle sprirt, which is precious in the sight of God." 1 Peter 3:4 - "An excellent wife,who can find? Her worth is far above jewels." Proverbs 31:10 ~~ I am a stay-at-home-mom(SAHM) married to the love of my life, Jeff Nelson. We have six wonderful boys. Ryan(13), Seth(11), Ian(8), Noah(5), Luke(4), and Jack (born April 2010). We live in Tennessee on 4 acres. I grew up the first few years of my life on a dairy farm in Missouri and loved country living. I was saved at a young age by the grace of God and shed blood of Jesus during that time of simple country living. That part of my life is very dear to me. God taught me many things as a baby Christian that I can still think about today. Then we moved to Memphis when I was in the 5th grade. I learned to love the city life, too. It was a completely different way of life. My whole family still lives in Missouri, still does a little farming and simple country living. When Jeff, the kids, and I moved from the city to the country, I incorporated my city life with my country background. My mom laughs at me when I cut my grass on my John Deere tractor while drinking my Starbucks Mocha and wearing my fancy sunglasses. And when I am shampooing my carpet in my high-heeled black boots. I just love those boots! But I would love to share about how I got to be the way I am today, The Victoriously Organized Woman! I used to work as a supervisor at bank for years. I had to dress up everyday. After the birth of our second child we decide I should be a SAHM. One of the best decision I've ever made. But I made a bad decision, too. I hardly ever dressed up anymore. I hardly ever wore make-up. After about a year I looked in the mirror and said, "OH MY! Jeff has to come home to this!?!" He is so wonderful he said he liked me that way, "natural". Well , I realized that I didn't. It made me feel bad about myself. I felt disorganized, tired and stressed and a little "rough" looking. I felt I just couldn't get it all done. At this time I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease. I wasn't able to do certains things. Like mop the floor of my completely hardwood floor home that I was obsessed about keeping clean. The doctor told me I couldn't have salt, caffeine, or stress! "What?! Are you kidding!?" So , then I decided to change my routine,thought pattern, and cooking. I began to get up early, shower and dress, put on make up. Always being ready to leave whenever I needed to. I established routines that helped me eliminate extra cleaning and stresses. I was able to make more time for myself and make more time for my family. And the family had more time for each other. I made more time for God and others. This made me feel better about myself. I am so happy about how this changed my life I want to share it with everyone.