Thanks to our friends at INO Records, they've made 10 songs available for free download. Artists include Jonny Diaz, MercyMe, Phillips, Craig & Dean, Todd Agnew, Building 429 and more! Grab the songs here.
10th Avenue North also has made their fun version of "Go Tell It On The Mountain" available for free on their site. Grab it here.
Another great place to get free Christian music is FreeCCM.com.
Here are more free downloads for you!
Download Casting Crowns' "Joy To The World" here and "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" here.
Download Jars of Clay's "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" here.
Download Point of Grace's "Winter Wonderland" here.
Download Big Daddy Weave's "O Come O Come Emmanuel" here.
Download Relient K's "I Celebrate The Day" here.
Download Brandon Heath's "The Night Before Christmas" here.
Download Matt Maher's "Silent Night (Emmanuel)" here.
Download Mark Harris' "O Holy Night" here.
Download MercyMe's "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" here.
Download Sara Groves' "Toy Packaging" here.
Download Todd Agnew's "No Room" here.
Free Music Downloads
Free Shipping Day
Did you know such a thing even existed? December 17th is FREE SHIPPING Day! Whoooo-hoo! Over 500 stores are participating. Check out the entire list at FreeShippingDay.com.
Tuesday 12/08/09
H1N1 Shots for Everyone!
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said the H1N1 vaccine is currently available to all Maryland residents.
Get all the details by clicking here
Antlers and a Red Nose for Your car?
Erin was made fun of today about her car "ornaments". To get your car decked out. check out this site.
Jack's died and gone to heaven. He's found an entire website with nothing but products that you plug into your computer's USB spot. What he really wants is the USB Snow Globe...sadly, it's only sold in Japan, so he'll just have to settle for the USB wreathe instead. If you want to check out the USB goodness, follow the link.
Martha Stewart's Homemade Marshmallows
The fight began in our house this weekend. Artificial or real tree? Multi-colored or white lights? My mother and I have been wanting a real tree for years...but, alas, my father wins out every year. He says real trees are a fire hazard. I'm the one who wants white lights. We've got white twinkle lights every where except on the tree...I'm just trying to go for a little consistency here. Oh well! Each year, the outcome is the same: artificial tree with multi-colored lights. The argument has almost become tradition in itself!
While my mom and my little brother decorated the tree, I was busy in the kitchen making marshmallows. I only make marshmallows at Christmas...they're a special treat best served at the holidays. Put 'em in hot cocoa, roast 'em over a fire, schmear some peanut butter on 'em...they're soft, they're squishy, they're a happy thing. If you decide to make them, make sure you are using a sturdy stand mixer, like KitchenAid. It takes some power to whip these things. Also, feel free to vary the extract. Try lemon, strawberry, almond, mint, etc., in place of the vanilla. One year I used peppermint extract and a few drops of red food coloring. They tasted delicious!
Martha Stewart's Homemade Marshmallows
3 envelopes unflavored gelatin (approx. 2 1/2 TBLS)
1 cup cold water, divided
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/4 tsp salt
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Powdered sugar for dusting
1. Combine gelatin and 1/2 cup cold water in the bowl of an electric mixer with whisk attachment. Let it stand for 30 minutes.
2. Combine granulated sugar, corn syrup, salt and 1/2 cup of water in a small heavy saucepan; place over low heat and stir until sugar has dissolved. Wash down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush to dissolve sugar crystals.
3. Clip on a candy thermometer; raise heat to high. Cook syrup without stirring until it reaches 244 degrees (firm-ball stage). Immediately remove pan from heat.
4. With mixer on low speed, slowly and carefully pour syrup into the softened gelatin. Increase speed to high; beat until mixture is very thick and white and has almost tripled in volume, about 15 minutes. Add vanilla; beat to incorporate.
5. Generously dust an 8 x 12-inch glass baking pan with confectioners' sugar. Pour marshmallow mixture into pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar; let stand overnight, uncovered, to dry out.
6. Slice into desired size. Use powdered sugar to coat knife to make cutting easier. Dredge marshmallows in powdered sugar. Knock off excess.
7. Store in an airtight container.
Shave It OR Save It?
What do you think? Should Jack keep the thing that he's got growing? Or should he get rid of it?
Last Doughboy Seeks WWI Memorial on Mall
Frank Buckles, the only surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, was wheeled into a Capitol Hill hearing room Thursday to urge senators to sanction a memorial to his long-gone comrades on the National Mall. When the politicians were done posing for pictures and testifying to his patriotism, the room went quiet as they waited for the 108-year-old former doughboy to speak. "What am I supposed to say?" Buckles softly murmured. Tell them why the District of Columbia World War I Memorial should be rededicated as a national memorial, his daughter, Susannah Buckles Flanagan, whispered into his hearing aid. "Oh, it is an excellent idea," Buckles declared.
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