Years ago, I made a wooden pumpkin craft at a church event. I have kept that pumpkin and displayed it every October-November since then. Last night, as I lay un-sleeping in my bed, I realized that I could re-create that craft for my kids with hardly any cost. I couldn’t wait to try it…
The Best Way to Occupy a Bored Boy – Wordless Wednesday Linky
Have a little boy who is complaining of being bored? I have a simple solution. Give him a hammer and nails and a bunch of scrap wood and stick him out in the backyard for 2 or 3 hours. (OK, you might want to keep an eye on him with those hammer and nails….) PS…
How to Make a Diaper Cake in Less Than 30 Minutes
Recently, KitKat and I attended a baby shower for a friend of mine having twins. This is her first pregnancy – what a way to jump into parenthood! Because the mother-to-be was my oldest daughter, KitKat’s, teacher at church, I thought it would be fun to come up with a baby shower gift that the…
My Kitchen Remodel – From Outdated to Finally Finished
Our sadly outdated kitchen Our kitchen remodel started many years ago. Friends who have known me for a long time may remember the dizzying brown and yellow brittle linoleum on the floor and the dark wood paneling on the walls. The cabinets were an even darker shade of brown. Yes, my kitchen had not been…
10 Tips for Taking the Perfect Profile Picture – #bloghopcon
The perfect profile picture is tough to come by – it’s natural to want to put our best features out there, but not all pictures were created to be profile shots. #BlogHopCon This weekend I am joining with a couple dozen amazing bloggers to present the BlogHop Conference – a free conference that anyone can…
Window Painting
I’m trying something new! I’ve embedded my latest Savvy Living discussion right here on my blog. I thought that my readers might enjoy seeing what has been keeping my kids entertained this week. Yes, I’m aware that she didn’t get the flag exactly right…. Comments are turned off on the post so that you can…
Crochet Headband Tutorial
I am so thrilled to be featured for the second year on Skip to My Lou’s Summer Craft Camp. Last year, my super easy Kite Tutorial was highlighted during the craft camp. Today, my very first crochet tutorial is featured on Skip to My Lou, and I thought I’d let you guys know. If you…
Mason Gets a New Jar
Mason the caterpillar emerged from it’s cocoon yesterday. Sadly, none of us were around to see him actually break through the cocoon, but there was a new moth in the jar and a hole in the cocoon, so we’re pretty sure that this is the new Mason: He was much cuter as a caterpillar. In…
Traditional Easter Eggs – PSF GMYBS Link-up
After showing off our slightly complicated Easter Egg decorating the other day, today I am ready to share the more traditional “dunk and dye” eggs that we also decorated this week. Sadly, we have spent the majority of our Spring Break with 2 or 3 kids sick. Vacation is no fun when all you want…
How to Blow Out Easter Eggs
My kids love decorating Easter eggs every year. For many years, we simply used the basic egg dyeing kits from the grocery store. In fact, we still use one or two kits every Spring to color the hard boiled eggs. A few years ago, though, we were introduced to blowing out eggs to decorate. These…
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