Archive for January, 2009
How To Thread a Sewing Machine for the Craft Challenged Crowd
I’m not really sure what possessed me to purchase a sewing machine in the first place because I’m craft challenged, but for whatever reason I thought it was a good idea. Two days later and multiple How to Thread a Sewing machine articles, tutorials, and videos later I’m FINALLY able to do it (see my [...]
My as Clean as it’s Ever Been Bedroom Closet
The closet in my bedroom is the largest closet in the house. Because of this it’s also the closet that collects the most crap inside of it. Continuing on my mision to become organized I decided it was time to clean it out, and as you can see from my before pictures that I can’t believe [...]
Tags: Organizing
Kids Recipes: Mini Deep Dish Pizza Appetizer
I saw this recipe on the Rachael Ray Show and knew my kids would love it! I modified the original recipe to make it easier, and substituted ingredients to suit my picky eaters. I also used a cupcake tin instead of a muffin tin as suggested because I wanted them to be appetizer size, and used 1/2 of [...]
Tags: Kids Recipes
Freebies that I’m Signing up for Today
Who doesn’t love a good freebie? I know I do! I’m always signing up for free samples and offers, so I thought I’d share the freebies I’m signing up for today. I’m not sure which one I’m most excited about because they’re all pretty great, but if I had to pick just one I’d go with [...]
Tags: Freebies
Saving Money by Air Drying your Laundry
Thanks to the crappy economy we’re all looking to save a buck wherever we can. Energy usage is a great way to cut costs, and one way I’ve started cutting energy consumption in my home is by air drying the majority of the laundry! Obviously the biggest advantage to air drying your clothes is going to [...]
Tags: Air Drying Laundry, Green, Saving Money
Price Chopper Ad with Coupon Match-ups for 01/25 - 01/31
Here are the Front Page Deals, In ad coupons, special offers, and coupon match-ups for the week of 01/25/09 - 01/31/09 at Price Chopper. Fine Print: Sunday 1/25 – Saturday 1/31 Greater Capital District, Amsterdam, Cobleskill, Johnstown, & Palatine Bridge Stores. My store does NOT double (boo). For the rest of the ad including the coupon matchups click on [...]
Tags: Price Chopper, Price Chopper Coupons, Price Chopper Deals
I need to learn Spanish! Thousand Words Thursday
This is one of Miles’ favorite places to sit and play cars. I have no idea why he likes to sit on the inside of his train tracks, and he only does it with this particular track. Maybe because his wooden ones are on the train table and this one is usually on the floor? [...]
Tags: Miles, Pictures, Thousand Words Thursday
Things I’m Thankful for and Not Just Because it’s Thankful Thursday
This is my first time participating in “Thankful Thursday” but I think it’s a great idea, so here I am! It’s so easy to get so wrapped up in our lives that we forget to be thankful for the things that we have isn’t it? I’m trying to appreciate the small things so here’s what [...]
Tags: Thankful Thursday
Wordless Wednesday: My Poor Post-it Notes
This is what happens when my 3.5 year old finds my post-it notes.
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Tags: Wordless Wednesday
Kids Crafts: Packing Peanut Snowflakes
I’ve always got an abundance of packing peanuts around here and have been trying to figure out what the heck to do with them so I decided to try to incorporate them into a craft project for the kids. They both had a blast (you can see Miles above counting his packing peanuts) and Abby even [...]
Tags: Kids Crafts, Packing Peanut Crafts
