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Freebie Friday: May 29, 2009

Thank you all for visiting each week for all of your freebie needs. This would not be possible without the fabulous Heather, from Freebies 4 Mom, and her assistance creating this list. This week Heather has a great round-up of … Continue reading


Play It Again, Momma: Finding Beauty in the Ordinary

When we moved into our house, one of the things that I really wanted to change about our house was the landscaping. There were, however, many more pressing concerns though that required our funds and attention- a leaking roof, a … Continue reading


Notebook Experiments: Can We Make a Fun Summer List?

Experiment: Can we make a fun summer list? Experiment Taken From: Notebook Entry 06.05.08 Materials Needed: Please see whatever for instructions on making a summer list. We bought a sheet of poster board and used a Sharpie to make ours. … Continue reading


Amy’s Notebook 05.27.09

This is a wonderful list of 20 scrapbooking tips (@ {A}) These lemon butter cookies look delicious (@ Sweet Life in the Valley) I like this tutorial on how to shape pretzels (@ The Kitchn) My children & I are … Continue reading


Apron Full of Giveaways 05.26.09

Retro apron pattern $6, from leilaandben Welcome to our weekly list of giveaways. As we do each week, we hope that you can list your giveaways and contest with us. In return, we hope our visitors will come visit your … Continue reading


New Family Tradition: Campfire Night

I decided to start a new family tradition in celebration of our son’s last day of school… a campfire family night. What better way could you end your school year than a fun night of being together over toasted foods! … Continue reading


Graduation Day

Ethan, We are so proud of you, Ethan! You did it! You graduated kindergarten with flying colors and wowed us all this year. I can’t believe you are reading, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and doing it all with that boundless energy … Continue reading


The Only Corn on the Cob I Will Ever Make Again

I stumbled upon a technique for cooking corn on the cob that I had never thought to do before. As I state in the title though, this is the only way I will ever make corn on the cob again … Continue reading


Freebie Friday: May 22, 2009

Happy Freebie Friday, everyone! A huge thanks to Heather, from Freebies 4 Mom, for her assistance each week with our freebie list. On Heather’s blog this week, you can enter to win a Skype Pack (worth over $100) and the … Continue reading


Play it Again, Momma: Sponge Ball Fun

It is that time of year again and I will be making another batch of these little sponge balls for the kids. If you don’t have a clothesline, these are fun to just squish in a bucket of water or … Continue reading