I shared this simple craft on Mom It Forward earlier this week. So quick and easy to create! (And fairly disposable too!) Add some patriotic flair to your decor by upcycling a few glass jars with some red, white and blue. Everyone has glass jars around the house. Create some patriotic vases, or how about just […]
Archives for June 2012
The Atlanta TSA stole my son’s yo-yo.
So I just got back from The Haven Conference, which was fabulous and I’ll tell you all about it in the the next few days. There were lots of great sponsors there and one of them, Fish Foam, was giving out toy yo-yo’s along with samples of their product. Most women aren’t that into yo-yo’s, […]
Grillin’ tips: 3 fresh ideas to top off your hot dogs.
Handsome Hubby and I love to cook, and we love having friends over for dinner. Sometimes it is a complicated menu, but there are plenty of times when we just want to have a good old fashioned BBQ and grill some burgers and hot dogs. The nice people at Hebrew National asked me to whip up […]
Summer inspiration.
While I’m in Atlanta at The Haven Conference, I thought I’d do a little recap of some previous summer posts. Have you checked out my post on turning an old washing machine drum into a fire pit? Perfect for camping or the beach. How about making your own Pottery Barn inspired shell candles? And did […]
Easy, make ahead Baby-back Ribs… just in time for your summer BBQs.
With summer here and 4th of July festivities just around the corner, lots of people start thinking about BBQs. Burgers and hot dogs are usually the go-to menu, simply because they’re so easy. You know what else is super easy and can be prepped ahead of time? Ribs. Want to know how to give them […]
Bacon Waffles with a Peppered Egg (So bad for you, but SO good!)
I had kind of an odd Father’s Day Weekend. Handsome Hubby took the two younger kids and went up to spend the weekend with his parents (they live about 3 hours North of us…) I wanted to stay around to make sure that Devin and Conner got through their first Father’s Day without their dad […]
I must brag a bit. I must.
OK, I am proud of all of my boys, but can I just take a moment to brag on Conner? Most of you know that Devin and Conner went through an emotionally exhausting experience in March. For three weeks, they basically lived in the hospital at their father’s bedside during the final days of his […]
What’s the secret code for getting out of homework…?
I am soooooo glad it’s the end of the school year! I am tired of fighting The Battle of the Homework. Going through Grant’s papers I found this: The assignment was to look up a word and write the definition. While it would no doubt have helped if he had spelled concert correctly, he appears […]
Summer’s here! How to choose a sunscreen.
Sunscreen. This isn’t anything new or earth-shattering… but I cannot, for the life of me, keep it straight.I figure that there might be other people like me, who for some reason can’t manage to retain this information. Every year, I ask myself these same questions: What does SPF stand for…? (And what do the different numbers […]
Brownies with Chocolate-Caramel Glaze: A special moment dessert.
We had some friends over for dinner Saturday night for an easy BBQ. (It wasn’t a last minute thing, but it wasn’t exactly on the books for weeks either.) I realized that our friends Rick and Rose both had birthdays this week. Not wanting to make this A Birthday Party, but still wanting to […]