I’ve had such an overwhelming response to the contest that I will need a bit of time to get all of the names down. I will be announcing the winner this evening.
Tupperware Surprise Pack Contest
Posted in Announcements, and Commercial Break
Month: March 2007
Yes, I am quite late in posting this. For that I am truly sorry. It was a busy day, but I do have a couple of fun recipes that I found at Family Fun. I love all the kid-friendly ideas they have at the site. We’ll start off the day with a lovely batch of green pancakes. No, they’re not moldy. Just add a few drops of food coloring into your favorite pancake recipe. To keep snack time simple, you could make shamrock shaped rice-krispie treats, a pot of gold, or a shamrock pretzel. Pot of Gold Jello RECIPE INGREDIENTS:3-ounce…
Frugal Friday: Teaching Kids
Posted in Thrifty Ideas
I sat here thinking, what I am going to post for Frugal Friday this week? I’m not feeling particularly frugal this week as I have spent a bit of money on getting things done that need to be done. I did comparision shop and do what I could to save money, but… Then, tonight, on the way home from the store, I asked munchkin if she wanted a Happy Meal from McDonalds. (Now, see, I really didn’t feel like making dinner tonight, so I was trying to get out of it.) Her reply, “No, thanks. I’d rather eat at home.”…
I was trying to think of what I was going to enter for my Make It from Scratch entry this week, then I thought of the pillows that I made for munchkin right before we came here. I received the roll body pillow from a fellow freecycler, but didn’t like the fabric that was on it, so I recovered it in fleece for munchkin. She loved it so much that she asked me to make pillow cases for her two other pillows to match. They didn’t take very long to make as fleece is extremely easy to work with. So,…
The tree removal guys came today to remove the large pine tree on the side of our house. We had fun watching the progress. Here’s how things looked as we checked on their progress. Before they started: During the process: At the end of the process as they were grinding the tree stump: Then I couldn’t resist this picture as munchkin was looking out on how much higher the water was today than yesterday.