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3 in 30: February Goals – Week 1

Posted in Christian Life, Family, Fitness, Homemaking, and Photography

Project 365 – #035 Since February is the month of love due to Valentine’s Day, my goals this month will be focusing on love. Since February is known as the month of love due to Valentine’s Day, I decided that my goals this month will be focused on the theme of love. As the month of January came to an end, I knew that I wanted to continue on with focusing on goals for my mental health, physical health, and my spiritual health.  These goals would revolve around my relationship with Christ, my relationship with my family, and my relationship…

Review: Toggle Bandz

Posted in Reviews

Toggle Bandz are one of those really cool products where you say to yourself, “why didn’t I think of that?”  Stay-at-home mom and military wife  Amanda Duke created Toggle Bandz out of necessity when she couldn’t get regular headbands to stay in her daughter’s fine hair.  (Gotta love it one someone sees a problem and does something about it!) I liked the idea of an adjustable, soft headband as Munchkin seems to always have problems with regular headbands.  Here is where I need to apologize to Amanda as this review should have been posted a few weeks ago – shortly…

Baking Day: Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes

Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking

When Munchkin is working on a recipe, I always encourage her to set out all of the ingredients that she will need prior to starting her baking/cooking.  This helps her read the instructions and allows her to check to make sure that she has everything that she needs prior to starting the whole process. Wednesday, she tackled making gluten free chocolate cupcakes from scratch.  She also make the homemade buttercream frosting from scratch.  She’s been getting much better at understanding and following the directions.  I’m really pleased with how the cupcakes turned out.  Yum! Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe Ingredients:…

Cupcakes, Cupcakes Everywhere

Posted in Family, and Photography

Cupcakes here ~ Cupcakes there Project 365 – #034 Yesterday, we had a good bit of fun making and decorating cupcakes.  After we finished making the cupcakes, Munchkin headed next door to see if her friend was available to play.  They were going to play outside, but the temperatures have dropped here.  (Nothing like many parts of the country are dealing with right now, but quite chilly for us.)  I told them that they could play upstairs instead. Soon, I heard lots of giggling going on as they set up a very elaborate American Girl play scene.  It took them…

Review and Giveaway: Roundabouts Cupcake Sleeves

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Say goodbye to everyday cupcakes and hello to eye-catching, fun cupcakes. Recently, I have been making cupcake wraps to jazz up my cupcakes, so I was intrigued when I heard about Roundabouts Cupcake Sleeves.  Sheri Mersola, the inventor of Roundabouts, decided to take typical cupcake wraps and kick them up a notch or ten.  Roundabouts transform cupcakes into mini works of art – centerpieces for parties and get togethers. We received a package of the root beer float sleeves to review.  Yesterday, Munchkin baked some delicious gluten free chocolate cupcakes, so we could try out the cupcake sleeves.  They were…