This post is part of the June Top 5. Check out the rest of the best here. I found this recipe for Raspberry Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting on Pinterest, and I just couldn’t stop thinking about it. I love cinnamon rolls, but the idea of raspberry with them just sounded too delicious. It …
Last year I took the kids to the local fire station open house. Little Man was too small (not even a year old at the time), so he just stayed in my arms the whole time. Miss Magoo thought it was awesome, but she was a little bit afraid, still. Sparky the Fire Dog kept …
I recently made watering cans for the kids out of old 1/2 gallon milk jugs. I washed out the empty jugs, punched holes in the caps, and the project was done. It has been so rainy and windy here in Idaho that we had to wait almost 2 weeks before the weather was nice enough …
An easy construction cake and an fun fruit salad. This week Little Man turns 2! I can’t believe it! It doesn’t seem like very long ago that we were racing to the hospital to hurry and have him, and here he is a walking, talking boy that’s full of mischief, energy, and kisses. For Little …
This post is part of our June Top 5. Check out the rest of the best here. Miss Magoo and I recently made a bean jar. Not everything in the jar is beans, but that’s what we’re calling it. I used an old pickle jar and we filled it with black beans, black-eyed peas, lentils, great …
A couple weeks ago, I came across the most random, but wonderful find at a yard sale. Square dancing skirts. Yep. I know it’s completely crazy, but when I saw the mounds of gorgeous fabric, I just had to have them. So, I paid a total of $5 for four beautiful square dancing skirts in …
May has been a busy month for all of us! Kerry has been traveling a lot, including her anniversary trip to Yellowstone that she shared on the blog (which technically happened at the end of April, but was shared in May). Lucy had a Salad Supper at her church, and shared ideas for centerpieces as …
* This post is part of our May Top 5. Check out the rest of the Top 5 here. * This isn’t a post about having self discipline kind of will power. This is a topic that isn’t much fun to talk about, but it’s so important! Everyone who has any dependents of any type needs …
Your freezer is your friend. Whether you have an awesome deep freezer or just the freezer that’s attached to your fridge, you can learn to use your freezer to help save you time and money. (And just for the record, if you don’t have a deep freezer but you have space for one, I would …
I was reading a friends’ blog, and she mentioned that she was planning to do a book group with the book Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe by Sarah Mae and Sally Clarkson. After reading reviews on Amazon, I asked her if I could join her group. I knew I wanted to …
* This post in part of May Top 5. Check out the rest. * This may seem like a really silly idea, and I admit that I was skeptical when my sister told me to try this, but the kids actually love it! “Magic” paint is simple to put together, super cheap, and yet it …
Find out how to organize your homeschooling space to teach preschool. Please bear with me, as I’m working on this blog from the library computer! We are having computer issues, and that doesn’t jive with blogging very well1 If Preschool Prep: Organizing Space is your first time seeing my Preschool Prep series, you can check …