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Every time I think we’ve gotten our household finances as lean as we can get them, I discover something else we can do to make them even leaner. Here are five things I’ve done over the past couple of years that have saved us a lot of money.
1. Make laundry soap. For about [...]
If you’ve been around for a while you know that I’ve been using this vintage wire picture frame to display seasonal wall art that I’ve created out of felt. The first two are here and here. With Valentine’s Day being [...]
The weekend after Thanksgiving is our traditional gingerbread house making time. We normally use the pre-bought houses so we can spend our time decorating. We buy extra candy and construction supplies {pretzels, or whatever else we think might be good} because we always have ideas that go beyond what we could do with [...]
We believe. It has so many meanings. Miracle on 34th Street is one of my favorite movies. I love the We believe part of that movie where people from all walks of life show that they believe in Santa Claus. We believe at our house, too. Yes, our kids are in high school [...]
It’s officially time to start thinking about gingerbread houses. For the past several years I have made gingerbread houses with my sister and our kids {and our mom if she’s here}. It’s fun to see the houses change over the years as our kids get older and have new interests. It’s always a nice afternoon [...]
Here’s the background story behind this Viva la Vida Wall art project:
Are there songs that remind you of a certain time in your life? I have tons of them. One of them is Coldplay’s Viva la Vida. Here’s what it reminds me of: I was in New Hampshire with my kids [...]
This set was a gift for my daughter when she was little, made by my dad and painted by my mom to match the cradle that they restored here. Maddie had hundreds {maybe thousands} of tea parties with her dolls at this table.
My mom made [...]
Many of you know that I’ve been going through boxes in our basement and attic to reduce the amount of stuff we have. It’s quite therapeutic to view the accumulation of possessions and go through them one by one. For some of the items I wonder why I kept them in the first place. {Did [...]
Gulp. I’m a football mom. After years of kids sports including gymnastics, t-ball, ballet, basketball, soccer, tennis, baseball, swimming and cheerleading, our youngest son has decided to play football. He’s been conditioning all summer, but when he came home from practice with these huge pads I knew it was really happening. I’m trying really hard [...]
This is my friend, Donna. Our daughters have been friends for a long time. Donna came up with this great idea that I thought you might like.
On graduation night, our families got together and launched Flying Chinese Lanterns in honor of our graduates. Donna gave a sweet toast and we lit [...]
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