Carpet Cleaner
Let me start by saying I hate carpet. But we have carpet on a good chunk of our house. I hope to change that one day. carpets + kids = stains. And some stains are rough. Like this one. I…
Card sort
This activity was ready in about 2.5 seconds. I cut a slit in an empty oatmeal can and gave M some cards. He has a great time with this. Once he’s older, I can make 2 cans and make the…
Tomato Sauce
In 2020 we bought a house and decided we needed a garden. Three months into gardening and I am obsessed. We finally started getting some tomatoes so I have been finding ways to use them up. The joys of this…
Fostering Independence
Look… I am kind of a lazy mom. If I can have the kids do something so I don’t have to, I am going to make sure they can do it. However, I don’t push them into anything. I don’t…
Movie Night
Sometimes it’s ok to stay up late. Sometimes it’s ok to miss bedtime by a lot. For me to say that is a BIG deal. I am, usually, a pretty big stickler when it comes to G’s bedtime. I know…
Cupcakes
My parents’ birthdays are a week apart but we didn’t get to see them on their birthdays. We did dinner with them a few weeks later and made cupcakes for them. G LOVES to bake. And she did an excellent…
Nursing Woes
“Nursing is the most natural thing. Your body was made for it” Ok cool… Maybe… But that doesn’t mean it’s easy. For a lot of moms, it’s not. I was really lucky with G. We had some pain at the…
Coffee Mugs
We have a blast making gifts for people. For my parents’ birthdays, we decided to make them coffee mugs to go with their gifts. We have done mugs a few ways. Pens are fun but being able to do hand…
Chile Relleno Casserole
We ended up with a ton of Jalapeño and Anaheim peppers. I had already stuffed some with cream cheese, wrapped with bacon, then cooked them. So, I wanted something different. I got this recipe off of a Facebook group for…
Hungry Root
I have been trying to find a way to make meals easier on me. I LOVE to cook and meal plan but lately… I don’t know… I am tired. My brain needed space for other stuff so I started looking…