Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up very quickly! May 6th through 10th is the time to thank the under-appreciated and underpaid teachers that spend more time with our kids than we do! The ones that are molding their little minds into smart, caring, and respectful children! Over the next week or so, I will be …
My boys have their own computers – in my opinion, it is a part of the times. However, they have rules and consequences to not following those rules! In some ways, the internet is safer than “real life” socializing – after all, your teen is not outside on the street after dark; he or she …
As a busy Southern mom, I have to have quick meals on certain nights of the week. Plus, my boys like for me to change things up. These quick and easy chicken puffs are fun for the boys and can be made pretty quickly. If you pre-make the filling, you can throw them together in …
With Earth Day fast approaching, we’ve been busy checking out eco-friendly and nature craft books from the library. A few we’ve really enjoyed have been: Nature’s Art Box Nifty Thrifty Music Crafts Inspired by the wreath craft in Nature’s Art Box, we decided to make our own branch wreath from a recently trimmed evergreen tree. …
Over the last 10 posts, I’ve shared a lot of suggestions for your approach to social networking. I hope that some of have been useful to you and I even hope that you’ve decided to completely disregard some of them. If there’s one key takeaway I’d like people to get from all this rambling on …
I know this can be an odd one. But, it is the perfect Earth Day craft for your little one! Normally one doesn’t associate the name “litter bug” as being something cute. However, that’s the case with this Earth Day craft. Making litter bugs out of recycling is an easy thing even your child can …
Eggs, bacon, cheese, and English muffins – all you could want in a breakfast in one convenient package. This is super easy to quick make and take on your commute! recipe ending
I am finishing up my Earth Day posts this week and then will start the Teacher Appreciation Gifts! Children want to be a part of Earth Day and there are many ways that you can encourage that desire. One way is to provide them with the materials to make an Earth Day craft. Tin can …
So, I have been working very hard the past 4 weeks to lose 1 to 1.5 pounds per week. I it isn’t much, but the point is to be very careful that I am NOT losing lean mass. That I am only losing body fat. So, I have lost 6.54 pounds of body fat – …
Before you start using your bread machine, learn your way around it. Find out what it has to offer you. Here are but a few of the features of a bread machine. Be sure to check out my 40+ Bread Machine Recipes! All bread machines are not the same. Some are more basic and don’t …
This modernized goulash recipe, with ground chuck, bell peppers, spaghetti sauce, and cheddar cheese cooks all in one pot – even the pasta! Goulash is originally a Hungarian recipe, but has been Americanized and modernized in more recent years. It is a rustic stew or soup made with beef and vegetables and usually seasoned with …
For the past week or so I have been focusing a good portion of my posts here and at the deals site on Earth Day. I have posted free printables and round ups. This post is some extra tips that I had that didn’t really fit in the other posts. LOL! Every year people all …