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Make a Watering Can from an old Milk Jug (…VIDEO included)

My kids love to help me take care of our plants and flowers, both inside and outside of the house.  However, they all want to help at the same time.  And here comes the problem — only ONE WATERING CAN!!   So, instead of buying the kids their own watering can, I saved up a […]

Keepin’ it Cheap for the 4th of July…{men’s shorts into BOY SHORTS and women’s shirt into GIRL SKIRT}

Yesterday, I explained that my calendar somehow skipped June.  So, with only a few days left, I decided to make the kiddos some 4th of July outfits.    Nothing too fussy……and something FAR from spendy. (In fact, I’m sure I could have scrounged up some red/white/blue from their dresser drawers……but you know me and holidays.  […]

Keepin’ it Cheap…for the 4th of July {Turn a Tshirt into Dress w/ Braided Collar}

Are you kidding me?!?!  4th of July is THIS week?  Anyone else wondering who’s been messing with the calendars lately?!!  I swear it’s still May.    But if it has to be July, I might as well enjoy it.  Because you guys know I love an excuse to make a new outfit for the kiddos.  […]

Super Hero Cape with Chest Plate (shield template included)

Connor has suddenly become some sort of Super Hero FANATIC!!!  He hasn’t ever seen any super hero shows.  And he only has a few super hero figurines.  Oh yeah, and I gave him a little Eye Spy super hero book several months ago, just for fun.  But that’s it.  However, he will sit and stare […]

FRESH and SUPER SIMPLE Strawberry Pie Filling (only 3 ingredients)

Have you noticed it’s summer?  If your weather isn’t proving that to you, your grocery store should be.  I love when summer kicks into gear because the huge variety of plump summer fruit start crowding the produce section of the grocery store.  Nom-Nom.  :)     And even though strawberries seem to be available almost […]

Ties for Daddy (Father’s Day, Birthdays, etc.)

I mentioned last week that we had a fun little Father’s Day gift we were working on…..but then the whole fire thing happened.     But that’s okay…….it’s now just a belated Father’s Day post.  However, every father also has a BIRTHDAY!  So let’s just pretend this was meant for BOTH. Ha. :)       […]

Downy Touch of Comfort/Quilts for Kids (Donate $2 by just leaving a response. Easy.)

Do you remember last summer, when I posted about Downy’s Touch of Comfort/Quilt for Kids program?   (It’s a program that Downy created in 2009, helping to provide free fabric to willing seamstresses, who construct the quilts, return them as soon as they can……and the quilts are then distributed to children in hospitals all over the […]

We’re Home! (And someone turned 5…)

My heart is full.   I can’t even describe to you how much relief I felt as each percentage of fire containment rose over the weekend.  It went from 5%, to 25%, to 30%, to 55%, to now 75% containment.  Which means those super-star Fire Fighters (and so many others) have control of over 75% […]

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