Mom Memory

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Do you ever have a moment where you just get a mom memory and it takes you way back to when you were a little kid.  Well, I was walking in Target the other day and I saw those animal cracker boxes that look like a zoo train car.  You know, the ones with the ...


How to Make a Cover for a Toaster Oven…or anything for that matter

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I enjoy using my toaster oven, but I don't like how it looks sitting out on my counter 24-7.  So I decided to So Love my faithful little friend :)  I'll walk you through the steps I used to cover my toaster oven.  You can use the same steps for a toaster or coffee maker ...

Artwork for Kids Rooms

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I recently made over my daughters room and needed to think of some fun and inexpensive artwork to hang on the walls.  When making artwork for kids rooms you need to think fun and inspirational!  I took my inspiration from our favorite family game right now, Boggle! Here is how I did it: Buy 12 little canvas ...

Kids Artwork Display

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I have been working hard trying to change my front room (which is supposed to be a living room) into our new dining room.  We were not using this room to it's fullest potential so I decided to change things up a bit.  Lots of odd jobs to earn a little extra money and the ...

How to Start Saving on Groceries Today…

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Wherever you are on this grocery savings thing, you can take a step to saving more. So don’t be overwhelmed with all this stuff...just take a step...and start saving more today!   Here's a few ideas on how to start saving on groceries today...  Have a plan—this is where the savings begins Use the weekly store flyers to plan ...

12 Ways to Decorate with Words

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How do you feel about words?  Some people love to read and or write so they appreciate the value of a written word.  I don't read very much and can't spell, but somehow I'm into blogging - go figure :)   I do love using words to decorate my home.   Amber and I talk about showing ...

Spring Clean Week – Closets

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  Closets Today is Day Five of our Spring Clean week and we are hitting the closets!  Whether you pick your closet or another closet, pick one and go to town on it. Gather three baskets:  One for donation, one for trash, and one for garage sale items Take everything out of the closet. Organize items to keep into groups ...

Spring Clean Week – Bedrooms

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Bedrooms Well, its Day Four and we are here to spring clean our bedrooms.  After school, I got to my room and I sent the girls to work on their rooms.  They are all old enough now to be able to do a pretty good job on their room.  My youngest is 8 and she still ...

Spring Clean Week – Living Room

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Living Room Day three of our spring clean week and we have made it into the living room.  You may not have a living room but whatever room that your family hangs out in will do.  :)  Remember, I underline the items that I ran out of time for but plan to go back and do ...

Spring Clean Week – Kitchen

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Tuesday - Kitchen Today for our spring clean week, we move into the kitchen.  To keep things very real I will give you a picture of what my kitchen looked like before I started.  Apparently the cleaning fairy had taken a night off!  ;)  I also will underline the things that I was unable to accomplish ...