Mr. T and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary last month. As with many people in the current economy, money is tight. We opted to stay in and spend money on a nice meal with the family because it would have been outside our budget to hire a babysitter and go out or to take everyone out for a nice meal. I made bacon wrapped filet mignon, mashed potatoes, a wedge salad with a homemade ... Read More about Tunnel of Fudge Cake
The Real Roller Coaster Ride of Motherhood
What I am about to tell you is the truth, the real truth and nothing but the truth. OK, melodramatics over, however, I do want to vent share with you some of my current life. For those of you who don't know me personally, I am a 40 year old mother of 2. I have 2 girls that are 10 and 5. I homeschool my girls because that is just what we ended up deciding to do and stuck with it because we enjoy ... Read More about The Real Roller Coaster Ride of Motherhood
Digital Delights: Easter Egg Hunt Pages
Since it seems that Easter is the theme du jour on most blogs of the blogs I follow, I thought I would show you 2 pages from our Easter last year. I love these pages. They are very simple and simple to put together and on top of that, they are very visually appealing (at least to me). I like using my own photos as the background on a page. Not only does it look really neat, but it is an easy way ... Read More about Digital Delights: Easter Egg Hunt Pages
Sewing American Girl Reversible Wrap Skirts
I've got a super simple American Girl doll clothes pattern for you today. It makes the cutest skirts for the dolls and it is super quick and easy. Perfect!My friend Chiriga and I have gotten together a few times to make clothes for our girl's American Girl Dolls. These dolls are 18", so these patterns will work for any 18" doll. She found this pattern on Pinterest and tried it first. ... Read More about Sewing American Girl Reversible Wrap Skirts
State License Plate Game
Nerd Alert...Nerd Alert! What you are about to read is about to expose my nerdy side...shhh...let's just keep this our little secret, OK? For Christmas, I asked for and received this awesome present. You can find it here on Amazon: Melissa & Doug License Plate Game(affiliate link). Which is where we ordered it from because we love Amazon and I think 75% of our Christmas shopping is done ... Read More about State License Plate Game
Digital Delights: Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party – Part 2
To finish up the photos of Pumpkin's 4th Birthday Strawberry Shortcake party, I completed 2 more pages. Click on these pages to see them larger What I used: Artisan Software Click and Fill II Digital Pages (page 1)- (No longer available) Holidazzle 12x12 Digital Predesigned Pages (page2) - (No longer available) Kay Cee StudiosStrawberry Shortcake Digital Scrapbooking Mini Kit ... Read More about Digital Delights: Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party – Part 2
Simple Easter Tablescape
I've seen so many beautiful mantle and tablescape blog posts that it inspired me to create my own. I needed to keep it simple and I needed it to be inexpensive. As I have 2 kids it needed to be something they couldn't destroy. I found some inspiration at Target in their fun dollar spot. I spotted these cute metal buckets and came up with a simple, inexpensive idea that the kids couldn't totally ... Read More about Simple Easter Tablescape
Digital Delights: Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party
I am continuing to work on my digital album. My Creative Memories Consultant asked each of us to set a scrapbook goal at a workshop at the end of last year. I generally don't like goals...a bit scarred from over zealous parents who were really in love with goals and goal setting when I was a kid....so I was hesitant to set a goal as they often feel like a prison to me. Anyway, I set one and have ... Read More about Digital Delights: Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party
American Girl Drawstring Dress
My sewing machine has recently gotten some use and I wanted to show you what I have been working on. We homeschool year round and therefore take our breaks at times other than the traditional school breaks. We just had a 2 week break, during which I made use of my extra time to sew some clothes for my girls American Girl dolls. I got together with a friend and while our girls played, she and ... Read More about American Girl Drawstring Dress
Photography Lesson Homework: Shutter Speed
Well, I'm finally getting around to doing the next lesson in the blog series about really using my camera to its fullest. This time the lesson was about shutter speed. This one brought back memories for me. I used to know how to do all of these things and I used to be so much better with my photography. Back in the day, it all started with a Photography elective class when I was in 7th grade. It ... Read More about Photography Lesson Homework: Shutter Speed