Happily hooked on crafts, cooking, coffee, and my kids.
It took a while, but finally Spring arrived. It is usually about this time that I feel like I should clean. But I HATE cleaning, who has time for it? Yet, it has to be done. Cleaning actually stresses me out. I feel like it is never-ending. I clean one thing, only to turn around and [Read More …]
I’d be naive to think that JBird and Thumper will go through life without meeting a mean girl. I know they will. I just didn’t think it would be so soon. Like at 4. In Pre-school. Luckily for me (and JBird) when she did meet one, she didn’t realize who (and what) she’d encountered. After [Read More …]
Using coupons has saved me money, always a good thing. But it only saves me when I remember to bring the coupons to the store. And when I do think about bringing them, they are often stuffed into my purse. I needed a solution, something easy and small. Then it came to me.
All right, I’m not a Kitchen Goddess, but I do spend A LOT of time in the kitchen. And ANYTHING I can do to cut that time down is a good thing. Here are a few of my tricks. I’d love for you to share yours in comments! 1. Use my freezer. I double batch [Read More …]
Oh JBird! She’s entered “that” age. The age of defiance. The one where she challenges EVERYTHING I say … when she decides to listen to me. Her attitude has become (most times) exasperating. And reasoning with a 3 y.o., well, that isn’t really doable. I needed something concrete, something to help her (help me!) with [Read More …]
I hate meal planning. It’s hard. Hard to come up with a variety of meals that will please the whole family. When I do make a meal everyone likes, I add it to my “online collection”, Tried and Tasted Recipes. Nothing fancy about it, just recipes I’ve tried and tasted and liked. Now I have [Read More …]
As I said this week, JBird had a little accident. Two days later Baby Center came out with a Toddler Safety Checklist I’m making my way through. This year I became a US Citizen, but that doesn’t mean I give up the Canadiana things I enjoy and know. Especially Classic Canadian Tourtière. I think I’ll [Read More …]
