It goes without saying that most of Anya’s clothes cost less than $10 in supplies, or $15 at the most for an entire outfit.  Time, well that is another thing.  After being on the Spoonflower waiting list for several months, […]

Last Thursday night we went for a quick walk before dinner.  We know our sunshine is getting dimmer and dimmer each day we get home from work.  We arrived back from our walk around 6:30 and barely made it in […]

Theme Thursday:  Storyteller ***** When you look at a photo you truly love, whether you have taken it or not, what is it about that photo that moves you?  Most likely there is some sort of connection in the photo […]

The other day I had to serve dessert for my bunco ladies when I hosted at our house.  In my cost saving glory, I was trying to figure out what to make that would be #1 QUICK (last minute, yet […]

I love Fall, and that always means a visit to the pumpkin patch.  We go to a very bare bones pumpkin patch.  It is in a field with no bounce house, hay rides or all the other stuff.  Most of […]

…And I still have plenty of Fall photos for the theme tomorrow. 🙂

Here are a few layouts I did last month when I went to an all day scrapbooking retreat with my girlfriends.  I think we all got alot done that day.  I got last Christmas scrapbooked and maybe up to February […]

Yesterday was a good day.  We had to take Kailan for his pre-kindergarten screening appointment.  Despite having scheduled it on the day that there was a city-wide open house for the fire stations (think lots of people and no parking […]

Theme Thursday:  FALL ***** So, no big tip post today.  Just get out and enjoy the cooler weather before the wind takes all the pretty leaves away.  Capture some of those glorious colored trees.  Show us all what Fall means […]

I have a lovely herb garden to supplement my love of cooking.  There is a big giant bush that is my oregano.  Need any?  I’ve got some chives to spare, too!  The bees love the blooming flowers on the oregano and chives.  […]

Scene:  Poker night!  No Daddy, so Mommy has big plans for pictures. Action:  Pick up kids, make pb&j sandwiches for the car, find photo worthy clothes or at least non-filthy-they’ve-been-at-daycare-all-day-long clothes.  Bring wet wipes to clean faces when we get […]

*Sigh* She looks so angelic, doesn’t she? Last week she lost her taggie blankies for two weeks for being mean to a daycare mate…again.  Then on Saturday morning she hit Kai, didn’t apologize and smiled when asked about it.  She […]