I absolutely do not like cleaning, but I can’t stand living a dirty home. I’m quite sure those pretty cleaning schedules on Pinterest are just designed to make me feel bad about my house. They include things like scrubbing your baseboards on Mondays. Seriously, who has time for that? I get about one day into these ridiculous schedules before I […]
In a world where commercialism has taken over the Christmas holiday, DIY Christmas presents are a wonderful change of pace. It is a ton of fun to do, requires your actual heart and costs next to nothing to make a DIY Christmas present. DIY Christmas presents make for the best gifts because they are full of your own spirit and […]
If it’s one thing the little people like to do, its a hands-on craft activity that ties in with the current theme. This is a great list of kids crafts for Memorial Day, 4th of July, even Veterans Day with all the fun red white and blue activities for the munchkins. we scoured around, and found 15 fun and easy […]
Miss Sarah wanted a princess Elsa costume for Halloween this year so I shopped around… There was no way I was spending 50, 60, 70 dollars on something that was so poorly made and would only be worn a few times! So we started with a playdress that I got at a summer garage sale for $1… It was somebody’s […]
Teaching children how to fish Teaching a child to fish opens up decades for enjoying fine food, accomplishment, good fellowship, patience, and an excuse to grow a four day beard. How then should one go about it? 1) START FROM A BOAT: Trolling from a boat is the safest, most controllable environment. Starting on a river is an invitation to […]
This was something fun I did with my girl scout troop — we made catnip mice for the Humane Society as part of the Pet Patch they were working on. How To Make Catnip Mice is something they now know! First things first, a pattern. I just kind of winged it. I simply cut out a mouse shape, larger than […]
