Month: February 2012

Health

2 Ingredient Salt Scrub

Talk about getting back more than you put in…  I just made the easiest bath salt scrub. Seriously, no effort.  I made it in just a few minutes and then used it.  My own laboratory test. When I got out of the shower my skin felt FANTASTIC!   You’re hooked, I can tell.  You have your grocery list in your […]

Gift Ideas

Cold Hard Cash

When my children got older, it became more difficult to choose a gift when they were invited to a birthday party.  It was  easy when I knew every girl wanted a Littlest Pet Shop or Beanie Baby, and every boy wanted a Transformer.  But when they got a little older those in-between ages were perplexing.  You know,  it’s the age children can’t hide the let down on their […]

Recipes Sweets

Lazy Girl Sticky Buns

I love to cook, and I can, but I am also l-a-z-y.  Sometimes I want to make something that only looks  like it was hard to do.  Maybe I secretly need the adoring looks from my children.  They are so few and far between when they get older.  Anyway, these sticky buns were DELISH.  I made them Sunday because I let […]

Holidays Recipes St. Patrick's Day Sweets

Jolly Rancher Rainbow Pops

My mom used to make red-hot cinnamon suckers for our birthdays.  She made one for each person in our class at school.  Keep in mind, this was in the 60’s and 70″s when no one cared that your treats were homemade.  Someone’s mom could have been making birthday cookies in a latrine with ten cats.   We wouldn’t […]

Crafts

Safety Pin Bracelet

I remember being twelve and making safety-pin bracelets at girls camp.  I thought they were so cool.  I wore the bracelet every day until I lost it at the pool the next summer.  It was red, white, and blue. So patriotic.  So 1974.   Well, safety-pin bracelets have come back full circle… Now I just need the Farrah Fawcett hair-do to […]

Recipes

Sweet and Spicy Roasted Chickpeas

Who would have ever thought that chickpeas (also known as Garbanzo Beans) could be so mouth popping delicious?  When roasted they have such a wonderful crispy texture.  These are fantastic by themselves and add a great crouton crunch to salads. It’s an easy way to get a veggie into you (minus butter or ranch) and your child. P.S. […]

DIY Kid Crafts

Can You Hear Me Now?

Yesterday we had our very first “accidental post”. The publish and save buttons are really close.  There is no way to come back from that.  Wait.  I mean… yesterday we sent you a “teaser” for today’s post.  Yea.  We meant to do that. Today’s post is a fun way to help your child learn their phone number or even  dial 911.  First, […]

Valentine's Day

Easy Last Minute Valentine Idea

Sometimes my week does not go well.  We’re practically living in the car, or I have something to do every night.  Maybe you’re just now thinking…Hmmm.  What’s on for tomorrow?  Wait.  What?  Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day? I mean, you knew it was but you’re not ready. Those holidays can sneak up on you.  If you have waited until the last-minute for a […]

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