Easter is coming! I put these baskets together today and I showed them to Matt when he got home from work. He asked “When is Easter?” Um … THIS Sunday! He was surprised and (I’m assuming) grateful that he has me to remember these things. Holidays are the best times to be a mom (and […]
Easy and Delicious Homemade Butter
Sunday I was looking online for a buttermilk substitute for a recipe I was making. In the process of searching, I found this interesting link about how to make butter. Since I planned to make bread with my girls the next day, I decided we could try this too. (Did you see our Turtle Bread […]
Bread Turtles
This week is Spring Break here in Arkansas. We are enjoying a stay-cation. (Aka: no alarm clocks, pjs all day, etc.) I also have the goal of putting up Spring and Easter decorations this week, especially since our parents (all 4) and my grandma are coming to stay at our house this weekend for Cougar’s […]
How To Sew A Nursing Cover Strap
Sewing these straps was so easy. No measuring, and I got all three done during one of little Cougar’s cat naps. All I needed was — fabric curtain ring clips (this package was on clearance for $3) scissors pins sewing machine First, start with creating a fabric strip. I didn’t measure length, I just pulled […]
How I Clean My Stainless Steel Appliances
I was wishy-washy about putting stainless steel in our kitchen, because I’m actually a fan of white appliances. Gasp! It is true. I had to be convinced to go stainless steel. One thing that made me super nervous were the greasy fingerprints, which I noticed on all the display models at the store. (Maybe I […]
How To Teach Piano Lessons At Home With Free Piano Lesson Plans
While this post still has great tips, make sure to visit the two newest blog posts about piano lessons (with more piano lesson guides)! This current post shared pre-reading and A Series. B Series – Teach Piano Lessons at Home with {FREE Lesson Plan Printables} C Series – Piano Lessons at Home (FREE Lesson Guides) […]
How I Clean My Kitchen Sink {A Video!}
Hello there! This weekend I decided to try something fun for you: I made a video of me cleaning my kitchen sink while I hold our five-week old baby. Now that I’ve broken through the terror of figuring out how to take this video, add text, and publish it on my website: I can’t wait […]
My Temporary Nursery Setup
In my dream world, the nursery would be perfectly setup now – perfectly decorated and organized. Of course, my reality is that the room for his nursery is needed as an extra guest room for another few months while visitors come and go. We’ve setup a temporary nursery in our master bedroom, so little guy is […]