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Safety Tips

I recently received this little safety tip in my e-mail inbox and wanted to share it with all of you....just in case! Written by a Cop for Our Own Safety This goes for men as well as women Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a loved one's life. Refresh yourself of ...

Update on Baby Boy Recipe

Do you remember the blog post I did on the Baby Boy and Baby Girl recipes? Well, I just wanted to share our results with you!! My sister has 4 girls, she did the boy recipe and just found out, a few weeks ago, that she is now expecting a boy! Yeah!! We have three girls and also tried ...

55 Fun Things To Do With Your Kids–The Ultimate FUN Guide

I have 3 beautiful daughters, whom I love so much. They are active girls aging from 9 to 2 and so we are always looking for fun ideas to do with kids. The first thing to do, is understand your kids interests. Our girls love horses, barbies, exploring, riding their bikes, swimming, pretending, dress-up, www.barbie.com, ...

Short Curtain Rods

This is what I started with.

One Hour Bread Rolls

One hour dinner rolls: (Amber Hawman's Recipe) 2 packages yeast 1t salt 1/4 c warm water 3T sugar 4T butter 1 1/4 c milk 3 c flour (more if needed) *Dissolve yeast in the warm water. Heat milk, but do not boil! Add butter (I put it in cold so it cools milk down), salt and sugar. Let mixture cool a minute and then add ...

Family Rules Sign

Okay, this post starts out with a good idea I had, but a strange request none the less. You know how when you're sitting on the toilet, you either have something to read, or you look around the restroom at the decor or whatever is in there. Well in my guest/hall/kids restroom, there is a ...

How to Have a Baby Boy

I know this is a little off topic from my usual posts, but I do love Random Tips and this is a little recipe for having a boy, that I got from my College Marriage and Family Professor. FOR A BOY... 1. Intercourse should be timed as close to the moment of ovulation as possible. 2. Intercourse should ...

Cravings and What They Mean

This is such good info to know and it comes to us from “freeformfitness.ca/blog“...

A Rustic Bath Sign! I had a blank wall in our shower room, and wanted a great sign for it. And, as mentioned in previous post, I love older, antiqued signs. Lucky me...I had an extra piece of thin plywood that was about 10" wide. I painted the wood black with basic craft paint....

I’ve been busy sewing!! I purchased some brown dotted minky from Hobby Lobby, and I’ve been waiting for the perfect time to use it. However, I didn’t realize what a pain it was to sew. 3 different times I attempted to sew a piece of plaid cotton to the backside of my minky material and ...

I found a few more ideas for Super Bowl Food. They are so cute! First up, is these little Football Eggs. The complete recipe for these Spicy Sweet Deviled Eggs is on “My Recipes.com“ Then, use my No-Bake Cookie Recipe and make these cute little footballs.This picture was found on “examiner.com“ And then there are ...

Over at “20 Going on 80″ I found this great post about Game Day Treats that feature a football theme. Perfect, and just in time for the Super Bowl!! You can see the pictures of the yummy food below, but to get the recipes, visit our girly over at “20 Going on 80” and she ...

Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio . "To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. (She said this was her most read and requested column over the years) This is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!!...

Avocados from Mexico. You got it, We love them. We use avocados a lot, and they are only $0.50 a piece right now. Basically, 2 for $1.00! Guacamole is a favorite at our house and if you missed it, here is the recipe we use....

Are you a CRAFTER??? If you are, I have compiled a list of Link Parties, in no particular order, where you can SHOW OFF your mad skills! **upload your project pictures and tutorials, and just link back to these sites and thousands of people will see what you’ve created!** This is the ULTIMATE LINK PARTY ...

We have a great tip that just came in by one Jen, one of our readers. She said, ” Use a potato masher when browning ground meat. It breaks it up easier than using a spoon or spatula.” My sister-in-law has the Mix N’ Chop by Pampered Chef, and I used it for this exact ...

John Tracy, one of our readers, shared his "at-home Cinder Block Workout!"Good Ideas"Want to work out but don't have the money to join a gym. You can get a state of the art workout with the following: one cinder block = costs less than $2 one set 3 pound hand weights = $6 or less, old towel, clock with a second hand =$3......

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine. I normally try to steer clear of all and any drama, especially when it comes down to politics, but I feel like I need to show my support for Walgreens. (They are my #1 go to for printing ...

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Avocados from Mexico. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s a contest by Avocados from Mexico! If you love one of three things: Guacamole, an iPad 2, or gift cards, then this is your chance to participate and win… or just participate by sharing, entering ...

Who knew Salt Dough was so cool? I had no idea! I believe I remember doing something with it as a child, but that could be a delusion as well. In my searches, I have found some really neat creations made from salt dough. First up…Christmas OrnamentsThese were made by Janae Monir. She has a ...

When my sister said she wanted to throw me a baby shower for our new little one… I was thrilled and started looking for some cute invitation ideas. I found this super adorable Baby Shower Invite on Pinterest.and then we recreated this one…I erased the personal info, just in case… but it’s totally cute huh!!!...