Remember my little Halloween candy holder?  I decided that one would make a nice teacher gift for Matthew's 100 day celebration at school.  Just a little something to say how much we appreciate her!It is a "100 thank-yous" jar and we will be filling it up with 100 little treats!  I was going to add a vinyl thank-you to the glass part but thought I would leave it blank so it could be used for other things.  Maybe I'll just add the word "Treats" or something.  Instead, I ... Read More about Celebrating 100 Day – Teacher Gift

Hey everyone!  I thought I would do a quick post with some pictures from Connor's little Valentine's party.  It was so much fun to see the kids together and a nice time to catch up with the other Mom's without the craziness of the cubby room! As always, I planned to do more than I actually had time to do so not everything got done.  Funny how that works!  I also didn't really have time to get pictures but did manage to grab a few.Although I saw lots of really cute cupcake ... Read More about Valentine’s Party

Matthew's 100 day is coming up this week at school and he had to bring a project to school using 100 of something.  Ahhh, the possibilities!  We talked about what kind of items he could use and he decided on cotton balls.  I came up with these little guys:I think they are kind of cute even if you don't have a 100 day. MATERIALS:cotton balls {we obviously used 100!}2 clothes pegs for the legsblack paintwhite glueblack cardstockgoogle eyesa button for the nosea little bell and ... Read More about Celebrating 100 Day – Cotton Ball Sheep

Okay, next up in the organization blitz is the mudroom and front entry.  Our "mudroom" is really just a little hallway in the laundry room.  This is where the door to our garage is located so it is the most common place for the kids and I to come into the house.  Our other main entry is through the front door.  We don't have a whole lot of storage there except for a closet off the hallway.  So, my plan for this weekend is to finish organizing these two areas. ... Read More about Mudroom and Front Entry Ideas

Hey everyone!  Just a quick post as I take a little break from getting ready for Connor's Valentine's party tomorrow.  I am getting tired of seeing ugly pictures of my basement every time I bring up my blog.  I need to get something cute up here!I saw a post for Love Juice over at Tatertots and Jello {it was a guest posting from Kalleen from At Second Street} and thought it was a great idea.  I am a big fan of easy, fast projects especially when they look so sweet! So here is ... Read More about Love Juice