Hair Pretty's

Just a quick look at my project I had planned for today.  It took me a whooping TEN minutes.  It is very simple but I think (I hope) this will help us keep things all in one spot.

What I used:  A large oatmeal container
                     Two sheets of scrapbook paper 12x12
                     Scott tape
                     Mod Podge
                     Brush and scissors

Because the container was to big for one piece of paper to fit around I had to cut the second to fit and used the left over to cover the lid.  Once I  got the seems figured out and how I wanted the to look I taped them into place and then started with the mod podge.  That was it.  I would love to take the credit for this idea but I cannot, it was another find on Pinterest.

Before I started I cleaned the inside of the container.  It is now home to all the little hair clips.

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New Recipe Tuesday - Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese

This weeks new recipe comes from The Girl Who Ate Everything via Pinterest.  Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese.  It was delicious!

The recipe is pretty straight forward but there are a lot of steps.   For me it would be a great recipe for our Sunday night family dinner's when I have more time to prepare the meal and more people to enjoy it.  It made a HUGE 11x14 baking pan.  It has some kick to it with the buffalo wing sauce and pepper jack cheese.  It was almost too much heat for my girls.  The recipe does give an alternative to make it not as hot.

In the future I plan to separate the the mixture in two pans and freeze one for a later time.

DIY Day

Dear BFF’s,

I love you but I have found another.   BORAX and WHITE VINEGAR who knew you could bring so much joy to my life.

Like a lot of stay-at-home mama’s I try to stretch our budget to the fullest.  I love being able to have my girls in gymnastics, playing t-ball or soccer.  I love to shop for all the super cute clothes and shoes (my not so secret addiction) them.  In order for me to do that I have to find other areas that I can cut or stretch.  I try to do my best at couponing but I am definitely not as extreme as others.

Lately, I have been hitting the internet aka Pinterest, another not so secret addiction and have so many DIY cleaning products for the home.  Slowly I have been working my way through and finding my favorites.  I have discovered you can clean everything with Borax and White Vinegar. 

I purchased a 76 oz. box of Borax for $2.76 and a gallon of vinegar for $2.58!  That is quite a bit of saving from the manufactured made products and on top of that I didn’t need to have a fan on while I was cleaning the bathrooms. 

In the next couple of weeks I am post some of my favorite recipes and what worked best in my home.  

Wakening My Praise

It was so good to be back in church after being gone for a short family vacation.  We have worship music on in our home constantly but there is just something about standing with church family and worshiping together.  The sound of the voices raising up, watching the little ones dance and imitate their parents by raising their hands.  I love it.

"Every day I will waken my praise...You are good."

Continuing my list of gratitude...

#297 - 304

Family weekend at the beach

Beautiful weather for the weekend

Girls giggling and having fun in the water (this is a rarity on the Oregon Coast)

Sneaking away for a "Jesus Date"

Waking up and falling a sleep to the sound of the ocean

Safe travels

Soccer

First day of Pre-School and Pre-K

R1 goes curly

My beautiful four year old has long blond and very straight hair.  Lately she has been asking me to make her hair curly like one of her friends.  I have tried different ways to make it curly but the attempts have either taken so long that she looses all interest or she complains about it hurting.

Attempt # 1 

 She was all smiles for about ten minutes and then wanted them out fast.

Attempt #2

 

This attempt went pretty well but used a lot of hair spray and took  a lot of time. 

Finally, our third attempt was a success for both R1 and mama.  I found a youtube video for a "no heat curl" technique.   After washing and blow drying her hair complete it took about 15 minutes to wrap her hair.  Then she headed off to bed.  The next morning we had a curly blond hair little girl ready to start her first day of Pre-K.  I used not hairspray an it stayed curled all day.

Finally..

 

Homemade rope bowl

As the fall and the holiday is approaching I wanted to start setting one day a week aside to make decorations and Christmas gifts.  So Wednesday is designated "craft day".   Hopefully, I will be able to complete and post pictures by Thursday but no guarantees.  :)
A friend and I found a tutorial on Pinterest (of course) to make our own rope bowl.  It was a little by trial and error, we should have read the tutorial a little better.  I think the over all product turned out pretty good.  Here are pictures of our bowl and you can check out the tutorial at Every Creative Endeavor .

New recipe challenge

I wish I was more of an adventure when it comes to cooking with lots of time during the day to try new things but I am not, a previous post about my pot roast issues will prove that.  But I am bored with all the same ole' same ole' dinners that we have ALL the time.

So here’s my challenge, I have decided every Monday night I am going to make a new recipe for my family (with peanut butter sandwiches as my stand by).  My all time favorite food is Thai and I am in search of a yummy Pad Thai recipe. Please send me one if you have it.  

This week I found this Roasted Pepper and Basil Pesto on Pintrest and it was a hit.  I had most of the ingredients already which is another part of the challenge; use what I have on hand.  Here is how mine turned out.  I only had shell noodles but they worked just fine.  I also sautéed my red peppers instead of purchasing roasted in the jar. Next time I will add chicken too.  It seemed kind of plain with out some type of meat, especially for my meat eater husband.  It received thumbs up from the family.