I was looking for something to make for my daughter's teachers this Valentine's Day and came across this tutorial for a Charmed Pencil Pouch. (Thank you, Pinterest!) The instructions were easy to follow, and the finished result pretty cute...even with my limited sewing skills. It was also a pretty inexpensive project, and we completed it by packing the pouch full with some fun Valentine's ...
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
These muffins are a freezer cooking staple for me. They're very easy, and my kids really like them. They freeze well and can be defrosted and warmed in 30 seconds in the microwave. Just wrap them in a paper towel or cloth napkin, and you're good to go! I believe I originally found the recipe here at MoneySavingMom, but the last time I made them I was out of oil and made a substitution that ...
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Poppyseed Chicken
This recipe is from a little treasure I have called "Cherry's Cookbook," which is a little something I compiled for a friend out of her favorite recipe cards with the added bonus that I kept a copy for myself. It says the recipe originally came from someone named Joyce Trahon. Let's all stop and thank her now. Okay...moving on. Here's the recipe with a few notes I've ...
Five Minute Friday: Gentle
So, on Fridays, I generally lurk around TheGypsyMama.com, reading what others say in five minutes flat, thinking if the week's topic says something to me, I MIGHT participate. Most times I don't. You see, the perfectionist in me REALLY likes my backspace button. I mean, REALLY. Without that button, there'd probably be no blog. But still, the English teacher in me likes the idea of just ...