Ever since I moved the plants outside for the summer, this corner has been empty. I didn’t know what to do with it, and didn’t want to go buy anything new. The other day, I thought about it some more, and realized that I had a flower arrangement in my bedroom that would look really…
My kids seem to have a knack of getting their electronic devices wet, whether it be their cell phones or MP3 players. I have lost track of the number of times that they have put their MP3’s through the washing machine. The first thing to do when you discover that your electronics have gotten wet,…
I posted a picture of our school room earlier this year. As you can see, we don’t have very much open wall space. Where are we supposed to hang the wall maps? So I thought about when I was in school, they had maps on pull down rollers. Remember those? So I set out to…
It’s the “Mom, I’m Bored” Special Edition of Works for Me Wednesday. When my kids say they are bored, I give them work to do. Even visiting kids know not to let me here them say they are bored. I asked my kids what they would want me to say, when they said “Mom, I’m…
I first wrote about my spice drawer way back in 2007. The drawer is much fuller now. But I still love having all the herbs in the drawer next to the stove. I have my knives in there, also. So convenient when I’m cooking. My baking spices are in a cabinet on the other side…
I usually keep a metal dish scrubber on hand for my cast iron pans. Our last one fell apart last week, and I forgot to put a new one on the shopping list. oops! Today I needed to scrub a pan. What to do? I remembered reading that some people make there own scrubbies out…
It’s Works For Me Wednesday Backwards Edition this week! One of my children has requested that I make cole slaw. I have never made cole slaw before, so I need a recipe! I would like it to not be too tart, or not too sweet. And I would like to make the dressing from scratch….