Simply Sensational Tuesday #8

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Kristin's bill planner

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day with your families!  We had beautiful weather and enjoyed some time outside. So, what new projects have you worked on lately?  I can’t wait to see what you link up this week! Throughout the week I highlighted some of my favorite links from last week’s party on my Facebook page. Any links I feature are pinned to my Pinterest board, Simply Sensational Tuesday Features.  Hop over and check out features from past weeks, too!  TOP FEATURES FROM LAST WEEK: Kristin from The O.C.D. Life is working on her home management binder [...] Read more »

Our Mother’s Day

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Mother's Day

The other day I posted about what I really want for Mother’s Day.  I thought about all the cute gifts kids usually make for their moms and I got a bit sentimental thinking about the real “gifts” of our special day. So, instead of offering you more ideas for Mother’s Day gift giving, I thought I would share how I am spending the day with my family. We live far away from our extended family and don’t often get to celebrate holidays together. So my hubby and I have had to create new traditions, change old ones and plan ways [...] Read more »

Simply Sensational Tuesday #7

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Trish's Teacher Appreciation present

It’s that time again – time to link up your sensational projects, ideas, recipes and tips!  I always love checking out the great links that come in every week. Throughout the week I highlighted some of my favorite links from last week’s party on my Facebook page. Any links I feature are pinned to my Pinterest board, Simply Sensational Tuesday Features.  Hop over and check out features from past weeks, too!  TOP 5 FEATURES FROM LAST WEEK: Trish from Mom on Timeout has an awesome idea for showing appreciation to your child’s male teacher.  I don’t know a single guy [...] Read more »

What I Want for Mother’s Day

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With Mother’s Day approaching, I have been evaluating the post idea I had originally planned to publish. I was planning a post on sharing Mother’s Day gift ideas.  However, I started thinking more about Mother’s Day and realized while it’s definitely nice to receive gifts and be shown appreciation, I pondered what I really wanted for Mother’s Day. So, I decided to change the focus a bit. I kept coming up with ideas that were geared toward presents children could make for or give to their mother.   Sounds normal, right?  Well, this year, I want something different.   I’m still going [...] Read more »

Simply Sensational Tuesday #6

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Angela's linen closet

Sorry for the lack of posts lately – things have been pretty hectic around here!  Is anyone else ready for summer vacation?  I know I am! I’m so excited to see the great ideas you all have come up with! Throughout the week I highlighted some of my favorite links from last week’s party on my Facebook page. Any links I feature are pinned to my Pinterest board, Simply Sensational Tuesday Features.  Hop over and check out features from past weeks, too!   TOP 5 FEATURES FROM LAST WEEK: Angela from Sunny Sweet Life has a beautiful linen closet makeover [...] Read more »

Simply Sensational Tuesday #5

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Vanessa's Organized Drawer

I’m so excited to see all the new ideas, projects and recipes you all have been working on this week! Throughout the week I highlighted some of my favorite links from last week’s party on my Facebook page. Any links I feature are pinned to my Pinterest board, Simply Sensational Tuesday Features.  Hop over and check out features from past weeks, too! TOP 5 FEATURES FROM LAST WEEK: Vanessa from Vanessa’s Values rocked the party this week with her DIY drawer organizer.  Using some inexpensive plexiglass, she made it herself and now has a beautifully organized drawer! Mae from Strive [...] Read more »

Label Your Leftovers

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Label Your Leftovers

Do you ever lose track of leftovers in your fridge? For years, I’ve been keeping what’s left of our dinners in my favorite glass containers.  And, by years, I mean almost 15.  Yep, I’ve gotten my money’s worth with these, and then some! Besides stacking neatly in my cupboard and cleaning up quickly, I love that they are clear glass, so I can see what’s in them. There’s only one problem… Sometimes I wind up with leftovers and I can’t remember how old they are.  If I’m not sure, I dump it – wasting money and the time spent cooking [...] Read more »

Simply Sensational Tuesday # 4

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desk drawer

I’ve been busy this week enjoying time with family visiting from out of town.  What have you been up to?  I’m looking forward to checking out your awesome projects and recipes! Throughout the week I highlighted some of my favorite links on my Facebook page. Any links I feature are pinned to my Pinterest board, Simply Sensational Tuesday Features.  Hop over and check out features from past weeks, too! TOP 5 FEATURES FROM LAST WEEK: Laura from Happy Canadian Home shared some great organizational inspiration with her desk drawer clean-out.  I love it! A Little Bit of Everything shared a [...] Read more »

Simply Sensational Tuesday #3

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Margo's Thrifty Finds

It’s that time again, and I can’t wait to see the awesome projects you all have been working on! Did you get to any “extra” projects during Spring Break? I highlighted a few of my favorite links from last week’s party on my Facebook page throughout the week and pinned them to my Pinterest board, Simply Sensational Tuesday Features. Here are the Top 5 Features from last week’s party: Stephanie from How Sweet It Is gave her pantry a total overhaul and the results were fantastic! Kristina from Army of Virtues reorganized her file system and made it much more [...] Read more »

Happy Easter!

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In Christ Alone

Today is the most important and meaningful day of the year for me. It is the day I remember and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ! He suffered and died on the cross for MY sins so that I don’t have to be punished and eternally separated from God when I die. He willingly accepted the punishment that I deserve. Yet, he conquered death and rose to life again! I am forever grateful. I wish you all a blessed Easter! Read more »

Playdoh Play Mat

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Playdoh mat

Every kid loves Playdoh, right?  Am I the only mom that sighs when the kids ask to play with it? Call me ornery, but I can’t stand picking Playdoh out of my carpets.  I also hate stepping in finding bits and chunks under the table that nobody remembered to pick up. So, I only let my kids play with Playdoh on the kitchen floor.  Fortunately, they like playing with it on the floor so they can spread out all the accessories. However, playing with it on the kitchen floor makes extra work for me, too.  Those hard little chunks of [...] Read more »

Simply Sensational Tuesday #2

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Jay's Command Center

I’m so excited that it’s time for another Simply Sensational Tuesday! Last week I had some fabulous links come in and I enjoyed checking out each one!  I highlighted a few of my favorites on my Facebook page throughout the week and pinned them to my Pinterest board, Simply Sensational Tuesday Features. Here were the Top Five features from last week’s party: Jay from Wilbur Road shared her fabulous Kitchen Command Center.  I don’t even know which was my favorite part – the “Mr.” basket, the birthdays and anniversaries idea, or the sheet metal bulletin board.  I was very inspired! [...] Read more »

Oops! I Forgot About Dinner!

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Tomato Soup and Chicken Salad

You know how sometimes you have one of those weeks that is so busy you don’t have a chance to make it to the grocery store? You start scrounging around in your mostly empty pantry, and look in the bare fridge for the third time hoping an easy dinner will just magically appear? Well, that was our week here!  And the other day, that’s exactly where I found myself right before dinnertime. You may be thinking, “Why didn’t you just order a pizza?”  Sorry, we did that the night before.  Yep, it was one of those weeks. I actually did [...] Read more »

Simply Sensational Tuesday Linky Party #1

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Welcome to the Party!! I am so happy to announce the beginning of Simply Sensational Tuesday! One of my very favorite things to do is share fabulous tips, ideas, recipes, and inspiration.  I’m so excited to host this new party where my fellow bloggers can link up their sensational projects! Here are some ideas on what you can link up: Organizing ideas, projects, reveals, etc. Cleaning tips Crafty projects Fun for kids Printables Recipes Home decor My favorite links will be featured on my Facebook page throughout the week. The most popular links will also be featured at next week’s [...] Read more »

Apricot Ham Recipe

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Apricot Ham

Are you looking for a super easy, amazingly delicious dinner recipe that even your little kiddos will eat?  This is one of our family’s favorites: Apricot Ham Steak Ingredients: * 4 slices cooked ham (1/2 in. thick) * 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine, divided * 1/2 cup apricot preserves * 1 Tablespoon cider vinegar * 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger * Dash salt Directions: In a skillet, saute ham slices in 1 Tablespoon of butter until lightly browned, turning once. In a saucepan, combine the preserves, vinegar, ginger, salt and remaining butter; heat through. Serve ham with the apricot sauce.  Enjoy! Click here for a PRINTABLE RECIPE [...] Read more »