Friday, February 24, 2012

Review: Mommy Hook

I love when I find a gadget that actually makes life easier! I received this Mommy Hook to review and I am so glad that I did. I almost bought this a couple of weeks ago at Babies R Us and decided that I didn't need it. Boy, was I wrong. This is a must have. Don't get me wrong this isn't a Mommy gadget but an anyone gadget. I love it.

I hate making multiple trips out to the car to carry in all the groceries...well problem solved with the Mommy hook. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and it really is. Look at this picture of me carrying all those bags in at once.
I usually can only carry in a few at once because I'm afraid one will slip out and the whole bag will drop and everything will break.  But not with this. The padded handle makes it easy to carry alot of weight on it and it allows you to have a firm grip. I now wonder what did I do before this. I only wish I had had it when I lived upstairs in an apartment because I REALLY hated making multiple trips up and down those stairs for the groceries. This hook is also designed to fit on any brand of stroller so you can attach bags while you are shopping or to your purse to make shopping easier. I always hate having to stuff things down in the bin below because it is so hard to get back out. I strongly recommend you go and buy one or more of these even if you don't have a stroller or baby. I think it is fantastic that it can function for more than just one reason. Love it!


The Mommy Hook is sold in over 20 countries.  Click here to buy one for yourself.

Friday, February 17, 2012

The first time I saw this was behind the scale at my OBGYN's office.  Lovely, thanks.

Fruit Pizza


I made this fruit pizza for the Super Bowl.  It turned out pretty good or at least it turned out pretty:)
I found it on Pinterest from here.  Big suprise, huh.
I think next time I will try the picture above of the mini version.  They would be the same just smaller and easier for little hands to eat.  Since, I did make this for the kids.

I also would alter the recipe a little.  I would change the frosting to this recipe.


Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Rolo Pencil Valentines

Pencil Candy Valentines
Here is what we decided to do for the teachers for Valentine's Day.  I saw these on Pinterest here and I thought they would be easy enough....and they kind of were...just time consuming and the cardstock paper is kind of hard to work with especially when you are trying to get it tight around the rolos.

Right after I took this picture we put them in a bag for my daughter to take to school and low and behold before we could get out the door our dog, Ginger ate one whole pencil including the paper, kiss, string and all.  She was feverishly working on the second one when we caught her.  Needless to say she spent the rest of day OUTSIDE. 
Gotta love a dog.
So only my daughter's most "favorite" teachers got one. 


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"Owl" always be your friend - Valentine's

Pencil owl valentines
I used this template from Smitten Blog Designs and tweaked it a little bit.  I download it to my computer, then opened it up in Gimp (a free editing program, like Photoshop) enhanced the colors a little bit and erased the wording and redid it so it would look all after I typed in the names.
I also had my Silhouette do the cutting for me.  I tried to do the slits where the pencil goes with my exacto knife but I like for it to look perfect and I just wasn't achieving that so, through the machine they went. 
Then we finished it off with a pencil.  It would have looked cuter with a Valentine's Day decorated pencil but me being the procrastinator I am we had to settle for the regular'O yellow #2 pencils.

These turned out better than I expected and my daughter loved them as well as her friends...or so she said.  What kid would rather a pencil over candy?  But I thought this was a good alternative to the massive amount of candy that the kids would be be getting.
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DIY Valentine Mailbox

hobby lobby cardboard mailbox
 Here is what you need:
Scrapbook paper, mailbox (bought from Hobby Lobby $4.99...I think), ribbon, glue.
homemade decorated hobby lobby mailbox
Cut to fit the shapes and glue it all on and there you have it a personalized Valentine holder for school.
decorated cardboard valentine mailbox

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Free Pizza From PapaJohns

Did you get your free pizza code from Papa Johns?  You could have gotten one of this is you subscribed to PapaJohns rewards program which is free and makes it easier to order online.  To be honest I tried to order online and couldn't figure out how to get my pizza to have thin crust so I gave up.  But I did sign up for the rewards program  when I heard that if the majority of the people voted for the right coin toss than they would give away a free large pizza and a 2-liter of Pepsi Max.  Who doesn't like free food?  I signed my husband up too since they said that it was per email address. 

Friday, February 3, 2012

100th Day of School Shirt

fabric applique 100th day shirt
In Kindergarten it is a big deal for the 100th day of school.  So of course we had to make a shirt to celebrate this glorious occasion.  I would have showed you what I did but it is pretty self explanatory.  I used this tutorial for the roses (which I thought were kind of too big) but Payton insisted that we put them on....she's fancy like that.

I printed the numbers out of my computer using Microsoft Word and then used them as my pattern.  Yours might be different in size depending on the size of your child/shirt.  I used scrap material, cut out my numbers and pinned them on the shirt.  I SHOULD have used steam a seam and it would have been so much EASIER but I didn't have any and didn't want to go to the store.  I bought this shirt at Target just for this project so all it had to last was for one day.  If you want something more permanent then you should definitely use the steam a seam. 

Overall I was happy with the shabby chic look it had and Payton was happy too.  Happy 100th day of school.  I'm so proud of my "big" girl.


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