Earlier this week, our house was probably quite the sight for all the cars on our busy street! With this being Kev's first week off and his father being in town (and the help of a dear friend), it was the perfect time for a tree to come down. Kev and I have been discussing all the trees on our property for months now, and sometimes the conversations got a little "exciting." He … [Read more...]
The Little Things
If you've been reading here for any amount of time, you may remember when I posted about our Spring Break back in 2012. That was the beginning of a way-bigger-than-we-anticipated-new-to-us-house- renovation that caused a whole lot of stress last summer. I sincerely do hope to be able to blog about that at some point when I have time to gather and organize my thoughts on the whole … [Read more...]
Homemade Powder Laundry Detergent
As part of my mission to live on The Teacher's Salary, I decided it was time to try out some homemade laundry detergent. I am finding that by adding just 1 little infant to our home, my laundry has practically quadrupled (or so it seems) so I needed to find a way to save on keeping all this laundry clean! I found THIS RECIPE online and knew of a few people who felt like it worked well. I moved … [Read more...]
Homemade Baby Food – Sweet Potatoes
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I have been making some of Brady's baby food. To see tips on how to make sweet peas, click HERE. The method in that post would work for any type of frozen vegetable that comes in the steam bags. For non-steam bags, you'd just need to cook the vegetables on the stove per the directions and then proceed from there with making your … [Read more...]
Homemade Baby Food – Sweet Peas
I love starting solid foods with babies! Our pediatrician tends to lean towards waiting until babies are 6 months old, but I have never been able to wait that long. Both of our children seemed interested in them sooner. Savannah would stare at us while we ate and Brady just flat out started crying when he was at the table with us! So sad! :-( … [Read more...]