Frugal Friday #9
Happy Friday!!! If you are new here, this is the day I share some of the frugal things I’ve done recently and then you share yours in the comments. the idea is to encourage and inspire each other—not to make anyone…
Random Stuff for Your Leap Day
My brain is so full of stuff that I want to tell you and none of it is important. I wish I could have you over for some herbal tea and cookies. It would start a little awkward and quiet…
Kristen’s Living Room Makeover
Yesterday, I showed you Kristen’s School Room. Today I want to show you her living room. Just for a reminder, this is her color scheme and we’re trying to fit in a 1927 time period: Oh the arches! This house…
Kristen’s Homeschool Room Makeover
Kristen has been a long time GS reader and blogs over at Whole Hearted Mommy. Her family is adorable. Those cheeks on her kiddoes…I could kiss them all day. Kristen, how do you get anything done? She let me do…
Homemade Calzones
Calzones are my favorite to make, because you can tuck almost any combo of leftovers in them and have a portable meal to go. We especially like ham and cheddar; turkey, broccoli and swiss; pizza combos; and bbq. They are great…
If Valentines Reflected Real Life
I’ve been thinking about love a lot the last few days as we meandered through Valentine’s day, about the heartbreak of my teen years and wondering how I could protect my kids from some of that. I wouldn’t insulate them from all of…
Coffman Cookies Recipe
I’m hiding in my room with 85% dark chocolate. All of my kids had the day off school and most requested a friend over or 2…or 3. That made 14 children at the house today and only 1 casualty, so far.
Home Office and Fitness Room Nutrition Center
I’m having a lot of fun with the lazy way to remodeling (aka photoshop.) I have a couple of new clients who took advantage of the coupon code for a new room design, and while they are filling out their questionnaire, I’m finishing…
Basement Family Room E-Design
I’ll never forget the first time I walked down the basement stairs in our home. There was a pair of mannequin legs leaning against the wall. I saw them out of the corner of my eye and screamed bloody murder…
Aaron’s House
My friend bought a new house down the street from us. His daughter is one of Heidi’s closest friends and there has been a lot of excitement at our house. I might be slightly more excited than anyone else, because…