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I’m not shopping today. BC already told me he’s getting me a new diaper bag for Mother’s Day….from the top of my closet. Jerk.
Gratuitous Easter Clothes Picture
April 12, 2009 By 14 Comments
Lip Gloss
April 11, 2009 By 8 Comments
Whilst (love that word) we were tie dyeing eggs, Macy had a couple of friends over. They were B-O-R-E-D. Apparently grown women talking about childbirth and cutting up sweaty old dude neck ties does not equal the best time 8 and 9 year old girls have ever had. Heh. Who knew? Anyway, Macy has this book. There are directions in it for making lip gloss. The book went missing right about the time we started making the gloss, but it’s really simple. All you need is petroleum jelly and flavored drink mix (aka Kool Aid — you’ll probably want to use a pink or red flavor).
The directions say to empty the packet of drink mix into a bowl and then add water to make a paste. This will seriously take way way WAY less water than you think…like a couple of drops. Then you’re supposed to add petroleum jelly and stir it all up. If you do this, you will end up with a color that is not appropriate to be worn by anyone who is not a hooker. I would suggest that you put the petroleum jelly in another bowl and add the drink mix paste to it in VERY SMALL amounts until the desired color is achieved.
Put it into containers and you’re done! We found the containers at Dollar Tree (8 for $1) in the craft aisle.
Tie Dyed Eggs
April 10, 2009 By 5 Comments
New computer = no pictures
April 9, 2009 By 3 Comments
Freezer Jam
April 7, 2009 By 20 Comments
The project this weekend was freezer jam. I got 24 jars done Saturday night and another 6 jars done on Sunday. I discovered a new product…Ball’s No Cook Freezer Jam Fruit Pectin. I’ve made jam for years, but I’d always used regular pectin and just followed their freezer jam instructions. Never again. I’m hooked on the new stuff for sure. Why?
No boiling
No adding lemon juice
No 4 cups of sugar per batch (only 1.5 cups to 4 cups of fruit with this stuff)
No stirring for hours ’til all that sugar is dissolved
And, it’s cheaper
I got about 6 8oz containers per batch, even though the package says it yields 5.
I also found these. Love ‘em!
Breakfast of Champions
April 6, 2009 By 11 Comments
Macy has orchestra Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 7:30, even when she’s off track. I think that’s cruel and unusual punishment. Thankfully, my fabulous neighbor Tara picks Macy up and I go back to bed. Don’t judge. My nearly 1 year old *just* started sleeping through the night last week. I’m TIRED.
When I finally rolled out of bed the other day, I found this:
