The other day my son asked me how to make the color green. I simply replied "blue and yellow." No sooner than I could spit the words out I realized that answer would not suffice. He was going to want a better answer than just the colors that make green. We got to talking about primary colors and secondary colors. I explained to him that you cannot make primary colors and that they consist of Red, Yellow, and Blue. With those three colors you can make secondary colors consisting of Purple, Green, and orange. I also knew that my explanation would need some sort of visual back up (that's just the way his mind works) so I pondered what I could do other than just break out the crayons. I grabbed my ice-cube trays and filled them up with water. I added a small drop of yellow coloring to 4 of the cubes, a small drop of red to 4 other cubes, and a small drop of blue to the remaining 4 cubes. Four cubes of each of the primary colors. I popped them into my freezer and waited the 45 minutes … [Read more...]
Archives for 2013
Love Your Cub® Contest #ILoveMyCub #spon
Hubby and I just returned from a fabulous 5 day cruise to the Bahamas. It was a much needed vacation for both of us. I'll be writing a post about it soon! Unfortunately, Sunday was back to reality as the girls came home from Grandma and Grandpa's house, there was laundry to do, and the cupboards were empty. School started for us today so not only did I have to shop for regular groceries, I had to shop for things for Nutty to take for school lunch. What did I do to make things easier? I got out the Sunday paper and found the Cub® Foods ad! They have great back to school savings this weeks such as 5 for $5 on Lunchables! Score! Then I headed to their website and created a meal plan complete with recipes I found on their site! Back from vacation and back to school lunch shopping was stress free with Cub®! Want even more stress free grocery shopping with Cub®? Enter the "Love Your Cub® Photo/Video Contest for a chance to win a $4500 Cub® Gift Card! PRIZES: One grand … [Read more...]
Bethenny #CallingAllMyGirls Tour Recap
One week from today the talk show bethenny will premiere on TV and we couldn't be more excited! You bet we've got our DVRs ready to go (both to watch the show and to see if our confession made the cut)! As we mentioned earlier, part of the celebrations and advertising for bethenny included Bethenny Frankel's Calling All My Girls Tour. As bloggers, we were invited to attend the party in Minneapolis. It was more fun than we could have imagined! Neither of us have had the opportunity to get dressed up lately so that was the first exciting part of it. We have to admit, we think we looked pretty darn good on that pink carpet! We continued to look good through out the party too (despite having multiple glasses of champagne and cocktails!). Yes, we did require a sober cab after the party was over but it was girls' night and it was a blast! We were tired in the morning but thank goodness did not have hangovers as someone had to take care of the kids! Bethenny was way more … [Read more...]
Back to School Meals Made Easy with Relish (Sample recipe included!) #Spon
Last year we told you about meal planning made easy with Relish! We enjoyed them so much that we're here to remind you that your back to school meals can be easy with them too!! What is Relish? Here's how they describe themselves: A weekly menu planner aimed to help busy families put wonderful meals on the table every night. No sloppy casseroles or expensive kitchen blunders. Instead look for everyday food...with a gourmet twist. We can vouch for the fact that their meals are easy, made with normal, fresh foods, and definitely taste gourmet (even though they don't take the gourmet time or skill to make). As far as the planning part of it goes...It takes me 15 minutes to come up with a menu for the entire week including a detailed grocery list broken down by store aisle!! With slightly extra time, I can make a menu full of freezer meals for busy weeks. That's how easy Relish! makes menu planning! Vegetarian family? No problem. Picky kids? No problem. Having … [Read more...]
Liquid Chalkers Review and Giveaway! #ad
My girls love chalk. They also love markers. When I saw a request to review liquid chalk markers, I thought they would be perfect for my girls! Unfortunately, neither girl was home when they arrived in the mail so I decided to give them a try :) Um, yeah, bad idea...I went a bit crazy coloring all over the windows and mirrors of our house! Liquid Chalkers came with specific instructions about using them on non-porous surfaces vs porous surfaces but says mirrors and windows are safe so that's what I stuck with. After all, that's the only thing I'll allow my girls to use them on anyway. If you accidentally use them on a porous surface and they don't wipe away easily, Magic Erasers work well at removing residue left behind. My girls came home from their playdates and saw my writings all over the house and insisted on trying the markers themselves...They couldn't get enough! They had fun drawing and erasing, drawing and erasing all over the front door. When all was said and … [Read more...]
Why we love our Cub-Crazy Savings #Spon #ILoveMyCub
Jamie has often called me names….Yes it’s true. She calls me names that I giggle at, and love! Names like; crazy couponing lady, thrift shopper, deal finder, and my personal favorite, extreme couponer. Why do I like it? Wouldn’t you want to be called names that are positive things? I love that I am known for my thrifty shopping, my deal finding, my bargain hunting ways. I am going to share with you, our lovely readers, how I can save 50-75% off of my shopping lists! It will sound tricky but bear with me because it’s actually really easy! Step 1: Purchase four Sunday papers, but make sure they are purchased late on Saturday. Sunday morning papers cost $1.50 but if you buy the early edition it’s half that! Savings! $$ Why buy 4? Because most manufactures coupons will only allow you four of the same coupon. Step 2: Pick out what you want to save out of the coupons, snip them out, then grab your Cub Foods weekly ad! Savings alone are what you find when you shop at Cub. I have … [Read more...]
