tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28664389134093538062024-03-14T04:30:50.413-07:00MommiedomA Journey through the Queendom of Motherhood!Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11356122254607228128noreply@blogger.comBlogger737125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866438913409353806.post-68129730957341261672018-04-03T11:40:00.000-07:002018-04-03T11:40:31.202-07:00One Week with the Glowforge<div style="text-align: center;">
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Did I say it loud enough? The Glowforge is so much fun and of course I am using it every single day to make something. If I have an idea, I can usually draft my project and cut it in under an hour if not sooner. </div>
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Here are some of my projects that I have been working on. The Catan board was by far the longest cut (9 hours over to cut over four days).</div>
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The family set it up as I cut the last few pieces. It was so much nicer than the board you get with the game because this doesn't move. </div>
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I really am into jewelry as well and trying my hand at different designs of stuff like plaques and bookmarks!</div>
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The picture doesn't do it justice- I made this for my niece and painted it with metallic paints</div>
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My own design in metallic paints</div>
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Not all who wander in Gallifrey keychain</div>
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My heart is in WI</div>
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From the catalog</div>
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I so wanted to engrave a octopus!</div>
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Mom can I have a Wonder Woman necklace</div>
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I love you bookmark in Gallfryan</div>
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My leather feather.</div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11356122254607228128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866438913409353806.post-74301465628250556732018-03-28T11:39:00.000-07:002018-03-28T11:39:10.325-07:00Glowforge Fun, The First 24 hoursA few years ago, I saw a video on Facebook for a startup laser cutter/printer called <a href="https://glowforge.com/" target="_blank">Glowforge</a>. I was so fascinated by it and showed it to my hubby who was also really thought it was interesting. We looked at it but decided that we would hold off because it was a two year wait.<br />
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Two years go by and well my hubby was still watching that video that showed all the fun things you could make. I mean you watch it and are amazed at how simple it looks and what it creates. So he figured with my big 4-0 coming to surprise me with it. He was so sweet when he told me he got it for me and that it would come in November. Well the arrival date got moved to March and well we hemmed and hawed about still getting it. Than all of a sudden, the email showed up saying it was ready to ship, nearly six months after we ordered.<br />
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So we got ready for it and prepped the area for it because it is huge. The proof grade material showed up and than we waited and waited. It was a long nearly two weeks between the email and delivery. So she we finally got "It's out for Delivery" we were so excited. I waited all day for it and finally we all had to leave for ball with both kids. The hubby left a note for UPS to leave it so when he got home, it was there.<br />
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So at 10 pm, we set it up and did our first and second print by 10:45. This machine is so easy to use. I spent the first 24 hours having fun with it. The only downsize is the smell is a tad like burnt marshmallows but we are getting use to it.<br />
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I made a ton of things some where from the catalog they have and some were from my own design.<br />
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Here are some of the fun things I made. I find it to be easy to use and figured I need to just use it.<br />
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Wooden pin I found on www.cartonus.com</div>
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My son had me make two more bigger ones we put on stands for his friend and him. </div>
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Acrylic key chain. I used my Cricut to do the monogram. </div>
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Fun little box</div>
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Feather necklace. This was the second cut made </div>
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My son wanted a birthday party his year to celebrate his 8th birthday. I said sure but we needed to have it at the house because last year we did Dave and Busters. </div>
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So I figured I could do a Spy or Army theme but no he wanted a Godzilla theme. This kid LOVES Godzilla. He was Godzilla for Halloween (that is his costume that big sis is wearing). He watches the movies like crazy. El Rey had a marathon on for Christmas so we watched a bunch of them. </div>
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So I started the task of seeing what was out there for Godzilla party supplies. Nothing Nada and nope on that area. Yes if I wanted to pay outrageous prices for vintage 1998 Godzilla movie supplies but nope that wasn't going to happen. </div>
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So with two weeks and the holiday break, I was able to figure out an idea and set it in motion. </div>
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My plan was to have Monarch Agent Training (Monarch is the secret agency in the new Godzilla and Kong movies). </div>
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Using one of my digital scrapbook programs, I created a fun invite for the boys and mailed them out all like they were secret agents. </div>
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My invite turned out super cute:</div>
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The kids ate it up and were so excited to come and train. So here I was honestly now trying to figure out what I could do for a group of 8 year old boys that would be fun, not be speed through and be like they were being trained. </div>
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After I thought some, I came up with some ideas to do at the party. </div>
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I figured out the five following games for the boys to play while here and each was a part of their "training".</div>
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Our first game was to match the Kaiju monster to his name (Know your Enemies) . The kids were stumped but they had a blast trying to figure out who was who. They worked in teams to figure out who Mothra and Rodan were. It was surprising at how well they knew some of the famous monsters. </div>
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We than went on to learn about Godzilla's power by pinning his fire on him. The boys thought this was hysterical and they loved turning the others around and trying their hand. </div>
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Our third game was target practice where I built a homemade bunch board and loaded it up with Godzilla eggs. The boys used Nerf guns to try and break the tissue paper. It was harder than it looked and most boys had to go twice to get their eggs. </div>
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Our fourth game was diffusing the bomb where we had the boys stick on huge monster slippers and try to pop the ballon. Some boys instantly popped where others, it was harder. Having large floppy feet wasn't so easy. </div>
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Our final games was defeating Godzilla which was a piƱata. Now we had to be careful because nearly all but 2 of the boys play baseball so swinging the stick we had to watch out. Boy did they have fun destroying.</div>
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The boys had a blast with all of the training and of course the cake and presents. They each went home with a goodie bag full of Dinos and Dino gliders. They also had treats as well to take home. </div>
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Food was another thing I struggled with because it was an afternoon party and it was to late for lunch and to early for dinner, so we served snacks. We went to the Hong Kong market to get fun Asian treats where the boys were able to try shrimp sticks, rock candy, hi-chews and seaweed crisps. I also got a huge bag of fortune cookies which was a huge hit. </div>
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The other thing I got was the marble soda drink that they kids loved. The loved popping the marble in and having some fizzy drink. I also served some cheese and crackers as well.</div>
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The cake was my son's creation. He picked the colors out and than we decorated with mini Godzillas. </div>
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The favorite thing was our city scape back drop. The kids took pics with Godzilla and than at the end we let Liamzilla rampage through the city scape. Kids love destroying things and knocking the buildings down. </div>
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Here is video of his rampage:<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwLOV9uQXqA55rWFL7hARCt5FY5Of5GyYvFxVGpse7GjumPIhXxAWqCgzXTuAwNRSPA-6W-Eyya02utnTv2hA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
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The party was great and my son told me it was the best party ever. He now has a new set of nerf guns and of course bullets are every where. </div>
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It has been a LONG week and still have days to go before the kids go back to school but things are slowly getting back to normal. It has been hard and we aren't dealing with much in comparison to so many. The pictures of the flooding and all the water is hard to see. The news dominates the airways 24/7 with rescues and where the water is still rising days after the rain has stopped. </div>
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We woke on Wednesday morning to the sun rising and it was a wonderful sight here. Days of rain and flooding took a toll on everyone no matter how you were affected. It was a break after it honestly feeling like the days were running together here. My husband asked me Tuesday what day it was and was surprised when I said I was day 5 of all of this. </div>
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Tuesday morning which feels like forever ago, we ventured out some to see our area. We tried our favorite place for breakfast which was closed. We thought we might try to get to our office but it ws flooded out.</div>
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The monster storm (cbs.com)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I write this, we are hoping the worst is behind us and
that the stormās additional anticipated rain fall gets pushed east and rains on
areas that can take rain. Houston and most of our area really canāt take much
more because the retention ponds and drainage ditches are near or at capacity
right now. Gas is limited as us getting our hands on additional supplies from
the grocery store is becoming difficult today but likely will be resolved here
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To start off, we are okay. We had a ton of rain Friday and
Saturday nights. The water just ran down our streets right into a few homes unfortunately
that got flooded. Our house is fine and likely just has some wind and storm
damage on the roof, so will be filing a claim here as many are also doing. We
spent about 40 solid hours together as a family which is lately a rare commodity
with our new start up plus the start of school. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We spent our time together, watching movies, working some,
and of course crafted and cleaned. I was actually deep cleaning my master
bedroom when I quick post on the subdivision Facebook page got my attention.
The kidsā elementary school was open as a shelter and intake location. They needed
blankets, so I pulled a few blankets from my stash and sent my husband over
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He said he walked in to a few people and zero supplies
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and took it over. He soon discovered there was no food there and more people
started pouring into the cafeteria. He texted me that they needed food, so we
gathered what we could like snacks, drinks, and some stuff to make PB&Js.
We all piled in the car and headed over. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also put out some calls onto social media as well as the
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already being open (heard the fire department broke the lock) so we set to work
organizing the little we had and started making sandwiches. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Another Mom was there who asked what she could do to help
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clothes, blankets and supplies started pouring in. People stepped up to start
cooking noodles and hot dogs arrived. As it poured, both people needing a dry
place to come and people bringing donations streamed in. We hit a point where
we now needed to move the supplies over to the other locations where more
stable long term locations were set up. That Mom and I spent the rest of the
afternoon just manning the food. We both ache this morning (the perks of
getting older). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, we a call went out to bring trucks so the supplies could
be moved and in a little over a hour, it was all moved to one of the two
locations. We continued serving food and assisting people for hours. People who
had been rescued were in shock and a warm meal helped. Before I knew it was 4
pm. Matt, my husband, helped with delivering supplies and had run into some
friends who all caravanned with the supplies to the Red Cross shelter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I finally headed home with two tired kids while Matt stayed
for the last few waves of people coming in. A neighbor and he made some more
hot dogs and just helped as needed. They finally closed the location down after
everyone had been taken to the shelters. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Honestly, we did a little and many of us did just a little
but because we all did that little amount, tons got done. It was amazing how
people who were flooded out, stepped up to pitch in. Our EMS, Fire and Police
were incredible. There was no single person in charge and actually no one was
really in charge but so many stepped in to do what needed to get done now. It
was a times overwhelming and it took all my might not to break down in tears
but warmed my heart when a three-year-old boy who had been rescued was so
excited for some cookies and had the biggest grin on his face as he ran up to
tell his dad about his treasure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It wasnāt my intend to help like I did. I just did without
thinking about it one bit. It needed to get done, so we stepped up. Matt said
it felt like his Navy days and he was through a few Typhoons when he was station
in Guam. I really donāt think I did anything special but I do appreciate the
countless thanks we were given. It was a team effort with every single person
who stepped up to make the call. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There has been countless emails, calls, texts and Facebook
messages asking how people can help. I have been trying to compile lists of information
as I get them. For me social media as of late has been a tough pill to swallow
so the positive nature of the last 30 hours is amazing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Currently, our local supplies are limited with the lack of
stores being open but many have plenty of water and food. The stores should be stocked
fully again here soon because the water has receded a lot since yesterday. Once
that infra structure is back in place, we all should be good there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bay Harbor Methodist Church is an official Red Cross
location. They are in need of blankets, pillows, plates, forks, toys, cereal
and sleeping bags. They can be reached at 281-334-1100 but it is unknown if
anyone is answering the phone. You can also donate directly to the <a href="http://www.redcross.org/?scode=RSG00000E017&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_o7NBRDgARIsAKvAgt35Q7Ck_vTNY5d0TVOmWh0xjaVI4bs92olMMMkp3DCL05PuzQvj_EAaApntEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CODD7MC6-tUCFRc_Twod4tMIng" target="_blank">Red Cross </a>.</span></div>
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still be safe out there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have had so many ask how they can help so right now those
are the immediate needs of our area. Donations are appreciated but there is
going to be long term needs so donate to the Red Cross who help in these times.
Please make sure your donations are going to a legit organization because in
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">FEMA Information is as follows (<a href="https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-harvey?utm_source=hp_promo&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=disaster)">https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-harvey?utm_source=hp_promo&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=disaster)</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1800 FEMA employees have been deployed in the area. If you
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you need FEMA assistance, here is the
direct link to that: <a href="https://www.disasterassistance.gov/"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">https://www.disasterassistance.gov</span></a>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Texas
Windstorm Insurance Association is what most people have for their Windstorm
Insurance. The information is here: </span><a href="https://www.twia.org/" style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">https://www.twia.org</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and a
claim can be started via the phone at </span><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">800-788-8247. </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have heard that you should try and file prior to Friday if you can because insurance laws are changing but I don't know if this is true or not. If you don't have your policy through TWIA, contact your insurance </span>provider<span style="font-family: inherit;"> as soon as you can. </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">It's been a rough couple of days for Houston and it still will be for weeks. We are lucky and many our friends are as well. There are also tons of friends who flooded it out and are now picking through their stuff. If you need help, please reach out for it and if you can help, please do it. If we all do a little, a lot of stuff could get done. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Also, I don't know if all the information is correct but is as accurate as I can find per the websites and information I received. You may need to verify.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Thanks for stopping by!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Becky</span></div>
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1. Plan your first week out so your kids know what to expect. Kids need to know where and when they are being dropped off. Ask them what questions they might have and have them work with you to get a feel about how it will go. </div>
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2. Lunch Meal Plan for the week and execute it on Sunday. The kids are picking out the things they like and we are getting it ready on Sunday so during the week , they can just grab and go for their lunches.</div>
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My seven year old needs this so I created this checklist for him to have on his backpack. He is pretty good about remembering the stuff he needs to bring home but in the morning we sometimes forget. </div>
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I am just printing up, laminating and attaching with a key ring on his backpack. My kids also know if they forget something on here, that I will not bring it up to them. You forget you lunch, well than you buy lunch. Homework is your responsibility to make sure it is done and put in your backpack. </div>
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4. Have a evening checklist of things to do like getting backpacks semi ready, lunch kits ready to pack and of course clothes ready for the morning. This five minutes of stuff will help lower stress for the morning. </div>
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5. Enjoy the time and try not to stress about it. The first week of school can be stressful for everyone so find ways to have fun with it and understand there re things you can and can't control; Buses run late don't fret, car rider line is super long don't fret, and the tons of paper work work at tackling it in a logical means. </div>
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The first week is all about setting a good routine and hopefully some of these tips will help you to get in. good groove. Also adjust as needed because things change. </div>
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I hate school lunches and I am starting my 7th yes 7th year of packing them for my kids who hate everything we have packed. Packing school lunches sucks. My kids get burned out, I get burned out. They don't don't like to buy at school because it isn't great food (they keep changing the the rules for school lunches). You have to worry about allergies even if your kids don't have any. You have to do it every single darn stinking day. It is hard and painful. I actually might like to get a shot than have to pack lunches. Packing lunch day in and day out is the pure definition of insanity. </div>
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So with that I need help and lots of it. I need a way to make it easy on me, a variety of items for the kids to choose from and find a way we don't all burn out on it. Here is my great school lunch experiment that I m trying this school year. I need to make it easy one me and more in the kids hands when it comes to being responsible for the own lunches.<br />
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As you all know I am a planner for my meals and lunch should be no exception with this but it gets hard so very hard. Have you gotten how hard I think it is.<br />
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A plan has been put in place for school lunches this year and let's hope that this "experiment" can work and become part of our weekly routine and that the kids don't feel so burned out on PB &J's.<br />
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First and foremost, I scoured Pinterest for ideas for lunch planning and well let's say there are so many ideas and options. You can easily get overwhelmed with it so stick with what jumps out at you for your comfort level.<br />
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The one thing I found that I really liked was creating fridge lunch containers where I can stick a week's worth of lunch items in there for the kids to grab and go. I think this will help in having them decide what they want for the day.<br />
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Here are my bins and yes they are already labeled.<br />
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Every Sunday, I am "planning" on working on making 5 lunches per kid for the week. </div>
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The ideas I have for the first two weeks are as follows:</div>
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These are all things I know my kids will eat. I also switched it up with two hot items for the kids. They really wanted to have something hot a few times a week. I purchased a thermos like this:</div>
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So I put on a few things that can be heated up for school. My daughter did her test run of hot food for her camp last week and she said it worked well but of course she had a few adjustments. </div>
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I have containers that I can build things like homemade lunchables and mini pizza kits. As much as I love the ease of prepackaged meals and yes they come in handy when I am super burned out, the effort of making one is really not much more. </div>
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A deli round</div>
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shredded cheese</div>
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pepperoni slices</div>
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tomato sauce</div>
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The dollar store has tons of cute containers to store. I got the tiny ones for stuff like the cheese and tomato sauce so when the lunches are being tossed about things stay where they are suppose to. </div>
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I also can use them for condiments like BBQ sauce and mustard. I think BBQ sauce actually runs through my kid's veins she eats so much of it. I should take stock in Sweet Baby Ray's because that is here favorite.</div>
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I also have a snack station that the kids can pick out from as well. I figure that if the kids have choices in lunch and have some say in what they want, that maybe just maybe that this might go easier for everyone. </div>
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I have a chart for my fridge as well where the kids are suppose to pick one thing from each category so that they get a balanced diet and that they aren't packing all sweets (yes I have spot checked to find a lunch of mostly desserts in the past).</div>
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I am really hoping that by...</div>
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1. Doing weekly planning.</div>
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2. Have the kids have some say in what we make. </div>
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3. They are responsible for packing their lunch.</div>
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I will keep everyone updated on this experiment and let you all know how it is going. I really hope we have keep this up for the long haul!</div>
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Tanks for stopping by!</div>
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Just ten things that I can't live without might be a hard list to have. Okay the basics, I can't live without my family but I am not sticking them on my list. My ten things are my favorite things that I think make my day to day life go easier. I have included links and reasons why I do love these things. This isn't a ranking either because that would make it even harder to do.</div>
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I have been raving about this cooking device for over a year. I purchased it last year on Prime day and use it at east once a week and sometimes twice a week. I use it for soups, desserts, and meals. The hubby jokes that I cook most everything in it. </div>
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Just peel and dice up your potatoes, toss in the instant pot with 2-3 eggs and about a cup of water, and high pressure for 4 minutes. Drain the potatoes and eggs to make your desired type of potato salad than. We like mustard in our house. </div>
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So super easy and it is so nice during the summer time when I don't have to heat up the oven to cook roasts or meatloaf. </div>
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9. MAMBI's Happy Planner (all sizes)<br />
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I have the classic which I use for planning and keeping schedules. Each line is dedicated to a family member and yes I decorate. I have a mini for journaling and recently just got the Big one that is for Memory Planning which is the new line. I usually take Sunday's to plan and keep up with my memories for the week. This takes about an hour but I remember the good and the bad of our lives.<br />
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8. Meal Planning</div>
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Did you see my post <a href="http://queenmommiedom.blogspot.com/2017/07/delightful-and-easy-meal-planning.html" target="_blank">here</a> about meal planning. I would crumble if I didn't meal plan. See above that my nature is planning. I like to know what I am doing for the week and plan accordingly. We are busy people between work, school, and sports. So having a plan is something I need to have or you will find me in a weird state.</div>
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I am a camera nut and have them sitting around the house so I can snap away. My iPhone is wonderful for that and their are so many great apps to edit pictures. I love the shoe line from Adobe and another favorite is XXX. </div>
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I also have a Zip printer to print up photos for my planner and scrapbooking. </div>
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I don't really watch a lot of tv but I love to listen to music so my little Echo dot comes in handy for listening. I LOVE this little thing so much and it is used every single day for music, information, alarms and even as a intercom between everyone in the house. </div>
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Where was this all my life. I label everything and honestly there isn't a day that goes by that I don't use it. I actually have two of them, one for home and one for the office. I love using my label maker with clear label tape and than sticking it over Washi tape for a decorative look. I use it in my planner, scrapbooking, the kids stuff and the pantry. It make it so much easier for everyone to find things. I pull that bad boy out for about everything. </div>
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I know there is a ton of debate between the Cricut and the Silhouette machines. I lean toward Cricut because I had the original one which was okay. I used it on occasion but once I got the new Cricut, I was hooked. I do everything with it and there are times I use it each and every day to do something. Lately I make HTV shirts because my hubby likes unique and funny shirts. The nerdier the better for him. I also love that I can print and cut with it so I can make my stickers for my planner. I pretty much have used this machine for everything and anything.<br />
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I love to read and am always have book with in arms reach. I love that I can carry a book or two or three with me at any given time because of my phone. If I am waiting on something, I pull out my phone and read. I love how reading g helps take a person to far off places and opens the imagination. I am currently rereading<i><b> Seveneves</b></i> and <b><i>Ready Player One</i></b>. These are two of my favorite all time books. I love that I can share with my kids books to. My daughter read <b><i>The Giver </i></b>recently and is hooked. </div>
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I know I could live with out it but being Nerdy is just part of me. I reference nerdy things, I drink out of nerdy coffee cups and wear nerdy shirts. Note that my hubby also likes nerdy shirts. </div>
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Yes the one thing that drives me up the wall but is pretty awesome is myself. I love how I am and the things that I like to do. I know for some my things might be odd but I love when I throw a Dr. Who reference into something and people get it. Being one with oneself is the best thing we can't live with out. </div>
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School is "almost" here and I am skipping around in excitement. Not that I don't love spending time with my kids but they need school ad the structure/schedule that comes with it. No more sleeping till 9 or 10. Up by 6 for the girl and 6:30 for the boy. We are dealing with two schools this year. Boy is still in grade school but the Girl starts middle school.</div>
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I keep asking myself when did that happen. How do I have a 6th and 2nd grader all of a sudden. I mean it seems the Girl just started kindergarten like yesterday but I have a 11 and 7 year old who will turn 12 and 8 this school year plus 40 is right round the corner of me!</div>
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Back to school planning honestly starts for me in mid July because I need to time to get my stuff together plus usually good sales are happening. Girl needs uniforms this year so they were on sale in mid July plus good deals for the boy. I figured let's just knock that out of the park.</div>
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Supplies are a whole other issue. I started a few years ago to just get the school pack which is so much easier but middle school doesn't have it plus the girls asked me not to even if they did, so we needed to get all of that stuff. We started slow, getting an item here and there. I found good deals on lunch boxes and thermos as well.<br />
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I wanted to have something with more information that last year. As much as I love the area, it needed a update to fit our family better. You can check out the <a href="https://queenmommiedom.blogspot.com/2016/08/back-to-school-again.html" target="_blank">post </a>from last year.<br />
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It is spread out more and I updated our weekly calendar with more room for each day. The only thing I bought was hr letter board that says "Make Everyday Count". I figure we can update it as needed. It is sort of our school theme for this year. </div>
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It is great to store all her polos and pants. We still had room left over for other things like her shorts. </div>
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The boy was pretty simple and I use a hanging rack as well for his shorts and pants. He can just pull his shorts out and pick a shirt for himself to wear. He is super independent so this is up his alley. </div>
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My fridge got a deep cleaning and organization in order to prep for school lunches. I purchased this really nice bins from Amazon last year and still love how they function though I did switch things around some this year.</div>
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I also purchased inexpensive clear plastic shoe boxes that you can get most places for a buck. I labeled each one for main course, fruit, veggie and drink so the kids can just go in and grab their items for the day. We are planning on doing meal prep on Sunday so everything is ready to go for the week. I am "hoping" this makes it less stressful overall. </div>
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We are really needing this one and it is still a work in progress with the kids. My kids have been slacking big time and they need to right their path. Nothing says fun like a tween with an attitude.</div>
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I went to various websites and composed a contract that outlines our expectations, responsibilities for the house and punishments. My kids think everything is unfair so hopefully this will help with that. </div>
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1. I eat to much junk food. I really need to work at getting better at eating the right things. We all do. </div>
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2. I swear way to much and my hubby says it isn't good around the kids. I know and I wish I would get better on this. I try hard to not do it but sometimes a good swear word helps a lot!</div>
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3. Bossy, I am super bossy which helps in some situations and others can make it worst. </div>
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4. Doing everything on my own which is a blessing and a curse. I need help but it can be so hard because I like to do it my way. </div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11356122254607228128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866438913409353806.post-77994187628273617022017-07-30T00:00:00.000-07:002017-07-31T19:19:27.817-07:00The Meaning of Mommiedom<div style="text-align: center;">
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Let's be honest that finding a catchy title for your blog is hard. I thought long and hard with the name for mine and one day it hit me- Mommiedom.</div>
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Why because as a Mom we...</div>
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1. Rule our little kingdom of mini people.</div>
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2. We sometimes have to rule with an iron fist while sometimes a gentle touch.</div>
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3. Sometimes we feel like the evil queen and sometimes we feel like Snow and Cindy as we clean and clean.</div>
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For me it is all about finding the fun, laughter and sometimes the brutal honesty of what it is like to be a Mom in this day and age.</div>
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People think I got it all together and most times, I am failing but I try to look decent while doing it. </div>
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I yell to much, my kids eat more junk they I would like, I am more jugdy than I should be and I know my kids ARE far from perfect.</div>
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There are lots of things I would like to change but there are lots of things that work for us. </div>
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I give it my all and a lot of the time the return is very little which is being a Mom!</div>
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I wish sometimes it was totally different and than their are times I love it and won't change it for the world!</div>
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That's what my Mommiedom is all about!</div>
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Every once in a great while I look to see what my most pinned pin is and when it hit 200 remind I was so excited.</div>
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Honestly I haven't looked in ages but noticed that it was just pinned again so I went to see what it was up to. I was half expecting it to maybe like 500 but it was over 2000 times.</div>
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2000 times this pin <a href="http://pin.it/SPbn37d" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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It was one of the simplest and easy crafts to do. It was a test run for my Pinterest parties that we have a few times a year!</div>
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So take a look at my super simple craft pin and if you are interested in the actual post, you can view it <a href="http://queenmommiedom.blogspot.com/2012/08/sharpie-mug-my-take.html?m=1" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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This amazes me so much and thanks for stopping by!</div>
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11356122254607228128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866438913409353806.post-56697855091157546522017-07-26T07:21:00.000-07:002017-07-26T07:21:43.843-07:0015 Facts About Me!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To be honest I really don't like to blog about myself but I am trying to blog more and there are some good ideas out there for recommendations on what to blog. There is a list of 30 days of me for blogging, so I figured that was a good springboard for when I want to add content but don't always have an idea of what I want to add. </div>
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So today's post is all about me and 15 facts you may or may not know about me. Hopefully you will learn a little more about me and my crazy life. </div>
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Here is a recent picture of me and what I actually look like (I like the Bitmoij slightly better). </div>
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1. I was born and raised in Wisconsin. I lived there until 2003 when my hubby got a job in Houston.</div>
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2. I meet my hubby in 1999 in college (or as my Mom likes say in a bar). We had a ton of mutual friends and always had misconnections until we went out for Halloween. So Halloween is always special for us. </div>
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3. I have two kids. One girl O who is 11 and about to start middle school and than one boy, Lumpy, who is going into second and is 7. I don't feel old enough to have these two kids.</div>
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4. I was born the same year Elvis died. My said she was very pregnant and very sad when she heard it. </div>
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5. I have one younger brother who has 2 kids. Both the kids look a lot like mine so when all four are together, I look like I have a bunch of kids. My 7 year old and 6 year old niece look like they could be twins and actually have been called out that way. </div>
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6. My hubby and I own a start up company called Windhover Labs. He writes the software and I do the accounting and HR. Never thought we would be self employed. I grew up with parents that were self employed. </div>
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7. Hubby is 4 years older than me.</div>
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8. I worked for many years in government in The Wisconsin State Assembly.</div>
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9. Changed careers and worked for many years on the International Space Station program until I became a stay at home mom (best job to date - the SAHM one).</div>
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10. I got to drive the moon rover around NASA once. Hubby won an award and we picked that. Coolest day ever!</div>
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11. I once got to go to NASA prom which is a huge awards ceremony because my awesome hubby got nominated. </div>
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12. I love sci-fi and read more end of the world books than I should. </div>
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13. I love to craft. There isn't a craft I haven't tried but I mainly do paper crafts and love to make t-shirts. </div>
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14. I am not a animal lover but I have a little dog who has stolen my heart. My Minion is my constant buddy. Everyone has that one pet that they bond with and he is it. </div>
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The kids and I are staying with my parents for July and I have to bunk with the 7 year old which has been wonderful. I actually need to laugh about it some because most nights I get okay sleep but last night was rough. Hardly any sleep, horrible headache and listening to the hamster on his wheel (which is"suppose" to be a quiet one) for hours on end. </div>
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I figured we all need a laugh at how our kids are when we have to share a bed. So I am demonstrating in stick figures (be impressed with my awesome drawings).</div>
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This is how I am use to sleeping with my hubby though we have a big king bed and it adjusts (it is wonderful).</div>
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My hair is a hot mess most of the time. I have more gray than I would like and yes I dye it. Currently it is pretty dark (my 11 year old doesn't like it and thinks it it to dark). I have been thinking of a more fun color but the kids tell me that I am to old (I am a few months from 40) but I keep thinking why not because I am still young. </div>
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Today I have to go to a shower with my Mom so I figured I needed to do more than a pony tail for that so I started to flat iron my hair. This is the second time in a week I have done it and like before that was I actually don't remember. I was for a long time a daily flat ironer. </div>
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I was chuckling as I flat ironed my hair because I finished one side of head and noticed what a major difference the flat iron makes. How often do you get a before and after in one picture. </div>
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Completed flat iron. Amazing what a wonderful tool the flat iron can do for one's hair. I use to have very wavy hair but it has relaxed a lot as I have gotten older which makes it so much easier to work with. </div>
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Guess what it is really life changing because it makes your life so much easier. I have been meal planning for a while and am always looking for good ways to do it. There are certain things I want o achieve out of meal planning and when you determine that, I think that meal planning can be delightful and easy. </div>
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1. Less grocery shopping and trying to shop biweekly and even monthly though honestly for my family biweekly works the best. I notice two weeks are about how long goods that spoil last like milk and eggs. </div>
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2. Having a easy go to menu and rotating it on a regular basis. I guess this means it can't always be taco Tuesday (though my youngest would have it every day if I made it). I am fine if that works for you but I get burned out with meals when I have tried that but if it works for you go for it. </div>
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3. Cheap buys and buying what's cheap. I spend a few minutes to see what is on sale each week and tailor my planning and menu to that. It would be nice to have steak every week but I only get it when it really is on sale. Pork tenderloins are great to stock up when on sale and one can stretch two to three meals in my house. My kids love pulled pork so that is always a go to. </div>
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4. Efficiency which means, I am not all about going to multiple stores. Lots of meal planners bounce from store to store, but I guess I am lazy in the regard. If I can't get it at one store, than I just don't get it but I also adapt as well. This is why it is always a good idea to know your store and know their advertisement. For example, I know Aldi's and I know what I can and can't get there so I may shop there one week and than do Kroger's the next time. I than get variety of things without having to store hop. </div>
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I love to have my calendar laid out for the month so I created a fun and easy way to fill in with my meals for the month. I also mark down the times we go out to eat. We always do Sunday morning breakfast and Pizza night on Friday.</div>
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Cleaning gives me a Zen feeling. When I complete the house and look around, I have peace inside which lasts about 2 seconds until one of my kids runs through to make a mess. </div>
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I admit, I clean early in the morning usually before they are up in the summer and after they leave for school the rest of the year. This gives me some time to have it look nice. The nice clean smell, the shine of the appliances and swept floors are HEAVEN.</div>
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So, I started off breaking down areas of my house and working on those each day. Something different every day and I makes the house feel clean through out the week. </div>
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I also make sure that the kitchen is clean before bed (dishwasher loaded, counters wiped and sweep up). Beds are also made every day to. </div>
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Both of these help wth keeping the house pretty clean though putting dishes and laundry away really is a chore that I MAJORLY dislike but it does feel good when it is done.</div>
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So I created a fun checklist to help myself out to clean the house wth daily and weekly chores. </div>
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I just printed it up and hang it on my fridge. I also laminated it so if I want to just check it off with a dry easer marker. The kids also have jobs and will help me with the daily stuff that needs to get done as well. </div>
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I have already admitted that I like trends in the craft world. I may not be a clothing or makeup trend person but ways to be creative, I am all about!</div>
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Planners are something I start, use for a few months and than stop using. I have had all sorts of ones but than I think well my computer, phone, and laptop are all connected with my calendar so I fall away from it. </div>
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Though I am a sucker for cute stuff and when I saw last November the adorable <a href="https://shop.meandmybigideas.com/" target="_blank">MAMBI </a>Happy Planner which was like 60 percent off, I thought why not try it. I have used that thing all the time and the reason I love it so much is because you can decorate it to your own personality. All of my stamps, scrapbook, and stickers that I own can be used to make it mine.</div>
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There are sticker packs and freebies you can find on Pinterest. Phrases to motivate you and unlimited uses for washing tape which I used some but now ALL THE TIME.</div>
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I chuckled when I would see people with more than one and guess what I have two. A regular one that tracks the calendar and a mini which is my daily journal to track all the things in life. I love adding in my own pages of things like my bulletin journaling (more on that another day) as well as fun coloring pages. </div>
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Friends are getting in on it and my own mother has multiple ones as well. She is using stickers and loving the personalizing of it. I use it for way to remember the year that was. I track the good and the bad in them. I love that I can add pictures to it from my Kodak instant camera of our memories (see cute pic f my kiddo on my dashboard). </div>
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Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11356122254607228128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866438913409353806.post-40620295005256630162017-07-14T00:00:00.000-07:002017-07-14T00:00:17.817-07:00Bitmoji Love<div style="text-align: center;">
One of my favorite things is <a href="https://www.bitmoji.com/" target="_blank">Bitmoji, </a>which is creating your own personal emoji. I just love how custom you can make it. I love sending people texts with my own look and I think my Bitmoji looks a lot like me. </div>
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My Bitmoji has been everything I can make it in the app on my iPhone. I sent one to my Aunt once and she loved it so much, that she had to create her own. It looks just like her to and she will send them to me randomly as a pick me up. </div>
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I used the app recently to make Bitmojis for the kids and myself. I figure I could use them for fun stickers for my planners. I used a scrapbook program and just downloaded the pictures I saved off the iCloud to my laptop. It was super simple but a tad time consuming to add and size them all. </div>
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My kids travel really well and our actually seasoned road trippers because with the cost of flying we can all get in the car, visit extra places and still some in way under than 4 airline tickets. Plus we go for extended periods so it is nice to be able to haul more stuff and have our own vehicle. </div>
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So with all this traveling, I have found some wonderful things each and every time to make it so much easier on everyone including me because honestly if Mom is happy than everyone else is happy as well and if Mom isn't happy well we all know what that can be like ;).</div>
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1. Have a dedicated box of entertainment like crayons, makers and things to color. My kids LOVE all that kind of stuff. </div>
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2. Have each kid have their own car bag/backpack. These are things they want to come with and give comfort. My kids are both so different. My daughter packs it to the brim while my son just takes the basics like his favorite stuffed animals and a few books. </div>
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3. Tablets, computers and DVD players. Honestly the tablets make it easy to be all in one. My kids didn't even bring any movies this time for the drive. They played games, and read mostly on their devices. </div>
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4. Snacks, lots of snacks. I hate stopping and buying snacks at the gas station because every time is like 10 bucks for nothing. So we went to the dollar store and for 20 bucks got twenty different kinds of snacks. Everyone was happy to have their favs right there in a bag. My kids loved it and we will always be doing this but sunflower seeds are off the list now forever- need I say more.</div>
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6. Hard surfaces for kids. I have gotten all sorts of ones for the kids like the trays, and binders but the best yet was the $1 cookie sheet from the dollar store. It has so many uses like drawing space, lego building (yes my son for hours and hours on our trip built legos) and it is magnetic so that works as well. Best idea yet for that.<br />
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7. Charging station and enough cables for phones, tablets and computers. I created a cute pouch to store my stuff in for easy access so when a cable is needed, it was there. I also made sure to get stuff back. So far we are only missing a set of headphones (of course mine that I borrowed to someone). I will find them I am sure at some point unless they fell out somewhere which has happened. </div>
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8. Charged phones for GPS and finding things. Without a good phone with GPS, we would be lost. I love just typing the stuff in to find plus it is a great way to update people about progress. My hubs like to use a find me app to help track our driving progress. Though it is is creepy to get texts from them welcoming us to the states as we hit them. </div>
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9. Patience and lots of it. Things happen that are out of your control. You may turn the wrong way (I tend to do that more than I like to admit). I got turned around one time that costs us like thirty minutes. I was in tears but everyone else was laughing on our adventure. So just relax and enjoy the ride. </div>
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10. Have comfy clothes to wear. Leggings and yoga pants are a must. Nothing with buttons or zippers because they can jab plus it is so much faster to go potty. Also wear layers because outside might be hot but with the air con, we get cold. I wear a sweater most of the time. </div>
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Every year the kids and I head up to visit my parents up in Wisconsin. Weather is so much nicer there in July than Texas (think our fall weather). Low humidity and bright blue skies with highs of like 80 most days. So we hope in the car and travel up and we have now decided it is fun to stop on the way up to see America. This year we decided (okay I was ganged up honestly) to go see Branson.<br />
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The hubby had been there like 30 years ago and I have never been. I have always wanted to see it and it was about a hour really out of our way. So we headed out on Monday to start the ten hour drive to Branson. We got into Branson about 5ish because we made sandwiches in the car and stopped only a short time for potty and gas breaks.<br />
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Branson is really a gem in the middle of the Ozark's. It is a hilly and green area with pockets of fun scattered through the area. Everything close by but traffic is busy with really only one main drag (on the our second day, we figured out side roads were much better).<br />
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Our first day night there was just dinner and listening to the never ending firework display by our motel. The next morning, we woke up to rain and though well we will make the best of it but it cleared for most of the day.<br />
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The first thing we did was something we stumbled upon, the Celebrity Car Museum. My hubby loves this kind of stuff and it was a fun museum though not cheap (though not much is cheap there). We looked at all the fun cars around. We saw it only because Ecto-1 was sitting out front and one of the kids screamed GHOSTBUSTERS!<br />
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After the museum, we decided to go see the fish hatchery which sounded really cool but because it was federal holiday, it was closed but we still got to see the awesome Table Rock Dam which was amazing. I don't think I had seen a dam before like that and the power it creates is amazing. They also had a nice visitor center that was open that you could look ver the dam and lake. </div>
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The kids and hubby finally got to go to Fritz's adventure which was ropes, warp wall and lots of fun. I think they spent like here hours there and I just bummed around Branson while it rained. After they were done, we tried some moonshine and had dinner down in Branson Landing which was an outdoor mall. We ended our night with a awesome fountain and fire display and watched fireworks not he drive back to the motel. </div>
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Hand lettering is the hottest new trend to add some spark to scrapbooking, decor and well about anything that you can think of that might need fun and cute hand drawn stuff. </div>
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Handwriting has become a lost art because digital is pretty much how we do every thing now a days. </div>
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Even I don't actually write much. Both kids have been working on cursive writing because it is a lost art. </div>
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I have been playing with hand lettering for a few weeks now. I have a journal dedicated to just experimenting with different hand lettering techniques. You can get all sorts of tips and ideas on Pinterest (all my inspiration is in my Planner board).</div>
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I have also been using a app on my tablet along stylus (I am on the hut for a more detailed stylus for detail work). It is so much fun to play along with creating different hand lettered pictures. </div>
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I created my fun hello and added some cute accents. </div>
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Of course, other fun things to create is actually doodling with it and I love my little sunflower. </div>
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I just love how happy this new day file is and I am planning on printing it up to add to my planner and scrapbook pages. It would also be supper cute to add to a frame. </div>
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My final fun one is a 4th of July hand lettering project. I added color and the app that I use has features to add stars as well as color. </div>
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It might not actually be the buy of the century but it is a really good buy. Like crazy good buy.<br />
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So are you wondering what this crazy buy was.<br />
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Well.... it is a sno cone machine for 8 bucks, yes a whole whopping 8 bucks and some change (it retails for 120 bucks). <br />
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We happen to stop by Tuesday Mornings today because I always like to look at what cheap scrapbook/planner supplies for cheap. They sometimes have the cutest stuff there for cheap. Nothing caught my attention but as we were walking out, the clerk asked if we would be interested in the sno cone machine for like 8 bucks. She said it is brand new and never opened. Someone had just returned it and she said it would go fast (yes it went fast).<br />
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The kids were giddy with excitement and could not wait to get home to put it together. We also needed to figure out syrup for it which we made ourselves and it was super easy to do.<br />
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We came home and after I did a few things, I set to work putting it together which wasn't that easy and I made a mistake and put something on backwards so it had to be redone. All in all it took like 30 minutes to put together.<br />
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The syrup was so easy to make to. We made a simple syrup on the stove using 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar. We brought it to a boil and made sure the sugar was dissolved. Than we put in a packet of our favorite Kool-Aide flavor. We than put them into some mustard and ketchup plastic bottles for easy dispensing.<br />
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If I used this for a party, I can always just label which one is which. So after it gets mixed up and please be super careful because it is really hot. We let the syrup cool for most of the afternoon in the fridge and it needs to be refrigerated when not using. </div>
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So after dinner and showers, we went to work making sno cones. The kids loved it and just a small amount of ice made a huge mound of ice.</div>
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The kids went to work creating their sno cones and using the flavors we made (watermelon and lemon-lime). The Kool-Aide was on sale for 15 cents a package. So with the sugar it was like 50 cents to make each of the syrup.</div>
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Summer is about having fun lots and lots of fun. This was such a fun thing to get and have for the future. The kids will likely eat thier weight in sno cones this weekend. My daughter is thinking of all the flavors she could make (she plays softball so she is thinking pickle juice might be good). </div>
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Pinterest has my heart still. I love it for all the different ideas it gives me every day though what I don't like is all the different ideas it gives me every day because I feel like it is never in an orderly way. Yes I know we have boards, but sometimes I go pin crazy and than I feel everything is crazy disorganized. </div>
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So I saw that others were putting on cover pictures for their boards and I loved that idea. I used a scrapbook program (My Memories) to create simple picture board headers for each of the different boards. </div>
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Now my personal page looks like this and for me it is finally looking clean and orderly. I like clean and orderly. </div>
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I mean I love Pinterest so much that when my Father in law was in San Francisco last year, he stopped into their headquarters and got me the cute little pin (yep it is a Pinterest pin). </div>
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I may be a tad fan of fun fads and the letter board is one of them. You know the old ones that would either have the daily specials or in smelly old buildings tell you what floor the dentist was on.</div>
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I have really been wanting one but couldn't bring myself to buy one because every where I looked it was 25-50 dollars for one. I even looked into making one but even those were like 20 bucks worth of supplies.</div>
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Than I eye spied at Wally World a few weeks ago, one for 10 bucks which included letters. So it went in my cart. My first sign was the Drink Coffee one and I loved it. </div>
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It is totally simple and can be personalized with what ever I am in the mood for saying. Believe me, this will be smarty pants in nature most of the time.</div>
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Than I noticed that a craft store was carrying them at a much better price and had cute words and icons to go with it so tada I did a travel one because our annual road trip is right around the corner. </div>
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I can see all the signs of different sayings now that I can put up. Now I need to update my Lightbox which I love just as much (hint Wallyworld had a 10 buck version to if you are looking). </div>
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