A Proverbs 31 Kind of Day

I'm rubbing off on my girl cherub. I'm raising a little "me." It's somewhat sad and somewhat pleasing! I'll explain: A week or so ago it was the book fair at school. You remember those days? Loads of books hauled into the library. The children are encouraged to shop   . . .  .  . . and read, of course! It's actually a great fundraise for schools. However, my confession is this: when we lived in Oklahoma, a Scholastic Book Distribution center was just a few miles from our home. I could go anytime because I purchased books for our church library. It was phenomenal! And it was cheap! I would buy for the church library. And I would buy for my cherubs. And I would buy for the church library. And I would buy for my cherubs. And This was my shopping frenzy! Kind of a "one for them, two for me" sorta deal! But!  Here's the great part! When the book fair came to our school, I'd go open the c

We like making homemade pizza at our house. We don't do it often enough, though. I'm not sure why, because it's a great way to get the whole family in the kitchen, just hanging out, talkin', laughing  . . .it's really the perfect family meal! When we make pizza, I like to make our dough. But not from scratch. Just kinda from scratch. That's why I start with the Jiffy pizza crust mix. It's inexpensive and it's begging for your creativity. Really! I dump the mix in a bowl, add some spices to the dry mix, pour in the 1/2 cup warm water and there you go! It's that easy! The other night, I just added in some Italian seasoning that we picked up while on our trip last summer, and we threw together some yummy flatbread pizzas! That's another reason why I like to make pizza dough! The Mr. and I like super thin pizza. The two cherubs like their dough a little thicker. When you make your own dough -- everyone can be

We love hummus! We buy used to buy a lot of hummus. Not long ago, I had the thought, "Self, you can make this." But then I didn't do anything about it. Until recently! While killing time at the grocery store, I decided I'd buy the ingredients to make hummus. I didn't really know what it took; except for two ingredients: Chickpeas Hummus That's all I knew. Actually, I didn't even really know what Tahini paste was!  I just knew I needed it for hummus! But I figured I could find a recipe or two to help me make those two things taste pretty good! Here's the recipe that the Mr. found for me. Not knowing exactly if we'd like it or not, we started with a real simple recipe. I've just make our 4th batch of hummus in two weeks! I think we like it! Not only that, it is significantly cheaper than buying the premade hummus. Not only that, you can control the amount of spice, salt, and othe

My girl cherub was invited to a birthday party. I had enough time to order the gift. But, truthfully, I just never sat down to get that job done! On Friday night, before the Saturday afternoon party, we were trying to think of a gift. I had a very cute idea . . .but my cherub had already given that very gift to her friend last year. With a quick thought, we headed off to Michaels and came home with all of the goodies to make the chalkboards! While we were making this, I had 2 thoughts: I hope this works! I hope the wrapping paper doesn't stick to the frame! Supplies Needed: 1 unfinished picture frame, any size Super fine sanding paper, maybe Spray paint, any color; glossy finish Paper sacks, cut open, or newsprint to cover work area Painters tape Super fine glitter, any color Chalkboard spray paint 3M Spray adhesive Clear Protective Sealer Take the picture frame and remove the center cardboard (and glass; we used a cheap frame -- it didn't ha

When we are with friends or family for a relaxed lunch or dinner, I like to have a little appetizer sitting out. As we gather in the kitchen to finish last minute menu items . . . or just gather there because it's a comfy place to be, we can dip, munch, chat and pass time in a fun and relaxed way. This is such an easy dip to throw together. It remindes me of the jalapeno poppers that you can order, but this is easier . . . and it's not fried! I had leftovers after the weekend and when our dear friend was here, I took the dip and warmed it in the microwave for just a smidge before we smeared it on the celery and crackers; and that was good too! All that to say, you could serve this cold or put in a small crockpot and warm it before you serve it. Because my smallest cherub doesn't like spicy things, I removed the seeds from the peppers, but if you prefer a bit of heat, you could add some of the pepper seeds for a nice surprise! Jalapeno Popper Dip

Dying Easter Eggs is a fun activity at our house. I have a collection of tools and dying paraphernalia that we can use to create the perfect egg. After Easter, I always buy egg dying kits on sale.   It's a great way to get plenty of stuff for real cheap! Cuter than any decorated Easter egg are these two little cherubs of mine!