Mixed Prints Life

The Value of Money

If you know Disney Pixar movies, then I’m sure you’ve heard of Cars & Cars 2. These movies are a HUGE hit with our boys and our house is littered with any numbers of cars and Cars characters on a given basis. At one point, we had five versions of Lightning McQueen. Be it gifts or hand-me-downs, these boys have… View Post

Freezer Meal Cooking, Part II

This is the second post to my freezer cooking. I didn’t try to be overly ambitious and many of the recipes were things we already lacked and I had most of the ingredients for. It was a long day, but I’m thankful to have been able to put the work into it! (And now I won’t have many excuses for… View Post

Freezer Cooking Day, Part I

With a cold keeping me down yesterday, I opted to do my freezer cooking today! My plan was fairly ambitious, but I’m hoping that preparing and planning these types of things will save money and time in the long run! Here are two easy peasy recipes I made today that turned out yummy! I will easily make some of these… View Post

Firemen & Ruffles

Welcome to Week 3 of Party Planning Showcase! Feel free to grab the button and play along! If you or someone you know has attended or planned a fabulous party, shoot me an email and I’d love to feature you in an upcoming Monday! I am so happy to be bringing to you a new and cherished blogging friend, Rebecca! With a… View Post

Monday Meet Up!

A few months ago, I “met” Brooke over @ Covered in Grace – her blog home! After perusing her site for a bit, I came across her 30 Before 30 list and it reminded me of my own 30s Bucket List! I emailed Brooke and she asked me to co-host the Monday Meet Up today! I thought it only fitting… View Post

{{Giveaway}}

Welcome to the Sadie Kicks Butt giveaway! My fellow blogger Sadie from Slap Dash Mom recently issued herself a pretty big challenge – bike 100 miles before her birthday or give away all her birthday presents. That’s pretty good motivation, right? Well, it worked. Sadie met her goal, plus an extra 10 miles before her birthday. But we couldn’t leave her… View Post

Homemade Laundry Detergent

In this day and age, we’re all looking to save here and there. One of the easiest ways to save money is on laundry detergent! After perusing Pinterest and asking others, I discovered the basic ingredients needed to make my own at-home detergent. I did not like how the liquid detergent looked and people I spoke to did not think… View Post

It’s My Insta-Life Link-Up!

Another fabulous bloggy friend, Lani, has started her very own link party for instagram and cell phone picture takers! It’s amazing just how much you can capture with that tiny rectangle we carry around all day!  My stellar Titanic drawing for my brother. (Yes, I’m THAT awesome.)  Don’t you love drawsomething? Mr. Climber (I say no to him at least… View Post

Versatile Blogger Award!

In the past few months, I’ve been blogging and connecting with some amazing friends! Facebook and the blog world can be great for new friendships. One of these lovelies is Aleks.  Recently, Aleks awarded me with the Versatile Blogger Award! I accept! After accepting this award, I need to share 7 things about myself with my readers: 1. I am… View Post

Final Easter Posting!

Hurray! We have finally made it to the end of the Easter postings. Just a few pictures from our egg hunt at Momma & Poppy’s! Taking the kids around the block while the eggs were hidden outside… My beautiful niece who just turned TWELVE! Gosh, I feel ancient… Charlie & his buddy-cousin Ethan (born only nine months apart!) “Finding” eggs… View Post

iLove Apps

Before vacation last year, on a whim, we decided to purchase a 1st generation iPad through Craigslist. It was easily one of the best purchases we’ve made recently and this little gadget helped us get through many a meals out with a toddler and infant in tow. Now that we’re home, we limit Charlie’s (age 3) time considerably with it,… View Post

Rainy Day Facebook Frenzy!

You have literally HUNDREDS of chances to win $200 Paypal cash from CouponTrade.com and The Ultimate Baby Shower! CouponTrade.com is the newest way to save because now, you can combine coupon savings with discounted gift cards for the same stores, plus sell all those unused gift cards and redeem whats yours, all in one place!!! The Ultimate Baby Shower will… View Post

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