I’m writing this on Monday because on Wednesday, I’ll be busy: MY BABIES ARE ONE! What a sweet and wonderful year it’s been, although I have to admit, I’m glad it’s over

parenting

I absolutely love this idea from Tiny Decor for turning larger pieces of art into different silhouettes. Very Eric Carle!

Mommy Making Money has a great run down of inexpensive art supplies, including the always-popular colored pasta for necklaces and other projects.

crafting

Craft: shares the must-do lengthening of a kids’ t-shirt. What a great idea for a sentimental favorite or great thrift store find. I wonder if I could get anymore mileage out of our now-outgrown 9-12m “Former Wombmates” shirts that I love so much!

The spring rains are reminding me we have a broken umbrella in our Prius, a nice one at that. Just in time for Craft: to come through again with a patterns for some bags from a recycled umbrella.

eating

lifehacker discovers newer versions of cookbooks have recipes with 40% more calories! All the more reason to stick with the family heirlooms and used book store classics, right?

$5 dinner mom breaks down the mystery behind bone-in chicken breasts. I admit I’ve been too leery of butchering to try this myself, until now when we have a source for organic whole chickens at wholesale prices. Too many puns about being chicken and needing to bone up abound

resources

Thinking about starting some seeds? GiveThemRoots has some tips on a store-bought kit, although I’m wondering how feasible the eggshell version truly is! Absolutely the ultimate in waste-free reuse from instructables.

Hmm, I lost the original source of this link since this site is new to me, but 3 recipes for making your own shampoo. Fun!