Hot Chocolate Recipe & Weekly Menu Plan

January 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment

We are expected to have an ice storm this week so I am not sure if our week will go quite as planned.  I am praying we don’t lose power, but am trying to make sure I have things in order if we do. I have planned our weekly menu with the assumption that we [...]

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Washcloth Lollipop Tutorial

January 29, 2011 By 2 Comments

Today I am going to share with you a tutorial for how to make a washcloth lollipop. This will finish off my series of posts about baby showers. If you would like to read the other baby shower posts here they are. Punch Recipe Baby Shower Games & Activities Babywearing Gift Box Baby Shower Decorating [...]

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Fix It Up Friday: Baby Shower Decorating

January 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

</p><p style=”text-align: left;”><center><a href=”http://www.blessingsoverflowing.com”><img src=”http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd1/luv2beamom/FixItUpFriday-1.jpg”/></a></center></p><p style=”text-align: left;”>Good morning!  It’s time for Fix It Up Friday.  I’m so glad to have you join me.  There were several creative ideas shared last week during our link party.  If you didn’t get a chance to check them out I encourage you to to do so by clicking here. [...]

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Babywearing Gift Box

January 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Yesterday I posted about all of the baby shower games and activities we did at my brother and sister-in-law’s baby shower.  Today I wanted to show you the babywearing gift box I made for them. Last Friday I posted a tutorial about how to make a decorative box.  This pretty pink box was actually my [...]

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Baby Shower Games & Activities

January 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

On Saturday I helped host a baby shower for my brother and sister-in-law who are due with their first child on February 19th.  It was a lot of fun and I was so excited to be able to help. When guests arrived I gave them each a blank envelope and asked them to write their [...]

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Pregnancy Update - 28 Weeks

January 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Today I had my 28 week appointment with my midwife.  I first had to have my blood drawn and drink the dreaded orange glucose test drink.  I have found that drinking it quickly works best for me.  However, those last few swallows really are tough to get down on an empty stomach. I then had [...]

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Punch Recipe & Weekly Menu Plan

January 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

On Saturday I got to help host a baby shower for my brother and sister-in-law.  It was a lot of fun and I will probably be posting something about the shower every day this week. Today I will be sharing the recipe I used to make the punch for the shower.  It is my mom’s [...]

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Fix It Up Friday: Burlap Covered Box

January 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

</p><p style=”text-align: left;”><center><a href=”http://www.blessingsoverflowing.com”><img src=”http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd1/luv2beamom/FixItUpFriday-1.jpg”/></a></center></p><p style=”text-align: left;”> It’s Friday again and that means it’s time for Fix It Up Friday.  I am so glad to have you join me. I was so happy with the response last week and loved checking out all of the creative posts that were linked up. I am looking forward [...]

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Homemade Funnel

January 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

I have an easy and frugal idea for you today.  The funnel pictured above was made simply by cutting the bottom off of a 1 gallon vinegar bottle.  I needed a funnel with a bigger hole and this was the perfect solution. A homemade funnel could also be made from a smaller plastic bottle or [...]

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Pregnancy Update - 27 Weeks

January 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Today I am 27 weeks pregnant and thankful to still be feeling good enough to do all of the things I have to do around the house.  Plus, I can still sit cross-legged on the floor.  :-) I took a nap with Joseph this afternoon, but haven’t done that much since I entered the second [...]

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