Random thoughts from a mom whose blessings are overflowing.
Our garden is continuing to grow and we are getting closer to enjoying fresh produce. I am always amazed at how quickly zucchini grows. This hill of zucchini is really taking off. Plus, take a look at what I found when I knelt down for a closer look at the plants. They are just about [...]
I haven’t forgotten about this series. There are still a couple of topics I want to touch on before I close it out, and before my baby isn’t a baby anymore. I thought I would start by sharing the sizes of all of my babies at birth. Julia: Born at 38 weeks gestation, 8 pounds 1 [...]
Since all of the high schools in our county held their graduation ceremonies today, I thought it would be fun to start off my week in pictures post with a little blast from the past. 20 years ago this month I graduated from high school. I have been looking all week for my senior memory [...]
I like to give my children’s teachers a gift at the end of the year. This year I decided that we would go with a totally consumable gift. Having been a public school teacher myself I can honestly say that, while every gift from a child is special, you can only have so many apple [...]
We finally got some rain Sunday night for the first time in a long time. I think it really helped the garden; however, you can’t even tell it rained now. I think we only got about 1/4 inch of rain, but it was better than nothing. I don’t remember having it be so dry in [...]
When I was growing up one of our favorite main dishes was meatloaf, and I remember my dad always looked forward to cold meatloaf sandwiches. You can imagine my astonishment when my husband told me he didn’t like meatloaf. He said this was due to the fact that for many years he was served meatloaf [...]
I hope you had a good week. We sure did. Today we went to a “gender party” which is something I had never heard of before. Basically, the idea is to gather with family and friends to find out whether the baby is a boy or girl. My brother and sister-in-law had an ultrasound yesterday [...]
On Wednesday evening Julia got inducted into the Beta Club. This was a great honor and means all of her hard work and good attitude have been noticed by others. While we know she is a great young woman, it is nice to see her rewarded like this. She wore a “new” outfit that night. [...]
Last year I posted about using fleece to make reusable Swiffer cloths. Today I am sharing a tutorial for how to make one out of a hand towel that is great for wet mopping with a Swiffer. Head over to The Happy Housewife for all of the details plus some information about how much money [...]
It is amazing how much a garden can grow in just one week. It happens every year, but it is still so much fun to watch the progress of our garden. You may recall that I told you last week that my mom and I were going to put weed control fabric everywhere in the garden. Well, [...]
Welcome to Blessings Overflowing! My name is Jackie and I am a wife and mom to 5 beautiful children. This is my little corner of the blogosphere where you will find me rambling about such things as sewing, cooking, crochet, gardening, my family and more. [Read More …]
