Bunny Footprints

We were expecting rain, so Riley wrote the bunny a note and drew him a key so he could make it into our house (bunnies can come down fireplaces!).  The Easter Bunny used the key and left evidence he was in our house!  I didn't think the dogs would clean up the flour footprints for me, but that's one less thing I have to do this morning!

Meat fat

I keep seeing this post and finally remembered to try it. I'm going to do this every time I need to drain off fat! It was so simple.

I just lined a cereal bowl with tin foil, poured in the hot oil and let it sit for about an hour. Then I just threw it all away. So easy!

Unique way to patch jeans

My fashionista of a daughter had holes in her two favorite jeans. What's a girl to do? I had extra fabric from a project in her room so with the aid of some "Stitch Witchery" she has fashionable new jeans - and the patch is comfortable and not itchy she told me.

Thin Mint Brownies

Girl Scout cookie season has exploded all over my dining room table. It's hard to not eat them all myself - especially the Thin Mints. The Girl Scouts got smart and added recipes to their website that use the cookies. I made the Thin Mint brownies.

Thin Mint Brownies

1 sleeve (1/2 the package) of Thin Mints
1 brownie mix
2 eggs
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup oil

Preheat oven according to brownie mix.
Place thin mints in a plastic bag and crush them using the back or a spoon.
Mix all ingredients together (1 ended up using 1/4 cup more oil and 1 more egg than the mix called for - these totals are reflected above).
Bake as directed.

These were a hit! The thin mints didn't add an overpowering mint flavor, just a really subtle hint of mint. I'll make then again - as long as I have thin mints left on my table!!!!




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Bath coloring ice cubes

These were a big hit! My son initially wasn't trilled with the residue they left on his fingers. I told him it was colored soap and then he was good! Each cube lasted a few minutes at the temperature I had his bath at. The only thing I would do different is give him 1 color (or 2 primes colors that mix well). He played with green, yellow and red cubes so the bathtub water turned brown. I was afraid this many stain not only our hands, but my bathtub as well. But no - not even a tint of color that shouldn't be there.















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Bath coloring ice cubes

These were a big hit! My son initially wasn't trilled with the residue they left on his fingers. I told him it was colored soap and then he was good! Each cube lasted a few minutes at the temperature I had his bath at. The only thing I would do different is give him 1 color (or 2 primes colors that mix well). He played with green, yellow and red cubes so the bathtub water turned brown. I was afraid this many stain not only our hands, but my bathtub as well. But no - not even a tint of color that shouldn't be there.















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Masking tape race track

After 3 months, I finally had a morning to do nothing with my son. Last night I went on Pinterest and got a ton of ideas to do with him.

The last one of the morning was a race track made out of masking tape. He loved it. Of course, after we did the other activities he wanted to play cars and I didn't have masking tape. He was a good sport and off to Hobby Lobby we went (and hit In-n-Out on the way home - yummy!!)

While he was eating his grilled cheese sandwich, I starting making the track. He was looking at me like I was crazy, but caught on pretty fast. Then I kept hearing "cool mom", "awesome". That is the reason I'm doing these things!!!! I can't wait until his sister gets home.




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