Grocery Shrink

Menu planning keeps me out of trouble.  It guides my shopping, makes sure I use up what's on hand, and thinks for me when I'm too stressed to think. And saves a bunch of money by keeping us out of restaurants…

  Darren was up until 2 in the morning this morning making progress on the floor.  I kind of like the look of the black underlayment with the white stripes minus the sheetrock footprints.  I wonder how it would hold…

I made this rag quilt for my oldest son's toddler bed, and was sad to find a huge blue marker stain on it several years ago.  I tried hairspray on the stain, which only seemed to spread the blue around…

I'm always surprised when someone thinks I have it all together.  I know how it happens.  I only post the stuff that turns out right.  I realized it, because I was struggling today and yesterday to think of something to…

Theirs–$198: Mine–$35.00 Materials: 112 silk rose blossoms–$32 half off at Hobby Lobby (These were on 8 bushes) 1 lamp shade–$3 at Old Time Pottery (It was marked down from $15 for being dirty.  I washed it in about 3 minutes.)…

I was at the hardware store while an electrician worked in my kitchen.  I saw the fan, thought about 5 minutes and bought it.  The electrician installed it before he went home.  At $88 the fan wasn't a steal, but it…

I'm going to build a couple of storage Day Beds from the plans at www.Knock-offwood.com here: http://www.knock-offwood.com/2009/12/plan-stratton-daybed-as-request-by-you.html With the layout like this for the girl's room: As part of our plan we would like to craft some fantastic pillows for the daytime.  We…