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Red, White, and Blue Drink
Need a last minute drink for your 4th of July party today? I was looking for a recipe for the big holiday bash that would be easy to put together the day of the party and would be pretty inexpensive as well. I had already baked the Firecracker Cookies but knew I needed to add something else that was quick and easy to prepare. Scrolling through some ideas online I saw a picture of a tri-colored drink. Hmm, something I don’t have to bake or cook? Let’s check this out! Everything I read said it was as easy as pouring together three drinks with different sugar contents because the drink with the most sugar…
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Healthy Snack… and Art
Hi everyone, hope you had an amazing weekend! Ours was filled with sun, some rain, a car show, a flooded park (Mississippi River is slightly overflowing in some places right now) and veggie art! Veggie art? Yes, who knew that vegetables could make way to some fun kid art! Now that the kids are home for the summer I’m always on the lookout for snacks to have on hand that are easy for the kids to grab and go, but are also healthy and inexpensive. I have been working on getting into the habit of washing and cutting fruits and vegetables as soon as we bring them home from the store because I know…
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End of School and Teacher Gift
Wow, its that time already where school is coming to a close and summer is ready to begin! My oldest had his last day of school on Friday and of course wanted to give his teachers a special personalized gift. As a teacher myself, its always nice to get a personalized gift from a student! We thought long and hard and came up with a quick and easy teacher gift that we know they’ll love and be able to use. All we needed was some Glade candles, ribbon, and foam stickers. The Glade candles were about $5 for two and the ribbon was $1 in the dollar section. The foam letters were from our craft closet.…
