A few months ago I had carefully collected coupons, made a list and ventured off to the grocery store. After much, much work, I saved seven dollars. I resorted to my old method of cheap grocery shopping: buying generics, staying away from pre-made foods and junk food and purchasing sale items. My old methods are [...]
I made Miss Petrie an advent calendar for the month of December. Each day there is a small activity or gift that she will receive. I used my punches to create circles and stars. On each star I wrote the date and on the opposite side, the day’s surprise. When I was figuring out the [...]
It is cold this morning and I am so thankful for my warm little house. I am thankful for the delicious food we will eat today and the wonderful company of my girls and Mr. Petrie. Happy Thanksgiving, friends.
Last night I made two cheesecakes. My husband refers to them as fake cherry cheesecakes because they’re made with Dream Whip. I will add the cherries on Thursday. I had hoped to buy my turkey breast at a local meat market, but they don’t have any. I think they want customers to buy the whole [...]
I was looking at our Thanksgiving menu this week and thought it would be helpful to make a couple of dishes ahead of time. Today (Saturday) I made mashed potatoes: We’re eating pork roast for dinner tonight and the mashed potatoes will be a side dish. And then it will be a side dish on [...]
I wanted to update you on my little decluttering experiment. I got rid of about 20 bags of stuff in October. Some was just garbage from the garage and yard (boxes, the juniper we’d cut down, and tree trimmings) and some stuff we recycled by taking it to Goodwill or passing it along to friends. [...]
(Miss Petrie after our quarterly haircut.) One of the ways I’ve simplified is by cutting Miss Petrie’s hair myself. She has a simple hairstyle: long with no bangs. Her hair has loose curls, so if I don’t cut it perfectly straight, no one can tell. I cut it every 3 months or when I notice [...]
We’ve always made invitations for Miss Petrie’s parties. This year it has been tough to get out the crafting materials, but I am able to do computer work. I had Miss Petrie dress up in her favorite ballet outfit and we went out to the back yard for a photo shoot. I used a pink [...]
This past week I went to the thrift store to find some pants for Miss Petrie Deux and saw this It’s an Ergo carrier in new condition. It was $5.99!!!!!!! They sell for about $100. I received an Ergo from my playgroup friends before Miss PD was born. It’s a wonderful carrier. Anyway, I sold [...]
Miss Petrie Deux is 9 months old! She says mama, dada, baba and imitates lots of English sounds. She scoots to move around. Her hair is brown and her eyes are light brown. She has her daddy’s curly hair. She’s jealous of attention that I give to her sister. Miss Petrie thinks it’s hilarious and [...]