on my first sunday as the new music time leader in our ward i needed an activity that the kids would have fun with and really enjoy because, well, you know, i wanted them to think i was cool, haha. and so along with bubblegum ben, (which was a huge hit, by the way!) i saw this tic tac toe idea ...
a little tip on how to store magnets
have you ever had a problem that you didn't really know was a problem until you saw the solution? well, that totally happened to me this past week. i carry around a bunch of little round magnets to church every week to tac my music time visuals on the blackboard. they are either getting stuck to ...
30-minute chicken pasta recipe
this 30-minute chicken pasta recipe makes a great weeknight dinner when you've been running late, everyone's banging their forks on the table, and you're in an obvious rush to get dinner going. and all of the few ingredients needed are probably in your pantry and fridge/freezer: chicken, green ...
breakfast burritos
if you read my recent post on homemade hash browns, you know that i love 2 things: 1. breakfast food, and 2. saturday mornings. while the hashbrowns are awesome, these breakfast burritos are to die for. use the same hashbrowns, add in some extra bacon and scrambled eggs, and you will know why they ...
homemade breakfast hash browns recipe
there's nothing i love more than a lazy, laid-back saturday morning. everyone wakes up when they want to wake up. no one is rushing to get out of the house on time, or to shove that last bit of cereal in their mouth while simultaneously tying their shoes. and there's just something about having a ...
decorative file folders: how to line a file folder
file folders are awesome. i love them. they keep all the loose papers organized and in one place. the only thing i don't like about them is how ordinary they look. i've worked in an office setting for several years and while they're very useful and uniform, they're just not cute. i've been using ...
primary music time and family home evening resource – bubblegum ben
have you ever tried to get your primary kids (or even your own kids) to sing a little louder and more enthusiastically during primary music time or family home evening? what about the nursery kids who are looking up at the ceiling or poking each other instead of singing the songs? i've come ...
peach week: canning peaches
one of my favorite back-to-school memories include canning peaches the entire day before school started. i love the assembly-line process, the way the skins peel off the peaches, and, of course, eating them! my mom always canned her peaches without making a syrup ahead of time. instead, she put ...
peach week – homemade peach jam
peach jam is one of those things that is awesome to have stocked up in your pantry. there really is nothing like a couple slices of toast with butter and peach jam. with a 20lb box of peaches, we were able to make 24 pint jars of jam this year! at first i thought it would last us a few years, but by ...
peach week – peach crisp with maple cream sauce
we bought a bunch of peaches last week and decided to use some of them to try out a new recipe: the pioneer woman's peach crisp with maple cream sauce. i have this recipe pinned on my dessert board and even had it bookmarked pre-pinterest. but it wasn't until i heard from one of my sisters ...