I'll never forget some of the homes I've been in. Not just dirty dishes piled up in the sink, but rotting, weeks old food littered about the room. Not just cluttered corners, but piles and piles of dirty clothes, trash, old toys and broken appliances, so plentiful you could barely walk through the room. Cracks in windows letting in cold air, holes in the walls, doors that didn't close all the way. Broken down homes. As a child protection social worker years ago, I encountered home after home ... Read More about 10 Amazing Movies That Will Make You Want to Devour The Book
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Best Summer Reads for Women
What's the Project? Sitting by the pool, in the backyard, on the beach with a great book is one of the best parts of summer! If you need some great book suggestions, here is a list of the best summer reads for women. These books are easy and fun to read and perfect for summertime! Summer is hands down my favorite season and I could give you a long list of the reasons why, but instead let me just tell you one reason. I love to read! And summer is when I read more than any other ... Read More about Best Summer Reads for Women
Books That Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat
My husband and I used to have a tradition that will always have a very sweet spot in my heart. When the kids were little enough that we couldn't leave them home alone, we'd have an at home date night every single Friday night. We'd get take out and eat in and then we'd snuggle up on the couch and watch The X-Files-two episodes every Friday night. It was a tradition that we looked forward to every week. And because we only watched two episodes each week and there's like 9 seasons, it took us a ... Read More about Books That Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat
DIY Picnic Blanket Pattern & Tutorial
What's the Project? Want to make your own blanket for your summer fun? This DIY picnic blanket and tutorial works great to sit on at the park and then rolls up and straps closed for easy storing and transporting. Perfect for all your summer fun! I love summer so much! We spend a lot of days at the park with friends and I love having a good blanket to sit on in the shade of a nice tree. This year I am sitting on a new, bright fun picnic blanket. The best part of it though is that it has ... Read More about DIY Picnic Blanket Pattern & Tutorial
Simple Circle Skirt Pattern for Kids
What's the Project? This simple circle skirt pattern is easy to sew and make the cutest little skirt for the little girls to wear! A perfect beginner sewing project and something you can sew quickly and enjoy for a long time to come. How is summer for you? Do you get more time for sewing or less? I feel like summer is an interesting time-there are long lazy days that seem to have so many hours in them, but I also have all 4 kids home, so sometimes I *think* I am going to get time to do ... Read More about Simple Circle Skirt Pattern for Kids
25 Creative Graduation Gift Ideas
What's the Project? These creative graduation gifts will have your grad smiling! Cute, fun and easy to put together, you're sure to find something great to give all the graduates in your life. It's that time of year...graduations! Caps and gowns and diplomas and parties. It's an exciting time of life and it's fun to wish the graduates best of luck in their future endeavors. But do you ever struggle to come up with an idea of what to give the graduate? I've rounded up 25 fun graduation ... Read More about 25 Creative Graduation Gift Ideas
Amber’s Bookclub-Books About Women
Spring sprung in the last week where I live and I can't get enough of it! Sunshine and warm weather makes me so happy and I love to be outside! You want to know one of my favorite things (also probably one of my strangest quirks)? I love the sound of the frogs croaking in the marsh behind my house. It's one of the first signs of Spring every year and so it just makes me happy to hear it. I love to be outside as much as possible when the weather is like it is right now. So one day this week I ... Read More about Amber’s Bookclub-Books About Women
Cadbury Mini Egg Cookies
What's the Project? You already know that Cadbury Mini Eggs are about as good as it gets....but put them in these Cadbury Mini Egg cookies and you'll have achieved perfection. A soft, chewy chocolate cookie filled with pieces of Mini Eggs. You will want to gobble them all up! People, I know you have issues. I know you have an addiction and I know what it is. It's Cadbury Mini Eggs. Am I right? Well guess what? This post is not going to help that addiction. Sorry. Because my friends, these are ... Read More about Cadbury Mini Egg Cookies
Fried Cookie Dough Egg Rolls
What's the Project? These fried cookie dough egg rolls are going to be your new favorite dessert. Warm and gooey cookie dough wrapped in a spring roll form and fried till it tastes like perfection! You're going to love these. Cookie dough egg rolls-something you maybe haven't ever heard of or even thought of-have been a vital part of my life for nearly 10 years. Deep fried cookie dough in a warm, crispy shell. Perfection. Back when we lived in Madison, WI we made these bad boys and ... Read More about Fried Cookie Dough Egg Rolls