My Etsy shop

So I am starting to make wine charms and sell them on Etsy. If you are interested, just follow the link =)

I am also willing to make custom charms. Just let me know what you want!

chapped face

My 2 year old had a really bad cold last week, All snot and slime everywhere eyes were all watery, fun times. Well, in the process of her snotting her face up she ended up with chapped nose and cheeks. I found a small trick that cleared up her chapped face in a day.

first, before bed I put diaper cream on her face. Then in the morning I rubbed a small amount of baby oil on her face. I put baby oil on her face again later in the day. by night time, the chapped cheeks were gone. =)

Bible Bingo

So, in our house we have bible study every Monday and Thursday nights. For a while we were doing these worksheets and all. That was good but I could tell the kids were getting rather bored with it and starting to loose interest in the whole thing. So this week, I made up bible study bingo from information from the lessons we have had in the past. I made little sheets with a 5x5 grid (about 1 inch for each square). In the middle of the grid, I did the traditional “free” space. All the others I filled in the answers to the questions I was going to ask (I wrote the questions on a separate piece of paper first, and highlighted the answers so I would not read the answer by accident). There were 24 spaces and 24 questions. Then I cut the questions up and shook them in a jar, as I pulled out the paper and read the question the kids would find the answer and put a “chip” on the space. In order to make sure they had a bingo I would have them read the answer and then tell me the question it went with. When they got a bingo, they got to pick a piece of candy from the candy jar.

We used memory verses, books of the bible and questions from past lessons. For example; one question was “what book comes after numbers?” then they would find Deuteronomy. Another one was “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” then they would have to find Romans 3:23

The kids not only had fun but it was a great refresher in all the things we had been working on.

Homework Centers

I got this idea from "family Fun" magazine. I changed it a bit to make it my own, I like things to have a bit more flair ;) It is made out of a tri-fold display board cut in half. I think it is easier to just show you all a picture of what I did and not try and explaine it, lol so here are all 4 of the "centers" I made.

Hospital Packing List

For you during labor:

-focal point

-chapstick

-change for vending machine (you cant get anything but it is nice for you labor coach to be able to get something)

-sour suckers(they help with nausea)

-tennis ball (used for rubbing on your lower back)

-socks to keep you warm

-book/magazine for your partner to read

-camera

-list of people to call and the numbers

-hair tie

Thing you need in your hospital bag (not for labor):

-nursing pads

-book/magazine

-lotion

-shampoo/conditioner

-body wash

-toothbrush/toothpaste

-cell phone charger

-going home clothes

For the baby:

-going home outfit

-breast pump

-a few blankets for the ride home

-make sure the car seat is in the car

- diaper bag for the car ride home. In the bag should be- bottle, passy, diapers, wipes, change of clothes

bug bites

I don’t know about you, but it seems to me like the bugs are biting full force this year. I have not just one or two bites, but at least 5 or 6 at a time! So I am here to give you all some tricks to help with the itches.

-Benadryl is always a fast helper to stop the itching. But beware….some people it knocks them out and others it makes them hyper. And don’t ever over do it ;)

- deodorant, just rub it on the bug bite for a quick fix to the itches.

- this is the best home remedy I have found so far (and tried it out on myself). Make a paste from water and asprin. Yup, it’s that simple! Just make the paste and rub it on. For me it worked to stop the itching right away =)

-last, remember to wear bug repellent if you plan to be outside for a while. It is better to not get the bites in the first place.

make your own diaper wipes!

you will need:

-round air-tight container (as big around as a roll of paper towels and as tall as 1/2 a roll of paper towels)

- a roll of paper towels. Any brand will do but for tiny hineys I like the select a size.

-baby soap

-baby oil

-warm water

First, cut the roll of paper towels in half so you have 2 short round rolls. Then take out the cardboard in the middle. Place one of the rolls in the container. Fill a glass with warm water. Add about 1 tablespoon of both the baby soap and the baby oil. Mix but do not mix hard, you don’t want any bubbles. Pour the mix over the paper towels and put the lid on. Let that sit for a few hours. When you are ready to use them, pull from the middle of the roll.