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4 for Friday

Friday, October 24, 2014

I am off today!!!!!! Woo hoo!!!! And I only have one more week of this long term position. I am ready for some time off. It's one of the reasons I decided to take a year and sub, these last six weeks have been great but I am ready for more freedom, more flexibility! I don't plan on subbing at ALL the next week to just kinda....chill! Kinda a birthday present to myself!

So 4 things I am loving this week.

1. Grey Lace-up Boots

These super cute grey lace up boots. They are from Payless, can you believe it? When I ordered them they were less than $27.00!!!! They came yesterday so I haven't got to wear them yet but I am super excited to.

2. My Pinterest 2014 Family Picture Board

No joke! I started planning family pictures this way about 2 years ago and I love it! I usually add the photographer to the board so they can see what I like! Our pictures are today at 10:00 am so I hope they go well!

3. Abuelos

Andrew's parents came up last weekend because Andrew's dad had a conference this week in Kansas City. Wednesday after Kaden and Blake's PT Conferences we met them at Zona Rosa to try Abuelos. They love it and Andrew loves Mexican food. I. do. not. But I had heard good things so I was game. It was GOOD. (Not my favorite but way better than anything in St. Joe). It was very fresh tasting! The service was good and the restaurant was clean! And I didn't get sick! Maybe now I can get my hubby to go to Kansas City more often!

4. My Hubby Being Home

My hubby has been off this week!!! I had to be present for Parent Teacher Conferences this week since I have been there for 6 weeks and the regular teacher less than that so we did conferences together and someone had to be with the kids and it's nearly impossible to find a sitter for 3 from after school picking Ava up till 8!! So Andrew used some vacation time and took off several days!

Find Joy in the Journey,
Tess

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Social Media 2 for Tuesday - Featured Blogger!!!!

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

It's my favorite day of the week - Tuesday!

Why? Because it's time for ~SoMe2~!!

I am SO EXCITED to be the featured blogger on SO ME 2 this week!

This week's platforms are Pinterest and Instagram!!! Two of my FAVORITE Social Media forms!

I am VERY visual so these are right up my alley!

I have been a member of Pinterest since forever and can't imagine life without it!
So many people just pin without ever returning to them.
So, in the beginning I made a board that was "Stuff I've Actually Made"
to prove I was making things I found on Pinterest!

I also love Instagram! I love photography and take most of my pictures for my blog on my iPhone, so Instagram is a natural for me! Instagram is also where I started using hastags.
I use Afterlight on my iphone to edit my photos - it is AMAZING.
So usually I don't use instagram filters!

Welcome to ~SoMe2~ #20!!

I love meeting the new link-ups every week!

This week, we're linking up Pinterest and Instagram accounts...

Do you want to grow your SOcial MEdia Channels?

Link up with us, then tell your friends (and your friends' friends) to link up, too!

For those who are new: ~SoMe2~ is a SOcial MEdia Link Party where we will link up 2 different platforms every Tuesday @ 7:00 PM (EST).

And now...introducing the

~SoMe2~

featured blogger of the week!

Tessa at The Krafty Mama!!

Tessa has shared this with us:

The Krafty Mama is a Mom blog with crafts, recipes, teaching stuff, family stuff and a little fashion thrown in! 90% of the pictures are from my iphone!

Would you like to be a ~SoMe2~ featured blogger?

Everyone who enters the Rafflecopter below each week will have a chance to win a spot as our featured blogger! We will feature your blog, and links to your social media will be added to the Rafflecopter for that week - hopefully gaining you more followers.

So be sure to enter to win the
weekly featured blogger spot!

Note: Please be sure to fill out the Rafflecopter form accurately. Entries are verified.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This week we are linking up
Pinterest and Instagram!!

The rules are simple!

Please follow your hosts and featured blogger.
Please take time to at east follow the 2 people in front of your link - and if you're already following them, then find a couple that you're not following! And it would be even more awesome if you could show the ~SoMe~ love by following more!
Please add the ~SoMe2~ button (found at the bottom of the post) to your sidebar or link page.
Tweet about the party! More partiers = More followers! All you have to do is click the "tweet" button! Tweet
Use our new hashtag #SoMe2 when tagging or posting so we can find each other!

Enter your Pinterest Pages Below:

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Thanks for joining the ~SoMe2~ Link Party!

See you next week - same time, same place!!

DeDe, Kim, & Sara

Grab a Button!

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Menu Monday 2.10.14

Monday, February 10, 2014

Monday - Crock Pot Chicken Alfredo - New Recipe from Pinterest I want to try
Tuesday - Ground Pork Burgers - my grocery store had these on sale this week and also had samples they were good and less than 60 cents a pattie!
Wednesday -Chicken and Gnocchi Soup - Olive Garden Copycat - one of my all time favorite foods from there and I can make it at home!
Thursday -Dinner out - We are taking the kids to see THE LEGO MOVIE! Should be fun!
Friday - Pizza Night -But since it's Valentine's Day we are going to mix it up! Pizza Fondue! Along with Chocolate Fondue!
Saturday - Chicken Fried Rice - With a New Crock Pot Fried Rice Recipe I found!
Sunday - Baked Potato Soup - Winter Favorite must eat it as many times in Winter as possible!

And for fun...here are some of my favorite Meal Planning Pins

1. This cute simple week plan in a frame with a grocery list!

Weekly Menu Planning Method #2: Dry Erase Frame + FREE Printable

2. This cute Menu Board tutorial with printable Recipes!

3. This Mama uses post it notes which is what I did when I first started with the Current Menu Plan Board I use before I made magnets (which I need to redo!)

4. And of course where I got my menu plan board! This pin if you click the link includes how to buy the vinyl I use and a link the the binder to store the magnets as well.

Controlling My Chaos: Menu Planning Redo

And my whole Menu Planning Board can be found HERE.

I am linking up with OrgJunkie.com!

Find Joy in the Journey,
Tess

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Hello 2014

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Well it's 2014 - how in the heck did that happen? As you can see I am bringing blogging back in 2014! (Kinda like bringing sexy back only ...not) I have been away and I have missed it! Can we be real for a minute? I love reading blogs but they tend to make me feel inadequate! So my vision for my blog is REAL! REAL crafts, REAL recipes that a REAL busy mom, wife and teacher actually can do! So that's it peeps - keeping it REAL here at Krafty Mama this year!

Last Night for New Year's Eve I went all out for the kiddos and I to celebrate New Year's Eve - The Hubs had to work! I had balloons for each hour (except 9:00) starting at 5:00. The kids took turns popping them and then we would read and do whatever the paper inside told us to.

5:00 - Get dressed nice and clean up for a night of fun!

6:00 Make dinner and enjoy appetizers while it cooks

7:00 Play Disney Headbanz

8:00 Pop popcorn and watch Turbo

10:00 Dessert - cupcakes from Small Cakes

11:00 Make New Year's Resolutions

11:45 Get ready to Countdown and Toast at Midnight - then off to Bed

and my sweetie even got off work in time to make it home to ring in the New Year!

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Hot Wheels Valentines

Monday, February 13, 2012

Blake isn't in school yet but just had to have Valentines for his friends at daycare!

Much easier since I only needed 5 and they are mostly boys so I went with Hot Wheels.

Used THIS printable that I found on pinterest (what did we do before it?!?!?)

Thanks for looking! What are your plans for Valentine's Day?

*Live*Laugh*Love*Create*

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Grandparent Valentine

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Here's the Valentine we made for the grandparents.

Idea from pinterest of course!

I created the saying in PSE and printed them off, added the kids thumbprints - getting Ava's was interesting!

I then put them on some polkadot patterned paper added some Doodlebug bakers twine (really like it).

Linked up

*Live*Laugh*Love*Create*

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Picture Letter Name

Monday, February 6, 2012

Here is a super easy project with incredible results!!!

I made this for one of my very best friends for Christmas.

I came up with the idea from.....

Pinterest, where else?

I used THIS collection on flickr.

I turned the pictures black and white and cropped them down to 4x6 in PSE.

Then popped them in frames.

The hardest part was selecting pictures that I could easily crop down to 4x6 as many were too wide.

They just bought a new house so hoping this will be a nice addition!

*Live*Laugh*Love*Create*

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Ava's Tutu

Saturday, February 4, 2012

So lots of people on FB and SCS were asking me how I made Ava's tutu, especially since they know I don't really sew. It requires no sewing!!! MY kind of project!

I got the idea off of pinterest and THIS blog.
All you need is a stretchy headband which I got from Hobby Lobby for 79 cents and tulle. I got two spools one of dark purple and one of light. It could be done with just one spool. The spools were like $1.50 each at Hobby Lobby half off (everything at HL goes on sale if you wait!) So the tutu was less than $4 with tulle left over! (more than enough for other projects, like her headband).

To make the tutu cut 56 strips of tulle (I think). Mine were 24 inches long because they would be doubled so 12 i nches and I want this tutu to last for pictures the whole year. If you don't need it to last that long you can adjust accordingly. You then tie the tulle to the holes in the headband. VERY easy! Trim up when finished if necessary and viola you have a cheap cute tutu. I see more of these in our future!