My name is Erin and I blog over at www.makingmemorieswithyourkids.blogspot.com. I’m a full-time single Mom to two amazing kids and in my spare time I’m a full time middle school counselor. My kids and I love to bake and craft and spend time together.This quote by Maya Angelou says it so nicely: “I’ve learned that […]
Archives for January 2012
The Story Road ~ Imaginative Play (she: Katey)
I’m Katey, a former teacher, turned stay-at-home mom, who loves thinking up creative and inexpensive ideas for families. I blog about them at Having Fun at Home. The Story Road This is Annie. She took a little trip down the story road today. She hopped from book to book as we told a story […]
Black Bean Soup ~ 10 Minute Delicious Dinner!
Ten minutes AND delicious?? No lie. Unless, you forget to buy black beans, at the store, like I did. Then it takes more like and hour and a half. So, I first had this black bean soup while on a big multi-family vacation at Fish Lake. All the ladies take turns being in charge of […]
Gumball Machine into a Fish Bowl (she: Brittany)
I’m Brittany, a Yooper girl (Michigan’s upper peninsula….or “Da U.P”), which means I’m as tough as nails, not afraid to get dirty, and know my way around a workshop. Which isn’t to say that I can’t rock out a pair of red patent six-inch stilettos. My mother is my mentor. She always taught me that […]
Chicken-Bacon-Guacamole Quesadillas
Okay, so this is no sort of genius recipe, just more of an idea. An idea with a few of the best things in the world. Hello, bacon. These make an easy and delicious lunch…if you do things the easy way. Butter one side of your tortillas. Place one, butter side down, in a fry […]
What’s New On "Or so she says…" for 2012 ~
Happy New Year! So, for today’s post, I wanted to tell you about a couple additions to the blog. Really, really GREAT additions…at least, I think so. First awesome addition…I hired myself an assistant. Hallelujah! Yep, there’s no ‘supermom’ thing going on here. Sometimes, I feel so insanely overwhelmed by the blog, the kids, laundry, […]
Don’t Throw Those Christmas Cards Away! (she: Ashley)
Hi there! I’m Ashley, a twenty-something Northwest girl, blessed to be experimenting in the world of mommyhood. Yes, that’s right, my days are filled with experiments. Not scientific ones, but ones that involve the kitchen, raising my little boy (and another on the way!), and learning to be better in all ways that I believe […]