Chore Chart Example

For some reason I couldn't get this to post with the previous post.

Controlling my Chaos

I found this blog that I love! Controlling my Chaos has tons of great crafty and organizational ideas, as well as free downloads and printables. Don't you just love that name too!
I got the idea for a Take-out Menu/Restaurant Coupon organizational binder. I had all these menus and coupons laying around and now they are all in one place, neatly organized. Now if Ryan wants to take the girls to get an ice cream cone at McDonalds I can tell him, "get the free coupon from the binder"! I also got the idea for chore cards from her (more on that on another post). I love her free printable chore charts for the girls. (She has a boy version too.) They are so pretty and my girls are having fun using them.
I also printed out her recipe binder dividers. They look scrap booked and I love that. I'm trying to be more organized and if I can use pretty things to help me, I'm more likely to really use them.
Hope this helps you get more organized as well!

Orange Julius Recipe

• 3 cups Orange Juice (Pulp Free Works Best)
• 1 envelope Dry Dream Whip
• 1 package Dry Vanilla Pudding
• 3 cups More Orange Juice

Preparation Instructions

Pour the first 3 cups of OJ into a blender. Add the dry Dream Whip and pudding. Blend it one more minute on low.

Pour the mixture into a 2-quart pitcher. Add the other 3 cups of OJ and stir well.

I made this the other night and it was soooo good! Recipe from Tasty Kitchen, on the Pioneer Woman's blog.

Playtime

I love that Anna is getting old enough that she and Rylie can play together. It is so cute to watch them talk and laugh together. It makes me so happy when they say that they are best friends!
The love sitting behind Daddy's chair, playing and talking. They will sit behind there for a long time.
We got a new bathmat, so Anna had to try it out. She had so much fun sitting in the bathtub with all her clothes on.
Anna cracked us up the other day when we were asking her what her name was. She told me, "Abby" and then laughed and laughed. She proceeded to say the name of each of her cousins each time I asked her what her name was. Then she laughed and said, "Amy" and then "Ryan"! She's got a little sense of humor!

Giveaway!

My amazingly talented friend, Keren is having a giveaway on her blog! You have a chance to win one of the stylish nursing covers she makes (which make for great baby shower gifts if you're not nursing), or three adorable bibs, also handmade by her. Anna received one of the bibs she made as a party favor at her daughter's first birthday. It is by far our favorite bib! It is cute and soft and the snap closure means that Anna can't rip it off! It also has held up very well with multiple washings. So, go check her out and enter for your chance to win! While you're there check out her photography blog too! I told you she was talented!

Church's Harvest Party

NaBloPoMo

Say what?! That's right, I'm participating again in National Blog Posting Month. It will be my third year participating. I have to post everyday in November. There is a possibility that I may win a prize, but I never win anything, so I'm not counting on it. It's just fun to post everyday. If you have a blog you should do it to, so I have lots of stuff to read! It's all about me you know! Ha!