Category Archives: Homemaker’s Journal

Aug 25

Pretend School Day

Both of the boy’s were up extra early today, so I declared that today would be a pretend School day. I told Thade that we would be going through our new Morning Routine, and we needed to be out the door by 8:00 a.m. (wink)

We have a pretty basic routine: both boys dressed, faces washed, teeth brushed, breakfast, backpack on, and out the door.

Thade wasn’t really buying the idea of a pretend School day though, he knows that School doesn’t start for nine more days… Oh well, practice makes perfect.

How do you help your kids get back in to the school routine?

Aug 19

Show and Tell

At Preschool sign-up  Thade’s teacher told us all about the daily activities at School. One that we can get started on now is Show and Tell. They will have Show and Tell everyday at school. They can bring small items such as leaves, pictures, or an interesting insect (in a bag of course). I thought we had better find a place to store all of his new show and tell finds.

I found a Gladware container that no longer had a lid, and I labeled it in bright colors for Thade. Thade has been busy filling the container with Rocks, Marbles, and Bark from our neighborhood walks. Our Show and Tell Box is staying in the kitchen at the moment, so Dylan can’t get into the treasures.

I hope that we can check out a few of the local sites before school and pick up little souvenirs for Thade to take along.  We also need to make one more trip to the Bird Display at the park, and look for feathers. I’m sure that Thade will find many cool show and tell finds before school starts.

Jul 8

Saving a Little on Laundry

About six months ago I switched fabric softener brands to save on my laundry costs. I used to buy Downy Free and Sensitive , but when it hit  $7.00, I knew I had to find another brand. I still needed a “Free and Clear” formula, and luckily I came across Purex Soft Sensitive for $2.98!

The price was right, but the scent was a little strong for me. I made it work, by saving a used bottle and splitting the fabric softener evenly between the two bottles. I then fill them up with water, and I have enough fabric softener to last me a few months.

When it was time to restock the Fabric Softener, I had a coupon for $1.00 off. After the coupon savings and stretching the fabric softener, it only cost $1.00 a bottle to cover all of my laundry needs. That is much better than spending $7.00 a bottle for Fabric Softener.

Do you have any tips or suggestions to help stretch your laundry supplies?

Jun 23

Storing Sugar

A few weeks ago I ran into this great deal on Domino Sugar at Walgreens. It is my favorite to bake with, so I stocked up on the sale. Its Summertime though and that means that occasionally little ants find their way into the kitchen, and they love Sugar. To keep the bugs away, I re-used clean vegetable bags to wrap around the Sugar. The bags worked and no little ants found my stockpile of baking supplies.

Jun 14

June is One Busy Month

This month quickly became the month of way too much to do with one stressed out Mommy trying to make sure everyone is at the right place at the right time.

I tried to simplify all of Thade’s activities by using stickers. He can look at the calendar and see if there is just one sticker, only one event for the day, most days there are two to three stickers ; ) I also plan my errands for the time that Thade is at an activity. I can get those little errands finished quickly with a limited amount of time

In the next week Thade starts Craft Camp which is daily, he is also still going to Day Camp (3 days) and T-Ball too. It is going to be one busy week, and I’m already looking forward to July… So far we have nothing planned for the entire month : )