Sep 16

What’s Going On at Nicostuff

Wow, the next few months are going to be busy… Last night we went to the MOPS kick-off Ice Cream social, and this Friday is our first meeting. I’m really excited for MOPS this year. I’m joining the steering team  in the hospitality position, and I can’t wait  to get started. Last year MOPS was a lot of fun for the kids and me too. We all made a lot of friends, and the meetings were a blast.

Friday also brings the first PTO meeting for the school-year. I’ve been picked to be room coordinator for Thade’s class, and I’m super happy about this one too. I have a few parties to coordinate, and I know that helping out with the PTO is going to teach me a lot about Thade’s school.

We are still getting the house in order and working on the nursery. I have a lot of decorating ideas rolling around in my noggin, and I had better get the room finished soon. I’m still searching for the perfect fabric for curtains, and I still haven’t found it…

I’ve been doing some major de-cluttering around the house too. The boy’s room closet is done and organized, and I got 6 boxes of clothes cleaned out of there. There is a city wide garage sale next month, and a MOPS swap coming up too. I hope to have many more items ready for the sale and the swap.

I’ve got the boy’s Halloween costumes, and they are both pretty happy campers about it. Dylan is going as Brobee, and Thade is going to be Batman. They are really looking forward to Halloween this year, me too. I tried to wait until October 1st to start the decorating, but I couldn’t wait one minute longer, and I got all of the Halloween decorations out today. We got a little bit of decorating done, and I’m going to try my best to hold off buying any Halloween candy until it’s a little closer to the holiday.

It’s Wednesday, and that means I had better get in the kitchen and get to cooking. I’ve got 2 meals to make tonight, and the boy’s are ready for dinner.

Sep 15

A Day In the Kitchen

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Sunday I was working on a Vanilla-Raspberry Muffin recipe, and I decided to bake a free-form Apricot pie too.

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The muffins turned out really pretty, but they could use a bit more sweetness…

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I loved how the free-form Apricot Pie turned out though, it was super simple to make, and took about 1/2 the time to bake.

Today I have another day of baking planned. We have our MOPS kick-off party this evening and three of us have volunteered to bring baked goods. I’m making Iced Vanilla Cookies, and I hope to get 6 dozen done this morning. The weather is nice and cool for baking too… Time to get to it!

Sep 12

Nothing’s Better than a New Umbrella

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Thanks to all the rain, and early morning school drop-offs, I needed to get a few umbrellas for the boys. Thade asked for one that had Spider Man on it, and Dylan well you’ve probably guessed wanted one with Spongebob.

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Dylan was more than happy to see the rainy weather stick around for a bit. He had a blast playing outside with his new umbrella.

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Sep 10

Well One Closet is Sorta Clean

Yesterday I took the kiddos upstairs early, and I dove into a cleaning/organizing project. I have 4 closets that need cleaned/switched/organized, so I asked Thade what was the easiest one to start on… He said his, of course. I ran back downstairs, and got a few boxes, and started the cleaning project of the boy’s room.

A few hours later, and 6 boxes of clothing cleaned out of there too, and the boy’s closet is looking pretty good. I still need to sort through and categorize the bins of clothing that I have left, and I found enough clothing for them for the Fall and Winter season. I have an extra 2 loads of laundry to wash, but I’m all set for the cooler weather. Getting a little more mileage out of last year’s wardrobe helps out a bit too.

Maybe today I’ll start on another closet upstairs…

Sep 9

Just a Touch of Halloween

Running out to the store today actually made me happy… When we walked in the door I was greeted with an entire room of Halloween goodies! Just in case you didn’t already know Halloween is my very very very favorite holiday! I can’t resist the costumes and the candy too.

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I picked up a Halloween onesie for the little one on the way.

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And who doesn’t need a jar full of Tootsie Rolls to put you in the Halloween spirit… Now I just need to get the boy’s costumes figured out!