Toddler Time Thursday!

We have been trying to work on fine motor skills this week. But we don't have many toys that work on this, and I still can't find the kid sized pinching tongs I need for so many great fine motor skill activities.

So, we've been finding things to do around the house to work on this. Molly's favorite is trying to unlock the door with "real keys." She is getting really good at this, and it is definatly giving her something to practice. I am really trying to find other great things for her to work on, and am really excited to order her some lacing beads.

What is your favorite activity for working on fine motor skills?

Wordless Wednesday!

Um, yeah... So I HATE folding the laundry...

For more great "Wordless Wednesday" pictures, visit 5 minutes for mom.

Tip Tuesday!

Over at our house, we are all about fixing things and doing house hold project and repairs ourselves. This saves us a ton of money, and makes you feel great to do it yourself.

The absolutely BEST thing I found is the Fix It Club. It has links on how to repair almost everything!!!! Everything... from fan repair, doorbell repair, doll repair, carpet repair, CD player repair, and hundred of others. Go check it out, I promise it will help you fix something on your own!!!

Good luck!

Frugal Friday Update!

If you read my "Frugal Friday" post about Restaurants.com, now is the time to try it out. If you use the code LUCKY when you check out, you'll get 80% off!!! That means you'll get a $25 gift card for only $2. REALLY!!!

The way the site works is, every month each restaurant only gives a certain amount of gift cards for this special, and once their gone, that's it until the beginning of the next month. So, at the end of each month, they will give 80% off on the few that are left!!! Take advantage of these great prices, we sure do!

(Make sure to read all the info for each resturant, some have minimum purchases required)

Menu Monday!

Hope everyone has some great meals planned for the week. Here is what we are eating! If anyone has a good recipe for meatloaf without using stuffing, please let me know, I have been looking for a good one for awhile. Thanks!

Monday- Bubble pizza
Tuesday- Spaghetti and homemade garlic bread
Wednesday- Walking Tacos
Thursday- Quick and easy Stromboli
Friday- Fiesta Chicken Pasta
Saturday- Papa Murphy's

For more great Menu Plan ideas, visit orgjunkie.

Sunday's Spotlight!

Today is National Pretzel Day! Happy National Pretzel Day everyone!

To celebrate, Pretzel Time's and Pretzelmaker stores are giving away FREE original pretzels! YEAH!!! (The Pretzel Time in the Rivertown Mall is giving them away between 1pm-5pm today, for those living in West Michigan)

Also, check out the Pretzelmaker/Pretzeltime site for links on the history of a pretzel. I was shocked to learn how much info there is out there about the pretzel! Enjoy.

Sew Something Saturday!

I absolutely love how this weeks project turns out. Over at Sweet Figments, they give a great tutorial on how to make soft baby blocks. They really are adorable and pretty easy to make. It is a great way to use up some of your fabric scraps that are to cute to throw away! Happy Sewing!