tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62687669363291395602024-03-12T21:15:19.922-06:00The Wilkins FamilyTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673958889183532792noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268766936329139560.post-60211435938956609182012-04-03T17:48:00.000-06:002012-04-03T17:48:25.355-06:00Bathroom Mirror TransformationsLike most, the mirrors in our bathrooms are just your typical contractors mirrors and I wanted to dress them up a bit. Here's what one looked like before:<br />
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And this is what they look like after:<br />
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I just used baseboards and cut them down to size. They came primed, so I painted them a dark brown color, then I put a black glaze on top which you can kind of see here:<br />
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Once everything was dry I simple attached each board to the mirror using liquid nails:<br />
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I think it really adds a finishing touch and the best part: I was able to frame around four mirrors for just $30 :)Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673958889183532792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268766936329139560.post-11614358799587609612012-04-02T17:39:00.001-06:002012-04-02T17:41:36.378-06:00New Way of Jobs for KidsIt's seems like we are constantly trying new ways to get our kids to help out around the house. In the past they each had a simple job to do daily and they were suppose to keep their rooms clean. If these things were done there was an entire list of jobs they could choose to do for pay. The problem was, they never kept their rooms clean so they never did any of the "extra" jobs. Then when I would ask for their help they thought it was so unfair and that I was the meanest mom in the world. So today we are switching to a new system. Here's what we're going to try:<br />
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I made up a chore packet for my two older children. The two younger children will be their helpers. The packets consist of jobs that need to be done on weekdays and jobs that need to be done on the weekends with a checklist for each room. For some rooms, like bedrooms, I made a "quick clean" list on one side of the page and a "good clean" list on the back. The packets look something like this:<br />
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Here are some of their favorite combinations: (notice they all involve ice-cream)<br />
Apple pie filling, ice-cream<br />
Bananas, strawberry jam and ice-cream<br />
Bananas, peanut-butter, chocolate surup<br />
Ice-cream, chocolate and carmel topping<br />
Ice-cream, strawberry or raspberry jamTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673958889183532792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268766936329139560.post-90052485991454005622012-04-01T18:43:00.000-06:002012-04-01T18:43:46.707-06:00Crazy Hair Day<div style="text-align: center;">Friday my kids had crazy hair day at school. Here are their crazy looks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbz_EWBDsvXewB0p3FTyX4MPkm1Eu_PXfNMhlTZ9F2iXynwlTw8-VFJTfai90Ome-RSIsk-dKUYLERsLD6X7JwObQV94U_xlfrgJKhADrKjQ0cbaADBM7SzWTb9595wtQ7hu657UWn6o/s1600/IMG_2736.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbz_EWBDsvXewB0p3FTyX4MPkm1Eu_PXfNMhlTZ9F2iXynwlTw8-VFJTfai90Ome-RSIsk-dKUYLERsLD6X7JwObQV94U_xlfrgJKhADrKjQ0cbaADBM7SzWTb9595wtQ7hu657UWn6o/s320/IMG_2736.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673958889183532792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268766936329139560.post-17541654449312010932012-03-11T13:52:00.000-06:002012-03-11T13:52:52.773-06:00Magnetic Message CenterI haven't completed very many craft projects lately because we're finishing our basement and all my craft supplies are in storage. Once the basement is done though I'll have my very own craft room to spread out in. I'm so excited to be able to complete all the projects floating around in my head. That being said, this is a project that required very few supplies and was so simple to complete, yet will make my life so much easier.<br />
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This is a magnetic board that was simply glued to the inside of my kitchen cabinets.<br />
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Cody and Whitney both got leading rolls in their school play this year. Cody played the part of the Baker in The Gingerbread Girl and Whitney played Sleeping Beauty in a play titled Once Upon A Hundred Years Nap.<br />
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Cody has also been playing basketball and just finished a great season.<br />
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We also celebrated Hailee's birthday.<br />
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Jello Playdough:<br />
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In a medium size sauce pan mix together the following ingredients:<br />
1 cup white flour<br />
2 Tbs. salt<br />
2 Tbs. cream of tartar<br />
2 Tbs. cooking oil<br />
1 cup warm water<br />
1 3oz pkg. jello<br />
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Stir until mixture is smooth. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens into a big ball. Place on a piece of wax paper to cool. Once cooled, kneed for a few minutes with some flour. Start playing :)Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673958889183532792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268766936329139560.post-89426016054905178452012-01-14T20:08:00.000-07:002012-01-14T20:08:28.606-07:00ChristmasI always love the excitement of Christmas, especially through the eyes of my children. This year (as always) it was the "best Christmas ever" as they would say. I guess Santa delivered. On Christmas Eve we re-enacted the Nativity story, then the kids all got new pajamas from Grandma and Grandpa. Christmas Day was spent visiting Grandparents and exchanging presents with cousins. I love that the holidays allow us to come together as families. Grandma's house truely is a place where cousins become friends.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrgVgTmD3LgnDdagN8fYVF70uLk1S3HoflLFDY04qJZKVuF6_th6D202Zl7vDhv3pbG5tyd93IeGEVjNHBAYpa1SqqJxa592lkI6UhgnE-sH2q18YRZndH3QWsJbcALsiMNSrfWbWSv8/s1600/IMG_2422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrgVgTmD3LgnDdagN8fYVF70uLk1S3HoflLFDY04qJZKVuF6_th6D202Zl7vDhv3pbG5tyd93IeGEVjNHBAYpa1SqqJxa592lkI6UhgnE-sH2q18YRZndH3QWsJbcALsiMNSrfWbWSv8/s320/IMG_2422.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>His name is Roofy and so far he's been the center of attention. The kids were so excited to finally get a dog. They absolutely love him. He's so cuddly, and loves to play and give kisses. What's not to love :) Merry Christmas early!Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673958889183532792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268766936329139560.post-53646506057651277262011-11-10T13:50:00.000-07:002011-11-10T13:50:25.664-07:00Christmas CountdownI'm so excited about this project. Every December my family likes to pick a different Christmas story to read each night. I wanted to incorporate this tradition into a Christmas countdown. Here's what we came up with:<br />
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I didn't take pictures along the way, but the tree was cut out of a piece of 3/4 inch MDF. It's 6 feet tall and I was able to fit 2 trees on one MDF board by flipping one upside down. I was super proud of myself because it's the first time I ever used a jigsaw. After sanding the trees I primed them and spray painted them in an Italian Olive color by Krylon. I added hooks that just screwed into the trees to hang the ornaments on. Finally I added a vinyl number under each hook to countdown to days until Christmas. We'll start by adding the ornaments to the bottom and working our way up. Once the tree is full of ornaments Chrismas will be here.Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673958889183532792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268766936329139560.post-81102309572638281382011-11-03T14:22:00.000-06:002011-11-03T14:22:58.546-06:00Picture ProjectsI love pictures! I love seeing the faces of my family around my home, but just putting a picture in a frame and hanging it on the wall can get a little old, so I've been trying out some new ways to display our pictures.<br />
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This first one is a black and white photo mod podged onto a wooden board that was painted black and distressed. I love it displayed on a stand.<br />
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I also did up an antiqued picture of the temple my parents were married in with their wedding date the same way. I originally saw this idea at <a href="http://www.lilluna.com/">http://www.lilluna.com/</a>. She's got lots of temple pictures already distressed and free for your own personal use. You can also add whatever saying or words you want to them. Go check it out.<br />
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Next, I used some of my left over wood blocks and created some photo blocks with pictures of the kids on them.<br />
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And the last project was a set of coasters. I mod podged the pictures to the tiles, then added a piece of felt to the back. I put a few layers of mod podge over the top of the pictures to protect them since they would be holding drinks. These are my kids favorites. They've already tried them out.<br />
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We also painted a few:<br />
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On Sunday we went to my Mom and Dad's for a costume party and dinner. The kids loved seeing all their cousins dressed up:<br />
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</div>Monday Cody and Whitney dressed up for school, but their school does things a little differently. They have a Classical Characters Assembly and anyone that wants to dress up has to dress up as a historical figure or a character from a classical book. Cody went as a Hobo and Whitney was Pippy Longstocking.<br />
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We finally wrapped up the day with a little trick-or-treating. The weather was great which made it so much fun!<br />
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Here they are on our table:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last project, but not final project, I've been working on is a Smurfette Costume for my daughter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazgXOK0JOJYqg4CnNURtO_eEf6c2nDueCdG928AU1BQ64Pf26QYWKtg2RSHn5MhPoX7fdUzFYFSXeFleAa1qlfJtp4e1Nht16-7JCecYa_-ffBS_r5cfRrMsqEldShlZV1YqTm84LdGY/s1600/IMG_2187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazgXOK0JOJYqg4CnNURtO_eEf6c2nDueCdG928AU1BQ64Pf26QYWKtg2RSHn5MhPoX7fdUzFYFSXeFleAa1qlfJtp4e1Nht16-7JCecYa_-ffBS_r5cfRrMsqEldShlZV1YqTm84LdGY/s320/IMG_2187.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Halloween is such a fun time of year. It's always fun to see what the kids want to be for Halloween and see how excited they get for the holiday :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Dear Lord, it’s such a hectic day</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">With little time to stop and pray</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">For life’s been anything but calm</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Since you called on me to be a mom</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Running errands, matching socks</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Building dreams with building blocks</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Cooking, cleaning, and finding shoes</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">And other stuff that children lose</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Fitting lids on bottled bugs</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Wiping tears and giving hugs</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">A stack of last weeks mail to read</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">So where’s the quiet time I need?</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Yet when I steal a minute, Lord</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Just at the sink or ironing board</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">To ask the blessings of Your grace</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">I see then, in my small one’s face</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">That you have blessed me</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">All the while</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">And I stop to kiss</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">That precious smile.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>-Author Unknown</span></div>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673958889183532792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268766936329139560.post-61063451405195785982011-08-11T22:11:00.000-06:002011-08-11T22:11:12.937-06:00Earring Holder<br />
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