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One thing you can always count on at my husband's family's events is a big pan of good ole' fashioned baked beans. And this recipe is simply the best! With Labor Day coming up, I thought you might like to serve these beans alongside some burgers and dogs and broccoli salad (shown above). You … [Read more...] about Recipe – Best Baked Beans
I mentioned HERE that I was asked to be in charge of providing breakfast and snacks for my school's teachers during our work week. When I started planning, I envisioned a bunch of cute back-to-school flower arrangements (inspiration HERE). I was dreaming aloud one day with our art teacher … [Read more...] about Teacher Appreciation Centerpiece
This year I got to be in charge of providing a daily breakfast for the teachers each morning of our teacher work week. Let me tell you - I WAS IN HEAVEN. I absolutely love doing this stuff!!! In case you need some teacher appreciation breakfast inspirations - here are 4 days of ideas! *WARNING … [Read more...] about 4 Days of Teacher Appreciation Breakfast Ideas
Teachers went back to school this week and it has been completely craaaazaaay. First of all, I need to tell y'all some news! I am NOT teaching my sweet little 2-year-olds this year! Through a wonderful series of events, the Lord dropped a new position at our preschool into my lap. I am now … [Read more...] about 5 Inexpensive Back to School Gifts for Teachers – FREE Printables!
Blue is such a beautiful color! I like to tell my students how God made so many different things in our world blue - the ocean and sky being two huge examples! Here are a few cute ways you can help your students celebrate the color blue... Read The Monster At the End of This Book and make paper … [Read more...] about Teaching Colors – Blue
Our little preschool class learns about the color white in the month of February! It's a great month with all the pink and red and white things floating around for Valentine's Day and also the chilly, snowy weather lends itself to this color as well. Here are some fun ways we like to celebrate … [Read more...] about Teaching Colors – White
There are a lot of fun ways to teach this color! We learn about black during the month of January. Check out some of these great ideas! Painting with Wet Chalk (on black paper) from The Imagination Tree Black and White Process Art for Toddlers from Meri Cherry Dirt Paint from Fit Kids … [Read more...] about Teaching Colors – Black
This is my 4th installment in my Teaching Colors series and you will find that by the time December rolled around, I decided to stop taking photos of everything. It was not really by choice, but rather by necessity as our classroom got busier and busier! Trying to take blog photos with 12 … [Read more...] about Teaching Colors – Green
I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Read my full disclosure policy here. At the school where I teach we celebrate the color brown in the … [Read more...] about Teaching Colors – Brown
I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Read my full disclosure policy here. Well, I kicked off my Teaching Colors to Preschoolers series back in … [Read more...] about Teaching Colors – Orange
I posted this recipe 5 years ago when I had a camera from 1940 and the photos just did NOT do this dish justice! (You can see it HERE, but don't judge - ha!) So here it is again and just in time for the Back to Crazy Back to School season! When Mr. B. and I got married and I knew about zero … [Read more...] about Recipe – Chicken Bruschetta Bake (the BEST meal to take to someone!)
I started writing for this blog in 2010 around the time our first son turned one. I had always loved writing and (after being a teacher for 5 years turned SAHM) was desperate for human contact. I longed to make a difference in someone's life that didn't involve me wiping a cute tiny person's … [Read more...] about Before You Hit Publish – The 5 C’s for Bloggers
When I was about 8 years old my sweet mom was brushing my hair. I had long, thick hair and it was seriously tangled. As my mom carefully helped me untangle the knots, my 8-year-old head only felt HORRIFYING PAIN and my mom was the one who was inflicting it. So I spewed out, "I AM RUNNING … [Read more...] about What to Do When Your Kids Say Mean Things to You
These last few weeks have been so heavy. As news of the tragedy in France came pouring in the other night, I found myself unable to sleep. Fear filled up my heart and mind. I literally began singing worship songs out loud and had to get out of bed to go pray over my boys before I finally fell … [Read more...] about How to Thank a Police Officer – FREE Printable!
I was having a breakfast CRISIS. Let me back up - I get stuck in the biggest breakfast ruts. I will eat the same thing every day for weeks on end until I suddenly can't stand it anymore and need something new. Several weeks ago when my tastebuds were demanding a change, I sent out a text to a … [Read more...] about Recipe – Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
