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When I was a little girl, my mom would make these wonderful 6-Week Raisin Bran Muffins. I loved them not just for the finished product but for the process. You see, this recipe makes A LOT of batter, so my mom had this big brown bowl to mix it all. I have the best memories of that big brown … [Read more...] about 6-Week Raisin Bran Muffins and the Big Brown Bowl
So... When I took the photos of the Happy Buddy's Big Boy Room, he was swimming at Grammie's house with his daddy. With him gone, I set about putting every toy neatly in its place, made the bed up, and even dusted (which - the dusting part - like never happens). I took my photos. Then the Happy … [Read more...] about Big Boy Room – Reality
Yesterday you went on a tour of the Happy Buddy's bright and fun Big Boy Room! Today I am sooooo jazzed to tell you that during the decorating process, I was contacted by Easy Canvas Prints. They asked if I wanted to do a review on my blog of their product, as well as offer the same product to one … [Read more...] about FREE 16×20 Photo Canvas GIVEAWAY!
When we found out that we were prego with the Happy Baby, we knew we wanted to keep the nursery for him and convert the Happy Hubby's Man Cave (I am so sorry for your loss, my love) into a super awesome Big Boy Room. The Happy Buddy's nursery was peaceful and pretty (you can see some pics of it … [Read more...] about Big Boy Room
There are many days when I wish that I could sit at the Happy Buddy's lunch table with him, my knees up to my chest in those tiny preschool chairs, chatting with him about his day. But since I cannot, I thought I would send my voice along in his lunch box! First, grab one of these fun toy cell … [Read more...] about Making Lunch Boxes Fun – Toy Cell Phone
I like to find ways that I can slip a little bit of myself home into the Happy Buddy's lunch box so that he doesn't fall in love with his teachers and forget me will always remember what a great place home is. :-) During one of my 3 am pumping sessions I played around on PicMonkey (get ready 'cuz … [Read more...] about Making Lunch Boxes Fun – Funny Photos
On those hectic mornings where lunch boxes are thrown together in like 15 seconds... And you don't have that extra pocket of minutes to add Googly Eyes or Gift Wrap... You can simply add some stickers. And a funny Post-It or two. There, doesn't that look happier? It's the little things, … [Read more...] about Making Lunch Boxes Fun – Stickers and Post-Its
*Hey Pinterest Friends! Thanks for stopping by Happy Home Fairy! You can check out a ton of other easy, fun Lunchbox Ideas by clicking HERE!* Here is a fun lunch box idea that is a real celebration! Take your ordinary lunch box filled with ordinary items... Grab a roll of wrapping paper... (I got … [Read more...] about Making Lunch Boxes Fun – Gift Wrap
The Happy Buddy eats THE SAME thing for lunch EVERY DAY. If I try to sneak in something different (unless it's in the form of chocolate) he will revolt. This means that I can't do all those fancy pants Bento Lunch Box Ideas that are out there, so I had to come up with a few ways to make his lunch … [Read more...] about Making Lunch Boxes Fun – Googly Eyes
On average, Americans consume about 12 billion bananas a year, which is approximately 26 pounds, or almost 150 bananas per person! Since they are America's number one fruit, I've stumbled across several cute ways to jazz up a banana as a happy lil' lunch box surprise. Twig and Thistle has these … [Read more...] about Going Bananas
Yesterday did not go as I had planned. 3 weeks ago (right about the time we found out the Happy Baby didn't have a fatal genetic disorder), we decided to stop using the feeding tube. Knowing that there was not a disability helped me to see that most of the Happy Baby's feeding issues are aftermath … [Read more...] about Remembering Moses’ Mama (5 Months)
Every day I fix the Happy Buddy a peanut butter sandwich for his school lunch. Just the PB - no J. (The Happy Buddy's not one to try new things easily.) But one of these days I will introduce him to the J. Because there's nothin' quite like it! Case in point... Start the day right with these … [Read more...] about A Tribute to the Lunchbox Staple
**NOTE - In the photos I realize that I completely misspelled TEA-rrific by putting 2 f's instead of 2 r's... If you click for the printable, it is corrected. :-) Teehee.** Do you need a little last-minute something to give to your Happy Buddy's teacher to let them know how you feel about the … [Read more...] about Easy Back to School Teacher Appreciation Gift
Last week brought a delicious After School Snack Round-Up that didn't exactly say "Brain Food." (You can see all that yumminess HERE.) So here is a follow-up post featuring some snacks that do your little students' body some good. :-) How cute are these little Fruit Bug Snacks from Snack … [Read more...] about After School Snacks – For the Health Nut
Happy September! I don't know about you, but September makes me go all crazy for apples. Apples just kind of go with Back to School... Apples for the teacher, A is for Apple, an apple in your lunch pail... And September also just happens to be the month of Johnny Appleseed's birthday! So it … [Read more...] about An A+ Apple Craft
