Homemaker Chronicles

It’s a new year and it’s all about saving money for this family.  Not as in opening a savings account and putting money in it…more like, not spending money on things we don’t need and especially not overpaying just for convenience.  Although, sometimes it is nice to pamper yourself by paying a little extra when [...]

…this is funny a small crisis.
This weekend, my children are splitting up among 3 homes while Todd and I go away (leaving early Sat. morning) and I have a small crisis.  It’s not really THAT big of a deal, but it IS a deal.  You see, the kids will all be attending a church service, [...]

This is the way we find good deals

find good deals

find good deals

This is the way we find good deals

for Regan

at the Goodwill!

You know how I completely misguided you last week when I posted about the first Wednesday of the month being half off at Goodwill stores?  Yeah, sorry about that. I thought that was [...]

It’s Birthday week at I Heart Faces.   June is a great month for Birthdays in our household…considering Todd and Salem share one on the 18th, mine is 4 days later, and Regan’s is 4 days after that.  Also, my dad’s, cousin’s and uncle’s are also in the month of June.  Whew!!
Anyway, I chose a pic [...]

*UPDATE*
Okay, let’s try this again!!!  Maybe nobody finds this fun…and if that’s the case, okay, I hear you!  But I just wanted to give it one more shot because I’d love to give away some Baby Legs!!! But if y’all aren’t game…fine by me…I’ll keep them for myself.  wink wink
Original Post:
Quote of the day:  “There’s [...]

Do you love shoes?  If you’re like me you can’t have a big enough shoe supply!  But how does this family of 7 keep shoes on all the little feet pitter-pattering around?  I’m sure you’ve been pondering that for weeks…
No?
Well, I’ll tell you anyway.
Payless ShoeSource© is how!! I love paying less- so I love [...]

Here are the pictures I promised of my Sister-in-law’s wedding last weekend. 
She asked me to be her matron of honor and I quickly obliged.  She asked me to do the decorations and I was more than willing.  She asked me lots of questions about food, cakes, dresses, shoes, unity sand, rehearsal dinners, and jewelry and [...]

I’m sure there are so many of you out there that GET TIRED of staring at the same ‘ole decorations hanging around your house. Whether it be the bedspread, curtains, throw pillows, or shower curtain it’s expensive to buy any ONE of those brand new!   Whats more, to get pairs or matching decor.
Don’t fret.  There [...]

First I need to say a little ditty about this picture for I HEART faces!

Then we’ll get to the pillows…
This week’s contest is for “wonder” faces.  Not like superheros or Wonder Pets, but like admiration and awe. I think Regan and Caleb are in complete wonder of their new baby brother- Titan.  They just look [...]

Quote of the day:
said by Titan as we were eating CHEESE PIZZA for lunch at the table…
“…it smells like meat and lettuce in here”.
Random.
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I love scrap booking!  I started way back in High School, keeping photo albums and creating fun pages with memorabilia, before I even knew it was called “scrap booking”.
I have made a book for [...]

Take a look at this pretty girl! 
Such an amazing young lady and big sister.
Many of her friends think she’s a look-a-like.  In fact, when we saw The Chronicles of Narnia movie few years ago, we thought the resemblance was AMAZING! 
Last week we watched Prince Caspian and….WOW!  They really could be sisters (Regan and Lucy)
Agree?  
Some [...]

Since it never snows in the South…well, atleast in Texas.  The kids and I made our own flakes.
Every year we collectively pray for snow on Christmas and every year it RAINS!
So, I guess we’re going to have to move North for our prayers to be answered with a big fluffy blanket of actual snow.
Until then…
Today’s [...]

Stockings were always a MAJOR part of Christmas for our family.  My grandma made all the grand kids their own stocking- adorned with a Disney character and our name.  My mom sewed one for each of our four family members.  Now I have taken up the tradition for our family.
How maternal of me.
OK!  Enough with [...]

Now that fall is in full swing I have been in 100% closet switching mode.  It takes a while to do this for 7 people.  First, I find all of my tubs full of last year’s long-sleeves and pants.  Each person has to try on a few things to see if that size will still [...]

So, I breastfeed my newborns…I did it with all five of them.  The first two didn’t last very long- about 6 weeks.  The second two lasted a year, and this one is almost four months old and still going strong.  It has been a great experience-I absolutely love it!!  I know that nursing in public [...]

A friend of mine started making these herself and giving them as baby shower gifts.  I made a few and they are super easy!!  To buy these online you would pay $35.00 each plus shipping .  If you make them yourself (especially if you make several at a time) they would cost as little as [...]