June 4- A little sewing, some thrift purchases, a recipe and an Oops!

Hello everyone.  I sewed up another tissue box cover and put it on the hall end table.

When a cold or allergy attacks are going around all our little grands,  we use a lot of tissues! 

Mrs. B, @ Her Peculiar Life I think these would be great secret sister gifts and they are very quick and easy to sew up.  

My son and I shopped at a couple thrift stores today.  

He found a nice leather belt but I didn't get a photo.  

I got 4 name brand golf shirts for my husband, $4 each.  They are all in brand new condition, except the Polo brand one.  It is very good condition and I know he will like the color.  

I'm not sure where I will put this skinny owl lamp but at $3, I knew I would regret not buying it. 

It looks a little crooked in this photo but it's not.  

There were a group of here for supper last night.  

I made this Peach Crisp recipe for dessert.  

It's a recipe I copied down years ago and have made many times since.  

It makes a lot of servings and is nice to take to pot luck type meals.  

I've always used canned peaches but I think thawed frozen peaches would work great and might be more economical than canned peaches.  

The oops - I put ingredients in the automatic bread machine to bake a loaf of bread and never did check it during the 4 hour cycle.....apparently I did NOT add the yeast.......

So instead of a nice loaf of light bread,  I found a bread rock 🙁

And just a bit of bragging- 7 year old Gavin colored this tiger and I think he has a very good eye for color.

Have a good rest of the weekend, everyone! 

June 3- that free mirror and a little sewing

I got this giant mirror from the yard sale leftover pile of a nearby home.   

It was gold, which I didn't care for, so I spray painted it.  

I read a tip online to slide sheets of cardstock under the frame and between the mirror.  It worked great to keep the paint off the mirror and was so fast! 

To hang it,  I used a 50 pound gorilla hook.  They are the best way we have found to hang most anything. 

They just push into the wall with no tools and are easy to remove, leaving just a tiny hole.  

Our son Bobby told us about Gorilla Hooks.  He does construction jobs like remodels and he says he uses them to hang heavy things for his clients.  

If you shop for Gorilla Hooks, the big packs are a lot cheaper per hook than the small packs.   Our multi pack contained 35 hooks, we've been using them for everything.  

The breakfast nook that is now kitchen space- where I hung the mirror.  

I did a few little sewing jobs yesterday ......

Patched a hand towel 

Added extra elastic to our very slim granddaughter's play shorts so hopefully they will stay up.  

And I sewed a cover for a facial tissue box.  

Just trace around your box and cut out the pieces leaving a seam allowance.  

Then sew it up-if you want better detailed instructions, you can  look on YouTube or Pinterest - which is what I did 😄

I used this fabric, which is not really cloth fabric- but I don't know what it is exactly.  It is sort of like heavy interfacing but it sews and cuts so nice and has a nice appearance like fabric.    I got it at a thrift store and it wasn't labeled.  

I do like how it turned out and have already cut out a second one.  

Have a good Friday and good weekend everyone ❤️

June 2 - Perfect day for yard work

Our temperature is in the low 70s with just enough breeze.  

The yard is all mowed and edged for another week or so.  

Now I'm just resting before I get cleaned up.  

I think I'll sew a little this afternoon. 

The new sandbox has a cover and we keep it covered unless the grands are playing it.  

I've never seen any feral cats in our neighborhood.  The cover is mostly to keep out all the rain we've had this spring.  

Speaking of sewing,  one of my favorite British television shows has a new season of The Great British Sewing  Bee.  There are good versions of all 3 episodes so far of the current season on YouTube.  

They are about an hour long so you will need to find a stretch of time to view them. 

I am enjoying them so much! 

https://youtu.be/mNyi2Jwrb28

That should be a link to season 4 episode 1.  

Just do a search on YouTube to find the others if you choose to watch them.  

Have a good Thursday everyone!

June 1 - starting the month with a To-Do List

Hello everyone,  

My days are a little less busy as my school age grandchildren and their parents who work the school calendar are off for the summer.  Which means I have more free days.  

I've rested some and now am back to my regular homemaking tasks.  

Below is my hope to do list for this week and some tasks will stretch into June.  

Decorated with snails and bees- because sometimes I feel like a busy bee, but sometimes I feel like a snail.  😄

Sandbox, meals to go, CVS and some thrift store finds

Hello everyone! 

Grandpa built a sandbox for our backyard.  All the grands are enjoying it, even 11 month old Jackson.  

We had a big family gathering here for Mothers Day lunch.  My husband smoked turkey and I fixed green beans in the crockpot with cole slaw, tabouli, fresh fruit and banana pudding.  I did everything ahead so it was ready to eat when we got home from church.  

Daughter in law Sheena brought an adult dot to dot workbook.  She and son Jimmy both did one.  

The numbers are teeny-tiny and I think they went up to 600 or 900 or so.  

Sheena and Jimmy enjoyed doing them but just looking close at them makes me cross-eyed.  

Where adult coloring are supposed to be relaxing, I think adult dot to dot books might just stress a person out :) 

I've been mostly cooking things off of my May menu plan. I made 2 meals to go- each was shared with my parents and my daughters family.  They are especially easy meals and very kid-friendly.  

Above is Homemade rolls, fresh fruit salad, homemade fried rice with lots of veggies, and Tyson Popcorn chicken.  

We don't eat a lot of prepared foods but we do like frozen Tyson chicken.  These 2 kinds are made with whole white meat, not chopped up and formed back together, and they taste really good.  

Below is Tyson Crispy chicken strips, strawberries and tiny potatoes cooked with whole green beans. 

CVS drug store 

I am so stocked from previous CVS shopping that we just don't need much. 

Last week, I had a 30% off email coupon good on anything not on sale.  

So I used it along with my ExtraCareBucks to get a great deal on the press on nails I like so much.  

My total was low and I saved 84%.  

But I was a wee bit sad to not get any ExtraCareBucks back even though I knew I wouldn't.  

I may go to CVS this week but I will probably wait until the new sale.  CVS sent me a $5 BeautyBucksExtraCareBucks, a $6/$30 coupon and a 20% off coupon. They sure know how to entice this bargain shopper.  

Thrift store finds 

I don't think I've been in a month or so.  Here is what I bought this morning......

2 free books for my husband 

2 picture frames for my daughter - she plans to do a photo collage wall soon

Shorts for the 3 youngest grand sons 

A skort and play shorts for one granddaughter

A brand new Disney top for another granddaughter 

3 nice pair of long pants, size 4T, for next winter.  It is really hard to find like-new long pants for little boys- they seem to always have worn knees or stains.

Columbia brand shorts for my dad and North Face shorts for my husband. 

And a bundle of needed plastic hangers.

I had a lot of comments on my last post about the Silver Dollar City skillet meal on our May Menu.  I haven't made it yet, but when I do, I will photograph and blog about it.  

That's about it from here.  My husband has had several Doctor appointments that have kept us busy, nothing serious.  The oldest grands are busy with end of school activities and summer sports. 

And we are very excited about the upcoming birth of grandchild #8, a brother to these pretty sisters.  

Enjoy May everyone, it's going fast!