Consignment SCORE!

Every couple of months we travel down to a wonderful consignment store in Wiscasset Maine to bring and take home items for the kids. It works so well. We do not have a clothing budget for ourselves or the kids for this reason. Clothes are just clothes. It doesn't matter if they are 'in style' or name brand. It only matters that they fit and are appropriate for you age, gender, and the activity you'll be doing while wearing them. We came home with three large bags of items today and want to share with you our favorite purchase.

I had never heard of the Brand until now but it is called a 'Summer Infant - 3 stage Super Booster Seat'

I will definitely include a link: 

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Summer-Infant-3-Stage-Super-Booster-Seat/10978943

Call around to your local thrift stores and/or consignment shops to see if they have one before you buy new.

Arlene is 4 months and this is perfect for her. She can sit up and play with toys around her and be around the whole family! She has wanted to be in a sitting position for months. She prefers it over anything else.

We were originally looking for a bumbo but when we saw this we put the bumbo down and immediately tried it out!

Diapers on the line

Hang it all one the line!

Today was the first day for us this year that we have been able to hang our cloth diapers out on the line in the sun to dry. It really is something wonderful. They smell so fresh and clean. They're so bright and ready for folding and a precious bottom. We favor prefolds and covers, we especially love our Indian Cotton prefolds. They're super absorbent and unbleached (that's why they're an off white color). So far our favorite covers are by Thirsties and Flip. Love!

Bacon Wrapped Cabbage

Add a little tasty something to dinner the next time you grill!

Okay, if you want something very simple, but to look like you may have slaved a bit, you need to try this!

Bacon 'Wrapped' Cabbage. 

Cut one whole cabbage into four equal parts, drape bacon across in an 'X' , add butter, any seasonings you feel would do the trick, wrap them in foil, throw them on the grill for 40 minutes on med-high heat. You have yourself a tasty addition to anything you've planned for the night!

You can see below the spices I grabbed first, and the butter on the cabbage. 

Get healthy, and try it with drizzled olive oil, minced garlic and sea salt!

::Warning! I am not responsible for any liquids lost while you laugh hysterically at how brutally honest I am going to be::

The last thing any of us want is for someone to drop by unexpectedly on a Monday morning, at about 9am when you've just woke up and fed the kids breakfast and you are starting to gather your thoughts on what kind of bomb was dropped during the weekend right into the center of your home.  Just hear me out here! I want to share with you every step of my journey through an average stay at home Mom's attempt to simplify, normalize, and organize my humble abode. All of the good days, the bad days, and the 'Ah ha' moments of getting a grip on being the 'perfect little housewife'. Pull up a chair, grab something warm to drink, and enjoy!

Don't wonder why I decided on April, 3rd. to start this blog, FINALLY. No, it is not a new years resolution, I have not hit a 'Quarter of the way through life Crisis.' It just suddenly hit me. So lets see where it goes, shall we?