Garlic Parmesan Orzo with Chicken Meatballs

I made this orzo and chicken meatball recipe last weekend and immediately added it to our meal plan for the following week.  It was quick and easy and SO DELICIOUS!

Cards for Hospitalized Kids - Fall Edition

 I've shared about Cards for Hospitalized Kids before as it's one of my very favorite organizations and projects to do with my kids.  Today I'm sharing some Fall/Halloween ideas in case you need a quick project for this week/weekend.  If you want to make seasonal cards you need to get them done pre-season so this is PERFECT!

Teacher Tuesday: Binders and HW

   

I first blogged about this new "binder system" I had put in place in my classroom back in September of 2019.  I'm happy to report that it's STILL going strong and still one of the best things I ever did for my sanity ;)  Today I'm resharing the post since it's the beginning of the year and lots of us area looking for organizational tips and best practices. 

Memory Quilts

  Today I'm talking t-shirt quilts as I've had several questions about this lately and with the holidays coming up I wanted to share with plenty of time to get your shirts together since these make such great gifts.

I made this t-shirt quilt years ago (I think it was pre-Mason) and it was hours and hours of work and my fingers literally bled.  I cut each shirt, backed it with interfacing, sewed them together, then did a layer of polyfill and then the back and then HAND QUILTED the whole thing before handing it over to my mom to do the binding.  IT WAS A BEATING.  

BUT - how awesome is it.  It's spirit shirts from my first few years teaching which were SO SPECIAL and fun. 

Friday Favorites

  Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

Short and sweet because it's after 10 pm on Thursday night and I just got home from staff appreciation night at the volleyball game and, honestly, I'm exhausted.  

You know who isn't exhausted? This girl ;)

Creamy Garlic Chicken

I tried out this recipe last week and my kids asked me to add it to next week's meal calendar which means it was a total win.  I served it over mashed potatoes and it was the perfect comfort food! 

Wall Art Craft Ideas

 As my kids have gotten older we've gotten away from the craft time we used to have on a pretty regular basis so today I thought I'd share three projects from my archives that work perfectly in a 12x12 frame and would be DARLING hanging in your home or packaged up for a grandparent gift ;)

Statue of Liberty Craft

This one was SO FUN and produced really pretty and colorful pieces.  If you traveled somewhere this summer consider picking a landmark, building, etc. and asking your kids to put their spin on it.  You could also pick a local landmark or one from a city/place that interests them.

Amazon Lately

Happy Tuesday, y'all! Here's what we've been Priming lately!

Mason bought this camera backpack and it's so great - it arrived overnight and holds all his gear without being bulky.

Weekend Recap

It's been a minute since I did a weekend recap, but this weekend was extra fun so I felt like it was warranted ;) Friday night was a home football game so our whole crew headed to the stadium - I was volunteering working the gate, Dave was playing with drumline (they asked him to help this year even though Luke isn't in band anymore), G was running around with friends and Mason was on the field taking pics.  Right before kickoff there was a lightning delay and about 30 minutes into the delay the storm came in QUICK...

Friday Favorites

 Happy Friday, friends! Erika and I are so excited that lots of y'all are linking up with us every week.  Make sure that you're grabbing our graphic, linking back to us and sharing your own Friday Favorites post ;)

Mason has been playing around with photography and his pics are my FAVORITE!

Million Dollar Spaghetti

I made this baked spaghetti recipe a couple of weeks ago and my family gobbled it up.  Once you read through the recipe you'll see why ;) I'm filing this one away for colder weather because it would be SO GOOD on a chilly day!

Reading Recap

The other night at dinner Shay recommended Everyone is Lying To You and I immediately downloaded it and listened to it within the day.   I LOVED all the layers in the story - how each piece of the puzzle was revealed and all of the twists.  It kept me guessing the whole time. The tie-in with social media culture was also super entertaining and absolutely had me thinking about influencers and accounts that I follow myself.  Overall this was a fun and fast-paced read that I loved.