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October 17, 2009

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Made by my 5th graders from a tutorial I found last year on Craftzine.com

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Finished Ms. Frizzle Costume!

I was too lazy to sew in a collar, so I made a scoop neck dress, and put a collared shirt underneath! Halloween is fun when you're a teacher! It's also challenging to find a costume that is not totally inappropriate, so I have to be creative. Last year, it was Pippy Longstocking.

Mom or Maid?

The state of my kitchen , originally uploaded by emilywdesign . It may be a cliche, but I've decided they are one in the same. I love being a mom, I do not, however, love being a maid. On the days when I feel overwhelmed, and not cut out for this mom business, I try to pinpoint exactly what is causing me so much stress. When the answer is not extreme sleep deprivation (which it often is, because let's face it, kids never sleep through the night), it is often the state of my house. They say happy children live in messy houses, or something like that, but what about happy moms? I can't stand my house being in this state! Let me just illustrate this point by posting an embarrassing photo of my kitchen as it stands at this very moment. After one long week, and many bottles of wine, this is what I am faced with. And now I am on spring break! Which is wonderful because I get to hang out with Charlie. But I also have to sit in my messy house because Charlie doesn't nap and I c

Homemade yogurt. Worth the effort? We'll see.

Homemade yogurt. Worth the effort? We'll see. , originally uploaded by emilywdesign . Well, I have decided to stop grocery shopping without looking at the prices (I know, it's bad). I've never set a shopping budget, but the time has come to stop spending indiscriminately because I am broke! I am also faced with the challenge of making fresh, organic, healthy baby food for my son. This is a challenge because sometimes the super-duper healthy stuff costs more. Charlie seems to love yogurt, but I don't want to pump him full of hormones and the Straus organic yogurt is five dollars! I've heard making yogurt is easy, so I decided to give it a go. I bought the Straus Organic full fat milk for two dollars and change, not bad compared to the five dollar yogurt! Add three dollars because I had to buy cheese cloth, so there we are at five dollars again, but I digress. I scoured pinterest and found a recipe here (Thank you for the free recipe, it was lovely). I started t

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