... you know the ones.
Sometimes I see simple parental acts of brilliance and I think, “Why didn’t I think of that?”
You know, life-changing things like this:
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Or
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Because seriously, some life hacks make your life a lot easier.
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They work for me!
I have a teenaged girl in the house.
She is girly through and through and offers to go grocery shopping with me and looks for eggs on the makeup aisle.
We are dipping our toes into the fragrance and cosmetic world, nail polish and brushes and oh my goodness, there’s a lot out there. Since when did one bottle of nail polish cost $8? I was telling my sister how expensive it was to have a teen daughter (hers is 18) and she told me about Ipsy.
It’s a little monthly club that delivers 4-5 quality cosmetics, lotions and sample makeup in a cute little zippered makeup clutch right to your door.
We tried it out for a month and besides thrilling my daughter, it had some great items (this is what we got):
It’s $10 a month and you can filter what goes in your bag when you sign up. I’m not sure if we will continue it, but it’s a neat idea and it works for a blossoming teen girl!
You can check it out here. If you sign up, my daughter gets free eyeshadow. 
When my siblings and I would visit my grandmother in the summer, she would send us outside to play in the pasture behind the house. Then she would lock the back door. If you were thirsty, there was a water hose. It was farm life and we lived thru it.
While I don’t plan on locking the door, we do have a big backyard and I want my kids using it this summer. It’s a lot of grass and mud (we have never ending drainage issues. Oh the joys of home maintenance) and plenty of room for imagination.
Summer starts next week around here and I’ve been looking for some backyard inspiration:
1. DIY Tent
2. Backyard Twister
3. Backyard Hopscotch
4. Angry Bird Game
5. Old fashioned slip n slide
6. Turn trampoline into a tent (with a tarp on top)
C’mon summer, we are ready for you! You work for us!
[Linky for WFMW will be added to this post at the normal time 10pm CST time tonight]
Before school this morning, my 6 year said, “Momma, what if a tornado comes to my school today? I don’t want to die. I prayed for all the people in Oklahoma last night.”
When tragedy strikes, we are all touched.
Her words sum up how devastated we all feel for the beautiful people of Oklahoma. My in-laws and many other family members and friends live in this state and I know it affects so many far and wide.
When I was 20 years old, I was home from college for the weekend when a killer tornado hit our Dallas neighborhood. As the freight train of wind and debris moved thru our home, my parents lay on top of me, protecting me with their bodies. I’ll never forget the way they sacrificed for me or the way our community lifted us up. The Red Cross fed us breakfast everyday and we picked up toiletries and aid at the local high school, volunteers shoveled glass and put up roof tarps. Everyone gave.
I think prayer is the greatest gift we can give Oklahoma today. Here are some other good ways to give:
We are big salsa people. We dump it on eggs, burgers, chips, chicken and tortillas. And other food.
I’ve tried dozens of store bought brands and have finally concluded, mine is the best!
Here’s how I make my Southern Salsa:
Ingredients (I don’t measure, so these are approximate):
Throw it in a blender or food processor. Add salt to taste. It makes enough for leftovers, unless there are chips involved.
Serve with everything.
Homemade salsa works for me!
