tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54736805611597357012024-02-06T20:31:21.704-08:00The Domestic NotebookUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-73376934027758150162010-12-08T20:51:00.000-08:002010-12-08T20:57:53.777-08:00Aprons on Sale!Merry Christmas! I've missed my blogging buddies here! I'm not back, just wanted to post that I'm putting the aprons in my Etsy shop on sale for Christmas. They're now only $15! They're a perfect stocking stuffer or gift for a little dude or missy in your life. I'll ship the day following your purchase so there's still plenty of time to order before Christmas.new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(7669186, 'shopUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-67749587101698835562010-10-11T20:33:00.000-07:002010-10-11T20:44:14.188-07:00So LongWell, I'm sad to say that I'm going to say "So long" to this here blog. I have truly loved it. It's been such fun sharing ideas here and I've enjoyed getting to know so many of you that have been faithful to check in to see what I'm up to. With three little ones, a husband in residency and homeschooling, I'm finding I just can't give enough time to this blog. Writing and taking pictures takesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-71383815473807372712010-04-16T20:26:00.001-07:002010-04-16T20:35:00.747-07:00Finished Holy Week CalendarI realized I hadn't posted a picture of our completed Holy Week calendar. {Read more about it here.} Our crafted symbols weren't fancy but they were nice and simple to do with the kids. We really enjoyed this new tradition and will definitely do it again next year. I may work on a more permanent calendar, either laminated or using felt, so we can reuse it every year.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-47648905253482605952010-04-05T07:57:00.000-07:002010-04-05T08:04:43.868-07:00Giveaway WinnerThanks for all who entered the apron giveaway. It was nice to hear everyone's Easter plans. Hope you all had a wonderful time celebrating our risen Lord. We had a lovely Easter with my parents in town and the boys had a great time celebrating. The winner of the apron is.... Lauren. {comment #12} Congrats, Lauren! Let me know which apron you'd like. {I closed the entries at noon yesterday so if Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-13640689790682514932010-03-29T14:00:00.000-07:002010-03-29T20:30:05.296-07:00Holy Week CalendarThis is a special week in our family. It's a week of reflecting on the greatest gift we've been given - salvation through Jesus Christ. In order to rightly focus on the week and the significance of the upcoming holiday, we're using a Holy Week calendar. Each day, beginning yesterday with Palm Sunday, we read and remember the events that led to Christ's death and resurrection. I didn't do this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-30220400872025451332010-03-03T20:03:00.000-08:002010-03-03T21:07:41.685-08:00Preschool at Home: Letter T WeekHere's our letter T lesson from learning time last year. Boo was just three when we did this.For the ten commandments activity, we read through one of Boo's bible story books about the ten commandments. Then, I wrote them out very simply on strips of paper labeling both the strips and the tablets with numbers.Boo had to match up the numbers on the strips with the numbers on the tablets and glue Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-41864157128870687642010-03-02T21:20:00.000-08:002010-03-02T21:30:16.810-08:00Ramen RiceI have a growing stack of ramen noodle soup seasoning packets in my pantry. Seems I use the noodles in recipes {like this one} pretty often. But I hate to discard the seasoning and kept thinking I'd come up with a use for them. Well, I finally thought of one: rice. Duh!It makes regular rice have a hint of yummy flavor. I wouldn't say it's revolutionary or anything, but it's good.To make it, dump Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-44598885422752519972010-02-26T12:45:00.000-08:002010-02-26T12:45:00.398-08:00Another NaBloPoMoIn anticipation of kicking some killer first-half-of-pregnancy fatigue and to make up for my blog slacking lately, I'm gearing up to post every day for a month.I did NaBloPoMo {National Blog Posting Month} in November and it was a lot of fun. So to celebrate Spring and hitting the halfway point in my pregnancy I'll be posting every day in March. Yay!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-42368001944725461852010-02-24T18:15:00.000-08:002010-02-24T21:27:42.772-08:00The Quiet BookHave you heard of a Quiet Book? We have one that my auntie gave me when Jacob was born. We love it!Here's what it's like inside...Flowers to practice buttoning. A ladybug that unzips to reveal...mini ladybugs.Color matching velcro balloons. The apple tree is a favorite page of ours. The apples are great for counting practice. When the kids are very small we use them to practice sharing and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-6186782624752751792010-02-15T18:42:00.000-08:002010-02-15T20:00:52.570-08:00Sewing Tutorial: Bowling Set Drawstring Storage BagThe kids got a bowling set for Christmas. It's so much fun and made out of foam which makes The Good Doctor really happy. He worked tirelessly installing our hardwood floors himself and flinches anytime we {err, mostly me} drop anything on them.Unfortunately, the cardboard box the set came in didn't hold up very well and we had to toss it. After nearly a week of stray bowling pins in random Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-21909810501074648262010-02-12T14:34:00.000-08:002010-02-12T15:17:20.291-08:00Valentine's Day Handprint PlacematHello friends! Busy week. Sorry for the lack of posting and possibly making you hungry every time you click over here and see that gyro plate. Looking at it just now made me wish that's what we were having for dinner tonight! Leftovers instead.Anyways, I've mentioned before that we like to make handprint art placemats on different holidays. This week we worked on a Valentine's Day placemat. I've Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-3355417071282094212010-02-07T20:39:00.000-08:002010-02-12T22:09:30.766-08:00Homemade Greek Gyros with Tzatziki SauceSince moving here, we've really missed the incredible restaurants we had back in Texas. {We didn't eat out much but when we did we had the most wonderful places to choose from. I won't even go into the poor excuse for Mexican restaurants here. My, we miss our TexMex.} One such place that I have craved many times since relocating is Niko Nikos. Good heavens are their gyros the best! Made fresh Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-44618095286286478732010-02-04T06:21:00.000-08:002010-02-04T06:53:31.724-08:00Etsy Shop Now Open! Finally, I got my act together and listed some of my kid aprons at my new Etsy shop. I still have a few more to add, but it's a start at least. Check it out.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-65771733270791965822010-02-02T19:24:00.001-08:002010-02-02T20:00:42.372-08:00Muffin Tin Monday: Yertle The TurtleThis week's muffin tin theme was Dr. Seuss. I asked Boo which was his favorite Dr. Seuss books and he said, Yertle the Turtle. So I made his muffin tin with that in mind.From bottom left: Mack {the turtle on the bottom of the stack} on a pile of mac and cheese, more mac and cheese, the turtle stack {blueberries} in a pond of blue yogurt; wheat bread crowns smeared with icing and decorated with Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-67792303203003453312010-02-01T20:31:00.000-08:002010-02-01T20:57:48.578-08:00Library Note: Like PeopleThis is another of those books we just saw and grabbed at the library recently. And when we got home and read it we were delighted to discover what was inside. Like People is about the animal kingdom and ways that animals are like us: how they take care of each other, the different roles of the mommies and daddies, how they eat, play and learn. It's basic enough for a three year old to understandUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-41701664420256058882010-01-29T20:29:00.001-08:002010-01-30T11:58:35.774-08:00Giveaway WinnerMy first giveaway here at the Domestic Notebook was so much fun. Thanks to all who commented. We'll have to do something like this again soon!Now for the winner.Comment 23 was randomly chosen as the winner.Teri H.Congrats, Teri! I hope you enjoy your new waffle maker.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-59078170429518930662010-01-28T08:30:00.000-08:002010-01-28T19:18:38.076-08:00Giveaway DayClick here to enter the Domestic Notebook's giveaway for a chance to have the Black and Decker Waffle Iron and Grill sent to your mailbox.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-18308542034268018772010-01-27T12:19:00.000-08:002010-01-27T12:50:40.808-08:00Muffin Tin Monday: ABCs and 123sWith the new year, we've finally found our way back into our regular routine. It's amazing how the holidays, traveling and having visitors can really bump you out of your everyday habits. While the change is fun, it's nice to get back to the "usual things" we fill our days with. One such thing is Muffin Tin Mondays. While we've rarely done them on Monday, we enjoy the special lunch sometime Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-12706387545161144442010-01-26T19:17:00.000-08:002010-01-28T19:20:52.367-08:00Upcoming GiveawayI'm excited to announce I'll be hosting my first giveaway here on The Domestic Notebook this Thursday. Be sure to check back and enter. Boy do I have a treat for the winner's mailbox! Get excited for this upcoming giveaway!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-82373135565191615392010-01-23T20:00:00.001-08:002010-01-23T20:23:53.975-08:00Craft Hope for HaitiI haven't shared my thoughts about the disaster in Haiti here. First of all because I keep things mostly light-hearted here but secondly because I was out of town {read: out of touch} when it happened and it took me nearly a week to catch up on what was happening in the world. The disaster and continued suffering there has moved me to tears many times in the last week. We are praying for the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-4186560457903469142010-01-11T15:06:00.000-08:002010-01-14T11:46:34.168-08:00Shepherd's Pie RecipeShepherd's pie is one of my favorite comfort foods to make. That, and chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes, fettuccine alfredo, and pot roast. I really like comfort food. I blame it on being raised in Texas. Texans are all about comfort foods.I especially crave this stuff when I'm pregnant. My first trimester is always the worst, though I really try not to give in to the desire {too much!} toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-72047763216316450642010-01-03T19:30:00.000-08:002010-01-03T20:24:23.949-08:00Herbed Garlic BreadWe love garlic bread and while we've definitely been known to grab a bag of the frozen stuff when we're short on time, it's the homemade kind that we love so much.All you need is a loaf of french bread, a stick of butter, a couple cloves of garlic and some fresh parsley.Let the butter soften or just pop it in the microwave a bit. Crush the garlic and mix it into the butter.Chop some fresh parsleyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-88143931718602869602009-12-27T12:57:00.000-08:002009-12-28T14:37:33.815-08:00Jesse Tree Wrap UpWell, the month of awaiting and celebrating Christ's birthday has concluded. What a sweet time it was.I've enjoyed hearing from you about what things you did to celebrate the Advent season, whether with a Jesse Tree or otherwise. And what a blessing to hear how your children have responded too. This picture of the Jesse Tree from Worms Cathedral in Germany was sent to me by a friend and reader. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-88694042848754745072009-12-11T07:46:00.000-08:002009-12-11T20:29:36.709-08:00Jesse Tree UpdateHow is the Jesse Tree going for those of you doing it? We're really enjoying it. I love how much Boo looks forward to it everyday and I love the visible reminders to us of God's love for us in sending his son.I ended up not finishing a few ornaments and plan to work on them in the New Year. I figured it wasn't worth scrambling to make thrown-together ornaments. So for the devotion on Abraham Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473680561159735701.post-4761918374882011502009-12-02T21:05:00.000-08:002009-12-02T21:06:51.298-08:00The Jesse Tree All Gussied UpHere is our Jesse Tree all decorated for our month of Advent. Last year it looked like this...Big change!For our tree we use an artificial tree we bought when we first got married. We put all of our family ornaments on a bigger tree in another room. Here is our other tree in case you were curious.It's a big pre-lit artificial that I got for free on Craig's List two summers ago. Can you believe itUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0