Sunday, September 30, 2012

Store Cards And What To Do


What do you do with all the store reward cards?

I have seen helpful tip articles about this.

I have seen blogs post about this.

I have seen it on Pinterest.

I have been doing this for a long time

but it seems just lately people have been taking notice of this.




I have been getting a lot of comments on this.

They all say "What a great idea!"

These are not charge cards, these are the reward cards stores offer

for discounts and they would not fit in my wallet anymore.



So I took a paper punch and put a hole in the upper

right hand of the card.  Careful not to punch a hole in the scan bar on the back.

Then I put them on a key ring in alphabetic order.






I keep it in the side pocket of my purse

for easy access.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Fall

Yesterday was the first day of Fall,

and it was BEAUTIFUL!

I love Fall.

I love the crisp air and the beautiful colors.

It makes me want to take a scenic drive in the county

Image from Google


Fall makes me want to pull on my favorite sweater and jeans,

slip on some leather boots and take a walk in the leaves,

and hear them crunch under my steps.

Image from Pinterest


Fall makes me want to put away the "summer"

and bring out the "fall" in the house.


Image from Pottery Barn


Fall makes me want to gather the family,

a plaid blanket and have a picnic outside.

Maybe with some hot cider or hot chocolate.

Image from Pinterest


I suggest you do the same

and have a blessed and thankful Fall.


Friday, September 7, 2012

Mason Jars


It's no secret that I love mason jars.
Some of those jars can be pretty dirty and sometimes
it seems that you will never get them cleaned.
So here are some things I do to help.




If after cleaning the jar and it seems cloudy,
soak inside or outside of jar in vinegar, depending on where it's cloudy.



If you still have some cloudiness or rust, like around the rim...


Then, I use a "magic eraser" to do the final cleaning.
Magic eraser does wonders for this.
It's non-abrasive and the edge of the eraser can
get in the nooks of the rim.
Wiping the rust and whatever right away.



P.S.  I cut my magic erasers in thirds.
This makes the box last longer.



Also,  I changed some settings on the comments, so give it another try if you want to comment. Now, you shouldn't have to sign in as "member to comment.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Labor Day Weekend Football Kickoff Lifelight


Here's to long weekends, 
season's first kickoff, and
Lifelight.


Image source from Google

We enjoyed watching the first game of the season.
We also started a project that we have been
needing to do this weekend.
We did not get it all done
so the rest will have to wait for next weekend.
Then maybe I will share.

Oldest and Middlest went to Lifelight and had a great time.
For those that do not know,
Lifelight is Christian music festival located in South Dakota. 
It started in 1998 on a church lawn and has grown
into something big.


Image source from Lifelight.com

They left at 5:30 a.m.
They travel with a group  from church and they know some friends that get there the day before.
One of their friends have grandparents that lives there and they let them sleep in their basement.
They come home pretty tired but always glad they got the chance to go.
They come home with signed t-shirts, signed posters, and cd's, probably signed too.
They come home excited and very talkative until they crash.
Poor Oldest, she also had cross country practice tonight.

What did you do for your long weekend?
Whatever you did, I hoped it was a good one.