Children’s Music You Won’t Want to Stick A Hot Poker Into Your Ears While Listening To

Just some of our family favorites.  Click on the album (yeah, I’m old school) to hear some music clips and/or get some more info on these great artists!
Notice not a Wiggles or Barney in the bunch!  One last thing, I check out the majority of my kid’s music from the local library.  Helps to ease the listening fatigue as well as it is easier on the wallet.
Feel free to add your favorites in the comments below!

Low Entry Giveaways Ending SOON! (9/16-9/18)

Friday, September 16th
Saturday, September 17th

Sunday, September 18th
If you are hosting a giveaway that currently has less than 100 entries and is ending soon, please feel free to contact me!  Thanks!
Good Luck!

One Last Dip

Low Entry Giveaways Ending SOON! (9/9-9/11)


Friday, September 9th
Saturday, September 10th
Sunday, September 11th

Have a giveaway you would like listed and has under 100 entries?  Please contact me!

Sweet Little Bee

Not this kind…
This Kind.

Photos taken by J at Fullersburg Woods, Oak Brook, IL

‘Tis the Season For Resales!

Boy, do I love me some resales!  I hardly buy my girls new fall clothes.  I just wait until September rolls around and stock up at my local resales.  And if you volunteer at them?  They let you shop early!  Before anyone else!  So this year I am even volunteering at one.

I have compiled a short list of local (Chicago western suburbs) resales below.  I encourage you to check out your local paper, school’s PTA organization, and/or this website to see if there are any resales heading your way.  It is a great way to help get great clothes at a pretty decent price and help a worthwhile organization (i.e. schools/churches) all at the same time!

Many are just starting to collect clothes to sell.  So check out these links!

Highlands Elementary Infant/Preschool Clothing Resale, Naperville, IL
Sept. 15 9am-2pm  6:30pm-8:30pm
Sept. 16 9am-1pm (many items half off)

Chicago First Church of the Nazarene Children’s Toy & Clothing Resale, Lemont, IL
Sept. 17 9am-12 noon (No babies/children allowed)  (Cash only)

Timothy Christian School’s Fall Toy & Clothing Resale, Elmhurst, IL
Sept. 17 8am-12pm

Epiphany Lutheran Church, Elmhurst, IL

Clothing Resale (no junior sizes):
Sept. 16 6pm-9pm (all items full price)
Sept. 17 8am-11am (some items half price)

Toy Resale:
Oct. 1 8am-11am (select items half price from 10am-11am)

Lester School PTA Clothing Resale, Downers Grove, IL
Sept. 23 6pm-9pm (no children under 12 allowed)
Sept. 24 8am-11am (many items half price)

Brook Park Council- Children’s Clothing Consignment Sale, La Grange Park, IL
Sept. 24 (no hours yet listed on their site)

St. James the Apostle Children’s Clothing and Toy Resale, Glen Ellyn, IL
Sept. 23 7pm-10pm ($1 admission this day only)  (no children or strollers allowed)
Sept. 24 8:30am-11:30am (many items half price)

Ellsworth Home & School – Children Clothes Resale, Naperville, IL
Sept. 29 9am-4pm  6:30pm-8:30pm
Sept. 30 9am-1pm
Note: No children allowed on either day during school hours.  No strollers.

St. Pius X Fall Toy and Clothing Resale, Lombard, IL
Sept. 30 6:30pm-9:30pm (NO children admitted – they are strict about this too!) ($1 admission fee)
Oct. 1st 9am-12 noon (children welcome)
This sale is located in the Social Center of the school.
There is no website for the sale.
The dates to register to sell your items are:
Sept. 14th 7-8pm  and  Sept. 20 7-8pm.  Registration Fee $12.  Registration is located in the school.
Address: 601 S. Westmore-Meyers Road Lombard, IL

Naper Home & School – Adult Clothes Resale, Naperville, IL
Oct. 13 6pm-8:30pm
Oct. 14 9am-2:30pm
Oct. 15 8am-11:30am (many items half priced)
Note: No children allowed on the 14th during school hours.  Also, this sale is a bit different since it specializes in the resale of adult and junior sizes.

Whatever you do…

Do NOT Flush.

Wait! I have that! I can make it now!

This past week was pretty exciting in our household but not because Miss M. finally became a first grader.  No, the real reason is because I was able to not once, but twice make a recipe with items I had on hand.  There was absolutely no pre-planning.

First up, sloppy joes.  I usually make my mother-in-law’s recipe which is awesome and tasty but realized too late that I didn’t have a required ingredient (dijon mustard).  Enter pinterest.  I entered “sloppy joes” into their search engjne and this is what appeared:

A lovely and tasty sloppy joe recipe that did not require mustard.  The best part is that I had all the things that it did require!  Win!  Click on the picture for the recipe.
Next up, cookies.  On Sunday, Miss M and family were invited to a picnic and there was to be a cake walk.  In order to participate you were asked to bring a baked good.  I had some yellow cake mix and some chocolate chips.  Pinterest yet again saved the day and Cake Batter Cookies were found: 
Click on picture for recipe.  They were so tasty that the extras that I laid out for the community potluck were gone in a matter of minutes!  The best part?  One lady almost accosted me for the recipe!
Success in the kitchen times two with the help of my secret weapon, Pinterest.
Feel free to email me if you would like an invite to join Pinterest.

Crazy About My Baybah

LOW Entry Giveaways Ending SOON! (8/26-8/29)

All of the following giveaways are due to end within the next days and have under 100 entries so far.

If you have a giveaway that currently has low entries, please contact me here.

Good Luck!

Ends TODAY! Friday, 8/26
Saturday, 8/27
Sunday, 8/28
Monday, 8/29
And some too good to not list (even though they will end in the middle of the week)!
Wednesday, 8/31

This is What the Class of ….

2023 looks like.
First Grade begins TODAY!