A Day In My Life

I'm so excited for General Conference this weekend! I've been printing and preparing all sorts of fun activities to keep Harvey busy. Then I got a little jealous and wanted to make a little something for myself. I decided to make myself a special journal just for taking notes during General Conference. I found this customizable journal at Target for 4 dollars, and I made a special cover in Photoshop. Then I slipped in inside. I love how it turned out, and it makes me that much more excited to take notes this weekend. EDIT: If you'd like a copy, e-mail me at dayinmylifeblog@gmail.com. I used digital scrapbooking supplies, but all of the products have been discontinued, so I feel okay sharing the flattened image. :)

This is an old post that never saw the light of day... but if you have kids, it's still a great solution! Store some crayons in your diaper bag or purse in a container just their size: a travel soap dish! It works like a charm.

When I was a kid, I hated asparagus. But I'm positive it's because I had only ever tasted canned asparagus. Bleh. After I got married, I found this recipe and I decided to give them another try and now it's one of my very favorite side dishes!    1/2      bunch of asparagus stalks    3-4      new (red) potatoes, sliced    1         tablespoon olive oil               salt, to taste 1. Preheat your oven broiler 450 degrees. 2. Cut off the woody ends of your asparagus, and then cut them into segments about 2-3 inches long. Slice the potatoes evenly, about 1/4 inch thick. Toss them all in a medium mixing bowl. 3. Drizzle the olive oil over the vegetables, and sprinkle salt over the top. Stir to coat. 4. Place vegetables on a baking sheet in a single layer and broil for 7-10 minutes. Look for the pot...

It was my turn to teach Harvey's preschool group this week. Since St. Patrick's Day is coming up, I thought I would incorporate some shamrocks and the color green as well! We read Great Day for Up and I had the boys shout "UP!" every time they saw it written on the pages. (They loved that!) I told them that if they looked up in the living room they might find something green. I had hidden one for each of the boys to find, and they loved cheering on the other boys who hadn't found theirs yet. After they had all found one shamrock, I told them there was another word that started with the letter U: Under. If they looked "under" in the kitchen, they might find another shamrock or two. There were 10 shamrocks in the packet I bought, and I numbered them for future use. It would be really fun to go on a numbered scavenger hunt, or wrap little packages with numbered tags. After all the boys found two shamrocks each, they traded them in for a green...