Introducing...Nanny's Corner

So I had this brilliant idea, well...at least I think it was brilliant. I am going to have a guest blogger once a week, who also happens to be my gramma, we call her Nanny. So let me introduce you all to my Nanny....here goes our first Nanny's Corner:

Hi!  My name is Karen, but everyone calls me Nanny.  I am a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother 17 times.  Wow, never dreamed I would have such a large family. 

Having such a large family has given me so much joy and happiness in my life.  I never tire of having little ones around and all the giggles, and fun we have together.

Since I have retired I have filled my days with sewing, knitting, crocheting, crafting of all kinds, scrapbooking and quilting.  I am in the process of making quilts for all our children. I will then start on the grandchildren.  I am hoping that these will be heirlooms  they will pass on someday.

I was so excited when my granddaughter asked if I would like to add some grandmotherly tips and quips to her blog.   I have now added yet another fun thing to fill my day.  Thought I would share things with you like “Tips of the Day”, recipes and ideas for re-purposing items from your home instead of throwing them out.

Okay so here we go: 

One of my favorite sayings is “ Anything worth doing is worth doing right”.

Nanny’s Tip of the Day:  Don’t forget to check the batteries in your fire alarms.I always do mine in the spring and fall…which reminds me, I better check ours!

With Halloween right around the corner here are some ideas for decorating and making pumpkins:

I saw a really cool idea in a magazine the other day where you paint the pumpkin black first (after you have cleaned out the insides of course) then carve leaves on them.  You use an actual pattern of a leaf from your yard for carving.  It was really beautiful.

                Ladies Home Journal

Another way to make pumpkins is:

Take a brown paper bag  (one you get from the grocery store) stuff it with wadded up newspaper, tie near top to make stem, then squish it down to shape you want. You can come up with some really ghoulish shapes or traditional shapes.  Then you can paint and decorate it any way you desire.  Have fun with it.

    Somedaycrafts

                                Karey Ellen Designs

Till next time…hugs and best wishes, Nanny.

Army Party Planning

Yesterday I spent most of the day planning my 5 year old's birthday. He is hooked on playing Call of Duty: Black Ops with his daddy, so he wants an Army party this year. This is the cake he wants me to make: (not asking too much, lol) 

Sooo, I am going to attempt this cake, and after it is made, I will post pictures. The only part I am worried about is the flying helicopter, not too sure how I will make that one happen, I spent a couple of hours making his party invitations to take to his class, and this is what I came up with:

                                         This is the front

 And this is the back! So, what do ya think? Not the most creative  invites I have made, but I thought they were pretty darn cute!

Till next time...

Hey Everybody!!

I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Heather. I have a wonderful, supportive, and very hard-working husband, J. I also have four beautiful children: "D" who is my fourteen year-old step-son, "A" who is my 12 year-old son, "H" she is our only little girl, and last but not least, "Z" our youngest boy. My family has inspired me in so many ways, that I felt I should share them with all of you. We have had a lifetime full of hilarious stories, hard times, good times, and many, many, great ideas. I am going to use this blog as a personal family journal, and hopefully a good source of information, tips, ideas, and links for other loving, frugal moms like myself. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you find something that interests you.

Till next time...