The Sock Mop

I mop wearing socks! I'm not sure where I got this tip, but it is super handy while mopping. Throw on a pair of old (clean) socks and mop your heart out. Use the socks to rub out those stubborn spots and get into corners easily.

I cut it off...

I finally cut my hair! Over a foot, to donate to Locks of Love. I'm hoping to start a Locks of Love donation tradition with Cora. I got the idea from one of my Aunt's friends, her and her daughter grow out their (beautiful) hair and then as soon as it is long enough they cut it and donate it. What a great way to teach our daughters about giving what we have to people who really need it.


For more information and inspiring stories go to http://www.locksoflove.org/

Fuel for Mommy

Cora has decided that sleeping through the night is for the birds so we had a lot of "quality" Mommy/Daughter time last night. This morning was a little rough, but I was able to go on a morning beach walk with my best friend and her son, Isaac. After the walk, and with no hope for a mommy nap, I stopped by McDonald's to try their new iced coffee. I decided to get the large because it was only $2.09. It was 32 oz of pure bliss! Did you catch that? 32 ounces!!!!! Iced coffee is fuel for this mommy.

Here is a picture of my fuel and the homemade Tastes Like Pie Carrots (I reuse the store bought containers to keep track of portions easily).

Spice up baby food...

Typical of most stay-at-home moms, it is one of my main "jobs" to save money for the family. One way (of many) is to make my own baby food. With Eli I bought a baby food cook book and tried the recipes. I found the process to be very time consuming... ug! Now that Cora is ready for food I'm going at it again... my way! Here is a "recipe" I made up today that you can do while you are feeding lunch to your toddler and getting dinner started and switching over the laundry and...

Tastes Like Pie Carrots

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  Throw peeled carrots into a pot (you can buy the peeled baby carrots so you don't have to peel and it will cook faster)
  
  
  
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  Fill the pot about 1/4 full of water (not too much because nutrients boil out of the carrots into the water so you will want to salvage as much as you can)
  
  
  
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  Cover and put on a low heat till the carrots are soft (this gives you plenty of time to do stuff, just check on them and stir every 15 minutes or so)
  
  
  
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  Smash with a potato masher
  
  
  
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  Puree in a blender (you may need to add more water, be sure to use all the water from the pot!!)
  
  
  
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  Add cinnamon to taste. The cinnamon will make the carrots taste like pumpkin pie... REALLY it is yummy. Only spice a portion of your mix so you can mix up the tastes for your little one.
  
  
  

Enjoy,

KN