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I created a cookbook binder to gather up all our favorite online recipes. I use Delicious to tag and organize all the yummy recipes I find while browsing bloggy world, but I wanted an easy way to access the ones that we have tried & liked. I just did a very simple cookbook, but you can create as many tabs as you want.

The wonderful thing about LiveBinder is that you can view each webpage in your binder. It is as simple as entering the link you want to display. I have a button in my browser toolbar that easily lets me tag a website . (You can find instructions for that here.)

You can also browse other people’s binders. I have found some great resources for our next school year this way.

I will be sharing some other ways I use LiveBinder soon, so stay tuned.

What ideas do you have for an online binder?

Run on over to We Are That Family for tons of great tips!

Tips I Want To Remember:

Playing Card Holder

Bacon-Wrapped Corn

Salt Water Pool

Headboard Shelf

wfmw – starbucks coffee in the garden

June 23, 2010 By: amyswanderingcomment

We moved from an acre to a regular city lot last year and no longer have room for a big garden. We decide to try a container vegetable garden this year. Our plants are healthy & beautiful and we have Starbucks to thank!

We picked up a big load of free compost from the city, but knew that some nutrients were going to have to be added to it. Hubby read that coffee grounds would do the trick.

I remembered reading that Starbucks gives away their used coffee grounds. Imagine our surprise when they handed over a ten pound bag! Guess our garden is green in more ways than one 😉

Run on over to We Are That Family for tons of great tips!

wfmw – indoor summer fun tub

June 2, 2010 By: amyswandering1 Comment

This week’s WFMW is the Mom, I’m Bored – Summer Edition.

My kids love to play outside, but we live in Texas and summer afternoons are usually spent inside. It’s starting early this year – Saturday’s high is supposed to be 101!!

I inwardly cringe when my kids want to drag out all the craft stuff, but I am working hard on being a Yes Mom. I created an Indoor Summer Fun Tub that my kids are allowed to play with anytime without having to ask permission first, as long as they follow the TWO rules.

Rule # 1 ~ use the supplies correctly

**translation – don’t waste the window art paint by squeezing it into big puddles on the newspaper covering the table.

Rule # 2 ~ clean up your mess completely

**translation – don’t make me come hunt you down when it is dinnertime & your projects are still all over the table.

All of the books in our tub came from Goodwill for .25-.50. Goodwill & thrift stores are great sources for inexpensive crafts & games! I am linking to Amazon so you can get a closer look.

Fabulous Book of Paper Dolls

Little Red Riding Hood Puppet Theater

I also threw in a package of plastic bubbles, pipe cleaners and plastic laces. I am going to pick up some paint & craft kits at Dollar Tree and change out some of the activities every couple of weeks. (I will post a pic of our tub if I ever find my camera cord!)

~~Be sure to enter my~~

Summer Science Camp Giveaway!

~~(Ends Saturday, June 5th)~~

Run on over to We Are That Family for tons of summer fun tips!

Tips I Want To Remember:

Crafts for Every Room

Koolaid Playdough

Art Binder

wfmw – free menu planning sites

May 19, 2010 By: amyswanderingcomment

Ok, so I’ve shared some great places to find recipes, and free menu planners to help you organize them. Now how about some free menu planning resources to help you pull it all together?

Menu Plan Monday most of you are probably familiar with this, but just in case 😉

Run on over to We Are That Family for tons of great tips!

Tips I Want to Remember:

The Community Box