Marshmallow Sticks {Thoughtful Thursday}

August 30, 2012 by Jules Leave a Comment

Today is thoughtful Thursday!

Feel free share ANY thoughtfulness in the comment section or even add a link to a thoughtful post on your blog!

Today's thoughtfulness come from my 4-year-old. For snack one afternoon, we got a little creative. This was all her doing. Maggie wanted to make a snack using her new-found popsicle sticks...as she searched the top shelf of the pantry where we keep our "snack" items she discovered the mini marshmallows!

If you would like to create this...snack, you'll need the following items:

Wooden craft popsicle sticks
mini marshmallows

Here's are the directions. Make sure you pay close attention, you don't wanna mess this up ;o)

Pock the mini marshmallows on the popsicle sticks {as many as you'd like}
Place sticks on a microwave-safe dish & Microwave for ~5 seconds
Place dish with sticks into the refrigerator for a few seconds to cool quickly
EAT and Repeat!

Do you have any thoughtfulness to share today?!?

Filed Under: Baking and Cooking, Homemaker, Parenting, The Ones about Link-Ups, Thoughtful Thursdays

Snack Time

August 7, 2012 by Jules Leave a Comment

Snacks. We all love a good snack time, right?

I know we are in the middle of 20 Days of Giveaways but no...we're not giving away Snacks today. Although, that would be really cool, huh!?! I just wanted to let you know I'm over at the Homemaker's Challenge talking about Snack Time with Toddlers and Preschoolers. Come on over! Share your thoughts and/or your advice on the topic!

Filed Under: Baking and Cooking, Homemaker, Parenting, The Ones about Homemaker's Challenge, The ones about the Rothacher Home

20 Minute Meals {20 Days of Giveaways: Day 4}

August 4, 2012 by Jules 2 Comments

Oh my fruitcake! I know Aaaaalllllll of us need to use our time wisely. 20 minutes is a practical amount of time to alot for preping a meal right? But most days we want to serve our famliies something more than the fish sticks and chicken nuggets hot from the oven. As a busy woman, Leigh Ann, author of 20-minute meals and blogger over at intentionalbygrace.com, understands the need for quick, simple meals without sacrificing quality ingredients. Just so you don't think this is only a stay-at-home mommy dilemma, Leigh Ann says she can remember the days of working 9-5 and coming home to tear open a box of macaroni and cheese for an easy dinner. On a good night, she and her family managed to eat-out in order to have something “home cooked.” Now she is taking away our excuses about not eating healthy and blowing our eat-out budget. She's got the solution!

In this e-Book, you will find everything you need to prepare simple, nutritious meals seven days a week for four straight weeks.

At this point in my life, dinner can be a stressful time. My husband and I are renovating a foreclosure and I’m 6 months pregnant. When dinnertime rolls around, I’m usually not ready. Sometimes this can cause panic attacks or moments where I just sit in the floor and cry my eyeballs out.

Enter, 20 Minute Meals! My life is saved…my family will not starve…we will not be forced to visit McDonald’s every evening. Thank you, LeighAnn! You ROCK MY FACE OFF! This book is a must have for any busy mom. And what mom isn’t busy?

~Stacy from Stacy Makes Cents

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Can't wait? Buy the 20 Minute Meals HERE!

Here's a complete linked up list of the 20 Days of Giveaways! Click around and enter to win them ALL!
{some links will not work until the day that post/giveaway goes live}

{All giveaway are live until midnight Aug 19th when they all close!}

Day 1: Sarah Mae: 31 Days to Clean, How to Market and Sell Your eBook, and Frumps to Pumps
Day 2: Amy Bayliss' Pursuit of Proverbs 31
Day 3: Jessica Bowman's Raising Wild Things
Day 4: LeighAnn Dutton's 20 Minute Meals eCookbook
Day 5: Mel's Charming Creations' Antiqued Framed Chalkboard
Day 6: Little Diva's Bling N Bows $25.oo Gift Certificate
Day 7: Poppy Seed Projects $25.oo Gift Certificate
Day 8: V. Lynn James {local artisan} Owl Canvas Painting
Day 9: Diva's Faith N Frills' 2 Flower Hair Clips
Day 10: DaySpring Christmas in Aug Set
Day 11: Today's a Gift $25.oo Gift Certificate
Day 12: Avon {Personal Rep: Lori McCorvy} Strawberry White Chocolate Bath Set
Day 13: What's in the Bible? DVD Vol 1
Day 14: Union28 $25.oo Gift Certificate
Day 15: InchBug Set of Orbit Labels
Day 16: Radical {the book} by David Platt
Day 17: Thirty-One Gifts {personal consultant Jessica Colley} Large Utility Tote
Day 18: It Works! {personal consultant Danna Magness} $25.oo Gift Certificate

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Filed Under: Baking and Cooking, GIVEAWAYS!, Homemaker, The Ones about Jules Life {Randomness}, The ones about the Rothacher Home

Biscuit Pizzas

July 31, 2012 by Jules Leave a Comment

One of my families favorites is Biscuit Pizzas!

How did I not know about these sooner? A friend a few years ago mentioned heading home late from Wednesday night church to go through a quick late dinner together before her teens: Biscuit Pizzas. "What are those?" I thought to myself with a snarled noise. THOSE are YuMmY! Come snatch the recipe I'm sharing at The Homemaker's Challenge today!

Pepperoni Coupon

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4th of July Party Food Ideas

July 2, 2012 by Jules Leave a Comment

My oldest little girl was born on June 29th but our summers are crazy full with camps and family living out-of-town so we have made it a tradition to have a family birthday party on the weekend of the 4th of July. Everyone is off work and can travel! I told myself four years ago I never wanted to make her birthday 4th of July themed…yeah. We all know how that one’s gonna end ;o)