Friday, February 22, 2013

Mosaics Review: Infarrantly Creative Blog Calendar



I like to be organized...I need to be organized...I'm just not great at finding products that help me accomplish those goals.  I usually take a random piece of scrap paper, jot something down and wonder where I put it later!  When it comes to my blog, I never even thought of using a planner to help me plan, gather my thoughts, keep track of stats, etc....well, DUH!! 

I've always been a random blogger. I blog what's going on orwhatever strikes me at the moment.  I wasn't really sure how I would like being more intentional about my blog posts.  When you've always done something one way, it's hard to change. 

When looking for a blog planner, I knew I wanted something simple to use and something to fit my needs now.  That's when I saw Infarrantly Creative's calendar!  It was perfect for me!  

There are 4 different downloads to print: 

Monthly with a design
Weekly with a design
Monthly without a design
Weekly without a design.


I choose to print the planners with this cute background design:



Infarrantly Creative gives you a great tutorial on how to use your new calendar planner, as well as suggestions on how to bind them into a book.  I actually just printed out a couple of months and the corresponding weeks and used a binder I had on hand.  

Here's what I really liked:

  • Seeing the whole month at a glance--I can plug in special days and other posts I know ahead of timeThen, see holes and plan out those days later.

  • The To Do list was great to help me break down posts and behind the scenes work on my blog.

  • The space to list ideas for post ideas was just what I needed--a place to jot things down that I wouldn't lose.

  • There is space to write extra ideas and even a box to plan encouragement to other bloggers (never thought about being intentional about that,either)

I'm not really big on tracking my stats, but I really appreciated how Infarrantly Creative approaches this topic.  She says, "Each week when I write down my stats it helps me measure myself against myself — which I highly recommend."  I like that!  

So, if you are looking for a simple, yet great blog calendar planner.  Check out this  free printable blog calendar at the Infarrantly Creative blog.   It was totally free to download and you can't beat that price!  

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Party...party...party

I discovered a delicious icing recipe for Michael's birthday cake:

1 (8 oz.) pkg. softened cream cheese
1 stick softened butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Beat until smooth.
Add in 1 (8 oz.) container thawed Cool Whip (fold in); mix until well blended.  

This recipe must be refrigerated.  

Easy and very yummy!
 























A present made by Tera






Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Happy Birthday, Michael

The day you were born.... 























2















 3



I can't believe he's already 4... 



Happy Birthday, Michael,

my sweet little man!


Friday, February 15, 2013

Mind your P's and Q's or just your Q's!


Quarters--money and fractions



Quiltwork



Playing with blocks and identifying shorter vs. longer



Quesadilla cut in quarters



Thursday, February 14, 2013

Valentine's...It's a love fest!


This year instead of store bought cards, I typed up "love notes"- a list of 10 Things I Love About You for each of the kids.  I just wanted to do something more significant that gave them some affirming messages about who we think they are.  I used my book stands to prop them up on the table.  I bought some mini-oreos and dipped in chocolate for their "treat" and surrounded them with paper doilies.  




Tera made up this valentine for me...we think the nickname "tootsie wootsie" is just too funny not to use!



Tera's idea of a Valentine's breakfast-peanut butter toast with heart shaped red sugar sprinkles



Our valentines to each other...

I awoke to find that my husband had left me a sweet valentine on the table and didn't get in bed until 5 AM to do so.  He's so sweet!  I think I'll keep him forever!



I hadn't mentioned getting the kids valentines to JP.  So he got them a little something, too.


Hey, it's been a love fest and a sugar (the edible kind) fest today, but could you ask for anything more on Valentine's Day!

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: 
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8


Bowling...


 A fellow homeschooler set up an afternoon at our local bowling alley. We met some new friends and had tons of laughs as we "improved" our bowling game.  Michael had the best time with the girls in the next lane...to say they hit it off would be an understatement.    It was just a great day all around!



 photo credit:  Tera

We played 2 1/2 games in 2 hours...we weren't doing too bad our last game when we had to stop.  



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