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Gratitude List continued...

915. Braids
916. Mango's help with an avatar
917. Sunshine after a mountain of snow
918. Hanging up the wall map!
919. Pinterest idea for hanging the wall map

 920. Mango recognizing that we're playing The Secret Garden on StoryNory!
921. Olives and artichokes on pizza
922. Blankets strewn about the living room
923. Spring-colored hair binders
924. Licorice dolly sitting on the arm of the green chair
925. Cleaning out the desk drawers and finding all kinds of things!
926. Mane organizing and reorganizing beads and bands and jewelry containers
927. Taking the plastic off the windows
928. Good sleep

More Gratitudes...Including some more pinterest love...

More fun ideas from pinterest, for which I am totally, awesomely grateful:

182. Threading a string through the tails of balloons to hang them for a party:

183. Hanging photos from a light string to decorate for the same party:

184. Pumpkin Pie Smoothie for breakfast.

185. Lego Sukkah for Sukkot:

And the non-pinterest gratitudes:
186. The high school student, who volunteered in the food shelf with us at Planet Homeschool last week and scooped Mane up on the way to ballroom dance class.
187. Friends who might be joining us as homeschoolers over the next few months.
188. Beautiful fall colors.
189. Having a 10yr old who exclaims over the beautiful fall colors.
190. The pumpkin puree brought to me by a friend, which made the Pumpkin Pie Smoothie for breakfast possible this morning.
191. The same friend brought me a lamp for my living room!
192. Inexpensive guitar stands we found this weekend.
193. Mane learned to take notes while watching a science movie! I'm so proud!
194. Homeschooling is getting easier and way less stressful.
195. I found my mole recipe on Janis' facebook, and I had totally forgotten the way I was making it last winter!
196. The birds singing out the window.
197. That awesome piece of fabric that's been sitting in my closet finally found a home - as Mane's window curtain!
198. Finding solutions right here in my own house.
199. My in-law's extra car, which makes it possible for me to get somewhere while Mango is at work.

For the Love of Pinterest

128. I am grateful for Pinterest...so grateful, in fact, that I'll devote an entire post to things I've tried from pinterest in the last week!

Egg muffins: Baked on Sunday, stored in the fridge for breakfasts all week:

See recipe here: Kalyn's Kitchen. These are yummy and SO easy to make! We've done them with sauted onions, broccoli & cheese, green chilis & cheese, and sausage & cheese!

Oatmeal muffins: Also baked on Sunday for breakfasts all week:

See recipe here: Sugar-Free Mom. I made them as per the recipe the first time. This week I substituted the banana & applesauce with a can of pumpkin & chopped apples and added cinnamon, cloves & ginger for autumn muffins!

Mason Jar Straw Lids: Instructions at Doodle Craft. I used a half inch drill bit and a rubber grommet that had an inside measurement of 3/8". This fit my reusable stainless steel straws perfectly!

 

Prettier with Jelly Jar Lids

 

And, did you know you can use a canning jar (with a regular size mouth - not the wide mouth kind) on your blender base to make smoothies!! Then you don't have to dirty the blender jar, and you can drink straight from the canning jar!!

 I made the oatmeal & chia seed make-ahead smoothie recipe from The Yummy Life. We'll see how it tastes tomorrow:

I also made the Overnight Refrigerator Oatmeal from The Yummy Life. But I didn't take a picture (can you believe it?)!!

...all thanks to Pinterest!