Menu Plan Monday

 

Monday ~ sausage cups, eggs, fruit

Tuesday ~ shrimp scampi, pasta, bread

Wednesday ~ fish sticks, mac & cheese

Thursday ~ italian chicken & cheese, green beans, bread

Friday ~ dinner on the go...

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Kid's Brita Bottle Review and GIVEAWAY....

I was recently contacted by Meijer to see if I would be interested in trying out the new Brita bottle for kid's with water filtration system.  I was super excited to get this for Little Bit to try out.  She is hard on her water bottles, and with the filter I thought it would be great to try. 

Little Bit really liked  the design on the bottle...as soon as she saw it she said "Oh, is this for me?"  Hehe!  It does come in 2 other designs besides this one.  It is a 13 oz squeezable bottle that is BPA free.  The filter should be replaced every two months or 40 gallons of water and the bottle is top rack dishwasher safe. 

So after getting it all washed up and running water through the filter like it instructed she was ready to try it out.  The bottle worked great.  She didn't have any trouble drinking out of it.  The only problem we had was the pop top was a little hard for her to pull out by herself.  So I pretty much had to open it every time she needed a drink.  Hopefully it will loosen up over time. 

Since it is back to school time...wouldn't this be a great way to send water to school with your kids!  If you think you might want to try purchase one of these, check them out at Meijer today!  If you purchase a Brita bottle for kids by 10/31/12 you could receive a free book from Scholastic by following the guidelines stated here.

Or better yet...you could try and win one!  Meijer graciously provided me with 2 bottles...one for me and one to giveaway to one lucky blog reader!  If you would like a chance to WIN...just leave a comment on this post!  I will draw a winner next Sunday evening. 

Thanks again to Meijer for the wonderful opportunities to try out new products!

washi tape letter...

I have been pinning ideas for my new craft room for a while and one thing I knew I wanted to make was a washi tape covered letter for my wall similar to this one.   Here is what I ended up with and I love it!

 

I found a kraft colored letter at Joanns, for about $2 I think.  I liked the color because it was a close match to my wall color so I wouldn't have to paint the sides.  I also liked the fact that it was super light so I could adhere it to the wall with Fun-Tak mounting putty...super easy!

I started off by going through my washi tape and finding colors/patterns that I thought would coordinate with the room.  Then I started applying it in vertical rows to the letter.

 I just let the tape hang over the edge of the M until I was finished covering it. 

Then I turned the letter over on my cutting mat and used an X-acto knife to trim the excess tape off for a clean edge all the way around. 

So easy and so cute!  I just love it!

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Menu Plan Monday

With moving and unpacking dinner time has been been sneaking up me and I've been unprepared.  I'm so happy to get back into a menu plan routine.  I love having things planned out, knowing exactly what I am going to fix each night. 

Monday ~ chicken caesar burgers, tater tots, corn on the cob

Tuesday ~ zucchini pasta, salad, bread

Wednesday ~ cream of chicken & wild rice soup, bread, fruit

Thursday ~ sausage cups, eggs, fruit

Friday ~ grilled hamburgers, chips, salad

Linking up with Org Junkie...check them out for more recipes.