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Gardening with Kids
Remember this DIY garden post? Are your kids clamoring to be outside and get dirty? They are?! Well, put them to work in their very own garden. Outside + gardening + kids = the best kind of...
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Oh, Bunny…
I originally posted this last Easter, but it’s been such a hit that I thought I’d do a rerun…just like them TV folks! Need more bunny in your life? Yes, please… ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon...
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How To Make A Simple and Inexpensive Collapsible Photography Lightbox
New fancy-pants camera. Check. New fancy-pants lens. Check. New fancy-pants collapsible photography lightbox. NEVAH! OK, maybe not never ever, but certainly not right now. Especially since I can...
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A Grandparent’s Journal
I have reviewed products that made me laugh, made me recognize genius, made me squirm, but this is the first product I’ve reviewed that made me happy in its simplicity for grandparents who journal. ~ A...
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Fun Indoor/Outdoor Activities for Kids
Need something creative to do with the kiddos indoors on a rainy day? Need something fun to do with the kiddos outdoors in the sunshine and fresh air, after you’re done gardening with them? Need...
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Building a Raised Cedar Bed
Husband + OMT! + DIY = you better be wearing a hardhat, baby! While Husband and I prefer to work separately on DIY projects, each doing a specific job ~alone~, we did have that wonderfully easy project...
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Elevating the Snot Sucking Game
Remember the post I did for Nose Frida, the snotsucker?! No? Go on….we’ll wait here while you check it out. For the rest of us that have seen the post, while they’re over there being totally skeeved...
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Everyone Needs a Straw
Years and years ago, when Boy was an itty-bitty, I bought a glass straw dispenser just like this one and it’s still the most used item on my counter in the summer, all these years later. The bonus is...
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Kids Shenanigans
Y’all know how much I love a Klutz book, right? See HERE and HERE if you’ve forgotten. Klutz was our go-to publisher of fun-time kids books in the summer or whenever we needed something fun to do....
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Wadda Ya Know…You *CAN* Take it With You!
What Grandma Drinks I always feel like a bit of a lush when I write that title. (need to catch up on what grandma drinks? check these out: WGD, WGD, WGD, WGD,and WGD) I’M NOT! And neither are you....
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U.S. Flag Primer
I have written on this subject before, but I thought it important enough to offer a flag primer once again. Kinda like getting a yearly checkup with your doc; it’s always nice to be educated on the...
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Is Your Steak Done?
Father’s Day seems like yesterday and while I offered a few fun thangs for dear old dad, I hadn’t come across this WHAT-WHAT?! gadget yet, so I’m telling you about it now. The SteakChamp Thermometer...
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It’s How I Roll
If you’ve read here for any length of time, you know that I have an ongoing tweaky back issue that I’m working hard to resolve. I use my foam roller, I do strengthening work, and because I sit for a...
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Inexpensive DIY Outdoor Patio Drop Cloth Curtains
Drop it like it’s hot, like it’s hot, oh so hot! This has been the year of backyard DIY projects (HERE and HERE) one of which I have wanted to do for a few years: Drop Cloth Curtains! A few years back,...
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You (Durabeam) Light Up My Life
Flashlights are boring. Or, are they?! Not rhetorical! An actual question! Allow me: NOT BORING! As long as you have the right one. ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do...
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Cover Their Tracks!
Got a dog that likes tagging along for car rides? Heck, got messy kiddos who snack, track dirt from sports, or snack some more, leaving stains behind on the seats? Have I got a solution for you, that...
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Do Yardwork Like a Boss
OMT! loves yardwork. No really, I’m not joshing. I love to get my hands dirty and wack at things, plant things, build things and use chipping hammers to dig out things (like an old concrete...
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Take a Hike
Are you a hiker? A hitchhiker?! DON’T DO THAT! I mean more like a person who hikes and then likes to sit and rest a bit as you enjoy the scenery. How about taking walks with the kiddos? Do you like...
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Duvet Schmuvet, No More!
Confession Time: I’ve wanted a generously large goose down comforter for years, but have failed to fulfill that wonderfully fluffy dream because I’m scared of duvet covers. Yep, scared. They are...
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Butt Face Towel?! Butt. Face. Towel.
From now until Christmas, come here on Wednesdays to find sometimes weirdly wonderful, but mostly amazing must haves for everyone on your list. ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links....
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