One life by april

Pancakes...Pancakes...Pancakes....

I know you've just been biting your nails waiting for my next Tuesday tip, lol.  Well, some of my tips come from 'pet peeve's I have and this is such the case.  I dislike cutting up pancakes with my fork.  Go ahead laugh, hahaha.  They can just be sooo aggravating to me and to young children quite impossible.  My kids have always been able to eat their pancakes in the blink of an eye even when they where small.  I could hardly cook them fast enough let alone cut them up with a fork fast enough.  So that's when my little pizza cutter became my sword.  I felt like Zorro when I discovered I could cut up pancakes in the blink of an eye.  Okay laugh again but it was liberating really :-)

So here's my Tuesday tip for all you exasperated mothers that are letting pancakes get the better of you....

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I have to strongly stress that I would never recommend any child handling this cutter.  They are oh so sharp and it has always been strongly emphasized to my kids that only mom does the honors.  I also suggest you do this out of little ones viewing because once a boy sees how much fun it looks, well lets just not put anymore temptation in their little heads then is already there -K?

Have a great day, and don't forget to comment and leave your tip :-)

Tippy Cups...

Well, I have been thinking on this a while and thought I would try it out.  I'm going to try posting tips on Tuesdays that you might find helpful in some way.  I hope if you have tips as well that you will place yours in the comments section so that we can all share.  I believe every little bit helps.  And believe me I can use all the extra helps I can get.

For all you mother's with little one's at home like me I thought I'd pass this on to you.  When I first put Samuel on a tippy cup, I did what most mother's do and purchased for $3-4 one of those nospill cups with the little rubber gadgets that were forever getting misplaced or didn't fit the cup I had at the moment.  And cleaning them was such an issue to me.  Well, it wasn't long when I had to add an extra thermas of his drink  to tug along because the cups just wouldn't hold enough to keep him happy for long hours.  (I'm not one to buy softdrinks for refills)  So, I stumbled upon a lifesaver that is soooo cheap to boot at my Supercenter.  You can find these in the summer section of plastics they put out every year.

1.just mix    2.fill and  3.drink

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I always label his cups and you'll notice these things hold a whopping 2c.  That's almost twice the regular tippy cups.  And they are so easy to clean.  Now keep in mind that if the spout isn't closed yes, it will spill but he got the hang of closing it in no time.  Did I mention their just under a dollar? 

I have a whole drawer full so I feel safe in sharing this knowing that the secrets out and the shelves will be empty now :-)

I hope you benefited from that little tip.  I've got one coming next Tuesday too.  They won't always be about toddlers or our kids for that matter so check back and don't forget to share.

april