How to Remove Permanent Marker

by frazzledmama on January 12, 2012

Tuesday while doing school Little Man needed a black marker.  Well, all of the kiddos’ black markers were in use, so being a sweet and kind mother, I loaned him my Sharpie.

Parenting Fail!

Well, not really, but see he had his paper on top of his brand new 3-ring binder.  Can I just tell you how much I hate buying 3 ring binders?!?!? They are so expensive.  Well, that morning I broke down and bought six new 3 ring binders…. Hey, at least they were a BOGO, and I had a 15% off coupon, and I had my teacher discount….so, it could’ve been worse.

Back to my story.  So, he colored his paper, with a Sharpie on top of his six-hour old binder, and it bled through.

I was not a happy camper. 

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That evening Mr. OverKill’s aunt came by and I mentioned what had happened.  She asked why I didn’t just take it off with a dry erase marker.

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Huh?

I was willing to try anything, so using my trusty dry erase marker, I colored over the Sharpie.

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Then grabbed a tissue and ….

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Well look at that, good as new!

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Who knew? I was tickled pink!!!  I haven’t had a reason to try this method out on any other hard surface…but I am curious to see what else it will work on!

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Grocery Cart Trick

by frazzledmama on January 4, 2012

When the kiddos were all very little, grocery shopping was always…interesting.  There was a time when I had 2 kids in the cart and 1 in the kid seat.  Not much room for groceries :) 

Today while we were shopping Tootle reminded me of a trick we used to use to get the kiddos in and out of the buggy.  This trick is particularly helpful if you are expecting. 

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In order to get the small child into the buggy without having to pick them up, lift the back end of the buggy up, and….

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Have the small child crawl in!  Brilliant, I know!  The child can exit the cart the same way ;)

It really saved my back during the frazzling days of lots of littles.

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Easy Christmas Candy Houses

December 21, 2011

Yesterday, the kiddos and I got together with Ms. Kitty and her crew to make Christmas candy houses.   As a teen, my family and I used to make chocolate houses and then decorate them with candy for a fun Christmas project.  I did attempt to make them once with my kiddos…but they are young and [...]

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Natural Consequences

December 7, 2011

Do you ever employ the “natural consequences” method of discipline in your home?  I am currently listening to two little girls trying to decide if they should preheat the oven before mixing cookies.  They know better than to come and ask me, because I have already informed them that I will not be helping them [...]

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Naptime revisited.

October 26, 2011

It is a sad thing to admit, but I haven’t had a napper in my home for a few years now.  Sigh…. However, since we returned from Birmingham I have established an age-appropriate “naptime” for my kiddos.  Around 2:00, everyone grabs a book and heads to bed, even me!  It has been a welcome time [...]

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Kitchen Window Makeover

August 26, 2011

A couple weeks ago I was standing at a friend’s kitchen sink window and I totally fell in love with the view… She has a pool, and all our kiddos were out there playing, and she has such a beautiful back porch!  Then, I came home to this…. Sigh… Sometimes there is also a neighbor [...]

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Sweet Tea for a Crowd

August 16, 2011

My Mom has this fabulous tea pitcher, she’s had it for as long as I can remember. I wish I had a picture of it, it is so cool. One of the reasons it is so cool, is that it holds a lot of tea.  I would say a gallon, at least. I have searched [...]

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A Kitchen Toothbrush, It’s A Good Thing

August 10, 2011

Originally posted in 2009. When we remodeled our kitchen a while back, we covered the counter tops with large ceramic tiles.  I love my tiles, the way they look and the fact that they DON’T stain! However, I have had to learn a bit more about cleaning grout.  What have I learned?  I have learned [...]

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File it!

August 2, 2011

How many times have you come across a super cute, neat, fun, or interesting project that would be perfect to do with your kids, only to realize you just don’t have the time to do one more thing???  I would try to keep these projects in mind for when we did have a little down [...]

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Try, Try Again!

July 28, 2011

The other day I was shopping for a new blouse to go with a very pretty skirt Mr. OverKill bought me.  I finally found one that was very pretty and just what I was looking for.  It was even in the right price range, imagine that!  I tried it on, and it was just a [...]

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