Quirky Grandma: Quirky Household Ideas

Quirky Grandma Makes a Decision.

2012-06-27T10:56:00.001-07:00

I do apologize for this. However, I have made the decision to combine my blogs into one. Quirky Grandma will be my one and only blog from now on. I want to enjoy my blogging and not have it be stressful. I do have enough stress in my life already. No point in adding more. It will get better and better, I promise.

I am getting organized, as well. So that I can bring the best posts to my readers as possible. Anna Wednesday and Money Monday has seemed to hit it off. I am thinking of adding Awards Friday, in which I will give an award to my favorite blog posts of the week as I am a blog reader as well as writer. And perhaps Savings Sunday, in which I give ideas for savings that I come up with. I will leave Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday for ideas and thoughts of what is going on in the world, other interesting and funny things my family does, and post about who I am.

If any blogger is interested in me reading their blog they may comment with their link. I will be sure to check them out.

Quirky Grandma Asks For Help!

2012-06-27T08:14:00.001-07:00

Ok, I have a problem. With school getting harder and I will be babysitting Anna starting next week. I won that one . However, that leaves me with my blog and being unsure if I can keep up with all 4. I truly think that I can only do one post per day. I need my reader’s advice. Should I combine them into one blog? If I do, should it be Thoughts or My Quirky Family. Those are the two that I post in the most and are the two that I have the most reader’s. Would you all be willing to follow the other if it is not yours. I will still do Money Monday and Anna Wed, they would just be in one blog instead of two separate ones. What should I call it? Just Quirky Grandma, would that work. Pictures and household ideas rarely get posted in so I am not so worried about them. It is thoughts and my quirky family that I wonder about. I thank you all for your help in solving this issue.

Quirky Grandma’s Favorite Day Anna Wed On My Quirky Crew.

2012-06-27T03:35:00.001-07:00

Click Picture to be taken to blog post for funny stories of Anna. This weeks subtitles are:

Babies Do Not Care If Pre Owned

Copycat Baby

Her Temper

Learning New Things.

Ok I am checking this out.

2012-06-22T12:27:00.002-07:00

If you are interested Tell them Susan from Quirky Grandma:Quirky Household Ideas sent you https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDRLbWZULW8wMFFEaFhGZWNxX2NsN1E6MQ&theme=0AX42CRMsmRFbUy1mNTgxNjYwMi02ZTczLTRlODctOTkzYy1hM2VjM2ZhMDlkOTQ&ifq

Quirky Grandma say’s Life Alert is Working Great.

2012-06-12T02:58:00.000-07:00

“Eeeahhhhheaaaa.” I wake up as Ron jumps out of bed. Big Mama’s life alert is going off. I roll out of bed and rush to the door of the bedroom.

Standing there in just my underwear, I hear Ron saying, “She hit the button by accident in her sleep.”

I stop myself from going out the bedroom with no clothes on and slowly back into the bedroom and lay on the bed to grab a cigarette.

I hear to Ron, Big Mama, and the 911 operator as the operator laughs. Good thing she has a sense of humor. I hear her tell them that Morehead City PD will probably show up as they have that rule that they come every time there is a call.

I roll back out of bed and get dressed so I can let them in. Looking at the clock as I walk into the living room, it is 4:37 am. Big Mama and Ron talk about why they can’t make the button on her life alert harder for her to push.

His idea of putting it in a locket of some kind, just will not work, in my opinion. What if she was having a stroke? I tell him I would rather have 100 false alarms than it not work when she needs it.

There is knock on the door.

Christina with Morehead City PD is understanding and also, has a sense of humor. Tells us they have the rule about coming out in case someone is standing over you telling you to say things are ok at gunpoint. Good rule to have, I guess. Who thinks of these scenarios?

After she leaves, Ron and I go back to bed. Get comfy again. Or as comfy as we can with Ron hurting from jumping out of bed.

Lay there for a few minutes talking about everything. Neither of us are getting back to sleep. So now we are sitting in living room, him watching TV with Big Mama, who also can’t sleep, and me typing away.

Quirky Grandma Shares Idea About Teaching Baby’s Alphabet.

2012-06-11T09:36:00.000-07:00

As I have said before, the time to teach children is when they are babies. I have sang the ABC’s to Anna from the time she was 2 weeks old. I read to her all the time. I have discovered that she loves looking at pictures of herself. So I came up with an idea to combine the two. I have been learning about PowerPoint in Software Applications and an idea that has been in my head for a while now quickly took over.

I used the PowerPoint to make a couple of books for Anna. I started at the beginning. Anna’s Arrival was a big hit with my angel. Then I thought about teaching her. So I created Anna’s Alphabet over the weekend. I took longer to find the pictures than anything else. She loves it.

Of course, if you are putting lots of pictures into a PowerPoint, it does take up space on your computer. However, if after you are finished you convert the file to JPEGs or to PDF format, they take up a lot less space. I did both, one for my Kindle and one for photobucket, to share. http://photobucket.com/AnnasAlphbet

I think it is a good way to teach them that is fun for them. And a book with them as the STAR makes them feel good about themselves. I will be creating books for my great nephews, if I can get my sister and my niece to send me the pictures, for Christmas gifts. A present does not have to cost a lot to mean something.

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2012-06-08T07:47:00.001-07:00

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Quirky Grandma say’s Let Them Enjoy Their Food.

2012-06-08T05:54:00.001-07:00

Quirky Grandma say’s Let Them Enjoy Their Food.: Anna loves to eat. I love to cook. I really enjoy it when Anna enjoys my cooking. In this picture, Anna is having chili and does not like ...

Quirky Grandma Offer’s No More Excuses.

2012-06-08T05:53:00.001-07:00

Quirky Grandma Offer’s No More Excuses.: Ok, I did it. Again. I have decided to start walking and try to get in to shape. Partly because I do want to be able to play with Anna with...

Today is the Last Day for Cardstore's FREE CARD for Father's Day event! DON'T MISS OUT!!

2012-06-07T09:45:00.001-07:00

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Quirky Grandma Reminds everyone about Father’s Day.

2012-06-06T09:44:00.001-07:00

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Quirky Grandma’s Ideas for Tomatoes.

2012-06-03T06:16:00.000-07:00

While I don’t have a garden, there are times that we get a lot of tomatoes from others. I hate to waste so I make sure we use them all. Cutting them up for chili and pasta sauce are great uses but sometimes I get tired of red sauce. Of course, they are great in salads and even just by themselves. Tomato sandwiches are a great standby.

I have discovered another great idea, as well. As I don’t too much care for sandwiches, not a big bread eater. I make tuna stuffed tomatoes. I just take the insides of the tomato out and save for my sauces. Then spoon in my tuna salad. It is a fairly healthy lunch. And very good. Even Ron likes it and he says he hates tuna salad.

Anna won’t eat it, she eats most everything but for some reason does not like anything with tuna fish in it. Maybe, the texture is just so different to her.

Quirky Grandma Share Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted clip

2012-06-03T05:57:00.001-07:00

I loved Madagascar 1 and 2 and can’t wait to see 3. Anna enjoyed watching 2 the other day. Of course, we will wait until it comes out on DVD. Anna is too young for theater. But bites nails while waiting. Don’t ruin it if you see it before.

Madagascar 3 - "I'm The Leader" Clip

Quirky Grandma Loves Coupons

2012-06-02T04:02:00.001-07:00

In this economy, every penny counts. That is why I love coupons. I am no extreme couponer, I am too busy for that, or too lazy. But online printable coupons makes couponing less time consuming and more easy. Don’t take my word for it, try it out.

Quirky Grandma invites you to have fun with Madagascar Zoosters.

2012-06-01T17:30:00.001-07:00

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Quirky Grandma is Sending Free Card From Cardstore.com to Her Dad, Get Yours.

2012-06-01T00:54:00.001-07:00

June is here. I love this month, probably because the 16th is my birthday. I will be 39 years young. It is also Brittany’s birthday on the 20th. She will be 20. And yes, it is Father’s Day on the 17th.

I have always given my dad a new bird house for Father’s Day. We both love the birds. Do you have a particular gift that you give your Dad? Comment below. *Quirky Grandma is curious.

This year I have told him that money is a little tight and can’t afford it right now. He, of course, understands. He always understands. He is a great man. I miss him so much. I am glad that I found Cardstore.com. I can at least get him a card. He deserves so much more.

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Quirky Couponing for Cookouts.

2012-05-31T04:51:00.000-07:00

This is the time of year for cookouts and Barbeques. We used to have a crawfish boil at least once a month in Louisiana. Man, what I wouldn’t give for about 10 lbs. of mudbugs right now. What is your favorite cookout food? Comment below.

Of course, in this economy, having extra money to have a few friends over for a cookout can get expensive. We could have less cookout’s. That is no fun. Or we could do the smart thing and go to Coupons.com to save money on our snacks and party foods. Click on this link to start saving. Save on Snacks and Party Favorite Foods

We should not have to lose our together time because money is tight.

Also, don’t forget to check out my poll below on leftover’s. Quirky Grandma is curious.

What do you do with leftovers?

2012-05-29T12:30:00.000-07:00

Check out what I choose to do with leftovers and answer the curiosity of a Quirky Grandma.

Money is always a bit tight at the end of the month. We usually are making our groceries last as well as we can. Cooking one thing and making it stretch is about the only way we can survive.

Last week, I cooked a ham one day. Made a pot of beans with the leftover ham the next day. And then the next day, I made a pot of chili with the leftover beans. I was surprised when we still had some chili the next day for chili cheese fries. I will also use leftovers for lunch the next day as well, depending on what they are.

My ex husband would never eat leftovers. I am curious about how other’s feel about leftovers. Please go to the bottom of my page and answer my poll. Just curious my reader’s.

I will admit. I want to play with the polling option but I am curious, as well.

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2012-05-29T04:57:00.001-07:00

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2012-05-28T04:50:00.000-07:00

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2012-05-27T04:05:00.000-07:00

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2012-05-26T06:56:00.001-07:00

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2012-05-26T05:34:00.001-07:00

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