Always shining!

I love silver jewelry don't you?  Jim has made some beautiful jewelry through the years, and the only thing about silver is it tarnishes.  And it is time consuming to clean.  So, Jim being the great husband that he is, found the solution for me.

 

Yes, you do not have your jewelry on hooks in a fancy display.... but.... you pop them out of the bag and they are ready to wear.  You see those little back squares?  They are called intercept anti-tarnish tabs.  These are the one" square size. You can also get them in different sizes like 2" by 5" strips.  We got this size as they are easy to put in a bag.  I have all my silver jewelry put up this way, and put them in a darling small cedar chest that our Julie got me when she was younger.  These tabs make it so you do not have to polish the silver.  It is being out in the air that tarnishes the silver the most.  The bags take care of that, and having the anti-tarnish stips in there keeps the shine on!

Jim got these little anti tarnish jewels from Rio Grande Jewelry Supply.  www.riogrande.com.  You can also get the little plastic bags there as well.

So, throw away the chemicals, and the polishing clothes, and try this , you will be glad that you did!

That's your tip for this Tuesday!

Hugs, Ma and Pa

Smiles for the day :)



Coupon special !

Whoever said when you get older you would have more time to get things done... hasn't been living my life.... geeesssh!

Here is the tip I wanted to share with you yesterday but did not get to it.

Now I am not a coupon Queen... but I do save coupons, and use them.  I just do not like the big bulky coupon organizers, weather the little binders or big 3 ring one as I do not have that many, and it is frustrating to me.  So I have re purposed another item for organizing coupons.

This is your standard "grandma's brag book" for pictures.  I actually got this with a photo organizing box that was given to me, and since like any "savey" grandma  I use my cell phone for brag pictures, and I have re purposed this to hold my coupons.  Each area has a designation for coupons.  Food, health and beauty, paper products, computer items, pet food, items at Walgreen's or Rite aid and I even have coupons for restaurants in there, as well as gift card for the same. You have a lot of slots to fill, so make it according to your liking and needs, and you don't have to worry about pigeon holing a coupon where it does not fit, and then not using it because you cannot find it.

Since I do not have a ton of coupons, it works for us.  Jim is not adverse to carry it with him when he does the shopping, and they all get used for the most part.  This even fits in my Miche bag without bother, and has been one of the best things I have come up with. 

So, look around and see if you have a "brag book" to re purpose and happy shopping!!

That's Tips Tuesday... a day late :)

Happy Birthday Lizzy!

Have you ever wanted to see what pure love and energy is?  We have that, she is called Elizabeth Grace Baker and she turns 3 today!  Wow, time is flying!

From the time she was born she has been on the go trying to keep up with her sister, and at the same time will cuddle up next to you and say "I Love you", before she if off again in a flash.  God has some wonderful things ahead for this little one.  And Papa and Nana love her very much.

Crocks that do something!

While looking for some way of organizing my kitchen and bathroom better I came up with a very easy idea.

I had some cannisters that I was not using.  The big crock I use for cooking utensils and the small in our bath to corral all the things near the sink!

That's Tips Tuesday for today!

Hope you have had a blessed day!



Ancestor Finds, Presidents and Kings

If you have not figured it out by now I love history.

Which is a good thing as I travel the trail of the Lynch family tree.

It is amazing what you find.

After finding we were related to George Washington,

we found as we traveled back further that we are related to

Captain Henry Morgan

This totally thrilled the grand kids!

Going abit futher down the bunny trail we find another batch of Kings.

King Aethelred of England 968-1016

King Edgar of England  943-966

King Edmnd I of England 922-946

King Edward of England 874-924

King Alfred the Great of England  848-899

King Aethelwulf of Wessex 795-858
King Egbert of Wessex 769-839
King Ealhmund of Kent
There are more Kings in this line that I am investigating.

Then another trail led to Vikings!
Starting with Richard the fearless Duke of Normandy.

And it ended with King Fornjot, King of Finland and Kvenland. Born 530.

It is amazing to see where all this is leading!
We are excited to see what else is out there.

We are looking forward to watching the series
"Who do you think you are".  Sponsored by Ancestory.com
It is fun to see what they find in each stars background.
It starts Feb. 3rd.

So, have you started looking yet?
You might be as surprised are we are!



Happy Birthday Logan!

We have another young man having a birthday today!

Happy Birthday Logan!

We celebrated all the birthdays early and this is him getting a gift card.

Logan like his brothers, is doing wonderful in school, and he has developed a love of the piano, hopefully we can get him busy playing soon.  I know he will be great at it.

He gets to go hunting soon with his brothers and his dad, so the family will all hunt together and enjoy those memories.

We love you Logan!