Pantry Raid: Craft Projects, Charity, Calendars and Cards

I have not yet accomplished everything from last week I had hoped to by now. But I've been working on it.

I did have a photo session with my kids in hopes of getting a photo to use. I did get a picture I love. But I can't find a card formatted properly to accommodate it so I still have not ordered our cards. Time's a wastin'. (UPDATE: Yeah! I ordered the cards Monday morning!)

I have made progress but am still working on the calendar. I did do several fun things with the kids this week, which is the point of working on the calendar. So, yes, I am making progress.

I completed a craft project I have wanted to complete for several years, a banner made with felt. It has 24 smaller felt pieces, each representing something special about who Christ is and why we celebrate His coming. I will be posting (hopefully) more about that on our family blog.

How did you do this week?

This is about encouragement, about freedom and about getting things DONE! It's about being purposeful with our time and priorities, about setting and completing goals. You can link anything related to that or to any of the past Pantry Raid themes.

But we still have to call it Pantry Raid, cuz I just can't give up those undies:)

Pantry Raid!!! Catch All Pantry Post

Sorry I forgot to hit "Publish Post" yesterday. Geesh



Now's your chance to post any miscellaneous tidbits about your panty. I mean, pantry.

Did you decide to post pics after all? Do you have a wonderful list system to keep your pantry well stocked? Do you use another area of your house to store food?

Pantry tips and tricks are invited and appreciated. Like, my grandma used to say you should keep a saltine cracker in salt to keep it from clumping. Or, I like using Sharpies on the lids of my spices. Because of where they are placed I can identify them more quickly. SuperDave recommends bringing a flashlight and a flyswatter if you have a pantry like his. And so on and so forth.

What's your tip?

Because I want to keep on saying Pantry Raid, and because of requests I've received, I am going to continue with Pantry Raid. Starting next Monday. So, hmmm... let's see. It is Thanksgiving week. So let's do Pantry Raid: Refrigerator Edition! What am I thinking? Our fridge is a disaster. I can really use the excuse to make sure mine is clean before all of the baking I will be doing on Wednesday. And it just isn't any fun to say "Refrigerator Raid", is it?

Next Monday, post before and after pictures, only afters if you prefer (ME), tips about fridges, keeping food in fridges, safety tips like what temp your food should be kept out or thrown away, what are your favorite containers for storing food, what you like on the outside of your fridge -- or whatever suits your fancy.

I'll see you next week and you'll see those funny panties again too. They are so cute.

And now, it's time for.....MR.LINKY! Link It baby.