Grab a cuppa something relaxing to drink and sit with us to enjoy some of our favorite reads this week:

Learning the value of coins bingo: We spent some time last week helping Z count her money and understand the values of the different coins. This looks like a fun game to reinforce what we talked about. Maybe we'll even let her keep he coins if she gets bingo.

Make an accurate home inventory: Have you made a home inventory? Stored it offsite? We did this a while back but need to update it. This article has some great tips on getting it right and accurate so you get the most accurate reflection of your belongings.

Stop Shopping Momentum: This happens to me all the time! Once I get going, I start thinking of everything else I "need" - I'm going to try employing some of these techniques.

Making Garden stones from leaves: Gardenmama posted a lovely tutorial for making garden stones from leaves. I might have to try growing some rhubarb just to make these beauties!

Playmobil instruction database: I bought a couple of sets of Playmobil toys at a garage sale a few weekend ago. We couldn't figure out how to put one of them together so I went Googling and found a database that lists hundreds of Playmobil sets and shows the box and the pieces included. Using the pictures there was the only way we got our set put together properly.

More links in a week!