Well, we finally found a box for my index cards. And boy, trolloping about with kids from one store to another can be crazy! Age is a problem, as one is a baby and one is a 4 year old who demands to be, well, The Adult. Her independence will earn her medals when she's older, yes, but when walking in a crowded parking lot or store? No....

There was no index card boxes at the dollar store, none at a office store we went to...I was totally surprised. The old ways have been shoved to the side, and these new fandangled things have come into play. Index card notebooks, folders, and pads - hooked together with glue, like that would last in a kitchen??

Finally we went to Office Max near our JoAnn's Fabrics and Home Depot area and found a whole section for index cards, keepers, etc.. It was small, but it had all I wanted. My husband also let me pick up some pastel colored Sharpies that go wonderfully with a color code sticker system I want to use on the recipes.

I decided to code things with color to make it easier to make a meal. Side dishes, main dishes, sweets, breads, and so forth. They have their own color sticker attached to the card. So that way, when we want a meal to plan, I can have my daughter help too! She's already learning how by helping me put recipes on cards and putting them into the container. We just got through doing about 30 recipes on the cards with stickers and they're ready to go!

What's really cute is, I found pastel stickers that match the pastel Sharpies to work with, so it all looks unified. I think my husband will consider me insane  But oh, it's these small things that make me happy! If my daughter can go to a recipe box, and pick out a full dinner just due to color codes? I think that's wonderful!

Now, to decorate the ugly black, plastic box we've put it in. I think I'll look for an old wooden one at the thrift stores when we shop there. That way I can have a nice old one that's pretty and looks better!