Food, Crafts and Fun
I love kitchen gadgets. No, wait. Let me try that again … I LOVE KITCHEN GADGETS! I love everything about them. I probably need to go to a 12 step program for it but I don’t care. I love going into kitchen shops and finding new gizmos or gadgets and then trying them out. I […]
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If you haven’t guessed by now I’m have somewhat of a sweet tooth. (Well, I think in an earlier post I claimed it was a fat tooth.) So when I saw this recipe on one of my favorite blogs, Chocolate and Toast, I just had to make it. I mean seriously, how can you go […]
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My daughter saw these wonderful looking treats in her Fancy Nancy Tea Parties book. (Did I mention we LOVE Fancy Nancy?!) Her books are stupendous (that’s fancy for great!) I did an earlier post from this book as well. Click here to see it. So Ellie saw these and said to me “oh, let’s make […]
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Friends have been telling me about Five Guys Burgers and Fries for some time. I’ve thought about going but have never wanted to drive to Beaverton “just for a burger”. I mean, how good can their burgers really be, right? I can go to Burger King and get a burger for a buck – now […]
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I’m beginning to get a little tired of the rain around here. It’s May for heaven’s sake and it’s pouring outside. I want summer! I want to be able to open up my windows and smell the fresh air. I want to wear sandals and capris and not feel like I’m frozen. I want to […]
[Continue reading...]A friend of ours told me about classes that they have at Lowe’s for kids. I didn’t give it too much thought. I’m not much of a “handy” person. I can craft up a storm, but hammer and nails… not so much. My brother and sister were granted that talent in our family. But the […]
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Teacher’s Appreciation Week is coming up so my kids and I wanted to honor their teachers with something homemade. Each year we do this. (Okay, so it hasn’t been many years since my kids are young, but we have included daycare staff in this as well.) We were thinking about making posters again this year […]
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My kids were invited to a birthday party at the Oregon Gymnastics Academy last weekend. My daughter was beyond excited – running around the house saying she was going to do gymnastics and tumble herself silly. My son was a little nervous. “Is this going to be a big girl party?” he kept asking. I […]
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What better to eat for dessert than ice cream??? Participate in 31 Cent Scoop Night at Baskin-Robbins® and help honor America’s firefighters. The Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation is donating $100,000 to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation™ (NFFF). Participating stores will reduce prices of ice cream scoops to 31 cents. At some locations, you may also have […]
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One thing my kids love to play with is Play Doh. We have a bunch of the gadgets and gizmos that make shapes and molds it into cool things. They play for hours making different kinds of foods and serving to each other, or making animals and people that have conversations with each other. It’s […]
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I can’t believe it’s the middle of October and I haven’t even posted a Halloween recipe or crafts yet. Ugh. Life is a little overwhelming right now but I’ve decided to kick it into gear and get my Halloween on. So the first Halloween recipe for this year is for Candy Corn Cookies. Aren’t they […]
My daughter’s pre-school class has been learning Japanese all year. It’s so cool to hear her speak and she is so proud when she comes home and tells me the new words she has learned. At the school’s Spring Fling Bar-B-Que her class sang “Jesus Loves Me” in Japanese! In Japanese!!! She’s 5 years old! […]
Tag! I’m it! Yeah! I love to play games. I’m a kid at heart. I’ll admit it. So when Tiffanee over at One Crazy Cookie tagged me, I was thrilled and honored. Thrilled because, like I said, I like to play =o) And honored because I love her blog. She posts the best recipes! What […]
Are these the cutest cookies EVER?!?! Not to toot my own horn. Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t invent this recipe. I just stole it =o) But how could I NOT steal it, right?!?! After I saw this cookie on Raina’s blog The Garden of Yum I knew this was the next cookie I was […]
Here is an easy and fun treat for the kids. They didn’t turn out as cool as I had hoped. I think it was because there was so many bubbles in our 7 Up. But the kids didn’t seem to mind. PrintGummy Bear Popsicles Ingredients7 Up Gummy BearsInstructionsLet your 7 Up sit out for […]
One of the best things I’ve done with my kids is taking them camping. I was a little afraid the first time we went. It was just me and my two, very young, children. We had so much fun. Now, 5 years later, it’s the highlight of our summer when we go camping. We load […]
Are you looking for a quick and fun Halloween treat to make? Here’s the perfect recipe for you! We made it for a little Halloween party that we had and it was a huge hit! Super easy and totally tasty. Thanks to Eighteen 25 for this post! PrintMonster Munch Ingredients2 cups popped popcorn 1 […]
Happy 4th of July everyone! What are you doing tonight? I’m going to hope I don’t fry my eyebrows while I watch the amazed looks on my kids face as the fireworks go off. They love fireworks. Well, not the loud ones. =o) When I saw these adorable Corn Dog Cookies over on Sue’s blog, […]