Food, Crafts and Fun
No, that’s not our Saturday morning breakfast, it’s a postcard. Yep, a postcard! But not the flat, semi boring, postcards. This is like a big, 3D, super cool postcard. And yes, you mail it just like that. When we made our Slice of Birthday Cake postcard I knew I wanted to make more fun things […]
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Any recipe with the words pound and cake in it and I’m in. We love pound cake. I think my favorite recipe is still Grandmother Paul’s Sour Cream Pound Cake. It’s a family favorite and I make it often, but I’m constantly looking for a new pound cake recipe. Can you ever have too many […]
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Who doesn’t love a good Rice Crispy Treat? And when I say good, I mean homemade, not store bought. The store bought Rice Crispy Treats taste so artificial to me. I know what you’re thinking. Artificial? Yes, artificial, weird, waxy. But homemade? Pure deliciousness! What could possibly make a Rice Crispy Treat taste better? Well, chocolate […]
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Are you a camper? I assume everyone goes camping so it always surprises me when I hear people say they don’t. Being out under the stars with the smell of trees and a campfire are like therapy to me. When my kids were young I took them camping because it was something we could do […]
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Summer for me and my kids means camping. Lots of camping! Unfortunately this year it’s not happening. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer I wasn’t sure what the future would look like, and how I would feel this summer. So I cancelled our camping reservations and figured we’d stay close to home this summer. […]
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After over three months of not baking, I’m back! Sorry for my absence. I’ve been dealing with some health issues and baking was just too much for me. In April I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s been a turbulent couple of months, to say the least. I’m tired… all the time. And for some […]
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I’m sure my co-workers think I’m a dork always giving them gifts with puns on them. You know, the “donut you know how much I care about you?” or the “Here’s to a germ free year” gifts. They make me laugh so they’re stuck with them. And working in a school kind of gives me […]
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My daughter loves all the emoji stuff out there. And, who am I kidding, me too. I’m pretty sure it’s not possible for me to send a text without an emoji in it. What? I work in a middle school. Give me a break. Here are some cute Emoji Lunch Box notes to put in […]
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My kids love chewy chocolate chip granola bars. They’re easy to put in their backpack or lunch and it doesn’t really matter if they get squished a little. They’re still delicious. So why not make them? Homemade is just so much better than store bought in just about everything. Well, except clothes. I’m not making […]
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Life has taken a crazy turn in our house. I was diagnosed with breast cancer on April 4th and have been living in a daze ever since. My kids have been my main focus for so many years that I worry about them almost more than what will happen to me. They’re stressed, rightfully so, […]
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Owls and Halloween. Who ever decided these two things go together? Well, if you google it (which, of course, we did) it goes way back. Like, way, way back. According to Haunted Bay, the Romans were one of the first cultures that viewed owls as spooky creatures. The owl symbolized death, doom, or destruction and […]
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! […]
I am totally loving all of the great April Fool’s Day things people have posted the past couple of weeks! I love the pranks but mostly I love the fun food. You didn’t miss our Fakin’ and Eggs I hope! (We’re all about fun food at our house!) So we wanted to pack in two […]
I haven’t done a single thing for the 4th of July =o( Where have I been??? We typically don’t do much for the 4th, though. It’s always been one of those holidays where I’m frustrated because of all the loud noises that keep waking my kids up! Does that make me grouchy? =o( But a […]
You’re going to think this is either gross or totally cool. Or maybe a little bit of both. Either way, it’s perfect for Halloween! And my kids thought it was totally grossly cool! Sloppy Joe Intestines! Or maybe it’s Sloppy Joe Colon. But that sounds too gross, even for me. I found the idea here […]
Because, really… isn’t everything better on a stick? Heck yeah! And how cute are these little mummy heads? I just loved them. We gobbled up our Mummy Twinkie Pops (holy smokes, were they good!) And we wanted to do another fun mummy treat this Halloween so we decided on these. Mummy Oreo Suckers Source: How […]
A friend of mine at work bought this amazingly awesome ice cube tray mold for me. I thought it was a giant compliment when she said “I saw this and thought of you.” Seriously! How cool is that! I love it when people see weird but extremely cool things and actually think of me. What […]
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 […]