If you know me at all then you know how much I love free things. But even better than just free… free yummy things! Have you heard of Dannon Activia Selects Yogurt? My kids are huge yogurt eaters. I’m not as much as they are but I go on kicks. You know, when I’m trying […]
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Caramel and Chocolate Covered Rice Crispy Treats
August 3, 2011 by
I think rice crispy treats are the mac daddy of desserts. I love them! I always have. But I don’t like the store bought rice crispy treats. They taste weird. So when my friend Heather sent me a picture of a rice crispy treat dipped in caramel and then milk chocolate (with the subject “you […]
[Continue reading...]Cornstarch Gloop {Kid Craft}
July 31, 2011 by
My kids love to make a mess! Is that abnormal? I’m thinking not. They love to squish their hands in gross things too. Wait, that doesn’t sound right. You know what I mean! This was the perfect craft/activity. I found this great idea over on this blog. She has a short video on her site […]
[Continue reading...]Chicken Cordon Blue Casserole
July 28, 2011 by
I think it was right after Easter when I saw this recipe over on Tiffanee’s blog, One Crazy Cookie. It looked so good I immediately bookmarked. Oh my! Was it ever. The combination of flavors was incredible and I’ve made it a couple of times since then!) It was super easy (which I love) and […]
[Continue reading...]A Trip to the Windy City: Chicago!
July 25, 2011 by
My kids and I just got back from our vacation to Chicago to visit my sister and her family. Wow! For those of you who don’t know, we live in Oregon, so traveling to Chicago for me and the kids was a big deal (and quite the adventure!) My niece had a baby on Valentine’s […]
[Continue reading...]Scooter Snacks
July 22, 2011 by
I’m always on the search for fun foods to make for me… I mean my kids. Ah heck, who am I foolin’. I’d make these adorable scooter snacks even if I didn’t have kids. They are so cute. And all the ingredients that I love! Adorable, right? I found this in the August 2010 edition […]
[Continue reading...]Pocket Purse
July 19, 2011 by
The experts at Family Fun Magazine (my favorite if you haven’t figured that out yet) put out a craft book some time ago called Family Fun Crafts: 500 Creative Activities for You and Your Kids. Who couldn’t buy that with a name like that, right? My daughter had been wanting to make these pocket purses […]
[Continue reading...]We {Heart} S’Mores
July 16, 2011 by
Yep, we heart s’mores! All kinds of s’mores. We love S’more cookies, s’more stuffed brownies, delicious dough boys stuffed with s’more mixings, and s’more brownie pie! Then I saw these s’more bars over on this site and I knew they were going to be my dinner – I mean dessert. Ingredients * 1/4 cup butter […]
[Continue reading...]Glow In The Dark Drinks
July 13, 2011 by
What could be better than a drink that glows in the dark, right? Darn right! My kids thought these were so much fun. We made them on the 4th (which was totally fun). We’re going to do these when we go camping in a couple of weeks too. (We’re not up past dark very often.) […]
[Continue reading...]Ho Ho Cake & a Swagbucks Tip
July 10, 2011 by
Yowza! right? I saw this cake over on How Sweet It Is some time ago and knew I was going to make it. I mean seriously, doesn’t it look amazing?! Well it is! We made it and ate it in an embarrassingly short amount of time. But I won’t get into that right now =o) […]
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