Food, Crafts and Fun
Who loves slushees? You can make these any flavor you want. We pretty much love them all but my daughter has a thing for Bubble Gum. So that was the first flavor we made. (Yes, we’ve made a lot of these since then.) The flavoring that I always use is from LorAnn Oils. They are […]
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A co-worker brought these to our staff Christmas party and my first thought? Genius! Then my second thought? How have I never eaten these before?! So when another co-worker and I were planning a fundraiser/staff get together, these were on the menu (immediately.) And how can you go wrong with anything wrapped in bacon??? They […]
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These cute cookies have been on my “to make” list for awhile. I thought they were so cute and they made me think of my Grandma Sara. She would have loved these! She loved tea and I remember, even as a kid, sitting down and drinking tea with her in her fancy china tea cups […]
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Yep, we’re hooked on Loom Bands in our house. We’ve made more bracelets than one family ever should. But it’s fun, cheap, fairly easy and something my kids and I can do together. We sit on the floor in front of my iPad and look up videos on YouTube. It’s great family time! Why are we […]
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Okay, don’t laugh. Yes, we made these. I saw a video on Facebook from Sabado Gigante and showed my daughter. That was it for me. She said we had to make one. Well, she actually said we had to make 3 of them. One for each of us. She said I needed one in my […]
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It’s the third Monday of the month. Yeah. That means it’s Secret Recipe Club reveal day. It kind of snuck up on us this month. School has started (sigh.) Who else is running around feeling completely frazzled lately? Don’t get me wrong, I’m okay with my kids going back to school. But that means I […]
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We love root beer! Root beer everything! We’ve made Root Beer Float Popsicles, Root Beer Ice Cream, Root Beer Float Fudge, Root Beer Homemade Zotz Fizzy Candy and another version of Root Beer Float Cookies. (All amazing!) So when I saw these Root Beer Float Sandwich Cookies on Pinterest, what did I do??? Pinned it! […]
[Continue reading...]Guest post by Sara Stringer. Just under four months left before the Christmas holidays bring the whole family together to share a wonderful meal and some joy – and create new memories together. Families need keepsakes. Keepsakes work like glue: they keep things together: And a bit like sugar; they sweeten. Regardless of your role […]
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Now that my son is in middle school (big sigh) he has a lot of teachers. Seven of them to be exact, plus a great school counselor. Sadly, I didn’t buy enough Ball Jars for our First Day of School gifts for all of them (plus my daughter’s) so we had to come up […]
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Are you counting down the days until school starts? My kids are. They are so excited to start the new school year. (How are they related to me???) My son is going into middle school. Middle school! How did that happen?!?! We’re big believers in letting the teachers know they are appreciated. And the beginning […]
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The weather here in Oregon has been really off the past couple of months. It was stinkin’ hot for awhile and then summer kind of disappeared the end of August. I’m not real happy about it. I LOVE the nice weather. Well, let me rephrase that. I love wearing flip flops and shorts. My wardrobe […]
Oh, the pressure. My son’s request to make “fun food” every Saturday night for dinner is already getting to me. How do people come up with all these ideas??? Well, however they do it, I’m just grateful they do. That way I can copy them and my kids think I’m amazing =o) Jill over at […]
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 […]
What do you think of Twinkies? I think people either love them or hate them. I love them. I’m not sure why. If I think about it too long I start to question my love of spongy yellow cake and frosting. So I don’t think about it for too long =o) For awhile, years ago, […]
Halloween means fun food, right? At least in our house it does. I have to spice it up a little for my kids. So how could I not make these bloody band aide cookies??!! I saw these over on Pinterest (who got them from Katherine Marie Photography.) Do you pin? If not, you are so […]
Meatloaf and mashed potatoes are comfort food to me. I love them! My kids love them! And I love that my kids love them! But I wanted to kid it up a little. (We eat meatloaf a lot.) So I made my regular meatloaf. It’s nothing uber fancy. I buy the spice packet at the […]
I mentioned in my last post for our Faux Deviled Eggs that I love April Fools Day and all the fun food ideas. Well, here’s another super cute idea. How about making a Chicken Not Pie for dinner for your kids. Did you catch that? Chicken Not Pie. I know, clever right? (Or were you […]
I know. Don’t judge me. You’re thinking “that’s totally gross!” But admit it… you’re next thought is “but totally cool!” Right? Come on, admit it. These cookies are totally gross and totally cool at the same time. That’s why we had to make them. A friend on Facebook posted this link on my wall […]