The girls and I had a lot of fun sprouting the Fortune Plant they received as a gift. When we left for vaction, I watered them both well and hoped they would make it. To make a long story short, they did. Not only did they make it, they got a little out of [...]
I believe that everyone has been scared senseless at one point or another in their lives. Who hasn’t stayed awake listening to every creak and groan and imagined the ghouls and monsters lurking in the shadows. As we get older the faces of the monsters change but one things stays the same; the blood pumping, [...]
If you read my Growing Potatoes post you know I’ve been growing potatoes in a trashcan. It the time of year to harvest them. The girls and I had so much fun dumping them out and sifting through the dirt. They would yell – We hit the jackpot! – when they found a long root [...]
Here’s the recipe for the best ever cupcakes. They are perfect for snacks, freeze perfectly, and don’t need cupcake papers. I got this recipe from the Penzey’s Spice Catalogue. These little cakes are delicious.
I made 48 for a homeschool class. Froze the first batch in gallon sized freezer bags and made the second batch the [...]
The first Christmas my husband and I spent in our house, a little boy showed up at our door. He was selling Christmas wreaths for his Boy Scout group.
I didn’t want a wreath but he had to ask:”Would you like to buy a Cwishmus weaf?” I couldn’t say no. I bought two. I’m a sucker [...]
Did I not ask Google to NOT upgrade anything for at least two weeks? They apparently could care less. They waited until I was on vacation and went and upgraded the stupid reader. Bunch of wusses. Had to do it when I wasn’t looking huh? I don’t care that I like the new reader better. [...]
This is a quick list of what I learned on vacation. I think any one of them would make a good blog entry. Where do you think I should start?
Dipping chocolate chip cookies in amaretto, sucking the amaretto out of the cookie, then re-dipping is just wrong in so many ways…but it feels so right.
I [...]