Hopefully the Moms reading this had a nice Mother’s Day. I enjoyed a nice day with my boys. I’ve cracked the code for happy kids: a trip to the beach! They were happy, I was happy watching (and catching a few waves with a Boogie Board!), all was well with the world. The boys each … Read more
When we were in South Dakota last May, the boys picked up branches to use as hiking sticks. There was ponderosa pine all over the place, and it wasn’t hard for the boys to find something in their sizes. The boys begged to bring home the sticks as “souvenirs” from their trip. How could I … Read more
* Name that tune! Oh, never mind! Here’s the whole song, just for you! This Carol Channing act sent my sister and me into a flurry of giggle when we were little. Prepared to have it stuck in your head for a while, ha ha! With all those strawberries I brought home on Monday, I … Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day friends! We enjoyed a special Valentine’s Day-themed Build and Grow project at Lowe’s last Saturday! My boys awakened this morning and were greeted with these little gifts for Valentine’s Day: They had asked for them for Christmas, but I’m glad we waited till now, I think that Valentine Puppy sure is cute! … Read more
Jacob has to complete a number of achievements to earn his “Wolf Badge” for Cub Scouts. Those with scouts know exactly what I mean here…and those who don’t have scouts, well, these are tasks associated with being healthy, honest, righteous, and all around good citizens. One of the achievement sub-tasks is to build a birdhouse … Read more
To follow up on yesterday’s panicked posting… I went to the Apple Store today and came out of there with a new replacement iPhone. Apple has a program where wet iPhones can be replaced for $199. This is FAR cheaper than walking into the store in the middle of a two-year contract and buying a … Read more
How crazy are we? My next scrapbook project is to use this lovely Thomas-the-Tank-Engine-themed scrapbook I got many years ago as a gift (I honestly don’t remember where/when I got it). I opened it up recently after several years of it sitting with my other unused scrapbooks…and counted TWENTY available pages. Could I possibly come … Read more
From 2010 07 29 Funnel Cakes! Wow, it’s been a while since I did a food-related blog post. I used to do them quite often, but I hadn’t done anything too blog-worthy lately… …until today. While Timmy’s in New York enjoying some Grammy and Grampy time, Jacob’s been enjoying a rare moment of “only-child-ness” here. … Read more
Meet Scruffy, Jacob’s very first Webkinz toy. He got Scruffy for his 5th Birthday from a preschool friend. Webkinz are stuffed animals that come with codes so you can play with their alter egos online. It’s fun, safe, and more educational than I thought it would be. From 2007 09 15 Jacob 5th Birthday Once … Read more
Around Halloween, it got cold enough in our basement that I had to bring my worm bin upstairs to the living room. I keep my house pretty cool, but for the past 2 months my worms seem happy enough. We have been giving them about a pound of food scraps per week. Other than giving … Read more