Posted in Blog Carnivals, Kid Specific on August 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Sidewalk Chalk
1/3 cup quick setting plaster of Paris
1 Tablespoon powdered tempera paint
3 Tablespoons water
Plastic cookie cutters or toilet paper tube sealed on one end with duct tape
1. Mix plaster, tempera paint and water together in a small bowl until evenly blended
2. Quickly spoon the mixture into cookie cutter(s) or a toilet paper tube sealed [...]
Posted in Blog Carnivals on August 26, 2007 | 12 Comments »
Last time, on Soap Opera Sunday
“What? What happened? Is Dan okay?” I ask, hearing my voice sounding slightly shrill
“Oh yeah he’s fine,” Dad assures me, ” I dropped him off and saw him inside, then I backed out of the driveway. As I did, I heard a car engine start up behind [...]
Posted in Contests and Giveaways on August 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
So, the first Random Integer generated was, #4. Congratulations Angela, from The Rock Pile on winning the dress and pack of onesies!
And the identical pack of onesies goes to integer…. #1. Congratulations girlymama over at Fun. Crazy. Life.!
I will email you both shortly, for your shipping info. Thanks to all who commented [...]
Posted in Breastfeeding, Kid Specific on August 24, 2007 | 6 Comments »
….to keep a sleeping baby, asleep.
* I hear the familiar sound of baby stirring in the crib. I hurriedly tip toe down the hallway, swinging open the bedroom door (it creaks if you try to do it slowly). Crouching down I approach the bassinet. She’s wiggling, eyes slightly open, mouth open, tongue [...]
Posted in Awards on August 24, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Deb over at Mom Of 3 Girls has graced me with my very first bloggy award:
Thanks so much Deb! I’m going to pass this on to my top five commenters:
Corrie over at Tyler’s Triumph
Susan over at Strange Pulse
Janine over at Moving Mama
Cheryl over at Happy meets Crazy
Kailani over at An [...]
Posted in Kid Specific, Motherhood on August 24, 2007 | 3 Comments »
“Where are we going mom?” Count Dooku asks
“Crazy!” I reply
I am tossing things around his room, looking for the missing sandal. Too many toys!! Too much mess!! Time to give to the Salvation Army again.
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A trail of pillows and chairs leads from the couch in the living room, back to the boys [...]
Posted in Good Eats, Tasty Thursday on August 23, 2007 | 5 Comments »
1 lb. ground beef
1 standard jar spaghetti sauce
12 oz. egg noddles, cooked according to directions on pkg.
1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1. Cook ground beef until browned. Turn off heat. Drain and then add spaghetti sauce
2. Mix together the cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream and onions
3. [...]
Posted in Randomness on August 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Take the Quiz here!
You are Elizabeth Bennet of Pride & Prejudice! You are intelligent, witty, and tremendously attractive. You have a good head on your shoulders, and oftentimes find yourself the lone beacon of reason in a sea of silliness. You take great pleasure in many things. You are proficient in nearly all of them, [...]
Posted in Kid Specific, Motherhood on August 22, 2007 | 11 Comments »
I hope I’m not the only mother out there who has those days. Days where the fighting and the whining and the yelling between sibliings all culminate in mom joining the turmoil and everyone ending up in tears. I had one of those days yesterday.
It happened to be in the car. A [...]
Posted in Works for me Wednesday on August 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
How many of you use non-stick cooking spray with flour in it when a recipe calls for you to grease and flour a pan?
And how many of you that answered yes to the above have noticed a sticky, grimy residue building up on your pan? A residue that is extremely difficult to get off, [...]
