To conclude our 2013 5th Annual Neighborhood Food Drive we made a trip to Foodlink to deliver the food and check donations we collected. After driving around and picking up all the donations we load them into our dining room where we take it all out of individual bags and sort it into boxes for […]
Snicker Doodles Makes about 6 dozen cookies Ingredients: 1 cup soft shortening 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs 2 3/4 cups flour 2 tsp. cream of tartar 1 tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. sugar 2 tsp. cinnamon Directions: 1. Heat over to 400 degrees. 2. Mix shortening, sugar, and eggs thoroughly. 3. Mix flour, cream of […]
I created this art project from an article I saw in Family Fun Magazine called Simple Silhouette. I added more options and details to their basic project to create a fun wall hanging of each of the kids. Their dad keeps telling me how he now has more empty wall space in his office at […]
We are raised in a world with heroes and villains alike. All these characters posses some sort of super power. Super powers to me are the ability to do/change things that would normally be beyond your capabilities. They seem to be a means to fill a void where we feel we are lacking or have […]
There are lots of different skills and areas of learning which we don’t think about teaching our children when they are young because they do not seem relevant at the time. Nevertheless, when your children become older these subject areas also become extremely important. One area which is highly important at the moment specifically and […]
So this year I have signed on as Assistant Coach for Jayden’s soccer team. There was a need, and I played, so I stepped up to help. The reality is that I gave up soccer almost 20 years ago and I worry that I might not measure up. Let’s go back 20 years when soccer […]
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats opens a door to so many winter fun crafts, stories and ideas. From snowmen, to snowflakes this unit is great for the cold winter months. The Snowy Day involves a young boy’s experience on a very snowy day. The magic and wonder of a lovely snowfall, as seen […]
Chocolate Kissed Gingerbread Cookies Servings: Makes 5 dozen Ingredients: 3 cups flour 2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp salt 3/4 (1 1/2 sticks) softened butter 3/4 firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 molasses 1 egg 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 60 […]
Quote For The Week: “It’s SO OK for your child to know more than you do! You don’t HAVE to know all the stuff they are learning – that’s their job, not yours. Remember that you want your children to become self-learners, so that they can succeed in college or in their career. Knowing how […]
White Trash Ingredients: 3 cups Cheerios 6 cups Crispex 2 lbs. plain M&M’s 12 oz. honey roasted peanuts 2 lbs. white chocolate wafers Directions: 1. Combine all dry ingredients (everything but white chocolate wafers) into a large mixing bowl. 2. Melt chocolate either in a double boiler on the stove, or in the microwave (approx. […]
In 1994, the President signed the King Holiday and Service Act, establishing the Martin Luther King holiday as a national day of service. “MAKING THE KING HOLIDAY “A DAY ON, NOT A DAY OFF.” President Clinton signed the King Holiday and Service Act, sponsored by Sen. Harris Wofford and Rep. John Lewis, to make the […]
I took Ivy & Bean out of the library months ago but Ava and I never got around to reading it. Then it became our turn to host our Mother/Daughter Book Club so I thought an Ivy & Bean Book Club would be good incentive to ensure that we would read it. I had heard […]
