Upon posting the sewing tutorial for the Cool Summer Days Calendar I received many comments from those who don’t sew but would still like one. Here’s a paper version I came up with. It’s fairly easy – just print, cut, paste, laminate, make a few more cuts, and tape together. It only takes about one […]
Oh What Do You Do in the Summertime {2}
Here’s a reposting of my summer activity list from last year. It has been updated with more ideas to have fun with your children this summer. I always feel so sad for those children whose parents dread the end of school, who fear having their children home all day, who don’t enjoy their children. Now […]
Cool Summer Days Calendar Tutorial
Last year I posted about the tradition we have in our family to do Cool Summer Days, a summer activity calendar. The response I received to that post was HUGE. There’s been several links to it again this year. Today I’m going to show you how to sew your own calendar for your family. You […]
Mexican Grilled Corn
My dad first made this for us several years ago while he was visiting, I think when Cookie was born. It is a recipe we look forward to making every summer. It is SO GOOD!!! Make sure to have plenty of ripe, sweet corn on hand to grill as everyone will come looking for seconds. […]
Flirty Apron Swap “Summer Vacation”
I participated in the recent edition of the Flirty Apron Swap. I’m still working on the apron I need to send to my assigned buddy but the gal who was assigned to me was on the ball and sent my apron already along with some other goodies. Here they are! The theme for this swap […]
Barefoot Weather
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Weekend Blowout Party
Meet Mr. Ferrero Rocher’s family. His wonderful parents are in the middle of the photo surrounded by nine of their ten children, five children in law, and 29 of their 34 grandchildren. Everyone migrated up here for a huge day of family fun. We started the day off with cousin J’s baptism. She turned eight […]
Independence Day 2008
Happy Fourth of July to all my fellow Americans! May your day be filled as John Adams envisioned in this letter to his wife, Abigail: “The *second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations […]
This drink is da BOMB!
Remember those bomb popsicles from your youth? My kids love the ones we get from Schwan’s. Its just plain fun to eat a striped popsicle with different flavors for each layer. Several years ago I decided to take the same concept and turn those bomb popsicles into a drink. The results were one […]
You Are Special Days
I just adore my children. I enjoy being around them, watching their interactions with one another, observing their attempts to try new things or develop their talents. I realize because I have so many kiddos that sometimes they can feel lost in the shuffle or overlooked. I try to take a different child with me […]
Oh What Do You Do In the Summertime?
Ahh…the good old summertime when school is out and carefree days are full of swimming, bike riding, street ball, reading. Then the second week of summer vacation starts and you begin to hear every once in a while the whiny sounds of “I’m bored”. It gradually crescendos so by the third week your ready to […]