If you ladies have ever noticed, a man’s cold always seems to be WAY worse than a woman’s cold. I’ve just experienced this over the last week. Now, the internet seems to chalk this up to “men are just being wussies” or “women know how to suck it up and go abou t the business […]
Dinosaur Cake
So much Nephew birthday happiness. The little dragon wasn’t the only thing I was working on for my nephews birthday party. But one was slightly more time sensitive. It was just as much fun to make though. I got to use the Wilton teddy bear pan once again and got to try making rice crispie […]
Precious Moments Cake
It was my husband’s grandmother’s birthday the other day and we all went over for a party at their house. I made all the food and the cake. It was fun. I had a great time figuring out how to paint a cake, and then make it all smooth. So here is what I did. […]
Simple Toddler Joys
We had a mini-party tonight and my son decided to entertain us. He stuck his foot in a little plastic bucket and walked around the pool table. Now on a normal day, this would just have been mildly entertaining, but because everyone was in a jovial mood anyway, the simple pleasure of watching a child […]
Happy Mother’s Day!
OK, So I’m a little late, Chalk it up to having a lot to do. But we had a LOVELY mother’s day anyway. First off, we were in Illinois at my Mother’s house for the weekend. The basics happened: My bro-in-law brought the whiskey and tried to get Richard to drink too much (not possible […]
Baking- Science for Hungry People!
I was home-schooled, so a lot of my science projects happened in the kitchen. That’s where we dissected the squid (and then fried it… first taste of calamari, happiness abounded!). That’s where we mixed milk with food coloring and separated pepper on top of water by rubbing our fingers in soap. That’s also where I […]
Keeping a Clean House
Ok. There’s something you gotta know about me. When I was little, my room was SPOTLESS!!! I even lined up my shoes in the closet either by color or height. It was a little scary. Then we moved and I had to share a room with my sister, she was the exact opposite! I wanted […]