First Day of School Cookies
At Lily’s request I made Peanut Butter Cup cookies for the first day of school. This meant an extra trip to the grocery store for Peanut Butter Cups… but these cookies are a favorite of all three of my kids…
Hello School
Hello school. Hello Mrs. Pope. Hello Mrs. Smith. Hello Mrs. Smith. Hello homework. Hello 8:30 bedtime. Hello routine. I’m so ready to have you in my life. Today is the first day of school. Can you believe it? I never…
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Party
Yesterday was Ben’s 9th Birthday Party, a Percy Jackson and the Olympian’s Party. Unless you are currently in elementary or junior high school you may have never heard of Percy Jackson… it is a wonderful series of books about a…
On Working…
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. ~Thomas Edison With a busy day ahead, and not much time, I thought I would at least mention this quote I ran across and…
Fabric For School Bags
The next week is coming at me like a freight train. I have two wedding showers this weekend (I am helping to throw one and just attending the other), a family birthday party, my darling niece’s Baptism, in charge of…
Summer Lovin’ Raspberry Icecream
What do you do with delicious summer raspberries? (Other than eating them like candy right out of the paper carton.) This week I dropped by one of my favorite fruit growers, Rachel at S & R Fruit in Alpine, Utah. …
More Make it Do Wedding Plans
We spent today working on some wonderful wedding projects for Josh’s (my brother) and Jen’s upcoming wedding. I am amazed at the wonderful projects you can create on a budget. Here are a few things we worked on today: Did…
Being Reasonable
“In this world you’ve just got to hope for the best and prepare for the worst and take whatever God sends.” -Lucy Maud Montgomery from Anne of Avonlea Last Spring when the first reports of Swine Flu hit in the…
Katydid Distraction
With temperatures this weekend hitting record lows, hoovering delightfully in the 70’s, I could not wait to get out into the garden and get as much done before August weather comes back with a vengeance. Of course, I brought the…
Plain and Simple
I have been reading the book Plain and Simple: A Woman’s Journey to the Amish. So even though I am only about half way through, I wanted to share a few of the bits of wisdom from the book. It…
Celebrating 101 Days
I was working on my post yesterday when it hit me, it was my 100th post. Holy cow! Didn’t that call for a celebration or something? The trouble was I wasn’t feeling very creative yesterday, I was hot and…
Le Creuset
I love Le Creuset pans. A lot. I just received this wonderful pan as a birthday present. I love the color and the size (11 3/4 inch.) I love how heavy it is and it’s handles and pour spouts. It…