Valentine's Day Breakfast

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Photo Booth Fun

For Jesse: Go Big Red!

Silly Christmas!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

O Christmas Tree! Finally!

You Gotta Try This!

Thanks to my online Chemistry Cooks course, today we made ice cream in plastic baggies. There are several versions of this recipe on the Internet. Here is what we did:

Start with two baggies: one quart size and one gallon size. The gallon size will hold 4 Cups of ice and 1/4 cup rock salt. (Suggestion: Spend the few extra cents and get the heavy duty baggie - you'll be glad for it later.)

In the little baggie you put 1 Cup of whole milk, 3 Tablespoons of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla flavoring.





After the little baggie is sealed up, add it to the ice and salt in the big baggie. Now SHAKE! (But don't squeeze - I'm not sure why, but that is what all the recipes say!)


Keep shaking for 6-8 minutes. This is a lot of shaking for one little person. We took turns. For Macy's turn, Dan helped by shaking Macy up and down. She loved that!



Keep shaking! Try dancing with a little shake - that entertained Jesse. (Regular readers: note Chuck in the background. His fur is growing, but he needs a jacket for going outside! It has reflector stripes on it.) You will know it is finished when the small baggie gets puffy and pillowy.


Finally, time to eat! It melts fast, so eat quick!



And then play with your spoon, of course!

Downtown Holiday Jacket and Pant GIVEAWAY!!!!

Downtown Holiday Jacket and Pant GIVEAWAY!!!!

Partners in Costume Crime!

The kids had a great time at the Festi-Fall! These are some pictures with their classmates.

New Grosgrain Info

See my last post for the info on this fun blog called Grosgrain. This weekend the blog announced the opening of a new online store AND a new giveaway. I love these clothes so much, I'm inspired to start sewing myself! (Of course, we all know I won't. We all know I'm the person who BUYS, not the person who MAKES.)

Anyway, if you have little girls, check it out for yourself!

GROSGRAIN MINI STORE OPENING NOVEMBER 6!!!!! AND BIG PREVIEW GIVEAWAY!!!!

Hey, Moms!

I found this new site through my friend Becky at Wonders Never Cease.

Marie-Therese Gown GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

You are going to love checking in at Grosgrain and entering her give-aways for costumes she makes herself! If your girls are anything like mine, there is nothing better than a new set of dress-ups! Check it out!

Changes at Our House



Chuck and Jesse have recently experienced some losses. See below.


Jesse is happy to lose his front tooth, but poor Chuck! Apparently we aren't very good at grooming a dog with his kind of coat. We know better now, but not before Chuck had to be totally shaved!

After School Snack

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Macy Loves Her New Hairstyle!

Macy Poses

The big kids and Daddy are in Omaha, so Macy and I are enjoying a quiet house!


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Macy Takes Chuck for a Walk

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Dan's Sign

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On Stage!

Here's Dan during his first set. They were awesome!


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Looking Forward to Missing You

Those were Molly's words this morning as we dropped our kids off at Grandma's. Now we're on the road to Silver Dollar City!



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Teeth!

I found these Firefly toothbrushes at Shopping. They flash for one minute. You can't see it very well, but tonight the kids turned off the lights to get the full effect.

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Sisters Rock!




Serenity, Charity, and Me (Felicity)