Dec 18, 2011
Vintage Remedies
When I heard of Vintage Remedies the title intrigue me and I was delighted to be able to review one of their products for young ladies. Vintage Remedies for Girls is designed to teach girls, ages 7-13, about healthy and natural living. While we are not a strict healthy eating family, we do try to eat a healthy, balanced diet and try to be smart with the resources that we use in our home. Having 3 girls... read more
Oct 11, 2011
Flexibility Leads to Mom of the Year
We have a little tradition in our home. Sunday afternoons we all delight in a special treat of ice cream. With 9 ice cream loving folks in the house, we can put a serious dent in the ice cream supply. Rising grocery prices have caused ice cream to become a Sunday only treat. It works out really well because we enjoy it all the more! This past Sunday I realized that there hadn’t been a fabulous... read more
Sep 26, 2011
Kids in the Kitchen
While it can be a bit messy, it is great to have your little ones in the kitchen helping out. What a great way to spend time together, encourage learning and creativity and make dinner a bit more appetizing. However, sometimes little ones just like to whip up a quick meal of chocolate soup for their babies. This is when a play kitchen comes in handy. It has been several years since we have owned a play... read more
Aug 4, 2011
Achievements
No, my child is not junior chess champion and no national spelling bee has been won. However, this past week we all enjoyed a treasured achievement over lunch. Yes. A complete mini-twist pretzel alphabet. While this isn’t going on the high school transcript of any of my children, it did make for a fun, laughter-filled lunch. And that is a beautiful... read more
Jan 13, 2011
Read Aloud Thursday – in the kitchen
My children love to help out in the kitchen. I have a couple of kiddos who have moved beyond the helping stage and can work solo in the kitchen. A couple of years ago I gave them this cookbook: The girls read it often as if it were a novel. Imagine my delight when i stumbled across this book at the library: A picture book about Fannie Farmer and how she began her culinary teaching. She comes to work for... read more
Sweetie ~ Loving my life with Eddie and blessed to be mom of 8 children here; 1 gone too soon.
