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Chocolate dipped brown sugar shortbread cookies have been a favorite of mine to make for years. One of my favorite parts of these cookies is that they freeze so well. They also don’t really spread on the cookie sheet, so … Continue reading →

We have gotten really into liquid water colors. I found a piece of packaging that works great for a tray to drop little dots of paint into for my girls to paint from. I was then pouring water from a … Continue reading →

Every once in a while my husband gives us his almost empty flip chart paper pads. They have 2 or 3 pages left and aren’t worth lugging to meetings. They become great fun for the kids to play with. They … Continue reading →

I love all that is pumpkin! My birthday is in November and I would often request pumpkin pie instead of cake. Jenny’s pumpkin bread is my go to recipe. I just found this delicious pumpkin smoothie from Soulemama.  The fresh … Continue reading →

I have been admiring everyone’s Jack-o-Lanterns on their front stoops. Then it occurred to me that this week hundreds of thousands of hollowed out pumpkins will end up in trash bins and then landfills. This thought inspired me to write … Continue reading →

For all of you people in parts of the world that don’t experience the change of seasons, it’s incredible. For me, it’s totally worth the winter, because while it can get tiresome, snow is pretty exciting itself. Here in New … Continue reading →

It seems like celebrations come in groups in life. You go to lots of weddings, then lots of baby showers, then lots of kid birthdays… I have been out of the baby shower loop for a while. Until now! I … Continue reading →

Kinetic Sand has been around for a little while. It is that sand you can buy that sticks together, but isn’t sticky. You can make castles and forms that don’t dry out. I thought it was over rated. Why not … Continue reading →

We have had such a beautiful summer and early fall. The sun has been shinning and still warm enough for shorts. Until this week when the rain and clouds took over for a couple days. We pretended it was sunny … Continue reading →

I often feel like my kids haven’t had enough for breakfast. I try to offer different things to see if something will click. Here is my latest offer.   Almond Jam Bars (adapted from Sept. 2015 Realsimple) Ingredients  1 cup … Continue reading →