Alright! The weather finally broke (kind of). Here in Michigan the motto is “Don’t like the weather? Stick around for ten minutes and it’ll change.” So I started walking at 8:30 in the evening with my neighbor on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Then my friend dragged me to Zumba with another couple of mom-friends, and…
Destination Imagination
Destination Imagination (henceforth referred to as DI). You don’t know what it is? I didn’t either 12 weeks ago. I just knew that my two older girls wanted to do it. DI encourages team work amongst the kids and problem solving by the kids with out parental, or adult interference. But in order for the team…
Box Full of Memeories
I went to a Garth concert last month. Let me just say… Man! He rocked it! I hope when I get to be 53 years old that I can stay up till 1:30 in the morning jamming like he did! (Who am I kidding! I can hardly do that now unless I consume copious amounts of…
Broody Hens Hatching Chicks
Sounds like the name of a mommy blog, right? I suppose my hens wouldn’t mind a little publicity. A quick update on the flock: I only have three hens now. Just before winter we were still letting them free range while we were at work all day, but we lost our big red (also the…
Do it for the Kids
I have a stay at home mom friend that is busy all the time. She has a son and a daughter (9 and 7 years old). It’s football and cheer on Mondays, piano lessons on Tuesday, Wednesday is dance for the daughter. Friday is gymnastics for both and Sunday they go to church and Sunday…
January & February News Updates
ISIS released videos of beheading 2 Japanese hostages, then burned alive Jordanian fighter pilot when their ransom demands were not met. They claimed Jordanian airstrikes on their training centers killed one of the remaining American hostages a few weeks later. The Pentagon estimates ISIS has about 20,000 to 30,000 fighters. Obama asked Congress to formally authorize use of military…
Duct Tape
Sultana received a Duct Tape Bracelet kit for Christmas. She loves it. It’s 10 (or so) plastic bracelets with 10 (or so) different kinds of duct tape to decorate said bracelets. Pretty cool idea. Quick, Easy, Fun, and not so messy! I like it. Until…. I am sitting at my computer surfing Amazon and Facebook…
Works of Art
I do not credit myself with being particularly creative or artistic. I like to scrapbook and that is the extent of my creativity. I am unable to draw or cut a straight line, and as you see from my picture, I can’t hang pictures in a straight line either. Well, for Christmas my girls got…
Snow!
We got a bit of snow yesterday and last night. As I was gazing out my window I told my father-in-law how pretty I thought the snow was. How it looks so clean and new. How it sparkles when the sun or moon light hits it just right. He then looked at me and called…
What can I cook with this Lamb?
I was at the grocery store the other day marveling at the increased price of ground turkey and the poor selection of steaks when I came across a lamb roast that seemed surprisingly affordable. I don’t usually cook with lamb, as a matter of fact I can probably count the times I’ve prepared it with…