When I was a kid, every Christmas morning my mom would make a huge batch of hot cocoa and a towering pile of buttered toast. And that was breakfast. Cocoa and toast. Simple, but I loved it. I still do. But when I got married, that was one of the first Christmas traditions to go out the window. See, my husband tolerates hot chocolate and
Fallish Fun: Caramel Apples
At our house, making caramel apples is one of those things that we must do at least once every fall. It is so easy and fun for all ages. YUM! Fallish Fun: Caramel Apples This is really more of a procedure than a recipe. I usually start with the recipe from the bag of Kraft caramels for the basic caramel apples. 1 bag Kraft caramels 2
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies * 3 cups sugar * 1 1/2 c. shortening * 3 eggs * 1 large can pumpkin * 5 cups flour * 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda * 1 1/4 tsp. salt * 1 tbsp. nutmeg * 1 tbsp. + 1 tsp. cinnamon * 1 package chocolate chips Cream together sugar and shortening. Beat in eggs and pumpkin. Sift together flour,
I’m BORED!
Tricia shared this idea in the Twitter feed earlier in the summer. We decided to give it a try, and it has been so much fun, I wanted to make sure nobody missed it. It is the “I’m BORED” jar, posted at Skip to My Lou by Somewhat Simple. I’m Bored Summer Edition You can get all the details in the original post, so I’ll
A Little Bite of Sunshine
There’s something about lemon bars that just say spring to me. For this recipe you’ll need to juice and zest 4-5 lemons. Use a little of the zest in the crust and the rest in the filling. This lemon bars recipe is like a little bite of sunshine. A Little Bite of Sunshine – Lemon Bars Recipe Crust: 2 cups flour ½ c. powdered sugar
Toy and Room Organization… Help? Please?
I have a dream. In my dream there is a big playroom, with all kinds of toys, neatly organized in color coordinated and labeled bins. The boys share all the toys happily and everyone cleans up the day’s play messes together. Something like this lovely creation from homeedit.com: In that same dream, boys’ bedrooms are toy-free and serene. Restful, clean, organized. With desks for thinking
Early to Rise
Why is it that the littlest children are always the first to wake up in the morning? They are so busy all day. Moving. Talking. Running. Crying. Playing. Questioning. All. Day. Long. I think if I were as busy as those little ones for a full day, I would need to sleep for 24 hours straight to make up for it. Maybe it is the
Making Bread
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love Him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. Romans 8:28-29 The other day I was in the kitchen pulling out all the supplies for making