Beautiful Calling

Yesterday I read a post about lost socks which led me to share with you, we have sock troubles. Two go in to the washing machine but only one comes out. One sock goes in, one comes out and you’re left puzzled (DH discovers a whole in one sock so he throws it out and [...]

Thanks Nanny-Granny for a yummy treat! My daughter was 3 in January and John is 20 months. John obeys fairly well if he feels like it and other times after being told to do it many times. Chloe obeys fairly well most of the time, but first time obedience? It doesn’t usually happen and many [...]

Source Confession Time: I don’t sift ingredients together when baking! Not even when the recipe calls for you to sift the ingredients together.  I do try and follow {most} recipes as directed but was never sold on the extra step of sifting. Did you know that using a whisk to quickly whisk your dry ingredients [...]

We’re (DH, not me!) driving down the highway; I just happened to have my camera with me! I keep a bucket in between the littles’ car seats. The bucket has books, small toys etc. in it so that they can easily reach them and entertain themselves when we are driving about. It has been a [...]

Still Burning Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Seems like a good day to talk about Green doesn’t it? Our family isn’t the most eco-family in the city – or even on the block.  We’re just an average family; maybe like you? I want to do my part to care for our environment because it is my [...]

  John is still working on the whole concept of on the tray, then bake, then eat; priceless!   A tip that works for me? Double or triple the recipe for shortbread or sugar cookies. Roll the extra dough into a cylinder, wrap well with cling wrap and freeze. When you want fresh baked cookies [...]

Ever wondered how to create a link within the comment that you are leaving? I know I have. I know very little about HTML and honestly? I don’t have the time to research and learn it. That is why I was thrilled to come across this little tip at A Heart for Home. <a href=URL>title</a> [...]

  Last week we talked about How to Break Down a Chicken. After breaking it down, we froze the thighs, wings and breasts but the chicken backs and wingtips we roasted right away. A little salt and pepper and onto a baking sheet for 400 deg F for approx 2 hours, then let them cool [...]

   We have been trying to utilize as much of anything we buy as possible. I once heard someone say, in reference to kitchen scraps, that anything you throw away was something you paid for. Our first step in making use of everything was making our own stock with bones from our meat. We’ve since [...]

View Full Album Chloe’s friend, Jaiden, had her birthday party on Saturday. This is her card. Chloe drew the Purple Birthday Penguin featured in the first photo (just in case you were wondering LOL). She also did most of the  gluing though I did the positioning We seldom buy cards. I used to buy the [...]