In no particular order… 1. “Could you please not sneeze into the batter?” – Irish Girl to Little Guy while making cheesecakes. Keep an eye out for the recipe – it’s worth the wait! 2. “This isn’t my band-aid – why is it on my knee?” – Jo-Bear, staring at…
As I’ve said before, one of the benefits of having College Boy, Irish Girl and Love Bug live with us besides getting to know Irish Girl and Love Bug better is trying out some of their favorite recipes. Recently College Boy made Bourbon Chicken and it was a definite home…
Almost every month our Valley AEYC meeting includes continuing education, and last month’s training was Childhood Nutrition by my friend Dorothy and one of her co-workers, Sarah. When I met Dorothy eight years ago she was morbidly obese – weighing over 350 pounds – was diabetic, had high blood pressure,…
Teacher almost always “beeps” when he goes through metal detectors; this time it was his belt buckle. Not that he’s got a honkin’ big belt buckle, the detectors are just THAT sensitive. Once inside the park we connect with the rest of the group. Most of the kids in…
We rose bright and early Saturday morning to get ready for competition. Obviously it’s early but few of us are “bright” at this time of the morning. After breakfast runny eggs and soggy hash browns, with bacon good enough to make up for them Chuck led us in a…
The other day I posted a photo of a soccer appliqued pillowcase one of my readers had made using my How to Applique tutorial. At the end of the post I invited everyone else to submit applique photos for me to show off, and Beth took me up on the…
To look at her you’d never guess that the mere mention of her name would strike fear in a certain four-year-old’s heart. But it does. Several years ago I began having the older childcare children bring their dishes over to the counter after meals and snacks. As each child…
It occurred to me as I was beginning to write this post that I totally forgot to say anything about our clinic! I’ve been using my photos to remind me of what I wanted to say, but this year I forgot my camera on the bus so there aren’t any…
Each year we try to introduce the band students to a type of cuisine they may not be familiar with. Last year we had lunch in Chinatown; this year it was supper at the Parthenon. Yum – I love Greek food! The walls of the Parthenon are painted with…
Back on the bus the entire group was zoning out from the early start to the day, the fresh air at the zoo, and our full bellies. Suddenly the bus pulled over to the side of the street. I looked out the window to see what was going on…
