It sounded a bit like a Little Rascals episode downstairs. I could picture the little people in the kitchen trying to get the skillet right over the top burner. There were lots of clanking noises. This reminded me of that Katharine Hepburn movie where she cooks pancakes… making a huge mess. That was enough to put a [...]
Why Can’t There Be A Kid’s Day?
It sounded a bit like a Little Rascals episode downstairs. I could picture the little people in the kitchen trying to get the skillet right over the top burner. There were lots of clanking noises. This reminded me of that Katharine Hepburn movie where she cooks pancakes… making a huge mess. That was enough to put a [...]
I Can’t Do This To All My Soap…
No, this is not whipped cream… it’s stiff and too soapy. But, if you just happen to have a bar of Ivory Soap in the house, go get it… right now. Luckily, we have quite a bit of it stashed around in a collection… Then, stick it in the microwave — two minutes should do [...]
Have You Introduced Yourself to Arthur Geisert?
After attending my first real “story time” at the library with my son, I felt as if I had stumbled upon the great renaissance of my entire life. There were so many amazing stories! For starters, I had never heard of the book “Goodnight Moon,” until I heard it for the first time at story [...]
And Then It Suddenly Dawned On Me
For the past two weeks, I have been bombarded with an avalanche of questions. “What is your favorite candy?” “Really? You don’t remember? And besides, do you have some for me? Is that why you’re asking?” No, there were no Smarties. “What’s your favorite color?” This is always a tough one… because I never know [...]
Sprouted Hummus, Bringing Food To Life
A dried bean appears to be dead. Hard as a rock, void of nutrients. Add water, and you can revitalize the bean and transform it into a creamy, nutritious mush. Still, although I love all kinds of beans, beans are still full of starch. However, a sprouted bean is just beginning to create new life [...]
To My Gardening Friends Enchanted With Time
My first introduction into gardening was by my mother, of course. I was less than five years old the morning she dedicated a 4×4 square plot of our yard to me. “This was my very own flower garden,” she said. The first plants we planted were Morning Roses. Not really roses, as they had fern-like [...]
So, he slipped out the back door…
There were just a few Oreos left, and only one boy in the house, so I offered to make him an Oreo milkshake with the Magic Bullet. I’m just learning to master the MB, even though my brother bought it for me a few years back. I just got it out of the box… and [...]
How I Finally Got Rid of Ants
The process was simply, really. I had read other stories of people using enzyme cleaners, like Bac-Out, to wash their floors and discovering that ants, bugs and lizards didn’t like the smell. Surprising, really, because Bac-Out doesn’t smell bad it all — it’s smells like citrus, and does a great job of getting rid of bathroom [...]
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I Can’t Do This To All My Soap…
No, this is not whipped cream… it’s stiff and too soapy. But, if you just happen to have a bar of Ivory Soap in the house, go get it… right now. Luckily, we have quite a bit of it stashed around in a collection… Then, stick it in the microwave — two minutes should do [...]
Have You Introduced Yourself to Arthur Geisert?
After attending my first real “story time” at the library with my son, I felt as if I had stumbled upon the great renaissance of my entire life. There were so many amazing stories! For starters, I had never heard of the book “Goodnight Moon,” until I heard it for the first time at story [...]
And Then It Suddenly Dawned On Me
For the past two weeks, I have been bombarded with an avalanche of questions. “What is your favorite candy?” “Really? You don’t remember? And besides, do you have some for me? Is that why you’re asking?” No, there were no Smarties. “What’s your favorite color?” This is always a tough one… because I never know [...]
Sprouted Hummus, Bringing Food To Life
A dried bean appears to be dead. Hard as a rock, void of nutrients. Add water, and you can revitalize the bean and transform it into a creamy, nutritious mush. Still, although I love all kinds of beans, beans are still full of starch. However, a sprouted bean is just beginning to create new life [...]
To My Gardening Friends Enchanted With Time
My first introduction into gardening was by my mother, of course. I was less than five years old the morning she dedicated a 4×4 square plot of our yard to me. “This was my very own flower garden,” she said. The first plants we planted were Morning Roses. Not really roses, as they had fern-like [...]
So, he slipped out the back door…
There were just a few Oreos left, and only one boy in the house, so I offered to make him an Oreo milkshake with the Magic Bullet. I’m just learning to master the MB, even though my brother bought it for me a few years back. I just got it out of the box… and [...]
How I Finally Got Rid of Ants
The process was simply, really. I had read other stories of people using enzyme cleaners, like Bac-Out, to wash their floors and discovering that ants, bugs and lizards didn’t like the smell. Surprising, really, because Bac-Out doesn’t smell bad it all — it’s smells like citrus, and does a great job of getting rid of bathroom [...]
We Can Handle Any Mess Anyway
Quite a bit of time has passed, years, really, since I sat with mothers of children my own age to marvel at some new development in motherhood. There hasn’t been any. We’ve all been there, done that. We can handle those new developments now, realizing, through our years of experience, that there are uphill climbs, [...]
