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3 All-American Treats, for Your All-American Weekend.

Laura — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:08:56 +0000

With Memorial Day here, and the 4th of July not too far away either, I thought I would share 3 very easy red, white & blue treats, that are perfect ideas for your all-American weekend celebrations and gatherings.

{JOS}’s Birthday ‘Cake’ Choices

Laura — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:38:03 +0000

As I’ve mentioned, we all choose what we want for our birthday cakes in our family. Up until this year, we’ve really lucked out in that, {J, O & S} have always just agreed on the same kind of cake. So this year was a ‘first’. They had all spent their own bouts of time [...]

Easy Chocolate Ice Cream w/ a Hint of Coffee

Laura — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:56:46 +0000

The other day, {A} asked me if she could make some ice cream. “Ice cream?” I asked, puzzled. “Yeah, Mama. Ice cream. I’ve made it before and it’s really good!” “Uh huh” I answered. But I was thinking, ‘Don’t you really need an ice cream maker for that?’ So got out all of the stuff, [...]

Make Your Own Ice Cream Sundae…

Laura — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:54:41 +0000

Still trying to catch up on work here, but had the chance to finish getting these family photos processed too, which are (some) from Memorial Day weekend, actually. So I thought I’d share them on the blog real quick. ‘Make Your Own Ice Cream Sundae’ is a pretty exciting happening around here. Actually…the kids like [...]