Mythology is a popular topic at our house. Here is my 7 1/2 year old's rendition of a five-headed dragon: Notice the orange things in the ground. Those are worms for the dragon to eat. Apparently the dragon likes to roast them with his firey breath and eat them with barbecue sauce. There was an impromptu poem... Continue Reading →
Strawberry shortcake - one of summer's joys. We made vanilla pound cake, adding just enough lemon to give it some zing, It isn't quite as nice with strawberries as hot milk sponge cake, but it definitely works in a pinch. Even my husband, who grew up with Bisquick biscuits for strawberry shortcake, enjoyed the pound cake.... Continue Reading →
This post is part of the Carnival of Authentic Parenting hosted by mamapoekie. July's theme is summer holidays. As a family of introverts, we need home days. We crave home days. When we don't have them, everyone goes berserk. Not quite, but everyone is stressed and irritable and life doesn't move along very smoothly. In June we... Continue Reading →
We bought a cow - or at least half of one. Growing up on a farm, we raised most of our food. I remember eating Benji burgers from a beloved steer. My husband used to cringe upon hearing that. However, this Spring, after finally purchasing a deep freezer, we took the plunge and bought a side... Continue Reading →
Snickerdoodles are easy to make festive. We made a big batch of dough and then colored two portions of it. Happy Independence Day!
My younger son loves horses, so when I happened across this lovely little pattern for felt horses, I knew I wanted to make them for his upcoming birthday. The fact that I had all of the supplies was an added bonus. Upon receiving the pattern, I realized it called for wire in order to shape... Continue Reading →
banana pancakes drizzled with maple syrup, topped with banana slices, homemade maple whipped cream, and pecans (or walnuts depending on the family member) partially eaten because they couldn't wait any longer.....
When our first child was born, my husband mentioned to his parents that we really only wanted educational toys. They readily agreed, and we didn't think anything more about it until the holidays rolled around. It was then that we realized our definition of educational toys was vastly different from their definition of the term.... Continue Reading →
The warming temperatures and lure of sprinklers and pools had us out shopping for swimsuits earlier this month. Finding swimsuits for boys isn't very difficult, even if like me, you prefer not to buy anything with commercial characters or branded names on it. While colors and designs differ, they are all basically the same and... Continue Reading →
Our family enjoys a good bagel. Good bagels are harder to find out here in the Mid-West. The closest we have is Einstein Brothers. Store bought bagels just don't measure up. Periodically my husband gets a craving for bagels. When that happens, we pack our family up on a weekend morning and head over to... Continue Reading →
living peacefully with children 