I don't know about you, but my days NEVER go as I have planned. Life happens, and real life is not usually able to be scheduled. By the time you read this post, I will be on my way to San Diego for my sixteenth surgery in 6 years. My family and I have it down to a routine. We get plane tickets for Grandma, she arrives early enough to get the kids used to her again, she takes over the household and Continue Reading >>
Leftover Turkey? Make Turkey and Biscuits AKA Turkey Pot Pie
My favorite meal is Chicken Pot Pie. The day after Thanksgiving, we use all the leftover turkey and call it Turkey Pot Pie. Only it's not really Turkey Pot Pie, it's Turkey and Biscuits. And my Mother-In-Law (Janice) calls it Turkey And Dumplings. I use the filling recipe from the Better Home and Gardens® cookbook for Chicken Pot Pie. But then I top it with these scrumptious home-made drop Continue Reading >>
A Walk in the Woods: The Moment that Started it All
I can remember the exact moment I fell in love with hiking. I was 14 or 15 years old and my sister Lynn was home from college visiting. On a whim Sunday afternoon, she asked me if I wanted to go for a walk in the woods. Now, we had walked through the woods with our Mother a couple times before but we didn't go often and we never walked very far. This day was different. Special somehow. A Continue Reading >>
Product Review: Block Builders Architecture by Fat Brain Toys
Every once in a while, Timberdoodle Company has a damaged products sale. I have been ordering from the Damaged Sale for years and I will let you in on a little secret. Timberdoodle discounts "damaged" products that other companies would keep on the shelf and sell as new. They keep very high standards! This works out great for customers in two ways. One, when you buy full-price products you get Continue Reading >>
Sewing With Children: How to Make an Apron from a Tea Towel
Do you ever find yourself suddenly pulling information out of your sub-conscience from long ago? I was walking through Target sometime before Valentine's Day and I noticed Tea Towels in the Dollar Spot. I suddenly remembered seeing a blog post eons ago about making cheap and easy aprons from tea towels. I decided on the spur of the moment that this would be a fun and easy sewing Continue Reading >>
How to Hike with Children Without Losing your Sanity
You Can Hike With Children! A little boy stops, bends over and picks up a very pretty red leaf. He stares at it for a while, then stretches out his hand towards me. "Look Momma, pretty leaf." "Yes sweetheart, that it is a pretty leaf!" I reply. A few feet later, we stop again as another child exclaims excitedly, "Look, Mommy, Just look at that squirrel! It's talking to us!!!!" In the Continue Reading >>
