Mom Celebration
Cooking, cleaning, washing the floor, Chores to do and so much more. Ballgames, lessons, mail to read, A quiet vacation is what I need. Bills to pay, errands to run. Making time for just plain fun. Places to go, appointments to keep, Boy, I could use a little sleep. Nights too short, days too long, Give me strength to be strong. For everything I have to do, Someday soon I will be through. The kids … Continue reading
S’Mores Brownies
As per request, here is the recipe for S’Mores Brownies 1 package (21-oz) Brownie mix (or any brownie recipe for 13” x 9” pan) @ 2 cups chocolate chips* @ 3 cups miniature marshmallows* @ 5-6 graham crackers, broken into quarters* (* use as much as needed to cover brownies) Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease the bottom of 13”x9” pan. Prepare brownie recipe and bake according to directions. Immediately after removing brownies from oven … Continue reading
May 28-May30
Monday was a quiet family day. We went over to my parents so the kids could swim. We didn’t stay long because the kids couldn’t seem to follow the rules. Tuesday was spent moving my oldest son out of his place. If you remember from a previous post, someone had broken into his trailer and he no longer felt safe. He has moved in temporarily with a friend until he finds a new place. Wednesday … Continue reading
May 27
My oldest son surprised us Sunday by inviting us to a cookout at Lansford Canal State Park. It was a beautiful day. He supplied all the food (though I did make a pan of S’mores Brownies) and waited on us hand and foot. He wouldn’t let us do anything. The other kids fished while he made lunch. After dinner we took a 3-mile hike along the Catawba River and the old canals. Lansford has an … Continue reading
May 25 & 26 Skate Show
May 25 and 26th was the kids 60’s, 70’s and 80’s Ice Skating Show. Even though they had had only 5 lessons they chose to participate. And to help support the home school program, so did 2 other moms and I. One of the moms had just learned to skate herself. We all did well and no one fell. I was very proud of my children. The other 3 skaters have been skating for a … Continue reading
Quick Blog
Busy, hectic, eventful, tiring, and just plain too much to do have been the words for this week. I had planned on writing all about our week’s adventures but just haven’t been able to sit down to do it. So I will probably try to work on them over the week-end and post them later. I’m hoping June will be more relaxing, because May has been exhausting. I shouldn’t complain though. It could be worse. I could … Continue reading
