He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down. Psalms 104:19 Summer is really over. I hear the school buses rumble by every mornings and the sound of the door cranking open for the kids to get on board. As I think back over our summer with its ups and downs, I needed to…
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Hot Days Homemade Cherry Sorbet
It’s a beautiful looking sorbet for summer days and the taste is mmm good!! The fresh cherries are what sets this sorbet apart from others! The rich color is natural. No food color or extra flavoring needed! The taste is exceptional. Totally worth the effort! Amy made it the night before everyone came over for our Father’s Day Party. The…
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Summer Backyard Fun
The day couldn’t have been more perfect! It was Father’s Day! What the girls planned was a ‘recipe’ for delicious food and fun! Note, this is a recipe for ANY fun summer day! Getting ready Amy put up the badminton net. Meg brought the Corn Hole. So many fun affordable yard games for all ages. All the food was prepped…
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Fancy Cakes from a Box! So Easy!
Isn’t that a cute cake? Foxes are Omega’s favorite animal. She has lots of stuffed foxes, books about foxes, clothes with fox pictures. This cute cake was the latest in decorated cakes from our kitchen. Involve the kids This was supposed to be a sheet cake. Instead, it didn’t come out of the pan neatly. Those boulders are giant cake…
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procrastination, perserverance and piddling: practical advice
Procrastionation is putting off. Perserverance is don’t give in. It is to keep on keeping on. Perfection is the enemy of preserverance. Piddling can be a coping mechanism to avoid, to put off the hard or to allow thoughts to rest or wander. Piddling may be the opposite of self discipline. Sometimes it is actually a healthy move. Sometimes it…
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