On the first day of Spring Break, I babysat two of my favourite babysitting kids – Scott and Kelsey. I don’t get to sit them a lot, because they’re both in school full time now, but on the odd day when the mom and dad are both at work when the kids have a day off, they come to see ... Read More »
My little guy turned two last month, and since Daddy had a birthday with a cake and a song in December, H was really looking forward to his own! I wasn’t really sure how to decorate his cake – he’d totally be into an Elmo cake, but I hate to put so much red food colouring into the icing to ... Read More »
MR – My recently-turned-four-year-old really wanted a Spiderman cake for his birthday. As I was browsing Pinterest (where else?!) for ideas, I saw some really cute cakes. But I am not adventurous enough to try fondant (and I really have no desire to), and that’s what most of them were. I looked at a few cakes for inspiration, and came ... Read More »
MR – Just wanted to quickly share my favourite Pinterest find of the week. I love cleaning with vinegar, but the smell is sometimes very strong. So when I saw this pin, it looked great! All you do is put some orange peels in a jar of vinegar, leave it for a few weeks, and then use it. I left ... Read More »
MR – In my ongoing quest to eat healthier and to feed my growing boys healthy foods, I’ve been intrigued by some recipes on Pinterest. These flour-free brownies have been making the rounds, so I thought I’d check out this one by Scarletta Bakes, Black Bean Brownies. The pictures looked great and the comments from readers were very positive, so ... Read More »
MR – I had a craving for cinnamon buns, but I wasn’t sure I felt like doing all the rolling and measuring and cutting. Then I remembered I had seen this pin for Homemade Cinnamon Swirl Bread. It looked amazing, and like slightly less work than the cinnamon buns. I was thrilled to use my brand new Kitchen Aid stand mixer ... Read More »
Hello, friends! This isn’t the type of post that we’ve typically posted on this site, but I really wanted to share the deal that I just got today! A friend of mine on facebook posted it on Saturday, I tried it out today, and it works just fine! The deal: 400-500g Cracker Barrel Cheese – 2 for $5.84 at Wal-Mart ... Read More »
This was the most. Amazing. Recipe. That I have so far tried on Pinterest. It really does taste like take-out. I will admit – it seems a little strange coating chicken with cornstarch. Why not flour? And then dredging it in egg, and frying it just until the chicken starts to brown? It looks like some sort of strange scrambled egg ... Read More »
More about Lego in our lives. Our boys have lots of special Lego set that they got for Christmas from their grandparents. These ones they like to keep separate and play with on their own in their rooms. But they were often falling apart, and we couldn’t fix them, and the manuals were all over the house. So we got ... Read More »
MR – As our four boys move from the infant/toddler stage to the busy-young-boys stage, Lego has become a favourite pastime. But we’ve always had a problem about where to play with it and how to store it. I was getting Lego all over the house – stepping on it and vacuuming it up. My husband mentioned that they ... Read More »
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