Friday, July 2, 2010

a special snack idea

Izzy woke up a little later than usual this morning and as soon as she woke up downed a whole glass a milk (which for those of you who know her, is highly unlike her). As happy as I was with that, it diminished her appetite for breakfast and so I had to think of something creative before lunchtime to get something in her.
I suddenly remembered something a friend (cbethblog.blogspot.com) had tried with her kids and out came a cupcake baking tray. Voila!

Necessary Ingredients
-cupcake baking tray (for 6 or 12)
- 2 strawberries (sliced)
- handful of blueberries
- a few goldfish or star snacks
- a few cereal flakes
- a few pieces of apples
- a few pieces of healthy cheese.
- a baby/toddler/kid extremely excited about a new snack idea

Result - happy mommy and full toddler :)


Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Daddy-Daughter Dance

This past weekend I hosted a daddy-daughter dance at our home. Two hours (that actually extended to 4hrs) of dancing and dessert. 6 daddies showed up with their lovely daughters and it was so incredibly fun. I am considering making this an annual show. A special way to celebrate a special relationship. Thanks to all who participated :)

Monday, January 4, 2010

free recycle - freecycle!

Sometimes I find myself with an old piece of something that I am not using anymore. One thing you should know about me is that I hate storing things...I am not sure why but I think it may have something to do with the space it takes or may be the lack of purpose of something sitting on a shelf and may be even the fact that someone somewhere might benefit from it while I use it simply as a dust collector. A lot of times all it calls for is filling a few boxes and making a trip to the local thrift store. However sometimes, quite rarely, but still there are times when I find myself with odd objects that I am not sure what to do with but seems wrong to chuck them in the trash. Ex: the door that had to be replaced when we moved in to our new home, the ample boxes that swallowed up my garage after our move, leftover paint...you know what I mean?

Well, found the solution! Freecycling! At this site I can get and give stuff. Visit the site at http://www.freecycle.org/

I read about it on a friends blog recently...can you believe she was able to recycle some leftover chocolate birthday cake on this website...love it!!! Imagine not having to fill our landfills with things that do not need to be there!!!
It is a non-profit website that enables people to get and give things for free within their own town/community. Membership is free and all things must be FREE. Check it out!

Hmm...now if only I could find some way to flatten all those boxes in my garage....where is that hubby of mine???