I decided to get a head start on the Thanksgiving meal. I boiled the potatoes for the mashed potatoes. When I started to mash them, Munchkin declared, “That looks like fun! I want to do it!” So, she mashed the potatoes. While she mashed, I got to work on our gluten-free pie crust. Now, I’ve never made a pie crust (usually make the filling with Libby’s pie filling and buy pie crust). This was a new experience on 2 accounts: first pie crust and first gluten-free pie. Once the pie crust was ready, Munchkin decided that she wanted to roll…
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Tackle It Tuesday
Posted in Homemaking
It’s hard to believe that it’s already Tuesday again. I have a nice list of things to do today, so we’re off to the races… 1. Take D’s packages to the post office 2. Do the laundry 3. Get Munchkin’s Math done for the day 4. Work on Thanksgiving lapbook 5. Watch Thanksging dvds about Pilgrims 6. Sweep floor in kitchen 7. Wipe down countertops & put away any stray items 8. Do last minute checklist to make sure I have supplies for Thanksgiving dinner
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been bombarded with all of these ideas about the perfect Thanksgiving or the perfect Christmas. There are all kinds of lists and articles being published on how to create the perfect holiday. The only problem is that these types of lists and articles are really setting us up for failure (according to their standards). Thinking about this, I started to ponder on what is my idea of a perfect holiday. Truly, it has nothing to do with the decorations (even though I love decorating) or the perfect meal (although I love preparing a…
Last night, we headed over to the Botanical Gardens for their members only sneak preview of the Garden of Lights display. As we drove up to the gardens, we were greeted by thousands of beautiful Christmas lights twinkling in the still, cool night. They asked us to tune our radio to the Christmas music playing on their set station. We began to drive through the tunnel of lights looking at the different displays. After a couple of minutes, we pull up to the snack station. We are given our choice of hot chocolate or coffee and donuts. A few feet…