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Valentine’s Surprises

Posted in Family, and Holidays

I love to leave little love notes for my husband and daughter. It’s fun to leave notes just because, but for Valentine’s Day (and other holidays), I love to leave notes all over the place. Imagine my surprise last year when hubby left little cards all over the place for me. Once again, this year I decided to leave little notes and goodies all over the place. I was pleasantly surprised when I was informed that I wasn’t allowed to go back downstairs after I came up to bed Tuesday evening. Hmm…. Well, that lead to having to be a…

Bad Weather or Valentine’s Party

Posted in Family, Homeschooling, and Thoughts

Tomorrow is the homeschool Valentine’s party. As you know, munchkin has worked hard making over 65 Valentine’s cards, and she’s really looking forward to the party. They have sooo much fun. They make bags for their Valentine’s and then head around the room dropping Valentine’s into each bag. They play Valentine’s bingo for cute stuffed animals. They have a book exchange. This year, a local pizza parlor is donating pizzas and drinks to go along with the normal goodies that everyone brings in to share. They usually play a few other games and just have fun goofing around. Well, here’s…

Make It From Scratch Contest: Update

Posted in Family, and Homemaking

The Calzones turned out wonderfully. Both D and Munchkin really enjoyed them (which says a lot as munchkin can be picky when it comes to new things). Munchkin helped me make the calzones which ended up being a lot of fun. It’s always enjoyable when you can enjoy cooking with your child. This is a really easy recipe that begs for kid involvement. See more about the Make It From Scratch Contest here.