These cookies have been eaten by many kids in our school district. They are my go to recipe for every class party & birthday treat day because they are delicious, easy to transport, and consistent. They have never failed me. They aren’t a delicate sugar cookie but instead a thicker cookie that holds up to [...]
Family game night is one of my favorite things about winter, but I’m the only one in my family that does NOT like Monopoly! So the other night when my kids decided to play a game together I sat back and watched. To my amazement they got along with each other for the entire game. [...]
Because I run a daycare in my home, I have to keep decorations minimal. I dream of the day that I can put up my nativity scenes, Christmas villages, and breakable ornaments. In fact, I have several totes of decorations that I don’t even bother to open anymore due to the 7 little people that [...]
Tween & Donkey having a heart to heart.
We all have our beloved favorites. Mine is “Twas the Night Before Christmas”, but only the original version because that is what my Grandpa read to me as a child. I almost have it memorized, and it’s still my favorite book to read to the daycare kids. Teen, Tween, and Girl named their favorite Christmas [...]
We had already been hit by several inches of snow this time last year. The single digit temps, snow, ice, and dreary days started in October making for a very long winter. Schools had to use 2 snow days by now; and in a school district that rarely closes for snow, that was a lot [...]
Teen is very random. He has this amazing sense of humor; very dry. He’ll say things out of nowhere & it’s funny. He and I were at Wal-Mart together, which is very rare. We both detest Wal-Mart, but luckily for him, he doesn’t have to go. This time he chose to go with me. If [...]
