I get the reasoning behind Daylight Savings Time. I understand that people want more hours of daylight in the evenings during the summers. But I really, truly hate DST. I didn’t hate it until I had kids. Well, that’s not true, I hated it before I had kids, because before kids, I was a teacher. …
Here is a simple recipe that takes very little time and preparation! My mom would make these for us growing up and I made them for the boys at the children’s home. They, along with Captain Fussybuckets, would just eat them up!!! Chicken Cups (makes 10 cups) 1 can of chicken 1 can …
If you’ve been reading my posts, you know that I’ve been agonizing over the microphone cake that Captain Fussybuckets requested for his 3rd birthday party as well as the piñata that I had the brilliant idea of making. I promise this will be the last birthday post for awhile…well, okay, maybe a few days/weeks, as …
Captain Fussybuckets turned 3 on Tuesday. His party is planned for Saturday and will include his three 3 year-old cousins and of course, Baby Brother and the rest of our families, hopefully. That is, assuming we’re all well! Here are a few pictures from the Big Birthday! The night before his birthday – Halloween …
Piñata makers don’t get paid enough. I started making Captain Fussybuckets a piñata for his 3rd birthday party a few weeks ago. His party isn’t until Saturday, but the piñata still isn’t finished. Yes, it’s hard when I have to work on it during naptime or after bedtime, but at naptime, Baby D is between …
Captain Fussybuckets is THREE YEARS OLD today!!!! Happy birthday to a sweet, lovable, energetic boy! We love you!
I received an email from Homemade Simple the other day with a recipe for homemade Fruit Leather. I immediately wanted to try it because Captain Fussybuckets LOVES Fruit Roll-Ups. I love Fruit Roll-Ups because he’s getting fruit, but with all of the additional corn syrup and sugar, I’m not sure it’s worth it. BUT I …
We had 85 entries in our OxiClean super prize package giveaway! Congrats to Megan B., who was the winner! Okay….85 entries. That’s a 1 in 85 chance. And if you complete all the extra entries, that’s TEN. TEN in 85 chance of winning!!! So why should you enter blog giveways? Simply put, because you cannot …
Sometimes thinking of what to have for dinner is such a hard decision! Add in someone on a low/no saturated fat diet (as we all SHOULD be, in my opinion, but wow, is that hard!), a low carb diet, and a picky 2 year old…choosing what to eat for dinner is tricky! Last night, the …