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Baking Up a Storm
Last weekend's kitchen time was spent baking up a storm for the Wonderfully Made Family Camp dessert auction fundraiser. From the top clockwise are the desserts I contributed: carrot cake, cherry pie, cherry pie, and strawberry-rhubarb pie. Between baking, setting up...
Wonderfully Made Family Camp Fundraiser Sweet Success
Saturday evening was sweet evening for all who attended the Wonderfully Made Family Camp fundraiser in West Des Moines. Not only was over $2000 raised (how sweet is that?) to get us closer to our goal of $15000* to cover expenses for the 30+ families registered to...
Ten Ways Grandparenting Is Different from Parenting
Our youngest grandchild turned 1 last weekend, and that momentous event got me to thinking about the differences between parenting my own kids and grandparenting their kids. Here are the top ten things that came to mind. 10. Parents make sure their little ones eat...
Cardinal Song for this Fantastic Friday
Walking outdoors is one of my favorite things. Except when it's cold and windy. So lately I've had to talk myself into walking outside in the morning. This post from 2013 proves this year is just like years gone by. But more that that, today's Fantastic Friday post...
Bumbleberry Pie
My brother and his wife hosted Easter dinner this year. The Man of Steel and I were in charge of only two things: picking up Mom and making pie for dessert. When visiting Mom the Wednesday before Easter, I asked what kind of pie to she wanted. As a rule, Mom answers...
Top Ten Treasures Unearthed in the Attic
The Man of Steel and I cleaned the attic on Saturday. We found too many treasures to mention, but here are my top ten. 10. My 4-H record book, circa 1966–1973. 9. The Man of Steel's marbles, which he thought he'd lost years ago. 8. Several high school play scripts...