Water war!

This past week was Spring Break for the kids. I had all sorts of things planned because the weather had been so warm.
Unfortunately, we had a cold front come through Sunday night and the weather was too chilly to go to the pool.
We managed to stay busy and did some 'kids errands' that needed to be done....can you say Webkinz?

Since we were going out of town for the weekend, the kids were pretty bummed about the weather. Lucky for us, it started warming back up by Thursday....just in time for a water war!

I don't know who won....everyone was soaked!

Beignets and memories.......

When I was a child, we lived in Germany for 3 years and we were exposed to some really wonderful culinary treats! My dad was always making his own recipes up after eating something he found 'worthy' of his time and effort.
He created a beignet recipe and french hot chocolate recipe which he would use for special gatherings and holidays.
I remember having them every Christmas Eve until I went to college.

Now he has passed the torch on to me. I have his cookbook (which he sadly never attempted to get published....) and I use it all the time! Thanks Papa!

This morning our son asked for beignets for breakfast....and he said that he wanted to cook them! I think he is tired of his sister having all the fun in the kitchen.



The only thing I did was fry them in the hot oil.

He is looking pretty proud of them.....they were just as good as always.......thanks to Papa's great recipe.


Cafe du Monde, eat your heart out!

Cupcake anyone?

Although the kids both help in the kitchen from time to time, this was the first time I took a step back and did next to nothing. It was really HARD for me to just stand there!

Someone is sooooooo serious about scraping down the bowl....standing on tiptoes to make sure everything is perfect.

We had "orders" for 12 with sprinkles and 12 without. They are ALL beautiful. Well done!


As an added bonus, its nice to see the kitty apron being put to good use just a few days after it was made.

Curly girl's kitty apron...

My partner for the Flirty apron swap is a cat lover. I made her an apron with a really cute 'cats in the kitchen' fabric. My daughter went ga-ga over it and begged me to make her one 'just like it...'
I couldn't say no! Of course, I had to doll it up a bit with heart shaped pockets and lots of ric-rac.
She just loves her new apron and is ready to get cookin' with me!
Here she is posing with her wooden spoon and fresh from the shower wet hair!

Elephant Bird Stuffie!

I was in a feltie 'bird' swap recently.
When I went to my partner's profile to get ideas, she had nothing about birds listed. I really didn't want to just send her ANY bird though so I went to her blog and found that she loves elephants.
Being the proud owner of a weird and warped mind, I somehow made the mental leap from 'bird' to "Horton and the egg.........." (yeah...I know...)

I thought up a quick poem to tie it all in together. I also threw in some other stuff for kicks.
I sent everything out last week so hopefully she already has it.

"Repurposed" revisited....apron 2 & 3

I already made a post regarding this skirt that I turned into an apron.

I had enough fabric left to make 2 more aprons. I wanted all 3 to be different....the last one..with the ric-rac was hardest to do because I had just a small strip of fabric left. I had bought a yard of green fabric to use as well.

I am pleased with all 3. I wear the first one all the time. I think the short little gardening apron is my favorite though.........

Thank you Lucy for inspiring me! She has a repurposing tutorial on her blog which I read before starting this project.

My kids are GREEN.......for St. Patrick's Day......

Last week both our kids were sick but went to school anyway because it was LEAP week and you simply can't miss during state testing. I think they just 'held it at bay' until they could relax.

This week it will be a fun and short week....no school on Good Friday. Yet both kids are sick.....both are green....which is good for St. Patrick's day but not good for field trip day.
At least they won't get pinched.

Our daughter seems to get sick or hurt whenever a field trip rolls around....not EVERY field trip but enough that it really upsets her.
She sounds like a horse this morning and was crying before bed last night and this morning (a sure sign....) I haven't taken her temp yet....going to let her sleep some more....

Our son has a stomach ache.
I learned the hard way NOT to send him to school when his stomach hurts.
Last time I did it, he was in 3rd grade and it was the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. I thought he had 'last day of school jitters' and sent him anyway. Within an hour, he stood up and ralphed all over his desk and everything else in its path.
The teacher was was grossed out, the kids were grossed out.... and the janitor was really not happy.....where IS the rug cleaner?
I got 'the call' from 'the nurse' and went to get him.
When he saw me, he only said 4 words. "I told you so."

So....I don't send him to school with a stomach ache anymore.

I think today I am going to snuggle up with my kids........