Sophia can take out her starter earrings! She had been counting down and had her first pair of earrings all ready to wear. She paired them with a new dress, $5 a tag sale find. Finky didn’t see what all the fuss was about, especially since they were fish earrings, not feline ones. Speaking of tag sales our neighborhood is hosting one tomorrow. I’m on the look-out for a bigger bike for Andrew and some soccer nets/goals. I think it might be a wash out, as rain is forecasted. We shall see. I’m cringing that I didn’t iron Sophia’s dress, I am not my Mom’s daughter in that respect. There are cobwebs on my ironing board as proof.
June 1, 2012
June 1, 2012
It’s not so often that I stray from my usual dinner menus. Tonight I wanted to find a recipe for a lo(wer)-cal for macaroni and cheese. I have a great cookbook called ‘Low-Fat Living Cookbook, 250 Easy, Great Tasting Recipes’ by Leslie L. Cooper. I found a recipe for ‘Pastitsio’, or Greek Macaroni and Cheese. It was really yummy. I had to make it early so Andrew could eat before his game, he didn’t end up eating it until afterwards, which gave it time to set, so you slice it like a pie. 
It was a hit and I will make it again. I had some left-over pasta which I threw in as well. I am cutting back on my portions, but would of easily had two helpings if I wasn’t. We are in Mother Hubbard state, so I whipped up some pound cake batter and to speed up the baking time made them as cupcakes for dessert. I had a bite of Andrew’s and I think they were good. They hadn’t cooled off enough to really tell! Let’s hope I don’t use the excuse of eating one later, to see what they taste like when they’ve cooled. A certain someone is more than willing to be my taste-tester!
May 30, 2012
Yes, it’s that time of year again. I love how lush and pink these flowers are. I’m not so fond of their fragrance. Yesterday was hot! I guess Finky was trying to keep cool on Archie’s bed. Trying not to bake this week, as I have the results of last week’s goodies on my hips and belly, sigh. Only one more day of May, wow.
May 28, 2012
I had a really nice time on this long weekend. Part of it was doing things that I had on my mental Summer wish list. On a morning walk with Andrew and Archie, I mentioned that I wanted to find a 4-leaf clover this summer. Well not 5 minutes later I found one, much to Andrew’s skepticism and shock. I then found another with 5 leaves for him, he was speechless. I have also wanted to try the Middle of Nowhere Diner. Well we took a ride to the wilds of Exeter today and had brunch. It was good and fun to all be out together. We played family trivia on the ride, since we had just been visiting with the Bradley & McMillan clan yesterday. We also wanted to explore the Arcadia Management area, after reading about it in Rhode Island Monthly magazine. We specifically wanted to visit the Frosty Hollow pond, but didn’t find it. It was still nice to explore a part of RI that we were unfamiliar with. It seems strange that the kids have school tomorrow. Soon enough, they will be out for the real summer break.
May 28, 2012
Our mailbox has been looking so faded and shabby. It was bugging me and changing it had been on my to-do list. Well I did a quick fix, as you can see from my sloppy spray paint job. Hopefully from a distance it will do the trick. I didn’t even take the box off the post. The designs are cut from some heavy duty contact paper (thank you Michelle!). I hope it won’t loose it’s stick so it is a bit of an experiment and leap of faith. I’ll have a good idea in the morning as we are expecting thunder and rain tonight. It would be nice if it does hold up. My neighbors were wondering what I was up to, so I told them. I’m sure the icing on the cake must of been when I came out to photograph the finished mailbox. Luckily they were inside at that point.
May 28, 2012
come on! Do you have that Cool and the Gang song stuck in your head now? Two cakes were needed to celebrate Anne and Nick’s Birthdays. The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed home-made chowder and clam cakes. Years 70 and 13 were wished upon. Here is Anne with her grandchildren, children and siblings.
May 27, 2012
While You Think Of Mother, You’ll Never Go Wrong
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Yes I believe that’s true. Also, You Are The World To Me and Feather Your Nest. These are songs from sheet music we bought at the flea market today. One vender had a whole box of them. Sophia and I love the typography and the cover art. There were many goodies and treasures at the flea market today. Some things I had to walk away from, not because they were too expensive, but more like did I really need it. Also did I have room or a home for the item. Some of the vendors were such a hoot! One vendor (where I got the depression glass cracker jar), had a ton of ‘cabbage’ patch doll heads that he was pushing very hard. Later Sophia saw him juggling them. Sophia got a black and white polka-dot prom style dress and a winter double breasted coat, for $2! Any way we are going to Middletown this afternoon to celebrate my Mother-In-Law’s and Nephew’s birthdays. I did a cutting for Anne and used sheet music for the background. Yesterday the four of us (this doesn’t happen often) all went out to an arts and crafts show in Apponaug, part of the Gaspee festivities. I had always heard it was a cute town and it really was. It reminded me of Maine or Martha’sVineyard. I wish I had taken more photos. I only have this one of dimples and her Dad.
May 25, 2012
I’m talking about the kind you get when you finally do something, that you been meaning to. Sophia bought this sheet music on our opening visit to the flea market, back in April. She wants to hang it in her room and I finally got around to framing it. I also meant to change the kitchen table cloth, as I was pretty tired of the previous one. I also wanted to clip some wild roses. Done and done. Nothing monumental but accomplishing these things feels so much better than be irritated by not following through. 
May 25, 2012
That’s anyone would think if they knew how much I’ve been baking lately. I know it is doing nothing for my family’s waistlines, but I have had such need for a good cookie this week. So I baked my tried and true chocolate-chip cookie recipe and that batch was gone in two days. I can’t explain the logic for baking the sour cream blueberry coffee cake, but that was next on the recipe parade. Following close behind was last night’s chocolate cookies with white and chocolate chips. There was talk of riding our bikes to get an ice cream, but the weather turned cold and drizzly. I think that for me baking satisfies many issues for me; the need for something delicious to eat, the process, aroma and the satisfaction of following steps to get a result. If only other things in life were so clear.
May 24, 2012
Well, it’s coming and I can’t stop it. I’m talking about summer vacation. I was inspired from different sites to make our own wish list of things to do for summer. I hope it will prevent the inevitable boredom that can come from 2 months off, especially for child #2. We shall see. I left plenty of room for each child to write their own ideas and wishes. Here are some good resources for ideas: http://www.lists-galore.com/2009/08/150-things-to-do-when-youre-bored.html and http://www.homeschool.com/articles/101ThingsToDoThisSummer/default.asp
