A couple of days ago, my family and I were going to go out to eat. When we drove our car out of our garage, we saw something on our garage door. We got out of our car to get … Continue reading
Here’s one of my favorite cookie recipes (hard to believe, considering it’s not chocolate). I made a batch today for Grandparents’ Day at our school. These are super simple to make. A tasty butter cookie with a nice crunch. Where … Continue reading
The other day I was working on cleaning my office and was looking thru a pile of stuff to decide whether I should keep it or toss it. I came across a magazine I had saved from our GEMS group. … Continue reading
I’m sure you know that today is Sweetest Day. But, do you know why we even have a Sweetest Day? If you are like most people, you probably believe it was a holiday created by a greeting card company. That, … Continue reading
Last month was my parents’ 50th Wedding Anniversary. To celebrate that special day, we took them to see the play “My Fair Lady” at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, IL. I had never been to that theater before, and I … Continue reading
My neighbor April gave me this recipe for these sweet cookie bars. They are quite simple to make, you don’t even need your electric mixer. My husband likes these, as he is a big fan of Mounds and Almond Joy … Continue reading
In school, we are learning about descriptive essays. A descriptive essay is a piece of literature in which the author tries to make his or her reader feel like they are in the story and experiencing all that is happening. … Continue reading
OK. Here’s a recipe for the most tender (tenderest?) chicken you will ever have. I’m talkin’ fall-off-the-bone tender. So here’s the deal. I bought a family pack of chicken legs at the grocery store – there were 12 in the … Continue reading
I know it might seem weird that now we are back into 80 degree weather and I am making chicken soup, but I do have a good reason. My daughter was home sick with some sort of virus – sore … Continue reading
Here’s another great recipe to help you use up your ripe bananas. This has sour cream in the batter, to help make the cake nice and moist. And, it is frosted with a wonderful cream cheese frosting. Now the recipe … Continue reading