Monthly Archives: August 2012

Stocking Update

Last posting (apparently I skipped reporting in July ~ honestly you didn’t miss much) 🙂   Here is our progress this month:   Happy to report the base stitching on the toe is completed!  Hope you all have a fantastic … Continue reading

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Zucchini Bites

This recipe has been going CRAZY all over Pinterest lately.  So I thought I would give it a try.  Below is our take on the recipe’s I have gathered. Zucchini Bites (adapted from the Naptime Chef)  Ingredients 2 cups Zucchini … Continue reading

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Back to school Skirt

We made it through our first week of school!  I even managed to get a new skirt finished for Purplicious just in time! We were able to use fabric around the house again for this one!  Purplicious had been eying … Continue reading

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Blackberry Lemonade

When life drowns you in blackberries . . . Make Lemonade! This lemonade was sweet and extremely tangy all at the same time! Woody is by far the most in love with this concoction and I guarantee if it becomes … Continue reading

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School ~ School

School starts tomorrow and we are off enjoying our last day of summer and frantically sewing a few new skirts.  Due to this, editing pictures for a new post just isn’t happening. Instead I thought I would quickly share a … Continue reading

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Grilled Pizza

What better way to celebrate Friday than with a pizza?  I know we are slow to join the grilled pizza bandwagon but last week we jumped in with both feet and loved it!  In fact the munchkins wanted to do … Continue reading

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Blackberry Pavlova

We have had a plethora of these : The harvest has been large and plentiful.  I think we have also finally figured out how to pick them.  Big, juicy and sweet with a hint of zing! Our freezer is stocked … Continue reading

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Olympics part 2 – The Games

After opening ceremony’s it was onto the games! (Click HERE if you missed it!) First up the Snack Toss! Supplies: shower caps shaving cream (1 bottle  = 4.5 heads) orange Cheeto type snack food Partner the kids up.  One partner … Continue reading

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Olympic’s Part 1 – Opening Ceremony!

Did anyone miss me? 🙂 We had a great couple of weeks camping and spending time with lots of family! One of the funnest activities we did was our Cousin Olympics!  It began with lots of busy bee’s helping finish … Continue reading

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