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Gingerbread House Decor

Friday, December 10th, 2010

This has really become Auntie’s thing to do with Ane and Tad.  I just supply the kit and clean up afterward. My goal this year, though, was to let Ane and Tad decorate their own little houses that I had made.  You’d think I would learn by now that you simply CANNOT decorate houses the […]



The Crazy Begins

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

Christmastime is here… AAAAUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH! I feel so completely unprepared this year, even though most of my shopping is done.  My cards aren’t ready, and I’ve been procrastinating on writing our annual Christmas letter.  I’ve kind of been hoping to say that the Webmaster has a new job, instead of simply saying that he was laid […]



Halloween Treat

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

I discovered a recipe for Candy Corn Cupcakes via our local newspaper, and I had to try them out.  They just looked like fun, and I had all the ingredients on hand – plus candy corn for a garnish. Here’s what mine ended up looking like: The recipe uses a pound cake – probably to […]



LEGO Work

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Tad got some LEGO sets for his birthday. While following the directions to assemble these kits is kind of beyond him, he has no problem playing with them once they are put together. Ane likes to help – and to play as well. So, I present an extremely abbreviated LEGO version of the Wampa cave […]