Having the Fourth of July on a Friday made for an extended weekend for everyone!  The boys and I took it easy in the morning while I finished making dessert, but the Webmaster and Ane were at our city’s annual parade, which our church helps manage. Once they got home, we prepared for our potluck […]

When I was making Thumper’s cake last weekend, I discovered that Tad and Rerun think the electric hand-held mixer is the best appliance EVER invented.  Of course.  It’s a kitchen power tool.  DUH, MOM. So, when Gichan put in a request for chocolate chip cookies, I enlisted Rerun’s help – and the electric mixer.  It […]

Thumper is not so much a “helper” as he is a distraction.  Especially when he climbs up on my legs as I’m trying to make his siblings’ school lunches. He found the fact that Daddy was taking pictures of him especially funny. He has plans to rule the kitchen as Mommy’s right hand… I think. […]

Thumper has already tried unhelping with the dishwasher (these words “clean” and “dirty” have no meaning to him), and now he follows in his siblings’ footsteps and begins to take over the whole kitchen. This drawer looks interesting. There’s a reason that I keep plastic containers and lids in the bottom two drawers. I have […]