Category Archives: Just for Fun!

Chris and I have been married for nearly 10 years now. It’s hard to believe, 10 years! It seems like just yesterday I found myself in our, my, very first kitchen. I really had dreamed of being a homemaker all my life. I can still remember the excitement I felt, unpacking all those new dishes we had gotten from our generous guests who had attended our wedding. All the shiny silverware, the untouched utensils, pots and pans, and the precious pig shaped cutting board hand made by John Morrison, he and his wife died in a car accident just a year and a half after we were married. I still think of him often when I use it.

And there I was, apron on, ready to make our little home. Or was I? Oh wait a minute, I don’t really know how to cook do I? So I made a lot of tuna melts (I still make them today and we love them:). I’m thankful my husband was used to a diet of processed food and take out for the few years before we married, because his standards were pretty low in the gourmet food department, so pretty much anything I cooked up, he ate and seemed pretty happy about it. Of course, there were always those meals that didn’t even come close to being super tasty, like my first try at enchiladas. Let’s just say, they weren’t his mamas enchiladas! But over the years I’ve learned a lot about cooking, I can follow a recipe pretty well and usually when I follow it, if it was a good recipe to start with, it turns out pretty good :) Continue reading →

I brought my banty’s eggs out today to do some modeling! We are very proud to announce the arrival of our chicken’s very first eggs. All the blood, sweat, and tears are finally paying off. Here they are, aren’t they beautiful?! The funny thing is that they are about half the size of a large egg you can buy in the stores.

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I just made this with my boys the other day, we had so much fun. It was really easy to make and a great one to do with kids because it doesn’t take very long. The only bummer is that you have to wait for the dough to cool before they can play with it. We made a second batch while the first cooled in the fridge and by the time we were done with the second the first was cool enough to play with. You might leave the food coloring out to save your carpet etc. I didn’t even think of that until my friend mentioned it! Enjoy our pictures and a link to a video we took as well.
Playdough recipe

Mix in a medium pot:
1 C. white flour
1/4 cup salt
2 Tbsp. cream of Tartar

Combine in a seperate bolw then add to dry ingredients:
1 Cup water
2 tsp. vegetable food coloring
1 Tbsp. oil

Cook over medium heat and stir (about 3-5 minutes). It will look like a “globby” mess and you’ll be sure it’s not turning out…but it will. When it forms a ball in the center of the pot, turn out and knead on a lightly floured surface (it will be pretty hot but it wasn’t too hot to knead. Store in an airtight container or plastic bag. Edible, but not very tasty!

And a little video of Aidan for your enjoyment…

Friday, June 30, 2006