Fair warning… This post is going to be a post filled with grumps, gripes, and all around rants.
Monthly Archives: June 2013
May’s Favorite Photos
I’m a little late posting this one. This month has gotten away from me, and I’ve barely left the house. May was a busy month, and it went by way too fast.
Thade got a much needed hair-cut.
He also said good-bye to the third grade.
Dylan wasn’t ready to say good-bye to kindergarten just yet.
He has been sleeping in on these lazy Summer days.
Agnes has been busy, busy, busy.
I started another soft and cozy afghan for her. Maybe I’ll finish this one this Summer.
That is if she will let me have my craft table back.
We have lots of pretty flowers and plants indoors and out.
Miss Mia has been with us for a year now. She loved riding along to pick-up the boys at school.
The big kitty has been keeping me company. He is always on the look-out for a cool spot to nap.
We’ve been home for most of the month in June. I keep hoping to get out, and visit some of our favorite Summer sights, but just keeping up with it all is keeping me way too busy.
May’s Tasty Treats
The month of May flew by. The kiddos finished up school, and I kept busy around the house. I have several photos to share of some tasty treats from May.
I tried my hand at making Homemade Soft Pretzels for the kids. I used the breadmaker to proof the dough.
The kids really liked them. Next time I think I’ll double the batch, and make them a bit bigger.
I made a few Jell-O Cakes too. The boys finally like this cool dessert.
We made a batch of Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream too. I’ve got to make some more, and re-stock the freezer with this tasty treat.
My family surprised me with breakfast for Mother’s Day.
I made a single layer Pig Pickin’ Cake for Mother’s Day too. My family isn’t a fan of this cake, but it is one of my favorites, and since it was Mother’s Day, I thought that was o.k.
Agnes and I had a Donut party on the boy’s last day of school. We celebrated one last quiet morning.
I made a few Chocolate Bundt Cakes too.
When it was breakfast for dinner night, I made a batch of Buttermilk Biscuits. Half of the batch I served with Sausage Gravy.
The rest of the batch was made into Cinnamon Raisin Buttermilk Biscuits.
I topped them off with powdered sugar glaze. I really liked them, but again the family wasn’t a fan…
I spotted Strawberries on sale, so I made a batch of Strawberry Shortcake for dessert.
And that’s a week’s worth of shopping to keep up with my family.
I had a few Strawberries still on hand, and that calls for a big batch of Milk Chocolate Ganache.
It is just about the tastiest thing ever.
June has been busy so far. I haven’t been cooking quite as much, but I’ve been washing a ton of dishes. I’ve been having quite a time keeping up around here. I hope I’ll get caught up again soon.
Home Sewing: A Dress For Agnes
When Grandma was visiting, we girls went shopping. We headed for the craft section, and Grandma asked if I had ever made a dress for Agnes. I had hoped that when I had Agnes I would sew her lots of dresses, but I hadn’t.
We looked through the patterns, and decided to give it a try. Agnes picked out some pretty purple fabric. Purple seems to be her favorite color these days.
We got the patterns out, and started pinning. Then we had to stop, and go get the boys from school.
The pattern said easy, and it seemed like one of those projects that you could finish in an afternoon. Well, it took me five days to get the project completed. I’m a bit out of practice when it comes to patterns.
I kept working on the dress whenever I got a chance.
Finally I had all of the pieces ready to put together. I made a homemade iced coffee, and got to work finishing up the dress.
The dress turned out to be really cute.
It fit Agnes just right too.
I think I’ll look through my fabric stash, and see if I have enough to make one more.
Yard Sale Finds
Last Friday we found two yard sales close to home. One was at an awesome historic home, and the other was walking distance from our house.
The first sale, I found a pretty bowl to add to my collection. At the second sale, at Saint Mary’s we all found some treasures to bring home.
The kids came home with several toys. I found a coffee cup, a few more serving bowls, and some sheets too. James found a Chess set that he liked.
I spotted this box full of giant Lego blocks. I had never seen a set like this before. They had to come home with us, and I got the price down to just $2.00. Hopefully they’ll keep the kiddos busy this Summer.