Every year, the 2nd grade students at out elementary school put on a production called “Goin’ Buggy.” This was our 4th time participating, and Reese played the part of a very adorable bee. After spending an entire morning making the girls’ costumes in the school hallway, I decided to crochet Reese a matching bee hat….
Take Your Pix Board Book Albums Review
Way back when, I was an avid scrapbooker. I still have the stickers and the paper and the gel pens to prove it. However, my scrapbooking partner moved, my life got busier, I started blogging…..and scrapbooking fell to the way side. I didn’t realize how much I missed it until I got my…
Heart and Soul
Normally, when the kids pluck at the piano, I can’t wait for them to stop. Only KitKat has taken piano lessons. Necco is my violinist and guitar player. Reese has recently showed some very promising piano skills. She has my Grandma’s ear for music and can pick out a song on the piano despite the…
Slip N Slide (Trying to Stay Cool!) – PSF Linky
We’ve had record heat these past few weeks, and although the kids are still in school for another week, it definitely FEELS LIKE SUMMER. We have been running the AC non-stop and blowing fans in every room. And when that doesn’t work, we turn on the water and play in the back yard. Anything to…
Family Movie Night Returns
My son once asked me if TVs were invented when I was a kid. Yes, son, in fact TVs have been around much longer than Mom. I actually watched quite a bit of TV when I was growing up (a fact that my kids have a hard time accepting, since we currently don’t have TV…
Allergy-Friendly Living
I wrote this post while participating in a blog tour conducted by Clever Girls Collective on behalf of Claritin®. I have been compensated for my time commitment to the program. When I was growing up in Northern California, I had the occasional itchy eye or fits of sneezing. But I never considered my allergies a…
Lawrence S. Eagleburger – A Mentor and Friend
My husband wrote this article about his experiences with Lawrence Eagleburger after learning of his passing yesterday. If another more touching memorial to Mr. Eagleburger has been written, I haven’t seen it, and I thought that it should be published. I hope Mr. E knew how much CandyMan appreciated him. I first met Secretary Eagleburger…
Former Sectretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger Dies
I don’t get involved in politics and I don’t write political posts. But this report is not political. This is personal. Lawrence Eagleburger was not only a career diplomat and Secretary of State (among countless other achievements) – he was a friend and mentor. I got an email from CandyMan this morning with the news….
Who Says Costumes Are Only for Halloween?
One of my favorite new-to-me traditions on the 4th of July is capturing unique photos of fireworks. Ever since I can remember, both as a child and as a parent, I have spent July 4th watching fireworks. We usually head a few miles away to the County Fairgrounds, where they put on quite an impressive…
Future Friendly with Tide and P&G
I do a LOT of laundry at my house. I was hoping that laundry would slow down after my babies grew up and stopped having twice-daily blow-outs, but I have been disappointed in that regard. Sadly, as kids get bigger, so do their clothes AND their messes. The laundry seems to keep growing, and so…
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