Kids in the Kitchen
Posted by Danielle Bean in What's Cooking on Monday, July 14, 2008
I love cooking with my kids — as long it’s my idea. When I am attempting a seven-layer cake or a complicated company recipe, I prefer to go solo. Of course, it always seems to be at these times that eager faces gather around my kitchen counter, fingers threaten to dip into my mixing bowls, and little ones mouth the measuring spoons.
If the idea of kids in the kitchen sends your perfectionist heart... READ MORE
Mithplonounthed
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, August 01, 2008
My daughter Camilla and my sister’s son Daniel, almost 22 and 26 months respectively, are talking up a storm. But the thing is, what they’re saying and what it sounds like they’re saying are sometimes two very different things.
My sister and I have had no end of fun with the noise Daniel makes when he tries to say the “f” sound. “Say fish, Daniel!” we prompt him, and he obliges. It sounds something... READ MORE
Calling All Saints
Posted by Susie Lloyd in Features on Friday, August 15, 2008
By Susie Lloyd
Halloween as we commonly celebrate it is the offspring of two unlikely parents born centuries apart — the ancient druids and the modern market. The druids marked the day of the dead with bonfires, ghoulish tricks, and scary costumes. Centuries later, retailers cashed in. Yet, somewhere in between the vast ages, Halloween got baptized and thus received its Christian name, All Hallows’... READ MORE
Autumn
Posted by Daria Sockey in Season on Friday, August 15, 2008
Autumn, the year’s last,
loveliest smile.
— William Cullen Bryant
Feasts, Traditions … and Fun
SEPTEMBER
1 Labor Day
• For a fun activity on your last days off from school, make a custom word search puzzle that includes all the memorable events of the summer. The following website makes this a cinch: FunBrain.com (click on “Classic Funbrain” and under the “word” section click on “Word Turtle”).... READ MORE
Weekend Fun
Posted by Danielle Bean in Just me on Saturday, August 16, 2008
Oh, the miracle of the internet! Though I wasn’t yet born in 1968, by uploading a photo to this hilarious website, I can see what my high school yearbook photo would look like for that year. Stunning, no?
There are many different years to choose from. I tried out a couple of the oversize eighties hairstyles but was unimpressed with the results. If I want to see pictures of myself looking like that I need look no further than my parents’ home where several of them are framed and hanging. And I look AWESOME, thank you very much.
Go on now. Have yourself a laugh this morning.
Bad 80’s Hair
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Saturday, August 16, 2008
OK, Danielle threw down the gauntlet, so of course I am compelled to rise to the challenge and share with you the results of my own little trip down memory lane over at yearbookyourself.com. Being the old lady of the Faith and Family blogging team, I graduated from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California in 1981. The truth of the matter is that my real yearbook photo was nothing like this one - I was one of those long, straight hair girls with no bangs. But it’s kind of fun to imagine that what might have been (not!!) had I given in to the big hair craze!
Rachel Balducci, Class of ‘66
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Just me on Saturday, August 16, 2008
Rachel takes her grades very seriously, but thank goodness her seriousness stops there. She is always up for a visit to the local drug store for a yummy chocolate malt, and she works hard on that amazing head of hair. No wonder she was voted Best Bob Hairdo, Class of ‘66. Rachel plans on being a rocket scientist or maybe an actress.
Those Weren’t the Days
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Saturday, August 16, 2008
This is what I would have looked like if I’d been graduating from high school in 1952 - almost a whole generation before my own mother. I like it - I look demure, which is something I’ve never looked as far as I can remember. I rather enjoy it.
And in a pretty - or really, not so pretty - bit of irony, the funniest picture I got from yearbookyourself.com was the one that was supposed to be from... READ MORE
Be Not Afraid
Posted by Danielle Bean in Homemaking on Monday, August 18, 2008
I have a confession to make: I am afraid of paint. More specifically, I am afraid of kids and paint. Together.
Truth be told, what I fear most are the messes and the dining room destruction that tend to accompany painting times around here.
I have long admitted that I am not a crafty mom. I think being a crafty mom implies a certain level of ease with mess-making and I am just not there yet. Or... READ MORE
Precious Cargo
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Friday, August 22, 2008
Dan’s father stopped by this morning with bags of presents for the kids. Stephen just had a birthday and I long ago gave up on trying to convince Grandpa that bringing a present for every one of our kids on every birthday is unnecessary. He likes to do it. He wants to do it. And this Santa-like tradition of his has earned him celebrity status around here.
“Grandpa’s here! Grandpa’s here!” even little... READ MORE
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