Silver, it's a nationwide weed epidemic! Last night I was picking strawberries and pulling weeds at the same time. Now that the kids are out of school, they will have a regularly scheduled weed pulling time each week! I left them this morning with a list of chores and instructions to spend some time reading. I'm all for having fun, but they are NOT going to lie around all summer. Plus, I told them if they help with housework, then I have less to do and more time to take them places to have fun. We'll see how it works!
Menlo - keep checking in! Summer is when it gets really good because we all finally have some time to slow down and talk about the last year and the upcoming year.
d - excellent tip with the cake mixes. It's sure to be my new favorite way to bake!
Silver - weeds, weeds and more weeds here too. The weather is just perfect for growing weeds ~ but not much else....
The packing team descends on my house bright and early tomorrow morning. My friend gave me her house key and said I could go over there while she's at work if I need a break from the chaos. She's a great friend! Maybe I'll say thanks by trying one of d's cake mix cookie recipes!
Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same."
"The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory or defeat but in the true perfection of one's character."
My husband thinks I'm crazy for checking the boards while school is out, but I feel like I'll miss something good if I don't! We're loving summer so far and I hope all of you are too! (we got out of school on May 25th and we go back August 2)
Just checkin' in ... everyone must be having a great weekend. Rainy here but enough sun to hit the garden ... whew those darn weeds sure can grow over night!
<font size=""1"">We must overcome the notion that we must be regular...it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to do the mediocre."</font> (Uta Hagen)</font></font><br /><br> <br /><br>"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments...
Gotta pass this on...while I love to cook I am NOT a baker. Too much science involved (although I did just make a fabulous flan for a dinner guest tonight)...but I digress.
Can I just say that using cake mix for cookies is my new favorite thing. Just take any cake mix (no really, any one) and instead of everything else put in 2 eggs and 1/3 to 1/2 cup of veggie oil. Mix it up and THAT'S THE DOUGH!!!!! You can mix in 1/2 cup of anything else you want to like nuts, chocolate chips etc. Bake 350 for about 12 minutes. I swear to GOODNESS I could kiss the woman that told me about this. I made devil's food with chocolate chips and well let's just say my hubby did NOT let me take them to the party. Now they are a bit soft when they come out so you have to let them cool in the pan and then move to a rack to finish...but YUM...
If you want to get really fancy, mix equal parts of any icing and cool whip and put in the middle of 2 cookies...
really it's as good as it gets!!!
CC--I haven't forgotten my email to you. Still running backwards with Dreamcatchers Day on Saturday.
Hey Silver! I'd like to read that. Hubby did a paper on Iacocca in college. As his "research assistant", I read a lot of info about him and was very impressed with him as a person and with his leadership style. I hadn't seen that book out. I'll have to pick it up.
hmmmm, Fred Thompson...... Interesting. He's certainly had an eclectic career.
I'm a rotten citizen. Of course presidential elections are important and perhaps this one more than ever considering the global climate and troops still being at war. But I am so underwhelmed by all of the candidates, except my man John McCain, that I just can't bring myself to watch all of the pre-election stuff.
Oooo, change of subject. Four days until the movers show up. My friend brought over home made chicken enchiladas for lunch today so I wouldn't have to mess up the kitchen. Yuuummmm~mmmyyy!!!
Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same."
"The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory or defeat but in the true perfection of one's character."
My friend gave me her house key and said I could go over there while she's at work if I need a break from the chaos. She's a great friend! Maybe I'll say thanks by trying one of d's cake mix cookie recipes! 
