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A Beautiful Spring Day

A Beautiful Spring Day

These pictures were taken fairly early in Spring (note the leafless trees, and bare flowerbeds). Look at how blue the sky was in the first picture. It was my kind of a perfect spring day – cool but sunny, with a cloudless blue sky. We […]

Rolling Like a Pro

Rolling Like a Pro

This week, we made Cheesy Ranch Chex Mix, Whole Wheat Double Fudge Brownies, and Wheat Thins. This was only the second time Alex had used a rolling pin but yet he was amazingly at ease with it. He did a great job rolling out the […]

Fun in the Puddles

Fun in the Puddles

We got a brief break from winter today, hitting a high of 63. The day started out rainy and cloudy but eventually cleared up for a few hours in the afternoon. Almost all the snow melted and left huge puddles of water in low spots […]

More Baking…

More Baking…

This time, we made Plum Sour Cream Muffins and Chewy Oatmeal Decorating Cookies. As usual, he loved his baking sessions from the start till the end – all the measuring, mixing, and seeing the result of his (fun) labor. This was the first time Alex […]

Making Cookies

Making Cookies

Last Thursday, I decided to take a break from our regular homeschooling lessons and had a “Home Economics” class instead. Alex was absolutely happy about this because he got to do one of his favorite things – baking, while learning at the same time. We […]

Our Son is Martha’s Fan

Our Son is Martha’s Fan

Can you believe it? Our son, Alex is a big Martha fan. I used to borrow Martha’s DVDs from the library for myself but now, I actually borrow Martha’s DVDs because Alex wants to watch them. His favorites are Martha’s Guests: Master Chefs, Martha’s Baking […]

My Favorite Time of the Year

My Favorite Time of the Year

Hello everyone! We hope everything is well with all of you. It has been beautiful here for a couple of days now. The air is still mildly cool, with sunny blue skies – the perfect spring weather. Keith, Alex, and I have been spending every […]