September 3rd, 2009
…and you catch more kitties with the Elefun game nets.
Aaah. The adventures of Kitty. She has been through alot with our family. As I was picking Katie up from her very last day ever of Montessori School, (that brings a little tear to my eye) I saw that Daddy had let Katie take Kitty to school. Very early on when Katie was in the toddler room, Kitty got banned from Montessori School. It occurred to me that Kitty was the one constant for Katie through these past 3 years. She went to the first day of school… and the last.
At what point should I have Kitty bronzed? Or should I pack it away? Show her first boyfriend that comes over? Or maybe keep it to give her when she has a baby girl…
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September 2nd, 2009
Why are bowling shoes so ugly? You would think some new fashion craze would take over the industry so we don’t feel like complete and utter dorkuses when we have to put on those shoes.
Maybe it’s the nostalgia factor. It’s one thing that has remained true through the years. Like you’re transported to the movie “Grease,” or you’re living with Cunninghams in “Happy Days.” Or maybe there’s some evil monopoly on bowling shoe manufacturing.
Either way, kids sure look cute in them. (Sorry for the blurry pic, it’s so dark in a bowling alley and my iPhone doesn’t have a flash.)
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September 1st, 2009
Literally. Not only was it busy, but the kids and I also made these jam-filled muffins.
We got out all the ingredients (but then realized after taking the picture I had left a few out hehehe).
The kids whisked their jam so it would get nice and runny. Katie had grape. William had strawberry.
William got to measure the flour. Why do kids insist on tasting the flour? Ick.
Katie measured the baking powder.
Then she poured the oil into the yogurt.
Here are our wet and dry ingredients:
After we mixed them together, this is what the dough looked like:
It was kind of sticky, so I pretty much filled the tins. But then the kids helped me make the holes in each filled cup and they, all by themselves, put a spoonful of jam in each hole.
Then they decided to start mixing the jam flavors.
Next, Mommy topped with more muffin mix.
Ours didn’t look as good as the recipe’s picture, but hey.
Mmmmm… sprinkle with powdered sugar….
And EAT! They were so proud of their muffins. They were relatively healthy and pretty good, too!
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