my own personal superheros

We love Tuesday nights. Tuesday nights are family nights at Chic Fil A in Quakertown. And they frequently will have a face painter there. The boys get so excited about it and talk about all the different possibilities of characters they can become just by getting their faces painted. It creates a great distraction and is so much fun. And kids eat free. FREE. Hey, we’ll take free fun any day of the week. The face painter who works out of Chic Fil A in Quakertown, PA is Kerry Ann with About Face II. And I have to say, she is really good. REALLY good. She does parties! Book early!!  

It’s Curtains for You

Are these not some of the most enticing curtains you’ve ever seen?? I can understand if you don’t think so. They are LOUD. But so lovely. My friend’s husband didn’t think so. So she gave them to me. Who just so happens to adore them. Sometimes I just stand in my doorway and stare at them. They make me happy, these curtains. thank you, tiffany.  

Crowns of Jewels

I love craft supplies. Unlike my mother dearest who just hates gluing popcicle sticks together and calling it a beautiful creation. Okay. I have to agree with her there. And I don’t consider myself a terribly crafty person. But I love throwing things together and letting kids get creative with them. Instead of buying the supplies, however, I usually just end up recycling preschool and sunday school creations. Instead of throwing away the silly creations when they get old and destroyed, I take the buttons or jewels off and reuse the materials. That’s what I did here. I had some old stuff in the craft drawers and the other day Eli came home with a…

Save some pennies. Make your own syrup.

Growing up, my mom always made our syrup. We never bought it from the store. In fact, I didn’t even know about store bought syrup until I was older and then I thought it was a luxury. Homemade syrup was so good and it was always served piping hot. Cold, thick, slow-moving syrup just added heaviness to the delicious cakes on which it was served. As an adult, I have tried to recall the frugal living tips my mom taught me by example. Syrup is one of them. And I have to say, I feel so much better about not buying it (as cheap as it is) and I love the nostalgia that comes with…

Expect the Unexpected

Being that yesterday was my last day at work, I kinda thought it would go a little differently. Boy, was I wrong. It was a rainy morning. A glorious dreary rainy morning. Perfect for sleeping in and staying in your jammies a little longer. Maybe enjoying a nice stack of pancakes with the kids…. Of course, the rain is no respecter of agendas. It rains no matter what you have going on that day. This particular day, I had to get up and take the kids to preschool so that I could go to my last day of work before starting my new job. My morning routine was pretty typical: coffee, shower, coffee, get everyone dressed,…

New Dental Care

Last Fall, I posted about my experience in a certain dentist office and what a breath of fresh air it was to find a good dentist. Today, I write to tell you that because the boys are now covered by CHIP, I have to find a new dentist. Apparently, there are different CHIP programs. But we got the HMO so we don’t really get a choice in where we go. There is only one practice around us that takes our plan. And I’m not so sure it will be a pleasant experience. I am very disappointed that we have to leave Weaver, Reckner and Reinhart (at least for the boys). But I shouldn’t complain. We…

New Job. Big Transition.

“Didn’t you just get a job?” I can hear someone saying. Yes, I did. Last October. And I loved it. I love the people; I love the work. I got to see the world of real estate first hand. It was a good fit, but for one minor (okay, major) detail. And it was truly no fault of anyone’s. They paid a decent amount for the job I was doing. I paid the childcare worker a decent price for what she was doing. But when it all came out in the wash, I was losing money. And it sure doesn’t make sense to lose money to work. Ever since Dan started his job, I’ve had to…

A Walk Around Perkasie

It was a glorious day to walk around Perkasie. After a long, cold winter the boys were more than happy to be outside.

Today I…

… Made an awesome breakfast that consisted of… get ready for it… eggs. Yup. It wasn’t all that awesome. But it tasted great.Toast would have been nice. And it was on its way, but unfortunately it was sort of forgotten about. And the toaster over doesn’t exactly turn itself off. We have to unplug it to turn it off.It’s never proven to be a huge issue since I usually hear the beep and remember that I’m cooking something. I mean, yeah, I’ve burned things a time or two. Or three or four… Or so.But this time, I really totally and completely forgot about the toast. I even smelled something burning and walked into the kitchen wondering…

Homemade Pasta

For the past seven and a half years, Dan and I have been making pasta together. Every December, we make homemade ravioli. Gram was always a ready and willing participant until the last year or so of her life when standing for long was too much for her. We remember those times with fondness… Of course, ravioli isn’t the only kind of pasta, thank heavens. Making pasta a regular activity in our house isn’t that far-fetched. It’s easy enough. And goodness knows, anyone who’s eaten well-made pasta will be able to tell you how incredible it is. It’s so much lighter than store-bought pasta, cooks so much faster and fits in the pan so much…