Quotes & Sayings

It is starting to get warm, and it is really getting warm here in this house, as the A/C is out. If dealing with a little guy is tough, dealing with a youngster who is hot is even more of a good time. Cold baths and Otter pops can only cool you for so long, and it doesn’t really work well …

My son was right, and I was wrong. The teacher becomes the student, and the student–the teacher. Well, I was reading an article the other day, and I have learned I have been wrong all of these years (and not just me but my parents, their parents, their parents’ parents, and just about every parent for a few hundred years …

Here is something you can make this weekend. Moms take care of your children and you year-round. How about treating her to something special? Here is what you are going to need: Recipe makes 8 crepes PREP    5  mins COOK    15  mins READY IN   1 hr 20 mins Ingredients:  2 eggs 1 cup milk 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 pinch salt 1 -1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil 2 cups of …

Here is an easy chicken pot pie that is yummy and easy to make with not a lot off effort or time. Here is what you need ; Serves 4 PREP   10 mins COOK   30 mins READY IN    40 mins 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie 1 carrot, chopped  head fresh broccoli, chopped 2 boneless chicken breast halves, cooked and chopped 1 …

The love of books–what does that mean? To some it is the endless joy of reading from your first waking hour to your last blink of your eye before slipping into the restful bliss of sleep. To others it may be book collecting, finding books that may otherwise be lost–buried in a garage or estate sale, a bookstore, or dusty …

Well, today was a slow day. My son has been fighting off some allergies (“Thanks, dad, for the suckie genes.”) So, he has been a little on the slow side. By that, I mean, he’s not running back and forth for a half-hour straight. He is down to a pedestrian 20-minutes of full-on running back-and-forth. So, for a sick day, not …

Well, my son has decided to embrace his inner Picasso, and is drawing on anything and everything. I  have art on my walls, doors, floors, it even finds it’s way on him tattoo-style (arms,legs, hands and stomach)  and every now and then on some paper. He uses pens, markers, pencils, paint, and also chalk–to produce his masterpieces around my house. He …

Today, I lost a little more of my childhood–with the passing of Pat Summerall. I started watching football a lot back in 1980–around the ripe, old age of 7. So, the voice for me on Sunday’s–watching football–was the team of Pat Summerall and John Madden. For Monday night Football, the trio–Al Michaels, Frank  Gifford, and Dan  Dierdorf–was equally as good in my eyes. …

This is a fun recipe you can do with your kids, having them make the pizza how they want it. If doing this it goes without saying the cooking of the ingredients should be done before making the pizza and without help from your child if not at an age stove appropriate. Here is what you need to do: PREP …

Ok here is one we all can get on board with, French Toast and what can make that yummy goodness better, make it into a casserole. To give more it more of your own touch, add some fruit to it, before or after the trip to the oven, heck I know people who have added sausage and/or bacon to it. …