Pumpkin Patch / Corn Maze

IMG_8433 Originally uploaded by Phisch More photos here. Last Friday, three other moms from church and I took our boys out to a pumpkin patch called Sweet Berry Farm near Marble Falls, TX, about an hour away. The boys all had a blast! Most of them were 4 yo and under so I told NM [...]

Texas Disposal Systems Field Trip

182 Originally uploaded by Phisch Sorry this is so late…things have been busy. We went on Oct. 13. More photos here.) TDS. That would be: the local landfill. I know my boys are a little unusual in that they always thought a trip to the dump with their dad was fun. The one we took [...]

Karen’s Lace Ogee Skirt

Karen’s Lace Ogee Skirt Originally uploaded by Phisch Finished! Again the color is slightly off, this needs a tiny bit of magenta in it and it will look right. I used under 2 skeins of Lion Brand Cotton-ease in color purple and size 11 needles (any smaller looked to tight). This was blocked just by [...]

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

(apologies to the movie title…i never saw it) Here’s your dose of reality-is-stranger-than-fiction. Iranians bust a spy pigeon ring. Anyone remember the pigeons from the Animaniacs? I’m reminded of them. Woman arrested for killing virutal husband. He told the police after he logged on to find his “beloved avatar” was dead. Yes, they arrested her [...]

Smoked Whitefish Spread

Saw this on a box of Philly and it sounded good so I’m saving it here. Sounds like it would be really good with smoked bangus (milkfish). 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened 1/2 lb. smoked whitefish, skinned, boned and flaked 2 tbs. finely chopped green onions 1 tbs. chopped fresh dill 1 tsp. [...]

Mini Cheesecakes

12 vanilla wafers (I used lemon cookies that fit) 1 package of cream cheese, 8 oz., softened 1/2 c. sugar 1 1 tsp. vanilla 2 eggs Line muffin pan with foil liners. Place one cookie in each liner. Mix cream cheese, vanilla and sugar on medium speed until well-blended. Add eggs. Mix well. Pour over [...]

Progress of Karen’s Ogee Lace Skirt

Progress of Karen’s Ogee Lace Skirt Originally uploaded by Phisch So far, so good? I know I said no lace so soon, but I want to get this done and I have the yarn for it, so there you go. This was supposed to be for her birthday, kinda, but Karen said she’d rather have [...]

New Toy!

005 Originally uploaded by Phisch After waiting and searching, I finally found a beautiful Lodge cast iron griddle to make pancakes with! My dad had a really nice, well-seasoned griddle like this and it was always so neat to watch him make pancakes on Sundays. You could make eight at once on that puppy which [...]

Great Quote

“Surround youngsters with so many books that they stumble over them.”- Robert Frost

Life With Boys

In today’s installment, we come upon a scene, a very active one, ripe with the heady excitement of boys at play. I share a small snippet of the conversation: NM: We need central power! J:  I found a dollar. NM (delivered with great emphasis): We need central power! J: I have a dollar… NM (great [...]

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