My Ice Cream Diary

I love the first week in January because all the Christmas stuff is super cheap at 75% off. Now is a great time to buy pretty Christmas plac...

This is my 400th post. To celebrate I'm going to get caught up with all the things I meant to post this month and didn't (because I ...

I love pipe cleaners. Anytime I want a little peace and quiet from the kids I can always toss them a big package of pipe cleaners and escape...

Hi. Anyone still here? I hate when people just stop blogging without so much as a see you later, it makes me worry. So what do I do? Just st...

'Tis the season for nachos and lots of cheese. And this year I am going to get pictures . Really, I am. I need proof, proof that I can ...

When the Build-a-Bear workshop was first spotlighted on Oprah several years ago I remember thinking, "What a cute idea. I bet a lot o...

If you were touched by the special Christmas story I shared yesterday you can listen to it tonight on the Dave Ramsey Show . My sister sent ...

I was as cuddly as a cactus, I was as charming as an eel. I had all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile. I was a total Grinch last n...

Last Saturday our church had a Night At Bethlehem party and we all dressed in ancient garb. Monster Man went as a shepherd and stuffed his...

YES!!! WHEW!!! I DID IT!!! 2 pounds of chocolate pretzels 100 caramels (or somewhere around that much) 2 big ziplock bags full of cashew roc...

Mom's Almond Rocca *This is an absolute Christmas necessity in my family. It’s only made once a year because it’s a pain to make but its...

Today is the major candy making day. I'm scrubbing down my kitchen from top to bottom and then I will be making chocolate covered pretze...

Some people blame every holiday on Hallmark and the greedy toy stores. That may be true for some but I am more than willing, as a parent, to...

Here it is: #6. Make some silly pic on the computer that somehow involves a tortilla chip. (By the way, this is the only thing I got done o...

This is why I love blogging. If I had written my last two posts in my regular diary they would have just sat there on the page, staring back...

Just like Toad from Wind In The Willows, "I have a new mania." For over two years now I have had an intense desire to make felt fo...