..What is it, about this sleeping face that melts my heart?

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I've been working really hard with the gym schedule...making time daily to get in shape. But my love affair with cupcakes is not helping my efforts to eliminate my muffin top!! Grrrah! It

is true what you hear....the older you get the harder it is to loose the weight. Oh well...I'll keep working at it... getting in toned shape. In the mean time maybe no calorie cupcakes are the answer? Look at these fingernails. There's even a tutorial...

H dished up the yummy peanut butter brownie.

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Look at these cool things....

So many creative tools to play, use and have fun with.

D suggested we light up the grill for dinner! Ka-bobs! H & I baked up some peanut butter brownies with a pretzel garish...for a salty sweet thing. Family dinners are moments to cherish. Yummy!

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Trying to control the balloons on the way to the cosmic bowling birthday party.

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Look what's sprouting up. It is so exciting.

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The McCoy boys at bat...

Do you have a "project" folder saved under your favorites tab? I do... This is one page I saved in my "project" folder. This is the final product... Altered a bit because I used a different mold. In the end the project served the same purpose...some fun time with H and some treats for the tweets.

These photos are from last month...the girls hanging out together and sharing some yumminess.

Being a girl of the 80's I am a huge hello kitty fan. I was crazy for anything with her cute kitty face. As it turns out with the help of Google...I still am crazy for her cute face and in food format....come on! So luvin' her!

Box update...Always pack yummy left overs...like Lola's lasagna.

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April Fools Day lunch box...faux sushi, peas and carrots. Get more fun food tricks here.

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"Lunch with your love one", the book fair and the after school snack.

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So with all this digging in the dirt from gardening H found a bunch and I mean a bunch... of Red Wiggly Worms. She doesn't mind touching them as they squirm in her fingers. I was surprised she wasn't squealing from disgust. Then I realized she always goes fishing with D and they use worms as bait. Oh, yah... No wonder she wasn't grossing out like I was. I tell her..."Wow, you can collect a whole bunch of worms from the garden and go fishing." Then I remember I've always wanted to compost but thought it was just too much work, not to mention a little gross. So I thought small scale and figured H could make a worm farm. Since she didn't mind handling the worms, she could construct the whole farm herself. And... she has been asking for a new pet. Lolo provided the plastic container, yah recycl! He also helped H assemble the worm farm. They layered paper shreds, worms with kitchen and yard scraps. A whole lotta fun for a whole lot of FREE! I guess a little dirt doesn't hurt.

Meet..Roseggla...she likes her red lipstick.

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H & D always have a summer garden. This year is no different and they spent most of their Sunday morning picking out herbs and vegetables at the garden center. Then the rest of the day was spent planting. The larger veggies were placed in the raised garden, on the side of the house. Most of the herbs went into pots. You'll notice that H also set up a little resting spot in one of the pots, the "fairy garden", she calls it. Some herb seedlings are getting started in a recycled egg carton too. Hope they take root. Can't wait for all the yummy food to cook & bake!

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I found these images on Google...so cute! Yummy inspiration! Let's make them...

Last week I helped one of my besties wrap wontons for her family. She's a good mommy and she prepares homemade food for the weekend swim competition events. With 4 girls, 3 of which compete there is no time to rest between the different events and times, let alone make sure the whole family is feed. Especially since most events occur in other cities. So...she chooses to slave in the kitchen the day prior. I shouldn't choose the word slave because really...it's chaotic crazy fun in the kitchen. She was running behind schedule so I volunteered to help with the wontons. I'm not bragging but I'm a speed wonton wrapper. With all the wonton wrapping... H was craving wontons too. So we got busy and made wontons for our family. Cool thing is that same afternoon, Lolo brought over some homemade fried rice and chicken adobo that Lola had cooked up. It was a pretty awesome dinner!

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Box update...got so cute with the hard boiled egg friend...her name is Chickee..

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Here's a super mom secret...make a huge batch of french toast waffles in your waffle maker. Use your favorite french toast recipe... we like to add vanilla & cinnamon. Use up the bread your family enjoys...I had a loaf of whole wheat in the pantry. Which reminds me...I saw some blueberry strudel bread at Wal-Mart. I should have bought that loaf. Oopps...back to the waffles...Cool the waffles and freeze on a cookie sheet. Once they are frozen the waffles can be stored in bags and kept frozen until you're ready to eat. On those crazy mornings...you'll know the family can have a home made breakfast in the time it takes to warm the waffles. Don't forget to add your favorite toppings.

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