Raspberry-Lemon Meringue Cake

by | Jun 20, 2009 | Desserts, Kate's Kitchen

A couple of months ago my husband and I went to Las Vegas. I left three of my children with a sister in-law who made this for them. When I picked them up the first thing my ten-year-old son said was, “Mom, Stacy has a recipe you need.” Later that night my...

Missing: The Other Mother

by | Jun 18, 2009 | Musings

When my oldest received her first talk assignment as a Sunbeam in Primary I took the note home and dutifully read the month’s theme. Sunday evening I pondered what talk she might like to give and by Monday night I had it all prepared complete with pictures for...

What Was I Thinking?

by | Jun 17, 2009 | Farm & Family

Monday morning I strolled down the produce aisle in search of apples when I discovered these.It made my heart sing to realize I hadn’t missed the season’s strawberries. I hadn’t suspected it was time for cases of raspberries yet, but there they were....

Goodbye Sally Gooden

by | Jun 15, 2009 | Farm & Family

Sally’s been our milk cow for about four years. Some of you may recognize her name from Wilson Rawls’ book Summer of the Monkeys. Next time we choose a literary character’s name for one of our animals we’ll be a little more careful. In the book...

Summer Reading Thing 2009

by | Jun 11, 2009 | Reading, Writing

I’m finally getting around to posting this partly because my list is so short it’s rather embarrassing. My life is close to insane during the summer. I try to squeeze in as many activities and projects with my children as humanly possible so that by the...