Summer Help With a Twist

“Do you know what a windowsill is?” I asked thinking that perhaps I should have been more specific when I handed him the wet washcloth and told him to wash the windowsill. “Uh-huh.” “What is it?” “This,” he answered and...

Chickens: Not for the Sqeamish

Seriously. Read the title again and decide if you want to continue. Today’s post will detail the processing of our fryer chicks, so named because that’s what we intend to do with them. (Well, maybe roast in our case.) When my husband announced that we...

Raspberry-Lemon Meringue Cake

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

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?

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....