Summer Ideas

Ingredients:

Two-Berry Smoothie
1/2 cup raspberries
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 small apple, cored and cut into pieces
1/2 cup plain yogurt 1 1/2 tsp. sugar, as needed

Directions:
In an extractor, juice the raspberries, blueberries and apple, in that order, according to the manufacturers instructions. It may be necessary to open the machine and push any remaining puree through the spout. Stir in the yogurt. Taste for sweetness, adding the sugar if needed. Stir again and serve.

Blended Mojitos

Ingredients:
12 fresh mint sprigs, each about 8 inches long, plus 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1 cup light rum
Sugar and 1 or 2 lime wedges for coating rims
Ice cubes as needed
2 cups club soda
For the garnishes:
1 lime, cut into 4 wedges
4 small fresh mint sprigs

Directions:
In a bowl, using the back of a wooden spoon, crush together the mint sprigs, sugar and lime juice. Pour in the rum, cover with plastic wrap, and let stand at room temperature for at least 2 hours or up to overnight.

It's a great day to bake. It was rainy today, so I baked with the kids. We made some yummy banana, apple and chocolate chip muffins. I need to stop making all this stuff because I can't resist them. maybe I added a little to much to the cups. So anyway, hope everyone has a great Fathers Day.

The summer heat is here to stay. A few more days left to school. Kindergarten is over my baby is getting so big. Now to keep the kids occupied all summer is my next challenge. We have lots planned so hopefully we stay busy. I haven't blogged in awhile, so I need to get back into the swing. I miss everyone. Have great day!!!!

My Mothers Day

My thoughtful girls brought me pancakes in bed. My parents are here from Maine so papa helped make them. My oldest made me a vase at school out of a water bottle covered in glue with tissue paper. So cute! She also painted me a very nice mom frame with her picture. It was a relaxing day here. Hope every mom had a nice day.

Happy Birthday Denise

Today is my aunts birthday. I have to let everyone know because she is the reason why I blog. Check her out at: lookbeyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com

she has some really great ideas. Hopefully soon she will have a Etsy shop too.

Teachers

It's teacher appreciation week at my daughter's school. Everyday the children are suppose to do something special for their teacher. I picked up a pack off note cards with the teachers initial on it, then wrapped them up with a bow. $1.00 & it looks great. Anyone have some other ideas for the rest of the week???

I haven't blogged in awhile. My cousin is having a baby girl and her shower is this weekend. I am so excited for her...........a new baby. I picked up the shower favors yesterday. White chocolate cover rice crispies on a stick shaped as a flower. A friend helped by arranging them in these cute metal pails. I'm sure everyone will love them, who doesn't love candy?

Lemonade Anyone?

How cute is this? Over the weekend my dad made my daughters a lemonade stand. Because I have such a compulsion disorder mind, I went crazy decorating it. It couldn't be any cuter. They had a blast at the end of the driveway yelling........lemonade. The two twins from next door and two girls down the road came to help. Now you have to picture this, I live miles in the woods, only about 8 house pass mine. So most of the traffic stopped and we had family member come over to check it out. I really made their day. Sometimes I wish I was a kid again. Maybe I am living my life through their childhood. It's a blast.

A day at the pond

It's school vacation for my daughter, so we went down to this lake at the end of the road. It was private property but the town has recently purchased it . It was Nice just to walk the property. The girls collected pine cones, not that my yard doesn't have a million already..........They thought collecting them there was so different. It was fun and that's all that matters.

More of my lovely flower collection....