The Egg Eggperiment…

This year we used only things we had in the house to color our eggs. I had seen several blog posts about this and thought we should give it a try. I gave the kids some ideas of things that might work and then they (Evelyn) looked in the drawers, fridge and pantry to find other things. Here is our list of tried items:

purple cabbage

beet juice

spinach

turmeric

berries

paprika

I used 1/2 c. roughly of frozen berries, a couple of handfuls of spinach, some chopped purple cabbage, the juice from 2 cans of sliced beets and 2 teaspoons of both turmeric and paprika. We mixed the item with a cup of water and let it simmer for about 15 minutes, then added 1 tablespoon of white vinegar. I didn’t add any water to the beet juice, just let it simmer down a bit. Once the mixture was cooled we got started.

The berries, beet juice and turmeric were quick to color our eggs. The other 3 didn’t fair so well. Once we had 6 eggs left, we put one egg in each cup and put then in the fridge for about 5 hours. The beet juice and berries got much darker after that long, the turmeric was really about the same. The purple cabbage turned the egg a really pretty blue. The paprika and spinach didn’t do much at all. I think we will try this again next year with different things and see what else works.

 

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Budding Musician…

Turn off the music @ the bottom of the page before watching the videos.

This morning I was in the kitchen and heard a lovely sound coming from the living room. Max @ the piano. I was afraid that if I didn’t try and sneak up on him, he would stop. He was more then happy to preform for me though.

Max @ the piano, take 1

Max @ the piano, take 2

Listen carefully to the words in the second video. He gets his Prophets mixed up a little. I asked him afterward who was who and he knew.

Me and My Wild Ideas…

Last night I decided that I needed to make Evelyn a dress for Easter. Easter is a week away… Why do I do this to myself? I also thought I need to make bow ties for the boys that match her dress. Again… Why do I do this to myself? I did some searching on-line last night and found a couple of patterns… the one I finally decided on they didn’t have in stock, so I had to find something else. I actually think this one will be easier… no zipper! We went to Joann Fabric today and got everything (I hope) I need. I’ll keep you (there is someone out there reading this, right?) posted on my progress.

***Update: The dress is coming together nicely. I'll probably have it finished today. The only snag I ran into was turning the ties. How do you turn something that is sewn closed at one end and is really narrow?

2 Days in a Row…

Now I don’t want anyone to fall off their chairs or anything because I am blogging 2 days in a row… I’ve been doing some scrapping this weekend and thought I would share the fruits of my labors.

Happy Birthday Sam!!

This post is so late… Sorry Buddy! Our Sammy Boy is 6! How did that happen?

It was a week long celebration for our boy. On Monday (3/21) we gave him one of his presents… a new bike! The boys got to spend the day together and then we went to the Children’s Museum that afternoon. On his birthday he wanted pancakes for breakfast and pizza for dinner. The Saturday after his birthday he had his first friend party. We made binoculars, they each got a funny visor and we had a treasure hunt. I think they all had a fun time. He wanted peanut butter cupcakes with chocolate frosting. On Sunday (3/27) Grammy, Grandpa, Auntie M, Sergio and Nico came over for dinner. His request was twisty noodles with white sauce. I added grilled chicken and shrimp, broccoli and salad. We made homemade ice cream to go with the cupcakes… Peanut butter ice cream with peanuts and mini Reese’s peanut butter cups. It was really good and RICH!

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My Favorite Book as A Child…

Today over @ Chocolate on My Cranium the challenge was to share your favorite book from childhood… that was easy!

I love these books! I think I started reading them when I was in 6th grade, maybe 5th. I can’t wait for Evelyn to read them. I loved getting lost in the the magic that L.M. Montgomery created. I’ve read the set through @ least 2, of not 3, times. It’s probably time to read them again.

Words to Ponder…

"A wise parent would never miss a chance to gather children together to learn of the doctrine of Jesus Christ. Such moments are so rare in comparison with the efforts of the enemy. For every hour the power of doctrine is introduced into a child's life, there may be hundreds of hours of messages and images denying or ignoring the saving truths."

Henry B. Eyring, "Teaching True Doctrine," Ensign, Apr. 2009, 6–7

"Should a parent need added inspiration to commence his God-given teaching task, let him remember that the most powerful combination of emotions in the world is not called out by any grand cosmic event nor found in novels or history books—but merely by a parent gazing down upon a sleeping child."

Thomas S. Monson, "Only a Teacher: A Personal Observation," Ensign, May 1973, 27

Thankful…

Today I am thankful for the kindness of neighbors.  I’m feeling a little better today, but still have such a sore throat.  Last night was horrible, I’m hoping for a better one tonight.  I’ve lost my voice, which in a way has been nice.  I can’t yell at my kids, which I’m sure they appreciate.  The funny thing is, they have been whispering too.  Maybe after my voice comes back I’ll still whisper, it seems to be working.  If I try and talk above a whisper all I do is squeak.  Ask my dad, he heard me.  Sounds lovely!