My favorite thing about Mother's Day!

Ok, I have a few favorites- I DID get breakfast in bed and GOT to sleep in late.  That was fab!  However, the wonderful laminated "card" Abby made me at pre-school was priceless.  Check out my age!  I have not been 25 years old in, well, errr 10 + years and we will leave it at that!!

Easy dinner party craft idea!

Using left over scrap paper from one of my friends (beautiful, sparkley, shiny paper) Abby and I made little silverware rings.   It only took a few minutes and Abby wrote the initials of our guests on the circles I cut out.  I used scrap booking glue to secure the "paper rings" around the napkins (with silverware inside) and then glued on the the initial circles.

OMG-who knew squash could be so yummy!

Butternut Squash Casserole

Parents Magazine

1/2 butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2″ cubes (2 cups)

2 tsp. olive oil

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 lb whole wheat elbows ( I used the whole box)

2 Tbs. butter

2 Tbs. Flour

1 1/4 cups reduced-fat milk

1 3/4 cups low-fat, white cheddar cheese shredded and divided

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Toss squash with oil and salt on a foil-lined tray. Bake for 20 minutes or until tender, set aside.

2. Cook pasta for 2 minutes less than package directions; drain and place in a bowl with squash. Meanwhile, melt butter over low heat. Whisk in flour; cook for 2 minutes.

3. Slowly whisk in milk. Bring mixture to a boil then simmer for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1.5 cups of cheese stir until melted. Stir cheese sauce into pasta and squash.

4. Spoon into 6 greased, individual ramekins. Sprinkle remaining cheese. Bake 10 minutes.

Ahhhh Spring!

Waiting for Abby's bus to come.  What great weather we are having!

The princess house has arrived!

The girls are very excited about this new addition to the back yard. 

Thanks Nana V for driving it all the way up here!

Pussy Willows!

According to a neighbor we have one of the last standing pussy willow trees in the neighborhood.    It is actually a good thing that she told us what it was b/c it looked like a huge mess to me last summer.  This year we were lucky enough to get quite a few pussy willows off the bush before it went into in bloom.. (Thank you Papa for the new "bucket" to hold the pussy willows-I love it!)

Would you have known this was a pussy willow tree/bush??

Super Kid!

Abby is going to be the "Super Kid" this week at school, this includes turning off lights in the classroom, being leader in line and helping the teacher with the daily calendar and weather report.   On Monday she needed to bring in a poster board with pics of her doing various activities, friends, family etc.   She will get to stand up in the front of the class and tell everyone about the pics.  

Oh, what I would give to be a fly on the wall this day!!