April Shower of Photos :: Day 16
We were going to start with just ONE, but when we got to the pet store and the little fishies were only .28 cents each. I splurged and bought 4. One for each of my children excluding Snuggles, who really didn’t mind.
The kids LOVE their fish.
If you look closely you can see them all in this picture. It was so fun having the kids name their fish!On the far left you can see Chiquita’s fish. He is Orange and Black. At first she was going to name him Diego, but then decided on Flower, or rather Fwower!
Next you can see Twinkle Toes White fish. She, of course, named her fishie Princess.
The gray/silver fish is Rascals. He was named Sparkle.
The fish on the far right, the orange one, is Captains. Captain said, “I think I want to name my fish Peter, since Peter was a fisherman and a Fisher of Men…” (I was thinking, wow!!! great!!) Then he continued, “Orrrr, maybe Nemo!” He is still trying to decide which, and in the meantime, he has been calling his little fish “Mister.”
Thankfully, the fish survived their first night in our home!
WoW ~ Week 7
It has been just a crazy day, and I just realized that I forgot to post for WoW (Weight on Wednesday). I did check in over at Regina’s this morning, but thought I would post here as well, now that all the kids are sleeping!
This week, by some small miracle, I am down another half pound… I seriously thought I would have to report a gain this week. My food choices were horrible… But then, I only ate half of that burger and fries my dad shared with me, and only half of that half gallon of ice cream that was just sitting in the freezer, and only half of that extra large pepperoni pizza that hubby brought home Sat night–he worked overtime and then came home with dinner and a movie for the 2 of us… It was so nice! But, see what I mean, I really should have gained!
I was sick last week, and I did move quite a bit of furniture around on Saturday and Monday, so that saved me! I better shape up this week though!
My goals for this next week:
- Walk at least twice.
- Head out to my parents to use their sauna again.
- Schedule appointment for Allergy testing.
- Start using SparkPeople again.
Summary:
- Week five progress: -0.5 pounds
- Total lost in WoW: -5 pounds
To see every one else’s results, click here.
Happy Birthday Holy Father!
So, it turns out that my parents were married on the 50th Birthday of our dear Pope Benedict!! That would make today Pope Benedict XVI’s 81st birthday!
In honor of our Holy Father’s birthday AND his visit to the United States!! We are spending the week watching lots of EWTN live online, as well as making a lapbook!
We started our lapbooks this morning with:
- Coloring a Picture of Pope Benedict for the cover
- Discussing and coloring his Coat of Arms
We will continue later today after we return from town–Captain has another lesson with Mrs. K. There are just SO MANY ideas and links out there… (Our favorite has been this one.) Thank you everyone for sharing!
OH! And don’t forget to check out Catholic Cuisine, Amy just posted a great suggestion for a Birthday Dinner for Papa Ben!
Thirty-One Years…
Dad and Mom!!!
April Shower of Photos :: Day 15
Flower Pot Cupcakes
I have never had much luck with flower pots, or growing any flowers for that matter. Although, admittedly, I have never really put very much effort into trying… Having a yard full of deer doesn’t help–though, it really is just an excuse, since they would probably stay off of my porch, although the wild animals around here have been getting pretty daring… However, today we had some friends over, and the kids made some darling Flower Pot Cupcakes. Now, I am sure these won’t survive either, but they are sure cute, and yummy too!
These are the three I made–you can see the kids below.
Ingredients:
1 cake mix, any flavor- Ingredients needed to make cake mix
- 24 pink, green and brown ice cream cones
- 1 tub chocolate frosting
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- green food coloring
- 24 lollipop sticks
- 24 Golden Oreo’s
- 1 tub white frosting
- assorted small candies: we used Mini M&M’s & Mike & Ike’s
- Gummy Worms (optional)
Directions :
Prepare the cake mix as directed on the package. Stand up the ice cream cones in muffin tins. Fill cones 1/2 full with batter. Bake as directed. Cool.
Frost the cupcakes with the chocolate frosting.
Tint coconut with approx 10 drops of green food coloring. Mix well. Sprinkle on top of the frosted cupcakes.
Open up the Oreo, insert a lollipop stick between the halves of each cookie, add some white frosting and then put the cookie back together. 
Then put a coat of white frosting all over the front and sides of the cookie. Put the cookie frosted side up on a plate, decorate with candies (to create the petals of flowers) and put them into the freezer until the frosting gets hard.
Take the lollipops from the freezer and frost the back. Push the lollipop stick into the center of the cupcake.
Catholic Cuisine
I wanted to let you all know about my new recipe blog :
So far I have a wonderful group of women who will be contributing “Recipes for Celebrating the Feasts and Seasons of the Liturgical Year.”
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what has been planted…a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance…” – Ecclesiastes 3:1-4. Likewise, there is a time for fasting and a time for feasting. In our culture of immediate gratification, many have lost sight of the importance of seasons. For Catholics, the observance of the different seasons and feast days as proclaimed by Holy Mother Church is essential to restoring the proper and holy rhythm of the liturgical year. Catholic Culture
Mealtime provides a great opportunity for observing these different seasons and feasts of the Catholic Church in our homes, the “Domestic Church.” I just love finding fun recipes to use for our meals as well as for our afternoon craft & snack times! Us moms are cooking and baking every day, why not sanctify these mealtimes and teach our children even more about their faith at the same time!?!
Don’t miss Meredith’s post for making Crepes for the Feast of St. Bernadette, which is TOMORROW!!! Thank you Meredith!!
April Shower of Photos :: Day 14
I didn’t have much of a chance to play with my camera today… However, I did get one shot.
Early this morning, my mom and two of my brothers came over to help me put the school room back together before Mrs. K arrived to work with Captain. While we were busy rearranging furniture and putting books back on shelves, my youngest brother (who is also my Godson!) read to the kids. It was so sweet!
Please Storm Heaven…
Happy Birthday… A Wee Bit Late…
Friday was my Auntie B’s birthday! These birthday wishes are a wee bit late, but it doesn’t mean we love you any less!!! Hope your day was wonderful!
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