Dinner Ruts?

How do you get out of dinnertime idea ruts? One of the latest problems I am faced with is whatever I cook has to be enough food. Many recipes I find that can feed a family my size are a little too “la femme cuisine” than I would like. Lots of what Dinka would call… Continue reading Dinner Ruts?

Is there a trick to it?

Whenever I make lemon meringue pie, it never sets. (I suppose baking on 90 degree days does not help either). The flavor is always fantastic and a homeade lemon meringue beats a store bought in flavor hands down. Still, it always turns into more a mess. We still enjoy it-we just put in bowls and… Continue reading Is there a trick to it?

Ouch!

Last night while we were sitting on the couch watching Top Chef, and my daughter randomly pinched me on the arm. I looked at her and said “Hey, what was that for?” “I just wanted to see what you would do…” “Huh?” “Well, I did this to each of my brothers and they all had… Continue reading Ouch!

Going Yellow!

Yesterday we were having fun with the whole Simpsonize Me website. Some of the characters looked pretty typical and others looked a lot like my kids. For example, Berylla Moss:

Sewing Advice Please…

My teenage daughter desperately wants this skirt. I told her there is no way anyone is spending $38 on that. She wants to use her own money, but her father (and I agree with him) believes $38 on that is still ridiculous. So I suggested this pattern with a Hello Kitty! applique. You would have… Continue reading Sewing Advice Please…

Schools to Re-Examine Racial Integration

WASHINGTON (June 30) – What to do now? School officials around the country are asking that question following a Supreme Court decision rejecting racial integration plans in Seattle and Louisville, Ky. The 5-4 ruling prohibited those district plans but didn’t entirely shut the door on using race as a factor when making decisions about what… Continue reading Schools to Re-Examine Racial Integration

Catholic archbishop in Fiji queries democracy push by foreign governments

Archbishop Mataca says democracy is not an end in itself but a means to higher goals which he says are freedom, good government, just laws and happy homes. He says whatever the systems of governance, democracy in its various forms or socialism, it must be at the service of humanity. Archbishop Mataca says if any… Continue reading Catholic archbishop in Fiji queries democracy push by foreign governments