Tonight at supper, we were discussing the tooth Landen lost last night. (He declared himself too old for the tooth fairy long ago, but she still pays him a visit.)
Me: Did the tooth fairy come? (Both of us knowing darn well that she didn't.
Landen: No, she didn't.
Me: Hmm . . . she must be on vacation again.
Landen: Or, she got messed up by the time change.
Oh, yes. He knows our tooth fairy all too well.
Monday, March 9, 2015
Sunday, March 8, 2015
WalkMS Fundraising Kick Off with Schwan's
Usually we are gearing up for an early May WalkMS, but this year the walk will be held on September 19 in Aberdeen.
Even though we are still months away, we are kicking off our fundraising efforts with an Schwan's Cares Fundraiser!
When you order between March 8 and April 22nd, 2015, 20% of product and 40% of eGift Card sales will go back to the organization. In addition, Schwan’s will contribute 5% of all orders to our organization for the rest of the year!
Our goal is $1500, and every bit helps. This is an easy way to contribute that won't cost YOU anything!
Here are two ways to support us.
Order Online:
1. Visit Schwans-Cares.com. (I've linked it for you and everything--see how easy that is??)
2. Enter Campaign ID: 19469 into the search box located in the upper right hand corner then click to open campaign.
3. Click the "Buy Now" button to purchase an eGift Card or "Shop Now" to place a product order.
If you go to Schwans.com (the regular site), you will be asked if you want to contribute to a fundraiser on the checkout page. Enter the Campaign ID 19469 and Many Steps to Fight MS will come up to support.
Order by Phone: Call 1-855-870-7208 and provide Campaign ID: 19469.
The only extra step required to help Many Steps to Fight MS is that orders must be made ahead of time online or by phone.
Even though we are still months away, we are kicking off our fundraising efforts with an Schwan's Cares Fundraiser!
When you order between March 8 and April 22nd, 2015, 20% of product and 40% of eGift Card sales will go back to the organization. In addition, Schwan’s will contribute 5% of all orders to our organization for the rest of the year!
Our goal is $1500, and every bit helps. This is an easy way to contribute that won't cost YOU anything!
Here are two ways to support us.
Order Online:
1. Visit Schwans-Cares.com. (I've linked it for you and everything--see how easy that is??)
2. Enter Campaign ID: 19469 into the search box located in the upper right hand corner then click to open campaign.
3. Click the "Buy Now" button to purchase an eGift Card or "Shop Now" to place a product order.
If you go to Schwans.com (the regular site), you will be asked if you want to contribute to a fundraiser on the checkout page. Enter the Campaign ID 19469 and Many Steps to Fight MS will come up to support.
Order by Phone: Call 1-855-870-7208 and provide Campaign ID: 19469.
The only extra step required to help Many Steps to Fight MS is that orders must be made ahead of time online or by phone.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Baked Oatmeal
When I brought home a 25 pound bag of oatmeal in late January, it was clear that our family would have a stock of oatmeal for a good, long while! I still think that I intended to order 2 5 pound bags, but the 25 pound bag is what arrived! It's a good think that we like oatmeal, and my favorite cookie recipe uses a lot, too.
Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups applesauce, unsweetened
1 banana, mashed
½ cup honey
5 cups, Old Fashioned rolled oats (I used quick, as you can see.)
¼ cup flaxseed meal (I did not use.)
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
3 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2¾ cups milk
Optional toppings: raisins, walnuts, chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix eggs, vanilla, applesauce, banana and honey together in a bowl.
Add in oats, flax, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and mix well with wet ingredients.
Finally pour in milk and combine.
Spray a 12 and 6 capacity muffin tin with cooking spray or use cupcake liners. Pour mixture evenly into muffin tin cups.
If using toppings, add them onto the tops of muffins now. If using fresh or frozen fruit, drop it right into the batter.
Bake 30 minutes until a toothpick in center comes out clean.
Cool and enjoy or freeze them in gallon freezer bags.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Landen's Most-Read: Warriors
This is Landen's Most Read.
Landen has ready many different series of books since he took off reading chapter books in the first grade.
A friend introduced him to the Warriors series this year and a few boys in his class are devouring them as fast as they can read. The books in this series are full of conflict and suspense. I haven't read any yet, but he has told me about them.
Landen asked me to go online and print a Warriors' Family Tree for him. Let me tell you--it was quite complex, as you might expect from a family of cats!
He told me they are considered about a 3rd grade AR level, if that sort of thing is important to your elementary reader.
If you check out the Warriors, let us know what you think!
Monday, March 2, 2015
Spring is Coming!
We're attempting to bring on spring a little early again this year. We started by planting grass and a pack of zinnia seeds. The pellets didn't work for us last year, so we are trying good old potting soil this year.
This is just a neat wall of blocks Rachel made. :)
Happy Monday!
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