Bread and First Day of School!

This is what happens when:

1. Your friends are sick of Amish Bread and refuse to take the friendship starter from you;

OR

2. You have no friends so you have to use up all the starter yourself! LOL!!!!!!!

If you're curious, these loaves took a total of 7 hours to bake! I told my husband that in our next house, a double oven is no longer good enough...I want 4 ovens!!!!

The flavors range from Butterscotch Cheesecake with Dates to Vanilla Lemon Curd. Yep, that is what happens when you have pantry items nearing expiration dates and the tightwad that I am will not let anything go to waste, hence, the flavors. My Amish Bread recipe is half the oil of the original recipe and 1/3 less sugar.

This is how they looked after they cooled and wrapped up for their lengthy stay in my freezer. There is no such thing as low-carb diet in our household. LOL!



Here's my baby girl on her way into her kindergarden class (she is the one in the middle with the pink shirt and brown pants). Not a very good photo as all the others showed other kids' faces and don't think their parents would love me to post those! :0

She was amazing - just like preschool, not a tear or hesitation. Unlike her older brother who cried for 2 straight weeks when I started him at preschool! But then again, he was only 2 then!



Don't forget to go to my shop for BTSS (Back to school sale where select products are 30% off!).

UPDATE: Did you NOTICE my new Blog design? :-))))) I still have a lot to learn (like trying to get back the button where I change font size - if you know, PLEAAAAAAAASE tell me!).

Golden Gate, Bay Area Discovery Museum, a 30% off sale and R.I.P.

You can just make out the Golden Gate Bridge under the fog....we're continuing to do last-minute fun activities before school starts this Wednesday!!!



Here are my 2 silly kids hiding from their parents at the park. You can't miss those big ol' feet under the pines and the Crocs kind of make you conspicuous.



No, not a real one.....



Oh, no! They're caught in the giant spider web!



I would LOVE having steps like these in our future home! What a great way to re-use old tree stumps.

If you live in the SF bay area, go visit the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito. It's a beautiful spot and former Army fort with great views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay. They say that the museum is appropriate for ages 0-8 but I'd say it's better for up to age 6. The hands-on activities are great for younger children but if you have a 7 year old, they may get bored. However, the playground was amazing and worth the $8 child admission fee (and free parking!!).

Two more days before school starts!!!!! My baby girl will start kindergarten and my son will enter 2nd grade! I'm going to miss them so much and wish I can just keep them home with me all day (nope, am not nuts!). I keep telling them when they misbehave that if they don't straighten up I'll homeschool them! LOL!!

In celebration of school starting, Dizzybroad is having a "BTSS" sale - Back to school Sale! Items marked with BTSS on the title are an extra 30% off! Also a couple of new items like this one: