Happy Thanksgiving!
The Wright Brothers’ Bicycle Shop
The Wright Brothers’ Home
Full Scale Model of the Flyer
A couple years ago Fairy got this Nonstick Mini Baking Set and it has been frequently used in the toy kitchen. The other day the girls pulled out the recipe cards that came with it and were determined to really ‘bake’ with their miniture set (it is oven and toaster oven safe). So they packed up the whole thing and took it to Gammy’s. If you want to bake… that’s a good place to go. Her cupboards are stacked with every ingredient you might need for an impromptu baking session.
The first recipe they tried was the Breakfast Cake (ie Coffee Cake). It was very yummy, the pan worked well and the cake slipped right out. They can’t wait to try another one.
Fairy has this pretty pink bracelet that she got some time ago. I can’t even remember where any more, but the Pixie girl has recently taken in interest in it and for all of you with two little girls (or if you have a sister) I’m sure you can imagine how well that has gone over…. LOL… not well at all. Gammy, ’cause Gammy can, indulged the girls in a jewelry making endeavor this past weekend. Pixie made herself a new favorite pink bracelet and Fairy made a lovely rainbow necklace (with a heart) that she has yet to take off. Gammy and I each made ourselves something too and Bug came to the party late but ended up making a ‘surprise’ for Mommy for Christmas. 🙂 And although we used a full rainbow of colors here, I’m including this for our Unplugged Challenge theme Purple. We had wanted to use some of Fairy’s Purple Shoe Beads she got over a year ago… but of course couldn’t find them at the last minute.
We used glass, plastic and silver beads on elastic string. We used the elastic string so the girls could put on or remove their jewelry themselves. After you tie off the elastic string it is a good idea to use a dab of super glue to hold the knot…. but be careful! Gammy glued one of the bracelets to her finger. We all found this quite humorous. She even had a good chuckle until we gave up on solvents and she had to pull it off. So be careful.
The best way to prolong bed time… get out the sewing box. They have all taken to picking up their sewing projects just before bed time. So sweet… how can I say no.
Bug recently was heard to say, when trying to get me to do something that wasn’t something I was willing to do at that moment… "But mom you can blog about it." LOL! I guess he figured that would motivate me. Here is a photo he wanted me to take for the blog (and I’m supposed to load it on the lego site – well the one without him in it).
I hope everyone is doing well. We’ve been battling some of the bugs going around atm. Who isn’t? So things have been fairly quiet around here. We’ve managed a bit of school in the past week. Right now we are covering some basic social studies concepts… community, culture, traditions, etc.
This week we read the book Everybody Cooks Rice, after which we had to cook some rice of our own. This is what I refer to as "Left Overs" Fried Rice and everyone in our house loves it.
2 cups cooked rice
1.5 cups cubed cooked meat (ie left over chicken or pork)
1.5 cups thawed frozen peas or mixed veggies
1/2 small red onion chopped (usually left over from another meal)
2 cloves garlic finely chopped
soy sauce (to taste)
Saute the onions and garlic in a large pan (wok) with cooking oil or butter. When the onions are starting to turn clear, add the rice and fry for a couple minutes. Add the meat, veggies and soy sauce. Cook until warmed through.