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Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Birthdays

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We have 2 birthdays in the Spring- mid-May and early June.  So the past few weeks have been busy for me.  MJ (my current youngest) turned 2 a few weeks ago.  Here's a shot of her birthday loot before she woke from her nap. The doll bunkbeds on the table were my sister's when she was in elementary school.  The cradle on the floor was mine about 23 years ago.  My folks sanded and spiffed them up with a new coat of paint and my mom made Dora bedding for all three.   Here she is with her new vegetable basket .  These are made by Melissa and Doug and excellent, heavy duty toys.  I snagged them at the school supply store on clearance for $6!  The basket needs some Gorilla Glue but that's not bothering my little housewife.And here is the "PINK!" birthday cake, as requested by her small highness.  Confession time:   I cannot make a decent birthday cake to save my life.  Pound cake, pineapple upside down cake,  and any kind of pie you can imagine,  but I buy my birthday cake in a box at the grocery store.  Frosting too.  To avoid the strawberry-flavored pink stuff I used vanilla and added a drop of red food color. 
Today my oldest child turned 6 years old!!  I can hardly believe how big he is getting to be.  Suddenly he takes his role as "the biggest" very seriously.  He wants to help me with things and he makes sure everyone knows he is the oldest.  Here the boys are watching his 5th birthday party on the video camera.  His voice has dropped an octave since last year.  Isn't he a bit young for that??  Pardon the filthy shirts- they had already finished their pizza, or it had finished them :)
And another store-bought cake mix and frosting, this time tinted blue.  TH insisted on a Last Unicorn cake.  He received the movie from my aunt on Saturday at his first birthday party of the year :) and he has watched it at least 5 times since then.  He had seen it before (Netflix!) and has been yearning to own it ever since.   I made a skirt for MJ and boxer jams for TH but I have photos of neither so I guess I'll have to post again later in the week. 
Happy Birthday, my loves!
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Tuesday, June 5, 2007 - NICE


Posted by Chas
NICE JOB, my friend!!! I am so impressed. I have not successfully made a decent birthday cake either! But I tell you, yours have FAR surpassed mine, but thats not a shocker is it??? I love the sweet little girl things for MJ, so precious. And I can hardly believe TH actually turned 6!!!!!!! WOWZERS!!! And we will have to find us a copy of The Last Unicorn, it sounds like a winner!!!
I love ya!!!
Chas


Monday, June 18, 2007 - birthdays


Posted by Mom
Oh, how Granny LOVES birthdays with the kids. So much of my heart belongs to my grandchildren. I never knew how big my heart could get until they came along.
What a sap huh!!!!!!!
Love you all!!!!
Granny <><


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~June 22nd~
*11 half-pints
honey-sweetened peach-strawberry jam
~June 27th~
*7 half-pints and 2 pints
honey-sweetened peach jam
~June 28th~
*24 home-grown chickens in the freezer
(7 whole, 17 cut up
plus feet and backs for stock!!)
~July 6th~
*8 pints and 14 half-pints
honey-sweetened peach jam
~July 16th~
*18 cups fresh green beans,
blanched and frozen (a gift from the boss)
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cut into 1 inch chunks and frozen for smoothies
~July 22nd~
*32 ears home-grown corn
blanched and frozen in meal-sized packages
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*8 pints cream-style corn
(home grown)
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about *8 cups blackberries
and *5 cups wild blueberries
from around our property,
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14 pints
4 half-pints
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