Yearly Archives: 2008

28 posts

An Interesting Book

cently finished reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. What a fabulous book! I think this book has moved to the top of the list of my favorites. I highly recommend it. I give it two thumbs up! This is a fictional story of a nine-year old Liesel who is […]

The Rhythm Cup Game is challenging and fun for teens and adults to play.

I’ve Got Rhythm

When you know that your grandchildren are coming over for a visit, do you ever worry about what to do so that they aren’t bored? Especially the teenaged grandchildren? It’s always a good idea to have several activities up your sleeve. Then, not only will they be happy, they will […]

This fan-fold edging is an extremely easy way to finish off a blanket's edging.

Making a Baby Blanket

I gave a baby shower to my daughter-in-law back in February. I thought that as part of the activities in the shower we could tie a baby quilt. When I was shopping for the fabric, I found some soft, pretty fleece. (I LOVE fleece material!!) The fabric store had a […]

Fabulous Sugar Cookie Recipe

One of my children’s favorite activities to do on holidays (especially Valentine’s Day and Halloween) was to make holiday shaped sugar cookies. We had great times mixing, (and snitching tastes of the dough), rolling out, cutting, baking, frosting, and decorating the cookies. The recipe that I use is a favorite […]