Tag Archives: The Things

The Lunch and Summer Camp

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Abigail Sharpe

This is the fifth year the Things are heading to summer camp.  For the first couple of years, I made their lunches every day.  The third year I told my husband he had to make lunch one day a week.  … Continue reading →

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I AM THE SMOOTHIE QUEEN!!!

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Abigail Sharpe

Don’tcha just love when your kids ask for a treat they think is yummy and it’s secretly good for them? Enter the smoothie!!! Now, I haven’t yet ventured into the world of wheat germ or other secret healthy ingredients.  But … Continue reading →

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Note to self

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Abigail Sharpe

Dear Self, Remember the next time you decide to cook something tagged as a 30-minute dinner that the person who created the recipe didn’t have my kids. Thanks! Abby

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So much for being clever…

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Abigail Sharpe

Tomorrow at school, Thing 1 has a cookie exchange. I had plans tonight, so I enlisted (read: gave him no choice) Husband’s help in baking the cookies. Had it been me, I would have done the Tollhouse thing from scratch. … Continue reading →

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17 days…

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Abigail Sharpe

Be proud of me.   I lasted 17 days before I stole some of the Things’ Halloween candy.  Shhhhh… don’t tell them.  *grin*

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Mother of the Year award!

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Abigail Sharpe

The workings of my kitchen *sneeze*  came to a grinding halt late this week.  And why is that?  *cough*  Oh, and while I’m asking questions, does anyone have any orange juice? Thankfully, I actually made a menu (even though I … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Thing 2!

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Abigail Sharpe

The Things have discovered Pokemon.  I’m not sure how I feel about this.  But for Thing 2′s birthday last weekend, he wanted to have a Wii party, and he wanted a Pokemon cake.  One of my coworkers does this sort … Continue reading →

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Soft Foods for a Tin Grin

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Abigail Sharpe

Thing 1 has done something neither Husband nor I have ever done.  He got braces. Thankfully he hasn’t complained of any pain.  I had prepared for the worst.  Every dinner I served this week was soft.  Tuna Noodleriffic.  Soft fish … Continue reading →

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Menu 0, Take Out 1

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Abigail Sharpe

Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday on the menu plan worked out well. Wednesday, though.  Wow.  We usually eat dinner around 6pm, family style.  I had planned to make salmon cakes and an apple soup (which I had never made before).  What … Continue reading →

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The Return of Pouding Chômeur

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Abigail Sharpe

When I picked Thing 1 up from school yesterday, he told me we had to find a dish from Canada to bring to school TODAY for a tasting party. Apparently the sheet that he got last week which explained all … Continue reading →

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