A non-healthy but loved treat

May 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

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I found this recipe somewhere in my travels and have made it twice for extra special treats.

What you will need:

Container of refrigerated crescent rolls
cinnamon sugar
butter
marshmallows

Open package of crescent rolls and cut along perforated lines into triangles. Spread melted butter on each triangle and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Place one large marshmallow in center and triangle and pinch edges to seal. Repeat with all traingles. Roll the pouches in melted butter then cinnamon sugar mixture and place on baking pan. Bake at 350 until light golden brown. Serve warm.

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Giving in to the addiction….

May 11, 2007 | 2 Comments

All three of my children are head over heals for the world of webkinz. OK, well the 2 year old just goes along with the big kids- and that alone is funny to watch. For those that do not know what a webkinz is, well it’s the next fad like cabbage patch dolls or beanie babies. Webkinz are a collection of stuffed animals that come with a secret code. Kids then can log onto webkinz world, adopt their pet using the secret code- name it and then earn money and things to keep it happy and healthy.

I never thought I would be one of those parents to give in to a fad, but honestly, it’s one activity that my son and daughter can do together, not fight and actually work together. I feel comfortable that it’s a safe internet space for them and it offers some value with earning money and making decisions on what you can buy or adding/subtracting to find out what you need to earn and it had some spelling and general quizzes.

Well, the webkinz pets have been out of stock everywhere for a couple months unless your willing to pay incredible prices online for them-and I will not go that far into the craze. I walked into the Tatnuck book store yesterday to set up for an event and there they were- a shipment of webkinz. Not knowing the exact preferences, I set up my table then left to pick the kids up at school asking them for their choices. Wouldn’t you know that by the time I returned to the store their choices were being carried around the store by other parents. UGHH. Why? Why do I let myself get into this fuzzy child addiction? I have fought off the croc craze and held off on the Pokemon craze until a couple months ago. But I guess the bottom line is why my parents gave into my cabbage patch love when I was young. These crazy little animals do make my kids happy and are loyal lovies at night or when they need a little pick me up.

I ended up buying a few different webkinz animals that were on the shelf and made it clear when I came home that there were to be no tantrums and they happily agreed. They couldn’t wait to “adopt” them and start adding fun things to their rooms and feeding them their favorite foods.

While my husband shook his head at me in disappointment that I had given in to this fad I admit I did feel a little guilty. I don’t like buying things for the kids “just because”. I hope that the pictures and the memories of their little webkinz lovies will bring a smile when they are grown up just like I do when I look at my cabbage patch dolls that my mom still has on display in a high chair at her house.

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Cool Birthday Present

May 9, 2007 | 1 Comment

We have been averaging two birthday parties a week. Many of the parties are for children in the same class at school, ones that I have not met and generally my kids don’t see outside of school. Of course, I find it harder and harder to find presents for 6 and 7 year olds - 1. You don’t know what they already have 2. You don’t what their interest and 3. when they are going to a birthday party with 25 other kids what are the chances that your giving a duplicate blah blah toy from Target?

Well, I found a birthday present that is perfect for many different ages, is fun and creative. They are the Glow in the Dark Pillow Cases! They have boy and girl designs, check them out here at Comfy Cozy. If you can plan ahead they will even personalize it with the Birthday boy/girls name or I have actually bought a few and put them them in the Gift Box and pull them as needed. Best yet, you can never have too many, it’s unique, doesn’t add clutter and best of all isn’t a plastic blah blah toy that kids will lose interest in next week!

With Summer here, they also offer a fun Camp Autograph Set. I still have my camp treasures from my bunkmates when I was young and attending sleep over camps and these would have been awesome.

On to find some more cool things to share!

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Shhh.. don’t tell the big kids

May 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment

It’s finally beautiful spring here in Massachusetts and of course now I feel guilty for making the youngest run errands with me while the other two are in school. Yes, things need to get done but I do remember spending more time at playgroups, mommy and me classes and the playground with the older two.

Now, it seems that once they get on the bus it’s a “quick Dylie get your shoes on we got to go”. It resonates when on a day I don’t have anything specific planned our conversation will go like this…. “so, what should we do today?” and his little face scrunches with eyes rolled to the sky and finger to the chin and says “Go Get MILK!”. Yup that sums it up doesn’t it?

Well, this week we did need to make a grocery store run and a few other stops so I thought it would be nice to stop at Friendlys for a little one on one lunch. He is such an easy going kid that he sits and eats and we chat then of course he gets ice cream. The whole time I’m thinking to myself that if this gets out to the older two I’ll be hung out to dry with the immediate “why not us and can we go back now?”. On our way out the waitress kindly gave him a balloon and he was so proud. Now of course, I thought that’s it, I’m toast. However, after several reminders to hold on tight, and of course refusing any help like any normal two year old we exited to the parking lot. I’m sure you can see this coming, but yes, the balloon took flight. Poor little guy looked at me with the pouty lower lip and showed me he was still holding the string- so much for the string being tight enough on the balloon!

We turned around and entered the resteraunt again and explained what happened and Dylan handed over the string. Our second attempt to reach the car was successful. Only to reach the grocery store and there was no way he was leaving it in the car, so in it came with us. The host at the resteraunt had tied the new balloon to his wrist and he was proud when people made comments in the store about his balloon. That is until we headed to the check out, he passed a display of crackers and a box fell to the ground. A quick little “ok mommy I get it” and before I could open my mouth he bent over to pick up the box and yup, let go of the string. I don’t know how it came un-tied except the thought that the host didn’t do a great tying job but up to the ceiling went his balloon. And of course, that was it, no way to reach that so I carried my sad little boy to the check out to conclude our journey.

While I was worried about the balloon coming home and bringing on chaos of the two big kids being left out, I felt even more awful how disappointed the little one was. I’m normally a hard luck sort of mom not afraid to throw out a “I told you so” but it’s also a good mommy lesson to remember thats what is special about children- their ability to appreciate a simple pleasure -they aren’t looking at the cause/effect lesson or the hundred other balloons they will have in a life time just the fact that the 24 cent balloon made them happy.

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Show and Tell

May 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

My five year old really dislikes going to kindergarten. I hate to admit it, but ok, he hates going to school. It’s not that he is unhappy while there, he’s fine from what the teacher tells me and when asked his only reason is that someone is always telling him to do something, go somewhere or complete an assignment. In other words, he wants to stay home in his underwear all day and play legos.

We found the only way that he gets dressed and completes his morning routine without an hour of screaming and tantrums is that he brings in a show and tell item. After conversing with his teacher, we decided that this was a fine tactic and he can bring something to share whenever he wants. This has worked without fail for the last two months. Sometimes, almost missing the bus while he scours the bottom of the toy box for that just perfect something- but he does it.

Well, this week he decided to bring in a small baggie of his precious lego star wars mini figs, four to be exact. For the first time, they did NOT come home in his backpack like all other show and tell items. When asked on their whereabouts, his head hung low looking at his feet I’m sure the memory of the stern reminder before school to be responsible for what you take in was still ringing in his ears. He felt bad as it was, they were his very special little men, for me of course was remembering what I went thru on EBay to win those little guys against all the “collectors” that swore they would never touch a childs hands.

I gave him one day to find them as he promised they had fallen out of an unzippered pocket and were not confiscated by the teacher for not following directions. I thought for sure that they fell out and some other little boy was very happy to find such a treasure and simply slipped them in his pocket. The grandparents were also given the low down as they know how precious these little mini-figs were to their grandsons play.

After not finding them on the bus and “forgetting” to ask his teacher at school, I sent a note in. Wouldn’t you know they came home that day? I guess I won’t know for sure if they were truely lost or simply confiscated by the teacher but as his grandmother simply stated in an email after we called to share the great news “Isn’t it funny how something so small can make so many people so happy?”

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