I have never ordered an Arnold Palmer before, but my parents bought these Arnold Palmer Lite Half & Half (iced tea & lemonade) at Costco and I am hooked. They are sooooo good. I know they are lite (80 calories) but they still have 21g Carbohydrates and 19g Sugars. Plus, they have high fructose corn syrup. So to me, they are essentially soda, so drink wisely! Yummy!!!
We are totally into these Melissa & Doug Arts and Crafts Kits. The Easter Bunny gave one to each of my big kids and we had fun decorating them. Even my three year old did a great job with mom's help. They have other options too. I think they make cute gifts and party favors! Check them out here.
Have I told you yet that I am determined to never make a cake or cookie from the box ever again? So far so good.... well kind of. I have a carrot cake recipe that I tried on Easter that needs a little tweaking but the Cream Cheese Frosting recipe I found was perfect! Even if you use a boxed carrot cake or a similar dessert, use this recipe!
Cream Cheese Frosting
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator after use.
I found the recipe here, I just added an extra cup of sugar!
I am sure that every one of you already has one or more of these OXO Good Grips POP Containers, but not me! I have wanted them since I saw them on New Year's Eve at my friend's house. I don't know why or what it is about them, but I love love love them. We have been on a spending hold so I haven't been able to buy any. I asked my mom for the 10 piece set for my birthday and she surprised me with them as a 'just because' gift. Rad right? I think she was mostly shocked that I wanted containers for my birthday; I guess most people that know me would probably be surprised. I filled mine with sugar, flour, brown sugar, oats, brown rice, white rice, spaghetti, walnuts, chocolate chips, and Tootsie Roll Pops. I love how they look on my counter, like little pieces of food art. I am picturing my house being overtaken by POP containers since I can think of so many cute things to put in them.
Where was I at the end of the last week? I was in the thick of it. You mom's know what this is, it is having the longest week ever struggling with tantrums, no time, extra clinginess, stress from finances, my own feelings of tiredness and basically trying to do it all with a smile. It actually sounds worse than it was but it was a long and not-so-awesome week. I was beat down emotionally by Friday and I even had a good cry on the phone with my husband (we all know what that is like when it just lets loose out of nowhere). And today I am looking around at the piles of laundry, the toys everywhere, the messiness of the kitchen and I feel like I have already lost a battle that I haven't even started. But you know what, it's the weekend, it is beautiful outside, my husband is home and I need to enjoy the weekend and so should you! Us moms can only do so much and sometimes we need to walk away from the mess, demand our family help us with all of it and enjoy each other for the days we are all together! And, I am letting daddy make all of the decisions this weekend, this mom needs to clear her head a bit.
