Yes, I am crazy.

Crazy for Otter Pops...And crazy busy, too. And though my sewing machine has been going clickety-clack like crazy, I'm not quite up to date on the documenting business. So, while I'm getting organized, I wanted to share a few things that have made me very, very happy while I've been very, very busy...

1. Best chocolate cream cheese frosting ever from Cupcake Project. On top of Trader Joe's Vanilla Bean cake mix that my sis recently turned me on to....bad news. Or good news, however you wanna look at it.

2. Best strawberry coffee cake from Smitten Kitchen. I recently fell in love with this blog, and this cake is seriously so easy and SO good. For some reason, though, neither of my kids were interested in it, which worked out very well for me and Benj...

3. Coconut mango rice. We are obsessed with anything coconut right now, and I've tried a few recipes for coconut rice, but Paula Dean's is most def the best.

Now get cooking and baking and check back later for some sharing of projects for small people...

PS: Otter pops in the dollar section at Target? What??? Hopefully some crazy person hasn't already cleaned them out of your Target like I did mine...

Boredom and strep throat...

Last month, both of my little sidekicks and I all caught strep throat. I have had it before, but I forgot how awful and painful it is! Josie had to miss a week of school, and was quarantined from interacting with any other kids for so long that she was going crazy. She is quite the social butterfly these days. To keep her occupied, we decided to do some planting. We were inspired by this idea, so we started with wheat grass. We also planted some herbs and veggies, too. I have to be honest that I didn't have much hope for the little seeds, since I am a notorious plant killer, but they are doing quite well. The best part was how the whole task kept J completely occupied and was super exciting to her 4-year-old self. She did everything: cut the cups, wrote the labels (could you DIE over her E's?), scooped the dirt, and planted those seeds. Every day she gets excited to check and water her plants and "give her grass a haircut." It grows SO fast!
We had one problem: How to Lily-proof our cups. We put them on the window ledge where she can't reach them, and taped them so they won't fall.

Basil only a week later...

The beans have already moved to their new home outside!