So, guess what happened at my house this week??? One of my kids got a permanent spacer thingy cemented into her mouth, after having a bunch of baby teeth yanked out a few weeks ago. The spacer is meant to preserve the spaces so that her grown-up teeth can grow right in. She was a little trouper through the whole thing, until we realized that she can no longer have gum, Laffy Taffy, caramel, gummy worms, Starbursts, Skittles, Mike & Ike's, or …
Summer thoughts.
Hey hey, internet! It's July 5th already. I thought I'd do a quick check-in. The kids are all busy doing summertime things - playing softball and Roblox, heading to the neighborhood pool as much as possible, staying up late binge-watching shows on Netflix, and sleeping in. It's hot out, and the days are boring, and that's exactly how summer should be. Whenever I feel guilty about my kids not reading enough, I think back to the school year, when …
Instant Magic Shell with Chocolate Chips
Okay, guess what? Tomorrow is National Chocolate Chip Day! I love me some chocolate chip cookies, but I wanted to share a super fast, super easy, super AWESOME recipe for something a little different! Magic Shell inspired ice cream topping! You know, the stuff that instantly freezes on ice cream, creating a hard shell of chocolatey goodness? YES. I'm going to show you how to make it in less than five minutes with just two ingredients! …