Somehow over the years I have become the pie cook for our family holiday gatherings.
I would like to think it is because I make the best pies. More likely it is because my mom thinks there are always other deserts around if I happen to ruin the pies. If I ruined the cornbread dressing? Well that's another story, isn't it?
My secret to perfect pie crust? I buy it from the little doughboy in the freezer section -- two frozen 9" deep dish at a time.
What I have come to learn from years of making pies is that scratch is not always better.
Listen or read more at https://pambarnhill.com/when-making-it-from-scratch-isnt-good-enough
Repetitio mater memoriae.
This Latin motto, which apparently is used within the Latin classroom primarily and not embraced as a defining motto like the others so far, means Repetition is the mother of memory. This is supposed to spur you on to chant those declensions, but I think the truth contained therein should spur us on in much more than language acquisition.
Listen or read more at https://www.simplyconvivial.com/2014/education-is-for-life-repetitio-mater-memoriae-or-repetition/
Out of control. Disorganized. Fly by the seat of my pants. Does the start of the school year always feel this way?
I don’t think it does. I am pretty sure that our past school years have followed the plan a bit more closely. But I can’t be sure.
What I am sure of is that the kick-off for this 2016 school year was far from a touchdown. It feels more like life intercepted the ball and ran the other way with it and I am watching the ball leave my side of the field without a plan to get it back.
Read or listen to the rest at http://www.notbefore7.com/2016/10/19/love-year-youre-with/
As the holidays descend upon us, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the tasks that fill your to-do lists each day.
You might question whether it’s all worth it in the end, but rest assured that the extra work surrounding this time of year really does pay off, since these traditions have an extremely positive impact on a preschooler’s life.
Listen or read more at https://pambarnhill.com/blessings-holiday-traditions-preschoolers/
Recently we had a great time by having friends over for our very first picture book Christmas cookie exchange. We had a few good friends over on a balmy December afternoon to share some of our favorite picture books and picture-book inspired cookies.
This party was so easy to plan and hold. All we did was invite a few friends over and ask them to bring their favorite Christmas picture book, plus a treat inspired by that book. That was it.
We didn’t need any other food, drink, and with it being Christmas the decorations took care of themselves.
Read or listen to the rest here: https://pambarnhill.com/christmas-picture-book-cookie-exchange/