Sunday, March 23, 2008

Easter Brunch

We had a great Easter. We began the day with our Easter program at church. My husband did a great job playing the part of Jesus, and I was happy to sing in our multimedia presentation The Risen Christ by Keith and Kristen Getty. Wow. . . the music in this was AWESOME. We sang along with a DVD playing images of the story of Jesus, while my husband and three other readers brought the images to life.

After church, we came back here for a brunch. Our menu was:
Spiral sliced, glazed ham
Creamy cheese grits with spinach
Lemon roasted asparagus
Roasted fingerling potatoes
Chocolate fudge cake
Homemade angel food cake with lemon cream cheese frosting (see photo)

Most of the recipes here came from the April 2008 issue of Southern Living. I enjoy making my subscription worthwhile and being inspired each month! I even decorated my cake squares with gumdrop flower petals and mint just like the magazine's cover. I had a really good time preparing the meal and I think all of my guests enjoyed themselves.

Check back in later this week for a new series and an announcement about something I'm planning on doing later this year.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

"Swimming" in March

I was reading Monica's post about spring cleaning her master bedroom, and I was inspired by her daughters' fun using a shower curtain liner as a pool on the floor.


Tonight, life presented the opportunity for me to introduce this idea to my kids. They ran in the room with swimming trunks on (my daughter was wearing her brother's too-small pair) and I ran to the linen closet to grab an odd sheet. I told them it was a pool, and it was an instant 15 minutes of play. They ran and got their bath toys, they "swam", they "dove", and then they decided they wanted to go "under" the water and proceeded to hide underneath the sheet.


It amazes me sometimes what entertains them, even with all of the expensive toys in the house. A simple sheet and their imaginations make for a good pre-bed playtime.


Thanks, Monica, for the idea!

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Spring Clean Update




I have been a blog lurker for a while. I have enjoyed the spring clean series a lot and found myself motivated by it! So here's my computer room before and after:



I didn't do a whole lot of organizing where the desk is concerned, but I did move my son's box collection (hidden in the close, right corner) to the garage so his robot building can resume without disrupting my creative spirit.

This is the first time I will ever be sharing my blog in any way. . . only a select family members have read it so far. Eek.