More Fun Easter Egg Coloring Ideas
Marbled Eggs
When you are almost finished dyeing eggs, try this with the last few eggs.  Simply add 1 TBS of oil to the cup of dye.  Stir quickly with a spoon and drop in egg.  Pull egg out quickly and pat dry. (don’t rub)

Waxing Easter Eggs
Drip wax from a lit white taper candle onto the egg.  After the wax is set, drop the egg into food coloring dye.  Remove from dye and pat dry.  You can scrape the wax off and dip into another color, …

Fun Easter Egg Coloring Ideas
Make your own food color dye…
Instead of buying an egg dyeing kit from the store this year, try making your own.
Combine 1/2 to 1 Tbs. of food coloring with 2 tsp. vinegar in a cup that is deep enough for an egg.  Add water to about the half-way point. Gently place the eggs into the cup with a spoon to avoid cracking. The longer the egg is left in the dye, the brighter the color will be.  Experiment with different combinations of colors.  Pat dry after …

I’ve discovered after talking with Liz and other friends of mine – one of the hardest things about fixing dinner each week is deciding what to make . In an effort to help Liz (and anyone else who’s interested) I’m going to share with you what we’re having for dinner at my house this week…

Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs
I’ve been on a quest over the past few days to find out how to make the “Perfect Hard Boiled Egg” since Easter is coming up on Sunday.  At my house, dyeing  eggs on the Saturday before Easter is a tradition.  We’re not talking a couple eggs here…we’re talking 5 (yep, that’s FIVE) dozen eggs. I know that sounds ridiculous, but that’s only 8 eggs per kid, with a few extra to account for the eggs that inevitably crack while boiling.
With this easy and fail-proof method for …

It’s finally here. The day when I get to release my pent up immaturity…the day when it’s perfectly acceptable for me to feel mischievous and sneaky…the day when I get to be all the things I try to teach my kids not to be.

Tomorrow is a BIG holiday for me. Are you now racking your brain with thoughts of “Wait a minute! Tomorrow is a holiday? What did I forget? Did Easter sneak up on me? Am I totally unprepared with the you-know -what from the you-know-who?” Rest at ease. It’s not a big holiday to most of the mature adult world…just me and a few other crazies who save up their usually well hidden, immature instincts for a day such as this.

OK, Liz…I accept your challenge. I will make it my personal quest to make sure that you and your son break your frozen dinner addiction. (Sorry Banquet, nothing personal. I’m sure your frozen meals are quite…umm…delicious.)

It started in the grocery store yesterday afternoon. I’d decided to fix tacos.
Usually, I keep it really (really) simple: shells, seasoned meat, Mexican cheese. I fill the taco shells prior to baking, making the tacos a tad bit easier to eat. And with only meat and cheese inside, I’m pretty much assured of the kids eating al least one.

Here’s a quick little update on the mouse…or mice. Or, following the goose/geese singular to plural, is it mouse/meese? Whatever the case, our mice/meese status changed a mere 3 minutes before University of Louisville captured its first Big East title (see Dad? I do pay attention,)

He’d written three sentences on Dr. Seuss, when, for some unexplained reason, I realized something I wished I hadn’t.
Dr. Seuss didn’t write Go, Dog, Go. P.D. Eastman did.