Finding Fabulous Food, Photos and Crafts to Share
Good morning! If you notice on the homepage – I have a new Twitter account! It is @ThisIsMaryEllen and will include more Educational items that I am learning in my graduate classes and using in my classroom. Graduate school was SO much easier before kids, house and a full-time job!!! If you are thinking of …
What is the white stringy stuff in the photo? That is strawberry DNA! You can see DNA as well with just a few household ingredients and materials. Strawberry season is almost here and sometimes… well not every strawberry is great. You can mash just 3 of these up over spring break or the summer …
Book Review: Like these cupcakes…. this book has a surprise inside! Open when… Letters to Lift Your Spirits by Karen Salmansohn This book reminds me of pop-up books as a child. The book is filled with envelopes that you open and reveal the message. One page will state “open when you are feeling stressed” and …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Well, we finished Pi Day this week with a chicken pot pie this time. Now, we have St. Patrick’s Day with the traditional corned beef and cabbage. I have made Irish Soda Bread in the past from a mix and it is so easy to make yourself! Anyone can do it …
Hello fellow bakers and crafters! It has been a while since we did a craft and today’s craft was made about a year ago. I am seeing my bakery sign now on TV and in catalogs like “Shades of Light” that I recently got in the mail, so I thought I would post how …
Good morning! So exciting news on the horizon – I have a full time salary job again! Well, it was a little sooner than I expected… but I have been taking classes to be certified in Gifted Education. And a full time Gifted Education teaching position opened up in the adjoining school district. So I …
FIVE minutes. That is all you need to have HOT apple cider sitting on your kitchen counter!! Here is how you do it: I love icing… but not the weather kind! The weather service predicts more ice here today, so we will be inside with a long weekend. Now I get to do some experiments …
Hey Everyone! I’m still alive 🙂 Just took a long pause to continue my photography and teach 4th grade full-time for a few months. Next month I will be a full-time student at the University of Missouri and possibly part or full-time teacher as well… we’ll see how this goes. 🙂 But hey, we are …
Good morning everyone! It has been for- EV- UH! I wish I could post more 🙁 I have been working 50-60 hours per week between substitute teaching and photography while the hubby looks for a new job. The cleaning and cooking still need done… so the blog was put on the back burner. Currently, I …
On the home front is this super sweet family session from last week. I love the nearby park and taking photos where families with small children that only need to drive 5 minutes away. It’s so hard with small children especially in the evening! These are some of my favorites… Recipe: If you are …
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