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Back to School Treat!

August 24
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Yesterday was our first day back to school!  Not entirely sure if I’m happy or sad about this…I think I’m mostly happy since life with a scheduled routine is usually better for ALL members of my family (although the boys may disagree!).  I have to admit I’m also a little sad since my oldest is a senior this year…how did that happen!?  But since I can’t figure out how to stop time, I may as well make it as merry as possible!  So for the very first after school snack of the year I decided to “tweak” the “after school” part and make it an “after dinner” treat for the boys and a few friends!  And since it still feels like late summer should, I decided that an ice cream sundae bar would be a nice way to celebrate the start of a new school year AND the memories of a wonderful summer!  So a simple setup on the patio was all that was needed on a gorgeous evening…

school night celebration…

Sunday Sundaes

June 6
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Today I’m going to share a fun treat that I made some time back, not only to dish out to my family but to prepare my first article for our local community magazine Village Life & Home!  I’m so thrilled to share crafting, entertaining, and decorating ideas every now and again in this monthly publication…so if you’re local you’ll see some of my ideas from time to time!  Now that we’ve had some warm weather over the holiday, and the publication arrived in the mail over the weekend, I decided to finally share this simple idea for summer entertaining! Summertime is definitely a season to enjoy frozen treats!  I love serving up cold snacks on a hot, steamy day…and I also know some boys who love eating them!  Several weeks ago when we had the very first glimpse of the heat to come, I decided on a Sunday afternoon to break out the ice cream and create a sundae bar on the patio.  It’s really a very simple thing to do…you can make it as elaborate or minimal as you want.  All you really need is a carton of ice cream and some of your family’s favorite toppings…and I bet if you raid the pantry you’d find plenty of goodies to pile on top without even setting foot in the grocery store!  With plenty of long, summer days ahead and the Fourth of July coming at us soon, a sundae bar would be an easy and festive treat for any celebration!  Get ready to cool off and let your family and friends have some yummy fun creating the perfect…

custom made ice cream sundae!

Scream for Ice Cream!

September 9
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Summer made its presence known in a big way this past holiday weekend with HOT sunny days, a little pop-up rain, and plenty of humidity to go around!  I guess it was fitting for a weekend full of festivity to celebrate the final days of the season!  And maybe we made a mistake picking this weekend to fill with projects…especially since many of them took place outdoors!  But we did get a lot checked off the to-do list and still managed to squeeze in a fun evening…serving up some summertime sweets and sips to try and squelch the oppressive heat!  Following an evening game, some fellow soccer families stopped by for a treat in our backyard…and a serve-yourself ice cream sundae bar was a welcome sight for exhausted players (and parents too!)  A sweltering summer evening made us all screaming for ice cream! (or a cold cocktail!)

icy treats beat the summer heat…