No Sweets In January
Well, today brings a day of sadness to the McLean household. Yes, it’s true. You saw it in the title and now I will affirm it: No sweets, specifically, no sugar in the McLean household for the month of Januar. … Continued
New Years’ Fun
For many years now, we have done skits as a family, and sometimes including the crowd in a few of them. We have done these at the OR State Gideon camp and many New Year parties. I thought I would … Continued
Traditions
Does your family have traditions? I am becoming more keenly aware that we have traditions that my husband I didn’t even know we had! Last summer, as we were headed to a local lake (more like a pond) to swim, … Continued
Grammoo’s Notes
I thought I’d share a few of the things that my mother in law has written down in her book that are cute things my kids have said over the years. They are both cute and funny. I hope they … Continued
A View From My Front Window
Hunting, Come Take a Look Weeky Round Up In Photos Weeky Round Up In Photos Weekly Round Up In Photos A Few Photos From This Past Week
Baking Day!
Last week was our baking week for CHRISTmas. Below are photos of most and recipes: Aunt Barbara’s Mexican Wedding Cakes. See recipe here. Dipped Pretzel Sticks Super easy and super good, creamy fudge. See recipe here. Peanut Butter Cookies With … Continued
Cookies Revisited
I wanted to be sure to share this post of mind from last year for a gazillion recipes for cookies, especially since there are so many more readers now than last year, so I didn’t want anyone to miss out. … Continued
This and That
As many of you know, I have been away visiting my dad in his last days. Originally, I went out to Oregon to see him in the hospital. By the end of that week, the decision was made to place … Continued
Bible Reading Challenge Delayed
Just a quick note to say that I do not know when we’ll get to the next book, as I was called away out of state to be with my dad in his last days in hospice. It’s not as … Continued
Hunting, Come Take a Look
My daughter, Anne (pronounced Annie), has toiled over a very long post, which includes many pictures of our family’s first hunting trip of the year. There will be another soon. Click on the link below and enjoy! Don’t forget to … Continued