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Meals for the Week

2/27/2014

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  If you are like me, then the idea of making time to get together with your girlfriends sounds fabulous. The reality, however, is that we do not have as much time in our busy lives to set up anything more than a lunch date. So, what about mixing a little bit of chore with a lot of fun. Have everyone in the group make a freezer dinner meal and then do an exchange. Start by sending out an Evite or email to explain:

I am tired of cooking all day- Meal Entree Exchange:
I would love to get together with my very best friends, but, since we are all so busy, how about we work together and also have time to visit!
@ My house, Jan,1, 1111 starting at 6 pm
Details: Each person brings over one homemade entree (enough to serve 4 people) frozen. Place the entree in a disposable tin, covered with plastic wrap first and then aluminum foil. (to prevent freezer burn) Mark directions to reheat on the foil.
We will be doing the exchange while visiting, enjoying cocktails, and snacks.
Please make sure and RSVP 10 days prior to make sure we have enough food to exchange. (So if you have 10 people coming, make 10 frozen dishes) which obviously includes one for yourself that you will leave at home in your freezer. The best part of this is now you have 10 meals for your family and a ladies' get-together!

  Some groups may choose to make all the meals together at the get-together, but personally, I feel it can get confusing in the kitchen and most people know how to make one entree really well in their own kitchen. You time is cut significantly since you are making a large batch of the same item and splitting it up instead of making 10 separate entrees with individual cook times and lots of ingredients. Also, the get-together is spent relaxing and not having to cook anything!

  Make sure you ask for any allergies from your guest and send it out so no one cooks with that ingredient.

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Cleaning out the old toys

2/20/2014

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One of the hardest things to do is to get kids to give up their old toys. Not because they actually use them, but because, often times, they have great memories associated with them and they are sure they will want to play
with them again.

An easy way to get them to clean out their closets and toy chests is to have a goodbye party for them. Ask your kids to round up all of their old toys that they have not played with in a while and have a full day of play with those special toys. Give them carte blanc play with them in the living room or outside for a few hours, maybe even have a goodbye cake as a treat and then, after the goodbye play is all done, have buckets of soap and water for them to clean the toys to go to their new owner.  
 

Having volunteered in a charity thrift store, I have seen bags of broken and dirty toys come in and making them look fresh was very time consumming and ends up taking away from the time we could have spent getting the toys to the proper new owners. By donating clean (and minorly repaired) toys that have been gently cleaned by loving pre-owners, the recipients will get a toy that is already in great condition. This also helps the kids see how valuable the gift they are giving away is and often times makes them decide to give away other old possessions to help someone out in need.

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Alice in Wonderland Tea Party

2/13/2014

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  A few years back, our family hosted an Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter Tea Party. It took a little planning, but it turned out fantastic! We started by sending out invitations to our party with our theme (cute little cutouts with the "White Rabbit" saying "Don't be late") and asked people to come in costume. Let me begin by saying that the costumes were amazing. We had Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum show up as well as the Queen of Hearts, the Mad hatter, the March Hare-White Rabbit, and, of course, Alice.

  I had purchased some mini-teacups and had them presented on the counter when our guests arrived along with a small tea spoon and a colorful tea bag in each. These became our "thanks for coming" take-home gift.  Online, I had found theme decorations. Salt and pepper shakers, a tea pot, cups and saucers, and mini decorations. Our home was decorated with all things Alice in Wonderland. We visited, played Alice in Wonderland the movie, had different card games out, enjoyed a tea party, as well as hosted a best-costume contest. You could certainly add croquet if you are doing an outdoor, garden-party theme.

 For food, we stayed in tea party mode with tea sandwiches, red M&M's for the guests "to stay in Wonderland", and our beverages with a sign that said "Drink Me to become smaller". Chips and dip were placed in Cheshire Cat bowls. Use your imagination on your decorations. Since this tea party was also called the "Unbirthday Party" this would make a great birthday party theme for someone who no longer wants to celebrate their age, like me!

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My Funny Valentine

2/6/2014

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Valentine's day does not need to be stressful or super costly. Have some fun by making your day completely goofy with an overkill on romantic gestures!
 
1) Make each other cards with crayons. You can do this as an activity together or your cards can be pre-made.
2) Go on a walk and pick your Valentine a flower. Make sure and present it to him/her with over-exaggeration.
3) Watch a cheesy valentine movie together. The more goofy romantic the better.
4) Make each other the "coupons" with funny things like "I will pick up your socks one time without rolling my eyes".
5) Cook spaghetti for dinner and try to do the lady and the tramp maneuver with a piece of spaghetti.
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