Matt in the MoHo

"I don't know what that beeping noise is"

"I didn't do nofin"

Kool-Aid Kool-Aid Tastes Great

When I was a child in the 1950's we drank gallons and gallons of Kool-Aid, ate lots of jello and dined on TV dinners. It was the dawning of the age of "artificial". The 70's came along with my three daughters who were fed homemade baby food, cookies made with very little sugar and unsweetened fruit juice with no artificial colors or flavors. As they grew older and began to go to friends houses they experienced the joy of candy, soda and fully loaded cookies. 100% natural mother was busted. Now that two of my daughters are married with children of their own their kitchens are filled with "organic" snacks and treats. I'm glad to see them restricting artificial flavors, colors and sugar, but I must admit sometimes I quietly hum:

Kool-Aid Kool-Aid, tastes great

Wish we had some, can't wait

Happy Birthday Rob

Today is your birthday

and though you won't look

I decided to publish

this picture I took.

Happy Birthday Rob!!!!

American Home 1953

Last week while I was visiting Mary we ran across a June 1953 copy of American Home. She has no idea why she saved it. We had some laughs while we looked through it remembering the 1950's. This particular article caught my eye because I have never been good at folding fitted sheets. I brought the magazine home and followed the directions for folding. In the end I had a wadded up sheet resembling the others carefully stuffed in my closet.

The Colored Egg Part

Sweet Zachary colors the eggs while wearing his unibomber outfit


Ben is very meticulous with his eggs


Matt colors marshmallows, but mostly eats them


Rebekkah enjoyed the marshmallows as well


Andrew sees no reason to use the egg dipper, he just drops the eggs in the dye and pulls them out with his bare hands. The result is shown in the photo above.

The Falling into the Rose Bush Part

The Bubble Part

Geepers Creepers Where'd You Get Those Peepers

Where'd you get those eyes?

Happy Birthday Elisabeth

Thirty one years ago tonight I lay in my bed watching the snow come down wondering if you were a boy or a girl, but pretty sure you were a boy........and then you were born a beautiful baby girl. We were thrilled!!!!

You made us laugh you made us smile

With your "triangle" hair and fashion flair

You met the man of your dreams

and gave us the"boys" of our dreams
Happy Birthday Ellie
We Love You

Bye Bye Dusty

Dear Dusty,

I warned you if you wanted to stick around a while longer you needed keep a low profile. But no ..................you had to keep flashing that engine light in my face. So now you are on your way to Oregon with a guy named Garth behind the wheel. Happy Trails Dusty!

Matt the Bunny

Baby Matt in his helmet and bunny ears 2007

Got some cheeks!