Me: {barely controlling my laughter} Exactly like a rock star!

MK xo
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Disclaimer: No rock stars were harmed in the making of this post.

I’m a beginner seamstress (I shouldn’t even use the word ‘I’ and ‘seamstress’ in the same sentence), so I was reluctant to let her play with my machine as I’m not really in a position to teach her anything. I reluctantly (because who am I to stand in the way of an artist?) told her she could find some old clothing and cut it up and use the fabric to make something.

Truthfully, I expected nothing but a messy dining room (that is where the sewing machine lives).

She chose the shirt she is wearing in the picture above. It was a smock style shirt with two front pockets. Sadly, I didn’t bother taking any photos of the process. I didn’t expect the wonderful outcome.

She cut the shirt straight across right under the arm holes, folded it over and sewed in a waist band. Then she salvaged a piece of elastic from an old pair of jeans, measured Georgia’s waist, put the elastic in, closed up the waist band and …

tada –> a super cute skirt that fits Georgia just right.

My only contribution was threading the sewing machine and then forcing her to iron the seam before she started sewing.

Obviously, I made no contribution to Georgia’s ensemble at all. She is totally responsible for the stripes/plaid/rubber boots combo. As long as there is pink, they match.

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Disclaimer: One shirt was cut and killed in the making of this post (and skirt).

MUD!

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Disclaimer: No elephants were harmed in the making of this post.

with picnics by the lake.

We’ve been kayaking, hiking, biking and …

rock climbing. This is me. I think this my be my first and only full body image on the blog. Do NOT look too close.

This is Sam climbing in this photo. He did really well.

When we’re not hanging from mountain ledges, we’ve been enjoying …

The sunshine …

and the scenery.

Did I mention the scenery?

What have you been up to?

MK xo
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The good news, not one person noticed the new ketchup. It tasted great, just like ketchup. When I questioned them, it was unanimous, they liked it. Thanks Hunt’s I now have a healthier ketchup for my family.

To celebrate that their new ketchup now features just five simple ingredients, no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial ingredients and no preservatives, Hunt’s is giving moms a high-five to celebrate by hosting Hunt’s High Five Family Photo Fun Contest and invites Moms to submit pictures on their Facebook page depicting family accomplishments and simple victories. To enter, visit http://www.facebook.com/Hunts for a chance to win a family vacation (up to $5,000).

Enjoy!

MK xo
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“I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Hunt’s and received a ketchup sample to facilitate my candid review. Mom Central also sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

Ingredients:

1-2 chicken breasts (chopped into 1/2 inch slices)
1-1.5 cups of chopped fresh spinach leaves
1 cup of sliced mushrooms (any sort)
1/4 cup of butter
3 large cloves of garlic
1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
6 cups of cooked pasta of your choice.

Directions:

Put pasta water on to boil.

Now start chopping up the mushrooms, spinach, garlic and chicken.

When water is at a full boil add pasta.

Add butter to a large skillet or wok (wok works best). When butter is melted add chicken and saute. Now add the mushrooms and the garlic to the cooked chicken, saute until tender. Add salt and pepper. When pasta is cooked drain and add to the wok/skillet.

I cooked the works on med-high.

Add 1/2 the parmesan cheese and mix.

Serve immediately sprinkle with remaining parmesan.

Enjoy!

MK xo
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2. They vacuum:

3. They wash floors:

Hey kid, whadda ya think this is summer vacation? Get back to work!

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Disclaimer: this is not an advertisement for child slavery. I’m merely trying to raise useful, independent adults.

Using Lay’s® Chip Trip points is super EASY and you can print out the savings on your home printer. In this case, for the cost of one small bag of chips (approx value $1), we saved the cost of one adult entry to the Zoo (value $5+).

If I haven’t told you before, Georgia is animal crazy. Sam is just an animal, hence the bars (I jest). With their birthdays being just days apart and having ‘animals’ in common, we decided the zoo would be a fun outing birthday outing.

This is Lucy. She’s lovely and smart. I love elephants. We started the day with an educational elephant show, no weird circus tricks, just information and Lucy participates.

Speaking of weird circus tricks, Sam not to be outdone showed us his weird thumb-bending trick. Well done son, I’m so proud.

Georgia was thrilled with a pony ride.

Lizzy was disappointed not to ride, but as you can see, she was way too BIG!

Georgia likes to think she is a wolf. She howls like a wolf, and devours books on wolves, yet she refused to pose with a wolf. Go figure.

They all loved the ‘hands on’ approach in the petting zoo.

Lizzy’s getting too old and too cool, to ride the train. Sam and Georgia are NOT.

Above –> my favourite haircut of the day.

If you’re in Canada, there is a Lay’s® Chip Trip just waiting for you. Find out more at Lays.ca.

MK xo
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Mr. MK: Umm OK, but do you know what sun tanning is?

Georgia: Yes, it’s when you lay very still on a towel with your bathing suit in the sun and go to sleep.

And that is just …

exactly what she did.

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Disclaimer: this is not an advertisement for skin cancer. Promptly after finding her a sleep, we brought her in the house for a nap.

This box was left at the front door, filled with tons of fruit and vegetable goodness. All of it organic and much of it locally grown.

Total cost $50. There is no way, I could buy all of this organic produce at the grocery store or the farmers market for $50.

We’re having a BIG ole salad tonight.

If you are in the Edmonton area check out: www.theorganicbox.ca

MK xo
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