Homemade Butter
1/3 cup whipping cream
1 small jar, (we used baby food jars)
Put whipping cream in jar and shake until the cream is soft ball. Pour off milk, take out butter, stir until butter is firm, salt and eat with biscuits! Yummy!
Note: you have to shake hard, but it does work!
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Nicholas won a gift card from the library and I thought he would go and buy a toy of some kind. Great, I thought more toys for my house. Well, I was shocked when he bought a pool and swimming trunks. The kids have really been enjoying the pool!
This is Neil, he loves it outside. I had put him in the pool for a while, but he was freezing so I changed him and put his bug cover over him and he was happy! 
As I have said before, my kids have been going to the Summer Reading Programs at our local library. Here is a recipe that they did (and yes it is in a zip lock baggie): 
I have told you all before that we are going to the summer library program it is a great program. Monday-Wednesday we go for programs, they serve lunch and give away prises. Three of my four kids have already won $25 Walmart Gift Cards. Last week at the Cooking hour the kids made Dirt Pudding. They did it in ziplock bags, yes another ziplock bag recipe Liz! lol! I have placed some pictures on top of this post, my kids love cooking hour actually better than story hour, but don't tell the library that. lol. Here is the recipe they used.
I shared one part of this on Works for me Wednesday. You use pre-made gelatin or pudding cups. They can usually be found for under a dollar for 4 cups. All you do is remove the foil lid and insert a pop stick into the pudding or gelatin cup. (I use the sticks from my Popsicle holders.) Freeze them for 5 hours or overnight to allow to firm. To remove the pop from the cup, place bottom of cup under warm running water for 15 seconds. Press firmly on bottom of cup to release pop. (Do not twist or pull pop stick) you can buy the mixed flavor ones and get a really pretty Popsicle! Someone commented that you can also use the cup for the kids to put there pop when then do not want to hold it anymore and someone else commented on how using some of the pre-packed jello and pudding that is fat free or even sugar free can be a great snack for dieting adults!
Last week, we had a bad storm and the electric has been having problems every since. One night it went all the way off. My ds who is 7 said he was, "bored." My 2 year old twins were just scared, so my dh told them about how in the old days people used to not have electric and had to find other things to do to entertain themselves. He told them about how some used oil lamps like we were using and then we just talked to each other and then dh told them about some of the things they did in the old days Dh played his guitar, we sang songs, dances and just laughed. We had a really good time. The electric came back on about 2 hours after it went off and we all went to bed. The kids had so much fun that we plan to have more "Old Time Days" fun as dh calls it, even if the electric does not go off.
Last weekend, we all went to the park. This was a new park that we had not been to before. It is about a 10 minute drive from our house and the kids really enjoyed it. This park has a neater slide than the others we have been going to visit. I also noticed that this park has a really nice picnic area. A shelter and several gazabos with built in picnic tables, so we are going to have several outings to this park this summer and have some picnics. It has been so hot lately, that I always take a small cooler filled with bottled water and sippies. The kids are always ready for a cold drink as are my husband and I. This park visit I also took some of those freezer popcickles and the kids loved those, but we ate those as soon as we got to the park because I did not know how long they would last in the cooler because I only had the blue ice pack in the cooler, usually that is all I ever use. So, anyways, we will be visiting the park more this summer and hey it's FREE!
I have never really said this here but my family has a Family Fun Night once a week. We usually do this on Mondays. We have a brief gospel lesson and then do something fun as a family. I think it brings our family closer together. We also have a special snack. Sometimes this is the fun activity we do together. We have made cookies, dirt, and lots of other things. I used this fun recipe when my 7 year old was learning to count and I think I am going to use it again since I working on counting with the twins!Count Kebobs
Apples (sliced)
Large Marshmallows
Pineapple chunks
Oranges (peeled and pulled apart in sections)
Wooden Skewers
1. Count 1 apple
2. Count 2 marshmallows
3. Count 3 pineapple chuncks
4. Count 4 orange sections
5. Push on skewer
6. Count the number of pieces in all
7. Eat and Enjoy!
Hope everyone has a GREAT Friday!
Since I mentioned it I will give you the dirt recipe too.
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Dirt Pudding
1 pkg. Oreo cookies
4 T. stick margarine
1 - 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1 - 12-oz. Cool Whip
2 small pkg. instant vanilla pudding
3-1/2 c. milk
Directions:Melt margarine & mix with Oreos. Save 1 cup for topping. Press remaining mixture into pan for crust. Cream cheese & gradually add milk. Add pudding & blend well. Blend in Cool Whip by hand. Pour into crust, sprinkle reserved Oreos on top & refrigerate. You can line small flower pots with foil and put enough for one serving in them and in topping with a gummy worm. You can make this seasonal, i.e. for Halloween put spooky things on top. It's a fun dessert!
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My other Family Friday Post
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We have made this together several times. It is so much fun!
Bread in a Bag
2 cups white bread flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
3 tablespoons powdered milk
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 package Rapid Rise yeast
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup hot water (125 to 130 degrees F)
Extra flour to use during the kneading process
Combine white flour, whole wheat flour, yeast, sugar, salt and powdered milk in a 1 gallon heavy duty Ziploc freezer bag. Squeeze upper part of bag to force out the air. Shake and work bag with fingers to blend ingredients. Add hot water and oil to dry ingredients. Reseal bag. Mix by working bag with fingers, until the dough is completely mixed and pulls away from the bag. On floured surface, knead dough 5 minutes, or until smooth and elastic. Put dough back into bag and let it rest 10 minutes. If working in teams, divide dough in half and shape. Let rise until double in bulk. Bake at 350 for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack or dish towels.
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My other Family Friday Post
Well, this is not something we did this week but we do this every summer and I wanted to share. I did this in the elementry schools in my county when I worked as a County Extension Agent. I decided to bring the fun home. We make Tin Can Ice Cream. My oldest son loves making it and I can not wait to do this with my 2 year old twins this summer. Here is the recipe:
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