Here are the Easter dessert pictures. The pictures did not come out as well as I had hoped, but the desserts were fabulous, if I do say so myself!
The pineapple cream cake:

The Hershey Bar pie:

The carrot cakes:

After the appetizers and the meal comes the piece de resistance - dessert.
This year I am making three desserts.
The first is my sister’s favorite. Using the Kraft recipe for Pineapple Lush, I substitute a yellow cake for the angel food cake. I also use regular pudding and regular Cool Whip. I know, [...]

I wanted to make little gifts for my Easter dinner guests, but I have not been able to get out this week because of my knee. I ended up making baskets out of card stock, using the designs from The Toy Maker.
Two of them (the egg basket and the butterfly basket) came from the [...]

After the appetizers, it is time for the dinner.
This year, I will be making ham. At first, I was thinking about making something else because Bob (my husband) does not really care for ham. When he first said he didn’t want ham, I said, “But you can’t celebrate Easter without having a ham.” [...]

Happy Good Friday!
Easter is my favorite holiday. I am hosting an Easter dinner for my family this year, but I really want to be able to enjoy the day without running around like crazy to get the food ready, so today and tomorrow, I am going to get all of my Easter dinner and [...]

My husband has been teaching the older boys to play chess lately. One thing that can be difficult about playing games with kids is trying to determine when to let them win and when to start playing with your full ability.
My husband found an interesting solution to that problem for chess. He plays [...]

The Carnival of Homeschooling is up.

This is a purse that I crocheted. It is actually a sack because I made it for Big D to carry his juggling balls in when he is outside playing. It can also hold a water bottle. It is worn across the chest.

If I was making a purse this style, it would [...]