I stopped by Audrey’s home this morning to pick up a couple of things she had for my Mom. I left Audrey’s home with those couple of things… and with my afternoon-Kindergarten grandson, Alex. Alex and I had a quick hour to fill before school.  And fill it, we did.  With PANCAKES and Reddi-wip! You must understand that Grandma is [...]

On Monday afternoon, I took my Mom to a doctor’s appointment.  The appointment was to discuss a possible surgery, and I that knew my Mom would benefit from a good dose of dinner at my home with a bunch of great-grandchildren afterwards. Audrey was delighted to bring over her brood and to visit with GrandmaRita, even on this most drenching [...]

GIVEAWAY from my Reddi-wip Backyard BBQ Party! You can WIN this great summer extravaganza GIVEAWAY from Reddi-wip: 1. Reddi-wip Coupons 2. Reddi-wip Recipe Cards 3. Green Picnic Basket 4. Harry and David Fruit of the Season Membership 5. Wire Fruit Bowl 6. Gardening Seeds 7. Beautiful Gardening Kit 8. Junior Herb Garden Kit All of my guests left with a [...]

Family and friends and lots of kids… including 9 grandkids! The 4th of July. A truly old-fashioned backyard BBQ. A Reddi-wip just-the-right-size-for-kids-and-adults dessert table filled with cool & summery, light & creamy, fresh & delicious fruit desserts!  Luscious strawberries, blueberries and bananas. Pineapple slices. Vanilla Wafers.  Strawberry Jam. Pretzels.  Granola. Graham crackers. Chocolate syrup.  Honey.  Individual parfait cups.  Creativity.  Fun [...]

I hope everyone had a Happy 4th of July weekend! There aren’t many times right now in my life where I get the chance to hang out with my ENTIRE family. Usually someone has to be somewhere else, and truth be told, lately that person’s been me. There’s nothing I cherish more than family… and I will say, I’ve been [...]

While Audrey (aka Mommy) is attending the BlissDom ’10 Conference, I’ve been helping out with the kids. And you know what happens while the cat’s away and the kiddies come to Grandma’s to play… Let’s just say the kittens and I have been having a little bliss of our own. We’ll call it WhipDom ’10 and leave it at that!