My youngest turned three this past weekend, and we did up his birthday proper. He is just as affectionate as he is messy and foolish. You can see from the expression on his face that the slip-n-slide was a huge hit, as was tackling his brother. At the pool Sunday, his daddy showed him how…

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(At first, I was just going to post the photo. But I figured someone would ask for the recipe, so here it is.) Directions: Using the instructions on the Bisquik (or Jiffy mix) box, bake six shortcakes. Remove from pan and set on a rack to cool. While they cool, wash and dry 1/2 pint…

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This little guy loves to sit down with a book, open it in the middle, and “read” to me. “Once UP-on a TIME….” he sing-songs. Turns to the next page. “Once UP-on a TIME…” My big guy is trying to win an entire set of this year’s baseball cards(720 of them!) from the library’s summer…

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