Handy Tip #3

I love ice cream.  I bet you do too.  Here's a quick and easy way to serve it.

Side note:  Have you ever tried the Kroger Value brand Vanilla.  As you can see, it's not considered ice cream.  The box says Frozen Dairy Dessert.  Try it.  It's only $1.75 and it tastes close to homemade ice cream.  I love it.  But the chocolate is not so good.

First, open the box at all seams as shown.

Now, using a large knife, cut down in about 1 to 2" segments.  It really doesn't matter if they are not all equal.

Next, cut crosswise.  You now have fairly equal portions cut and ready for when you want a bite. And if you have kids, they can't fight over who got more.  It's all equal.

As you can see, when you're through cutting, the box will close back easily.









Now, how easy is that!  And this is great to do before a party.  It makes serving to guests quick and easy.

"Organisation Celebration"

So, what do you have planned for the last weekend of June?    Looking at my calendar, all I have pencilled in is to watch the Syfy movie "Big Foot".  I know, I know, all the Saturday Syfy movies are so cheesy, but I like to laugh at the ridiculousness of them.  I mean with titles like Octogator and Pirahnaconda, you havta agree.  I can't wait to see what this latest Big Foot will look like :)

Anyway, back to the subject.  That weekend, June 29th through July 1st, head on over to Jennifers Jumbles for an ‘Organisation Celebration’.  According to Jennifer:

There will be posts every hour from 5pm-10pm Friday, and 10am-10pm Saturday and Sunday (BST), including a blog hop, tips, tutorials, challenges, crafts, and lots of GIVEAWAYS!  The giveaways will stay open until Monday (July 2) at 11:59pm BST, so if you're away for the weekend, you'll have Monday to catch up.  One challenge will be open until the following Sunday (July 8) too.

Sounds Epic!  Blog hop (love those), crafts (love also), and giveaways (live for!).  Right now though, as encouragement to spread the word about the event, you can win an Echo Park Note To Self Collection Kit.


   This is what it looks like.  Cool huh!


You can enter 4 different ways.  You can pin it, twitter it, facebook it, and blog about it (like I'm doing now).  You have until June 23rd to do this.  Just go to Jennifers Jumbles to enter.

Looks like my calendar for that weekend just got full.  I wonder if I can catch a rerun of Big Foot!

Til next time, have fun!

Blog Partyin!

It's party time!!!!  Janice and Susan, the twin bloggers behind 5 Minutes for Mom are hosting their SIXTH annual Ultimate Blog Party!  Sounds like the ultimate place to party and meet new friends.  Actually, that's their words...but works for me!  This will be my first year to signup.

All you have to do is write a party post on your site, sharing a bit of what you and your site are all about, and then add the URL of that party post to the applicable linky list.  Then start partying! Blog hop through the linky lists, leaving comments and making friends as you go.

There are 11 categories.  I signed up for the craft category because ahem-that's what I'm all about.  I mean if you check out my other posts, you'll see that I luuuv to craft.

The prize pool has over 150 prizes worth over $21.200.  Now, that's worth partyin over!  The party ends at at 11:59 pm Eastern, April 20, 2012 so get off your hinnie and head over there.

Til next time, have fun!