Shower Caddy

We joined our community pool this year and it has been so much fun!

I would love to share with you the joys of "float night" and how Jenn's husband has been saddled with this lovely little barge and all the flailing/screaming/ruckus raising pirates that go with it.

It's some funny stuff.But that's another post. For now, let me tell you about the shower caddy. I pack our toiletries in my ever-clever, handy-dandy, shower bucket.

I stole this idea from another clever momma at the pool. She doesn't blog, so she won't mind if I steal share her idea!
Wash it out. Poke a few holes in the bottom. Wa-La.

I happened to have an even larger bucket that was once the home to a Potato Head family, that I use. I believe having something a little bigger is always a little better (see above regarding float) and I put body wash, shampoo, detangler, and a hair pick inside of it.

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Blessings!

Play Dough...Big Whoop

I know. Homemade play dough. It's been done before.

You are not impressed.

All I'm sayin' is that we made this play dough and immediately following, the clouds parted and angels began to sing.

And they were singing about play dough.

(kidding)

My children played with play dough for hours. HOURS. UPON HOURS.

Of course Samuel pretended to make rocks....snakes....balls....even a cute little baby Larry from Veggie Tales. You know? Regular play dough creations.

The girls however, staged a fierce competition between chefs and starred in the newest Food Network program called, "You Can't Eat It But It Shore Does Look Good!"

I think they might have a shot. Have you seen some of the stuff they make on the Food Network???

Maybe you already have a play dough recipe. Maybe not. I got this one from a mother of nine and she promised it to be the best. I sort of trust her opinion.

• 2 1/2- 3 cups of flour
• 1/2 cup of salt
• 1 tablespoon of alum
• 2 cups of boiling water
• 2 tablespoons of oil
• food coloring

And this stuff? We threw it all away!

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Look Out! dessert

Five Ingredients Or Less.....No Problem!

We call it "Look Out!" If you are not from the south it might sound bizarre but basically this stuff is so good that my girls and I like to holler, "LOOK OUT!!!" when we eat it.

Well. It makes sense around here.

Chris and I have decided that it falls into the top three for best desserts ever. Ever.

I know that is a very substantial claim, so you'll have to be the judge.

Here goes:

2-dozen ice cream sandwiches
2 containers of Cool Whip (12 oz)
Hot Fudge (12 oz) *Chris likes to put caramel topping too
Salted Peanuts (1 cup)

In a 9x13 pan just lay down the first 12 ice cream sandwiches. It will be a tight fit and you will want to cut one of the bars in half to make it work just right. Of course you could make this smaller all together just by using fewer ice cream sandwiches, but why?

Sounds downright foolish to me.

Spoon on a layer of Cool Whip. I go on ahead and use a whole tub even though the recipe only calls for half.

I sometimes walk on the wild side.

Sprinkle with some salted peanuts, then pour almost the entire jar of fudge topping. I had to heat mine up a bit so it would cover the pan.

Lay out the next layer of ice cream sandwiches, then Cool Whip and some more nuts (if you want to) and now drizzle the remaining fudge topping. (I am starting to mutter "Look Out" at this point)

Cover and freeze for at least two hours. If frozen overnight (or longer) you will need to let this sit out on the counter for about twenty minutes before serving it.

Ya'll. I am telling you it is the best.

LOOK OUT!

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