May Flowers

I love the month of May, not just because it's Mother's Day but because it's when the chance of frost is finally over and I can start planting our garden!

I also love May because of all the fun activities that crop up in the area. There's a festival practically every weekend, the libraries start gearing up for fun events for the summer, and best of all, the summer concert series begin.

I love to listen to various live artists throughout our communities. What's better than sitting on a blanket or a lawn chair, on a breezy evening, enjoying live music and the company of family and friends?

Starting May 1, the concert series schedules will be updated and I will have a separate page with all the links for you.

I've also started a special Memorial Day events page. It's special because all the events are not necessarily on a weekend.

If you know of any events that are not listed, please let us know. We love to keep you in the loop!

I wanted to share a silly joke I read on somebody's blog.
Sit down, are you ready for this?


If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?














Pilgrims.

Did you get it right?

Ha! Have a great weekend and enjoy the weather!

It's Consignment Sale Time!

*edited to add

It's time again for the long awaited, CFCMOPS consignment sale! Look at all the stuff!!

The sale this year is at Sanders Corner Elementary School in Ashburn, VA.

The sale opens to the public from 8am - 12pm. The doors then close from 12-1pm and open back up for the the half price sale until 2pm.

There will be gently-used children's seasonal clothing (size infant to size pre-teen); toys, baby and child equipment; baby and child furniture; children's books, games, videos; and maternity clothing.

This sale takes place in the spring and fall of each year at various locations. Previous locations include Potomac High School, and Christian Fellowship Church.

The CFCMOPS is a group for moms for school-aged children.

Proceeds of the sale fund leadership training, resources for MOPS moms, meeting costs, the MOPPETS children's program, and costs of running the sale. Funds also support CFC MOPS designated charities and allow MOPS moms to participate in a fall and spring service project.

Check out this sale, I guarantee you'll find something useful and well-priced.

For more information on MOPS please check out their website. If you attend the sale, please come back and leave your comments!

Have a great weekend and happy shopping!

A Rainy Day Treat

Did you dare attend an Easter Egg hunt in the rain on Easter Saturday?

We did. And it was great because there was only a handful of die hard attendees and my daughter got a basket full of eggs!! She had a fabulous time wearing her rain boots and her bunny ears.

It has been beautiful weather the past few weekends. I hope you've gotten out to enjoy it.

I have a fun recipe (which a friend actually pulled off the Internet) to try out when it's rainy and the kids want to be entertained.






My daughter and I made these and she had a great time mixing all the ingredients and crushing the cookies to smithereens. Of course, by the time we were done, we were too full to eat the final result.

Pudding Dirt Cups

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups cold milk
1 4-serving size package instant chocolate pudding
8 oz., frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip)
1 1/2 cups crushed sandwich cookies (such as Oreos)
20 gummy worms

Preparation:

Whisk together milk and instant pudding for two minutes, until pudding is completely dissolved. Let stand 5 minutes to thicken.

Stir on frozen whipped topping and 1/2 cup of the crushed cookies.

Spoon into 10 cups.

Sprinkle remaining crushed cookies over the pudding mixture. Top with 2 gummy worms.

Chill until ready to serve.

Makes 10 servings.


Instead of the cups, we just did two small tins.

I hope you enjoy making this fun treat with your kids. Remember, it's just food, it washes off!

Changes!

Have you seen our new and improved website??

I am very happy with how it came out.

I hope it will be easier to navigate.

Please bare with us as we work out the bugs from the new upgrade. If you see any broken links, please submit them either via the blog or our e-mail address.

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