Lego Party!

My friend Melissa, at The Joys of Home Educating, has a Lego link up each week. I have to admit, my children aren't huge Lego players. We have a few sets, and they play if I haul them out and get them interested. I mentioned the Lego linky today and Miss B said, "We should do that!". So, when we got home from our field trip this morning she sat down on the deck to build. GMan is building as I type, but he wasn't really on board with his sister's idea, so perhaps he'll come up with something on his own. The dynamic duo wasn't quite hitting it off today, imagine that! :-0

While we were at it we researched Lego creations on the internet. For fun, check out the Top 10 Strange Lego Creations! Very cool!

Thanks Melissa, for encouraging children to play with their Legos!!

Miss B. with her house (I think these are pieces from a Lego beach house set):

The barbeque area:

The flower garden:

We've been listening to Charlotte's Web in the car for the past week. Here are some E.B. White inspired Lego creations by GMan. On the left is Templeton and on the right is Charlotte (notice the eight legs). I love the way a child's mind works.

Hop over to Melissa's site and see more Lego creations!

What's for Dinner? My FAVORITE Side Dish!

This recipe is just a winner. You can make it at home as a side dish for dinner. You can also take it to a potluck or cookout. I even made it for a Christmas party last year and it received rave reviews. The recipe comes from my dear friend, DeAnna. She was my supervising teacher during student teaching twenty years ago. In addition to being a great teacher, she's a fabulous cook, too!

Since these posts are supposed to be "What's for DINNER?" I guess you could make a simple ham slice, green beans, crescent rolls, and this fabulous side dish. Here goes! (btw, I don't know who Aunt Frieda is, but I'd sure like to thank her!)

Aunt Frieda's Grapes 'n Cream Salad

Freida’s Grapes ‘n Cream

1 ½ lbs red grapes (rinsed and dried)

1 ½ lbs green grapes (rinsed and dried)

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

8 oz. sour cream, stirred

¾ cup sugar (I used ½ Splenda, ½ sugar)

1 tsp vanilla

Mix creams/sugar until sugar is dissolved. Then pour cream mixture over grapes and fold together. Spoon evenly into an oblong serving dish.

Topping:

1 cup pretzel crumbs (just crushed in a zip-loc bag. If you use the food processor they get too fine.)

1 cup brown sugar

Mix pretzels and sugar

Sprinkle/spread mixture on top of grapes. Refrigerate.

What's for dinner in your house this week? Feel free to share a main dish, side, or dessert. Anything goes - as long as it can be for dinner! Please link back to my blog somewhere in your post, or use my cute button.

There are also other fun recipe hops, so check them out!