December 31st, 2006
Little Mummy inspired me to post a year of Lil’ Duck’s photos (ok, a recap, I’m not really going to post 1000+ photos ;)) with her sweet review of her little girl’s year in the group writing project. Without further ado:
January was a month of joy - one of Lil’ Duck’s grandmas was able to visit him for the first time and they had a blast playing with each other:
He loved tipping things over, climbing up on things and began a love of books which continues today. Read more…
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December 29th, 2006
This photo, taken last year on Christmas day, represents new because my parents dog was brand new to them at the time. Lil’ Duck wasted no time making friends, although the dog took a little time to warm up (the look on her face is now more tolerant than tortured, unlike this photo).
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December 26th, 2006
1st layer:
2 cups coarsely chopped pretzels
3/4 cup melted margarine
3 T. sugar
Mix together and bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes, set aside to cool.
2nd layer:
1 8oz pkg cream cheese
1 cup sugar
2 cups whipped cream (small container)
Beat together and spread over pretzels.
3rd layer:
1 lg (6oz) pkg strawberry jello
1 10ox pkg frozen strawberries
Prepare jello as directed on package (2 cups boiling water), add frozen strawberries, let cool for a few minutes, pour on top of everything else before it thickens and let it chill. Enjoy!
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December 25th, 2006
May you all have a wonderful holiday with your families!! The Duck family will be enjoying the holiday with various relatives and relishing the break from blogging and work. All orders for our products placed between December 23rd and January 2nd will be answered and proofed after the 3rd (I already have several orders lined up for the 1st and 2nd, orders now will be proofed in the order they were received, so it’s possible to have a few extra days wait if you order near the end of this break). I have a few posts scheduled during this break, but nothing new will be posted and no e-mails will be answered until after the 3rd. Lil’ Duck and I will be back after this time, well-rested and full of new tales for your reading enjoyment!
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December 24th, 2006
Lil’ Duck, unlike his parents, is not used to cold weather. He has never seen snow, never known snowballs and snowmen and skiing and sleet and all that is the joy of wintertime. Last week, we took him to a community festival, where there was some ice snow on a hill for sledding. However, there were so many people there and such a lack of being able to actually touch the snow that he really didn’t get the concept. I got a bit of icy snow for him, which he declared to be “yucky” and “coooold”. He much preferred looking at the lights, the fountain, and running around the shuffleboard court.
However, this week there was a church festival with more snow. This time, not only was there a little sledding hill (with a much shorter line, we actually have a cute video of him sledding down the hill with me) but there was also snow spitting out from the “heavens” and a snow play area. We had to drag him kicking and screaming into this play area, despite his protests about “snow, no snow, snow icky, snow cold, no like it”. At first, he continued to scream at the snow, but then… Read more…
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December 22nd, 2006
This photo can be either “using phone lines” or crossing the line by taking over Mommy’s cell phone!!
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December 22nd, 2006
“Make da cookie, mama, cook da cookie den frosting and spinkles!!”
He helped put the cookies on the cookie sheet, I baked them, then I ended up doing most of the frosting work while he watched with great interest and stuck a finger in now and then. His special sprinkles, which he picked out in the store with great delight (”want da BALL ones, colorful, wow!!”) were now ready to be added to the much-anticipated cookies. Read more…
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