Have a little fun this weekend:

July 10

July 11

Don’t forget to check the Summer Fun Guide for more fun things to do.

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Ice cream, admission to The Water Mine, a game of bowling, a round of miniature golf — these are just a few of the things this year’s Fairfax County Public Library Summer Reading Program participants can get for free by completing the targets set for their age group.
The program runs through September 5 and encourages [...]

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I have been enjoying both the fruits of the farm we belong to and the great loss-leaders some grocery stores have been running (4 pints of blueberries for $5 – yum!). Every time I run across a great deal, I find myself day-dreaming that I will somehow turn into Martha Stewart or Bree Hodge and whip up several festive dishes with these fruits — some jellies, pies, and whatever else you can do with them — but it never happens.

No, our dirty little secret is that we like our fruit just plain. Washed and raw. Sometimes the kids will eat it in plain non-fat organic yogurt. (I did not develop the same tastebuds they did, so I at least have to either have French Vanilla non-fat yogurt or sweeten the plain with Splenda.) But give them a bowl of fresh fruit and my kids are happy as larks, and I keep asking myself, isn’t this what parents are striving for? Should I mess with their love of a healthy snack by creating pies and such? Is it okay to be “boring” and just eat the fruit fresh and not do anything more creative than a fruit salad with it? This year I didn’t even make my dip for strawberries (see below) because I don’t need the extra calories and I figure there’s no need to get the kids started on bad habits.

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For the past two years I have put together a Summer Fun Guide for my church’s women’s group (with the help of two wonderful women — thank you Cheryl, and Jami — as well as content input from lots of other women) and we have circulated it via a Word document in print and email.  [...]

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