The Funniest Joke Book Ever :)

My son, Roman (4) is very interested in jokes right now. He and Ava love to tell them and make them up, even if they don't make any sense. Asher, the youngest, even gets in on the action and tries to tell knock-knock jokes.

Here's a Microsoft Word Document that I made for a printable joke book with the easiest and funniest jokes I could find.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/91584774/joke-book


*All the clipart is from Microsoft Office clipart online.

Cultivating my Green Thumb

I have always wanted to start gardening, and now that my kids aren't babies, I'm trying to learn about gardening and teach them also. My Parents are the true gardeners and are really helping set everything up and give me pointers.

Plastic drum compost bin

My Dad built us a compost bin from a plastic drum that can be rolled on the ground to mix the compost. He built the frame for the small garden with the help of my 4 year old son.

Wood frame garden with potatoes we picked

We have red potatoes, cherry tomatoes, and green onions planted in the garden. The tomatoes are still green, but should be turning red soon.

The kids love the cherry tomatoes!! 

The kids have planted some things at school and at the botanical gardens. I'm trying to grow them so that they can see the fruits of their efforts. My son planted some flowers at his pre-school and I don't know what they are. We'll have to wait until they bloom, I guess. My daughter planted a bean plant in Kindergarten. We attended an Earth Day presentation at Shangri La Botanical Garden in Orange, TX this past weekend and the kids planted some bean plants and made "seed bombs" with some mixed flower seeds.

Roman's Mystery Flowers

Bean plants

In the front yard, for the first time since we've lived here (2 1/2 years), I have flowers in the flower bed. They are yellow and orange marigolds and dark pink geraniums. I had the kids help me plant them and told them the names of the flowers. Sometimes you don't even think they're listening, but they are. When we went to the botanical gardens, Roman spotted some marigolds and could actually name them! Proud Mom moment!

Marigolds and geraniums

My Dad also planted a few onions and some parsley in the back of the flower bed. I'm ready to start cooking with all my fresh produce!

Onions and Parsley

Last, but not least, is my fig tree. I am so looking forward to making strawberry-fig preserves and desserts. We planted it a few months ago, and it already has figs!

Little figs!!

Fig tree

My first post on RecapturingthePositive is creating a tic-tac-toe board with felt. I love using felt for projects! It's bright, soft, and doesn't need to be sewn. 


For this project, you'll need:

• a glue gun
• several colors of felt
• gallon zip-close bag

I hide away this tic-tac-toe board, and other games like it, away until I need something different for the kids to do. Then I pack them up for the next time they seem bored.

Here we are playing a tic-tac-toe tournament!