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I love to baby sit for my grand kids…always love to watch them play and interact with each other. This is the best part of being a grandparent. You get to take the time to watch, and really enjoy what little children do.

On this particular day I was asked to come over and while their mom went out shopping I went to work, or should I say PLAY babysitter.

Now what was surprising, and enjoying, was watching not only the children, but Bailey the dog. See as the children played Bailey had to get into the act and steal some fun….well explaining is not easy, but watching how Bailey took over the game is much better…so let me introduce to you Bailey and the Toy…

Wordless Wednesday

WW

December 26, 2012December 26, 2012

Family, recipe, Time of the Season, Video

Christmas Tower Cake – Groovin Moms Style

December 24, 2012December 29, 2012

Christmas Tower Cake – Panettone

2 cups cold heavy cream
3 Tb sugar
1 cup each – blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and strawberries (Total 4 cups fruit)
3 oz grappa or rum or whatever you like
1 Panettone Cake

Whisk the heavy cream with 2 tb sugar in a large bowl until firm.

In another large bowl, add all the fruit, 1 tb sugar and grappa or rum. Stir and let stand for a few minutes until sugar melts.

Cut the cake into 1 -1 1/2 in thick slices. Reconstruct the Panettone cake by layers, spreading the whipping cream and mixed fruit and juices equally between the layered pieces. Repeat until all the cake is put back together. Top the cake with remaining whipped cream and fruit. If you have more, you can put around the bottom of the cake.

12 servings

Honestly, I lost control of the situation from the start (too many cans of whipped cream going on) but Merci said go on with the show, so we went with it. We used frozen fruit (had lots of juice), left out the sugar and rum/grappa and used canned whipped cream. The kids just loved the reddi whipp cans and went to town, really had a great time and we made a big mess. Fun stuff . P.S. Now I know how OIive Oyl felt around Popeyes’ nephews 🙂

source: Cooking Channel

Family, pets, Time of the Season, Video

Sophie, Bailey and The Present

December 20, 2012December 29, 2012

It is funny how children can just find any item in the home and decide that this will be a great gift for someone. Yes, funny, especially when the item that they find is an item that you have in your home…LOL! Now not only did this item come from my house, but, I was the person that had to wrap it and bring the present to Sophie’s home to place under her Christmas tree. The gift was for her mom and she was so excited about this special present. How could I not indulge this sweet act of love.

However, Sophie did run into a minor problem. The problem was her dog, Bailey. When Baily saw the present he just assumed the gift was for him. Bailey don’t you know what happens when you ASS U ME!

And so the Bailey and Sophie dance had begun.I was truly surprised to see how Bailey persisted in his attempt to grab this special gift. I am sure that my granddaughter did not even think that this gift, that she acquired at no cost to her, would bring such attention , or that she would have to fight off her terrier, who just seemed to insist that he, bailey, should open the gift.