We went to the Dallas Farmers' Market with some friends here. It was great. They have produce directly from the farmers who grow it. Remember, do NOT squeeze the peaches! This stand with corn was fabulous. It...

I think Ikea is cool. I got a chair there for my desk with Grandpa Ron and Hilda. I decided it would be a fun place to visit again with Mom, Dad and RIley. It is huge....

We had a big Girl Scout cookies season this year. Mom was cookie mom, so our house was loaded with cookies. Dad was tempted to eat some of them but we stopped him. I sold a lot...

My class was part of The Stock Market Game, where schools from all over the USA had teams that picked stocks that they thought would do well, as well as stocks to sell short. This link describes...

I made rice crispy treats with mom. The recipe is pretty simple - and is often on the back of rice crispy boxes. Start with the cereal: Then put the marshmallows and butter in a microwave bowl...

We went to the Texas State Fair and had a great time. It's famous for a lot of things, but here are two:Big Tex, and great fried food. Big Tex's history is availble here: http://www.bigtex.com/aboutus/history/bigtexhistory/ Here is...

A few weeks ago, I had my first babysitting job while my mom was having a party for one of her friends. Here is a photo from the distance in our back yard. The little boy I...

A friend of mine (herself a Brownie) taught us a great recipe for fabulous tasting brownies, which are really easy to make. Here's the secret... Use the brownie mix you like the best, pour half the batter...

I'm a Brownie in Troop 2662 now. Here is me modeling the bag I made in a Brownie meeting at Jackman's Fabrics (a Saint Louis company I like a lot). http://www.jackmansfabrics.com/About-Us-sp-3.html Here's my bag: Up close, with...

I liked Brian's goals post. Here is dad working on his goal, too - sleeping after a night shift at work. I decided my doll thought that was a good goal, too. So she went to sleep...

This morning, I saw a pretty patch of sunlight. Dad snapped these photos just before we went off to the school bus. He thought the shadows of the Indian style dancing were interesting. Here's a shadow, which...

October is girls' birthday month in Saint Louis. Guess who this present belongs to...? Well actually, it belongs to our mom - but we kind of stole it because we liked it so much. It was from...

I finished my sailing class (called the Harbor Mice) at Carlyle Lake in Illinois, and I learned a lot and had a good time. A group of us each solo sailed little boats called Opti's. Here I...

This spring I had my yearly recitals - dance and piano. Here are some pics. In piano I played a song called "Look at what I can do". It had hand cross-overs, multiple octaves, and was pretty...

Our vegetarian recipe (see Craig and Grace's tofu blog) came from Claire's Cornercopia - located on one corner of the green in New Haven. It's one of my favorite cafes. Here are some pics from our spring...