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Summer vacation has officially kicked off! The kids are done school and I'm on summer work hours.  We have some good activities, outings and a vacation planned.  At the start of each summer I like to make a kind of bucket list to be sure to take advantage of all the activities in the area. It doesn't have to be expensive activities, one summer we made a point of trying out different parks and different splash pads and community pools. This year I plan on taking advantage of local beaches and spending as much time outside and in the water as possible.  I hope you enjoy your summer activities and get to take advantage of time outside. Stay tuned for some summer ideas!

Little Misse's birthday just passed and she asked for an easy Bake Oven. I never had one but I thought it was a good idea but the down sides are that they are big and expensive and the refills are expensive for what they are. The thing is that Little Miss already bakes with me. I did want to get her something that she could use by herself but that would be more useful. I found this pink, heart shapped waffle maker at Canadian Tire. It makes mini waffles and Little Miss loves waffles (who doesn't?) Along with the waffle maker I found a pack of 4 little Mason jars.  I wanted to make little single serving waffle mixes that she could use as you would an Easy Bake Oven mix. To do this I measured our 1/2 of our favorite waffle mix and split that into 4 portions. I made different flavors, birthday cake (by adding sprinkles) brownie (by adding 1 tsp of cocoa.)  When we made the waffles mixes we added 1 egg 1/4 milk and 1tbs melted butter. Along with...