I'm determined to do at least one crafty thing with the kids every day since it's officially summer, and yesterday we made playdough.  I forgot how much fun it was; even my 8 yo enjoyed it!  So here's a recipe, in case you have a crazy desire to make a mess in your kitchen.

2 cps flour

1 cp salt

2 Tbs oil

1 tsp cream of tartar

1 1/2 cps hot water

Mix well!  That's it!  You can add whatever food coloring you like to this, *or* I've heard that instant jello powder makes great color and a lovely scent (but haven't tried it myself!)  Keep it in a ziploc and it'll be good for a couple of weeks.  The cream of tartar is a stabilizer.

I just finished reading a great book I picked up at the bookstore called "Is That Really You, God?" by Loren Cunningham, founder of YWAM, about hearing the voice of God.  It was fantastic, and I think I'm going to read it aloud to the kids over the next couple of weeks. 

Our pool is finally up and running and the kids are going to be living in there for the summer, I'm pretty sure!  Hurray!  Even the baby likes it, though he still screams his head off in the tub.  I just got home from doing my grocery game-ing at the groceries and drugstore, and added up my totals . . . I spent $207 for $464 worth of stuff!  Woohoo!  This week I got 6 deodorants; 12 boxes of my summer favorite, Suddenly Salad pasta mix in Bacon Ranch;  and 12 bottles of shampoo for FREE.  Love it!