Happy Friday friends!

I can’t tell you how many times in a day, when the kids are playing with play doh, that I yell ‘don’t eat the play doh.’  The play doh makers say that play doh is non-toxic, but come on… you really don’t want your kid eating it do you?  I didn’t think so.

While perusing the blogs over my daily cup of caffeine, I came across this post that shows you how to make your own play doh.  Now at least I know what they are eating.  We quickly pulled out the only cookie cutters we have, of the Christmas variety, and went to work.  Then we moved on to beach shapes.  Palm trees.  Crabs.  Fish.  Boats. ‘Tis the season.

And speaking of homemade goodness, on our trip to Costco this week.  I *heart* Costco.  I really do.  We purchased this savvy piece of machinery.  Our own, ready in 20 minutes, ice cream maker.  And that was $50 well spent.  Run, go now to Costco and get this machine before ice cream season ends.   You will not regret it.

Earlier this week I made the Ghiradelli brownies (from Costco), so we made brownie ice cream.  With huge chunks of brownie.  Mmmmm….

I buy my vanilla from El Mercado in San Antonio.  If you can find a Mexican market in your area, you can get a big bottle like this for around $6.

Then, get this, last night I was eating some Blue Bell Ice Cream, a southern favorite, when I bit into something hard.  I kid you not.  It was a piece of metal.  No lie.  About one inch long skiny piece of metal.  Ick.

From now on I’m sticking to the homemade variety.

Have a lovely Fourth of July weekend!  A truly homemade fourth.

**Friends, what do I do with the metal?  Send them a lovely email/letter?  What would you do?