Just a Day in the Life of a Mom with Twins

Finally!! Here's a patriotic treat for any 4th of July party! Kids love that they are hand-held treats and adults like it too. Ingredients: 2 (3 ounces) boxes red jello 2 (3 ounces) boxes blue jello 4 envelopes knox unflavored gelatin 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk Boiling Water & Cold Water Directions: In a medium bowl, mix two boxes of red jello with 1 envelope of unflavored gelatin. Add 2 cups of boiling water and stir to dissolve. Cool to room temperature and pour into a 9x13 inch glass pan that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Refrigerate for 30 minutes (make sure that your refrigerator is level, or your jello will come out uneven-looking --- Just like mine!) While the first layer is setting, prepare the white layer. In another bowl, mix sweetened condensed milk with 1 cup of boiling water. In a separate small bowl, sprinkle 2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin over 1/2 cup of cold water. Let stand a few minutes and then add 1/2 cup of bo

Well as you all know I'm super excited that 4th of July is right around the corner. I've been planning my BBQ for a while now and I've purchased the necessary items to pull off said BBQ but there's one thing I forgot to check....FIREWORKS.  That's right my friends, your firework loving, ribfest attending, red white and blue blood girl completely forgot to check the firework schedule at ribfest this year and just found out today....July 1st that ribfest will NOT be doing fireworks on the 4th.... What kind of sick joke is this?! No fireworks on the 4th? HUH? As some of you know, if you live in the area, the fireworks display is not put on by ribfest itself but they work with the various sponsors, this year (2017) it is Meijer, to coordinate timing, shuttles, etc. However this year ribfest will only be going until Monday July 3rd and therefor that is when the big fireworks will take place and none of the 4th.  This put a huge wrench in my plans. We planned on hav