Pictures from my date with Garrick last night. Went to the Wolf Trap Theatre for the first time last night to see A Prairie Home Companion. We had lawn seats and unfortunately we got there too late to be able to see the stage. It was still a lovely time, though. Garrick bought us a picnic dinner so we wouldn't have to worry about food.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Rescuing Daddy
Yesterday, Garrick went out to run some errands on the bike. I got a phone call from him some time later saying he needed me to come and get him because a clutch cable had snapped. While the kids and I were in the car on the way to get Garrick, Trent said "We're going to rescue Daddy!"
Here are the kids in the back of the car with a snack of animal crackers and wonderful twist on my Mom's cream cheese and fluff dip. (The twist is Nutella.) Garrick is puzzling over how to replace the cable.
New Sneaks for Mommy
So, I've been putting off getting new sneakers for a long time even
though I really needed them. My old ones were finally worn out enough
that I had no other choice. The stuffing had come out of the backs and
the plastic was cutting into my heels. We were out today and I remembered that this is a tax free weekend.
What better time to buy new shoes. So, we went to Dicks and I got the
cheapest pair of Saucony's they had. I also got a few clearance
moisture wicking clothes for when I'm on the bike. Finally got Tmoe a soccer ball, too. Size four.
though I really needed them. My old ones were finally worn out enough
that I had no other choice. The stuffing had come out of the backs and
the plastic was cutting into my heels. We were out today and I remembered that this is a tax free weekend.
What better time to buy new shoes. So, we went to Dicks and I got the
cheapest pair of Saucony's they had. I also got a few clearance
moisture wicking clothes for when I'm on the bike. Finally got Tmoe a soccer ball, too. Size four.
Alphabet Review
It dawned on me on Friday that the perfect way to review our letters each week is to make cookies out of them!
I made some sugar cookie dough the week before and hadn't used it and I needed to find something to do with it. I also wanted to do some review of the letters we had worked on during the week. Wait a minute! I have letter cookie cutters! Unfortunately, they aren't lower case, but you make do with what you have. The kids really enjoyed this activity.
Trip to the Marina
On Thursday we went to the Marina to feed the geese. The boys thought it was just the bees knees. We brought Icesis with us so she could get some exercise. She's still sore from the excursion.
Monday Strawberry Picking
Here are our spoils from strawberry picking last week. Eight pounds of strawberries and three dozen eggs. I'm pretty sure that Muskrat Haven Farms keeps Easter Egg Chickens. The kind I would have were I allowed to have chickens in my county. I froze some of the strawberries and I made a strawberry crisp that was absolutely wonderful. I found the recipe at Epicurious. I will definitely be making it again. The only thing I changed was the crispy topping recipe. I found one recipe for a crisp topping that I absolutely love and I almost always exchange it in recipes.
I think we will be going back out to the farm in July to pick blueberries. I'm looking forward to that.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Friday at the Library
So, instead of confronting the problem of cleaning my house yesterday,
I opted out and took the kids to the library instead. I took out
almost forty items and all of them for the kids. Trent has an interest
in Ancient Egypt eight now, so I grabbed a bunch of books about that. They had a blast playing with the puzzles and such. I'm so glad that
Hunter has gotten to the point where he can follow directions and I
don't need to have him strapped in to a stroller to keep him under
control while I browse the shelves.
I opted out and took the kids to the library instead. I took out
almost forty items and all of them for the kids. Trent has an interest
in Ancient Egypt eight now, so I grabbed a bunch of books about that. They had a blast playing with the puzzles and such. I'm so glad that
Hunter has gotten to the point where he can follow directions and I
don't need to have him strapped in to a stroller to keep him under
control while I browse the shelves.
Wonderful Breakfast Idea!
So, I've been toying with this idea for a couple of weeks now. Last weekend I bought the ingredients. This weekend I made it. The idea included a muffin pan, bacon, hash browns, eggs and cheese. The results were wonderful.
First I lined the muffin tin with the bacon. My original idea was to put the hash browns in first and line the hash browns with the bacon, but I realized that the entire thing would hold together beautifully and wouldn't need to be greased if I used the bacon first. After the bacon I added the hash browns, trying the best I could to keep a little hollow in the center. I put the pan in a four hundred Fahrenheit degree oven for thirteen minutes.
While that was baking I took four eggs and added about a quarter teaspoon of ground mustard, a half a teaspoon of onion powder and a half a teaspoon of salt. (In hindsight, combined with the bacon it was way too much salt.) I whisked it all up, added some shredded cheddar and when I took the muffin pan out of the oven I spooned the egg mixture into each muffin container. I soon discovered that I should have used seven eggs instead of four, because it just wasn't enough! Not discouraged, I added just two plain eggs to one of them, and since I ran out of the mixture half-way through one of the tins, I only added one extra egg there.
Top each one with a little extra cheese and dash of paprika, throw it back in the oven for another fifteen minutes, and you have breakfast heaven. It seems to me that this would be the perfect item to make on Sunday for the coming week for breakfasts on the go.
I asked Garrick what we should call it (even though I'm positive that I can't be the only one to have had this idea) and he said, "Breakfast Cups." So there you have it folks, breakfast cups! Yum...
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