tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53150624556332304872024-02-19T05:02:41.557-07:00The Rogers FamilySerityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-64934365328985139962011-08-16T12:16:00.002-06:002011-08-16T13:22:57.274-06:00I'M BACK!!!! Well we have had an extremely eventful summer, to say the least, and just last week I realized that it's August already and summer is nearly over. I've been a very neglectful blogger (you'll understand why) and need to catch you all up on our last couple of months.
<br /> June - beginning of June we decide to move out of our condo and in with Ric's parents to make selling easier. We had an understanding with an acquaintance of Ric's that he was ready to have his daughter move out of a house he owned and he wanted us in there. A few days later a friend calls with someone she wanted to have look at our place. With the condo not "show ready", but clean [mostly], a few days after that he looked at it and wanted it. Sell our place, check! Whew, that was easy!
<br /> June 27-30 - I spend with the young women up at Girls Camp. Waaay fun, but came home exhausted and had only a few days to pack everything up and get out of our condo.
<br /> July 4 - Ric's 31st birthday.
<br /> July 5 - Move out of the condo and into Ric's parents' house. They graciously scoot over and rearrange and give us 2 bedrooms. Number of people in the house goes from 4 to 9.
<br /> July 7 - Ric's sister, her husband, and 4 children arrive from CO to spend the next 3 weeks with the family. Also at Mom and Dad's. Number of people in the house goes from 9 to 15. Though, her husband had to leave after a few days to go back and work :(.
<br /> July 8 - We take family pictures because this is the first time in 7 years that we've all been in the same place long enough to get one. (Done by a friend in our old ward, will post some another time - fabulous job!) Just before leaving, Ric manages to catch the guy we're planning to rent from on the phone and finds out the guy isn't ready to kick his daughter out and has no timeframe on that for us. Ric and the guy decide we need to move on and get things settled because Stratton needs to get registered for kindergarten. I throw a minor fit with only a few tears (we have pictures in just minutes, after all). This guy was going to give us an amazing deal on renting a 4 bedroom home with a fenced back yard and all - it was going to cost the same as our condo. We sold our condo based on what he'd been telling Ric for the last 6 months!
<br /> The next 2 weeks were blissfully spent playing with cousins and having a grand old time: late nights playing games around the kitchen table, long hot afternoons with the kids playing in the sprinklers and jumping on the trampoline, a trip up to Ogden to the Treehouse Museum (awesome!), gourmet meals made for 20 or more Rogers' at a time, dollar theater, McDonald's, morning walks, virgin margaritas on the back porch swing, and just generally savoring each other's company. We LOVE it when Candace and the kids come! :)
<br /> We left the ongoing party to spend the 24th of July down at my grandparents' cabin in southern Utah, near Bryce canyon, with my family. The cabin is a nearly pristine paradise (except for the occasional cowpie) on 100 acres, nestled in a canyon with forest service property on 3 sides, and a rancher down the road at the mouth of the canyon. We enjoy the seclusion and the chance to just spend time in nature and with family. My kids were in heaven: dirt and rocks as far as the eye can see, and an abundance of horny toads to catch this year (actually a horned lizard, but we've been catching them every year since I was a little kid going there and have always been a highlight to little ones).
<br /> We almost didn't make it out on Tuesday because of the rain not being conducive to a van full, driving down dirt roads. But we made it home uneventfully, in time for me to wash a couple of loads of laundry, make a quick run to Walmart to restock my driving snacks, and catch a few hours sleep before the kids, my mother-in-law and I caravaned out to CO with Candace to stay for the rest of the week. We got to stay in their beautiful new house, play at their cool neighborhood park, help with the weeding, and spend more time with cousins! I was introduced to "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "The Marriage Ref" and Magnum bars (gourmet Belgian chocolate covered ice cream...did I ever really live before partaking?!).
<br /> Mom and I drove back with the kids late Saturday night, arriving in SLC about 3:30 am. The next morning we got up and went up to church and a baby blessing and family party for my side in Bountiful.
<br /> The next day my sister, Karina, and her husband, Devin, and baby, Becca, arrived in SLC. The trip for Karina and Becca was already planned, but altered to include Devin because his father had unexpectedly passed away in a car accident while I was in CO. Oh Devin! How my heart goes out to him and his sweet family! Devin's dad's funeral was the following Thursday and although we were grateful to be able to have Devin home here with Karina and Becca that week, to say the circumstances were tragic just doesn't seem to do it justice.
<br /> But Devin and his family are amazing! They came over to my parents' for dinner and games one night and we loved being able to spend time with their fun family. They all did a beautiful job at the funeral and our thoughts and prayers are ever with them right now.
<br /> Karina and Becca stayed another week after Devin and the rest of his family had to leave (most to TX). We spent all last week with them - sleepovers up at my parents' house, luncheon with aunts and cousins, watching "Pride and Prejudice" (the short version) while doing self-pedicures, morning walks, nighttime partying... can you tell we just never get enough family time!? And we had to give little Becca all the loves and kisses that we possibly could to last her until we get to see her at Christmas - but by then she'll be nearly a year old!
<br /> Karina and Becca left to head back to TX on Friday, Saturday and Sunday we had a farewell with the accompanying partying for one of our favorites, Brock. He really did a great job on his talk and we're so excited for him to go on a mission for the church. He joined the church about a year and a half ago and it has been so neat to watch his testimony of Jesus Christ grow and see how much he has changed and matured. We've watched him prepare to go on a mission and know that his excitement over the things he's learned will help him be able to share the gospel. Yay Brock!
<br /> And now we've got to hurry and go change into swimsuits because we're off again! Headed out with Ric's family to take Dad's boat to the lake for some water fun!
<br /> Sorry for the overly long post, but now you're up to date on the crazy Rogers family life! Love to you all!! :)Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-87080302181764368662011-06-22T22:11:00.003-06:002011-06-22T22:16:39.470-06:00Random Song from You TubeMy aunt and uncle sang this a loooong time ago and I've never heard it since then, but found it tonight, while looking online for girls camp songs and thought I'd post it for my sister. Debbie Reynolds is super cute and I love her in "Singing in the Rain" so I was delighted to see her in this one.<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VJHJAkhacGU?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VJHJAkhacGU?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br />I apologize - I know I haven't posted in forever and here I finally do with a really weird one... one of these days I'll do a real catch up post!Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-30767625102122569922011-04-11T09:22:00.001-06:002011-04-11T09:24:10.852-06:00Journal EntryAnother Creighton funny: the rule is that you have to ask to be excused from the table after you're done with your meal, and then when you are excused you take your plate to the sink. This was Ric's idea and it happens about 50% of the time. I've really been trying to remember to enforce it though. And I do really push getting the boys to clear their plates, but Creighton has been rather obstinate lately. He tells me it takes to long. I usually respond with, "Fine, then you can go be in the corner and see how long that takes." He then will choose to take the plate over. <br /><br />Ric handled it a little differently on Saturday though. When Creighton gave Ric his usual response of it taking too long, Ric then reminded him that that's what we do. Creighton whined again about it taking too long. "But Dad, it takes five minutes!" (He thinks five minutes is an eternity.) Ric loudly said, "Creighton, NOW!" Not cowed, but knowing Dad meant business, Creighton grumpily grabbed his plate and walked to the sink. <br /><br />Ric and I didn't notice his quiet, "One...two...three...four..." until he reached the sink and, raising his voice, triumphantly said, "FIVE!" as he slid the plate in. "See Dad, it take me five minutes!" he whined again. I tried to hide a smile and it was all I could do to keep from laughing. I'm afraid that child is going to give us major grief by the time he's a teenager and it won't be nearly as humorous then!Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-24161019660193508362011-04-07T22:00:00.002-06:002011-04-07T22:06:35.728-06:00Spring Boutique!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv8cr30S5MHQ1askKXRJy8cfFGdxMSTc_zNahw_JIaXf-gqO5nOv2zWFIaNtiB2rZocxMWT41Pu6L89te7iksTALXWGPYfZxeJht3lyFn1ZnZhnwYoHlxnCWFDWZdXamIu4mf_1-m54wVc/s1600/springboutique2011painted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv8cr30S5MHQ1askKXRJy8cfFGdxMSTc_zNahw_JIaXf-gqO5nOv2zWFIaNtiB2rZocxMWT41Pu6L89te7iksTALXWGPYfZxeJht3lyFn1ZnZhnwYoHlxnCWFDWZdXamIu4mf_1-m54wVc/s320/springboutique2011painted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593059157227005074" /></a><br />My Mom and I had so much fun with the fall boutique, we're doing the spring one too this year. Come and see all the creative stuff that people make. You may even find something you just can't live without! :)Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-48011407290570347572011-03-31T18:46:00.003-06:002011-03-31T18:51:52.541-06:00Better Homes and Gardens Magazine DealDoes anyone like Better Homes and Gardens magazine? Well if so, you can get a year's subscription for $5. Here's the website www.tanga.com/products/better-homes-gardens-magazine-subcription--26 and you enter the coupon code SAVING at checkout. I got this from the moneysavingmom.com website (http://moneysavingmom.com/2011/03/taste-of-home-better-homes-and-gardens-and-family-fun-magazines-for-3-99-per-year.html) and there are a couple of other ones if you're interested. Yay for a good deal! :)<br /><br />(sorry about the copy and paste you'll have to do to get there - couldn't get my hyperlink to work at the moment)Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-88692237838022604402011-03-25T15:48:00.002-06:002011-03-25T19:18:28.871-06:00BYU Basketball and the Honor CodeMy Dad sent out an email to all of us kids today, expressing his disappointment over last night's loss for BYU. But he was also talking about how much he liked the positive things people have had to say about BYU's honor code and the positive publicity the Church is getting over it all. This was my response... I felt it was blog-worthy as it's something i feel really strongly about and may be a small insight into "mormondom" and why we do what we do:<br /><br />good thoughts, dad - hooray for church standards and the honor code! same with being missionaries - people didn't understand the standards <span style="font-style:italic;">we held ourselves to</span> but respected them nonetheless (although they may have thought we were crazy). i italicize that because many misunderstood both the honor code and the missionary rules as being something we were forced into living, but not only do you make the choice to follow the rules and honor code back when you decide to go to a church school or to go on a mission, i really feel that there is a power that comes when you are truly holding yourself to the rules/honor code. <br /><br />i guess you could take it a step further and say the same for the church standards that apply to all members of the church. because you <span style="font-style:italic;">choose</span> to live the law of chastity and the word of wisdom and pay tithing and follow the prophet, etc, you never see it as a burden (which is a blessing in and of itself), and therefore can receive greater blessings. goes back to that quote from elder maxwell about the difference between being honorable and valiant...<br /><br />and that's my 2 cents worth - because you know i've always got at least 2 cents to say about everything!<br /><br />serSerityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-16510501669684194882011-03-18T18:29:00.003-06:002011-03-19T14:03:46.696-06:00Stratton's Primary Talk<object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6e3vPEb7Vc4&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6e3vPEb7Vc4&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object><br />Another behind post. He did this about a month ago. This is his re-enactment at Keely's bday party for Grandpas and Grandma. Cute kid! He did a good job. His notes were mostly pictures. :)Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-33673559957068475672011-03-17T12:48:00.004-06:002011-03-17T14:02:42.337-06:00Happy Birthday, Keelian!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznOyu-fYmRGmvMaUGRm8quVeA575jS67-vGxLKn6S3QqfUS6vt_GdZukA0f_y2PaBeJc-a4JfCrMSfCR_V6KnsY06LbPcJ9SwjgpdpbtALZvzhscPeS2GnaYVhr25jywhfgtUDPH40dZb/s1600/DSCN2227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznOyu-fYmRGmvMaUGRm8quVeA575jS67-vGxLKn6S3QqfUS6vt_GdZukA0f_y2PaBeJc-a4JfCrMSfCR_V6KnsY06LbPcJ9SwjgpdpbtALZvzhscPeS2GnaYVhr25jywhfgtUDPH40dZb/s320/DSCN2227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585125950469606050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQjlQwlhUMfLGaoq3yERcN0kHioQWSGEDpfHtHaTARu00ppwhgClqJ4U4S0sOPR27Fy12ju7Skcdg9PRdn4VU7FOQq_dJBhWKxc70uPs98xZAQsc-pwFlHIvBf3C7i1_lsvpeSOEWByJ_/s1600/DSCN2232.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQjlQwlhUMfLGaoq3yERcN0kHioQWSGEDpfHtHaTARu00ppwhgClqJ4U4S0sOPR27Fy12ju7Skcdg9PRdn4VU7FOQq_dJBhWKxc70uPs98xZAQsc-pwFlHIvBf3C7i1_lsvpeSOEWByJ_/s320/DSCN2232.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585125945386146850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyGO4TBzwp4BbfCymFa94MEXFyKzCD4KhDLhwYmfcwJQ2PgBWFyYFcE3e1TZlP212jeOv_A5tNzRPVy9j5eKxmo4JqwzENzVeURvtxGQJeYCTXpcDpoolPD095hZwMtrmBumHHgIRLwcY/s1600/DSCN2234.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyGO4TBzwp4BbfCymFa94MEXFyKzCD4KhDLhwYmfcwJQ2PgBWFyYFcE3e1TZlP212jeOv_A5tNzRPVy9j5eKxmo4JqwzENzVeURvtxGQJeYCTXpcDpoolPD095hZwMtrmBumHHgIRLwcY/s320/DSCN2234.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585125941862429650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGogFccpWH7CTk0JQ-XjY0ySY1NjTGAbBav-xFfLEYZca197wZdbZbdkFI0S8pjgZRzoRho8qeZQ5yhmghsM94uEPiZVpbhyphenhyphensQMQ7ULy1WGNRtSLkI0_Ah328-Xx2NeaD0rnDeTa8d6yb/s1600/DSCN2240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGogFccpWH7CTk0JQ-XjY0ySY1NjTGAbBav-xFfLEYZca197wZdbZbdkFI0S8pjgZRzoRho8qeZQ5yhmghsM94uEPiZVpbhyphenhyphensQMQ7ULy1WGNRtSLkI0_Ah328-Xx2NeaD0rnDeTa8d6yb/s320/DSCN2240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585125937536784418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48nQTfxwQ_f9KvioVn9aI_wWGJgY69YKS6go0DNRGL_4bsi1BwOGEz2DPzUyn96al4QgEe3dqEhQ3kMDZimeGu98ik9GrHyu70lm1y_REnN6wxy2IiSQCMfwpp-o7uvoxGQFXQboIPeXo/s1600/DSCN2245.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48nQTfxwQ_f9KvioVn9aI_wWGJgY69YKS6go0DNRGL_4bsi1BwOGEz2DPzUyn96al4QgEe3dqEhQ3kMDZimeGu98ik9GrHyu70lm1y_REnN6wxy2IiSQCMfwpp-o7uvoxGQFXQboIPeXo/s320/DSCN2245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585125929205512290" /></a><br />Keelian Belle turned one on February 28th. We celebrated her birthday with our adopted family the day before (chocolate cake with pink frosting!) and then on her birthday we had our families over for 'cakes and shakes. Keely <i>loved</i> the cake, cupcake, and shake! She's never had that much sugar - turns out it makes her pretty loopy, well that and that we kept her up late to celebrate. So fun! We love our little Keelian! Thank you to all of our extended and adopted family members who were able to celebrate with us! :)<div><br /></div>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-19422415550395821522011-03-03T18:29:00.002-07:002011-03-03T18:49:43.693-07:00Too Funny To Not Post<div>My sister just posted this gem on her blog and I stole it so that you can also enjoy the ridiculousness that pervades at Stratton family gatherings! (As this pushed my morning sickness over the edge, I never did get to see the end results of this competition. I was outside throwing up.)</div><object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e5CJWKfTgE8&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e5CJWKfTgE8&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-50751731160545302812011-02-22T12:30:00.002-07:002011-02-22T13:36:21.894-07:00Keely Baby<div>Just because I love my Keely, here are a couple more videos of just her:</div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oaWB3nytMs8?hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oaWB3nytMs8?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>And this one's my favorite!</div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nC8NkygTWsY?hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nC8NkygTWsY?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-20904314748371535612011-02-11T21:38:00.004-07:002011-02-11T21:52:42.693-07:00Keely's Army Crawl<div>Keelian's pretty speedy at the army crawl, but lately she has also been known to get up on her hands and knees to crawl occasionally (finally!). I think she's just so fast at it that she's not had the desire to get on her hands and knees. In this one her desire is to get to her cousin, Boston. She <i>loves</i> Boston and she loves to give him loves... he is not so fond of it (see following picture). He can walk and so he had run away from her and she's following after. This is just a short sampling of the army crawl skills:</div><div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344" style="display: inline-block; background-image: url(http://www.blogger.com/img/video_object.png); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3OQKi_8qu4s?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div>Boston, we'll see if this is what you still think of girls when you turn 16! ;)</div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqj5y9vNV5D1q9Pn9Xob69MCJUslMov3xWKACX1rMEf94yP0VVKfXzK8E9NC1oATIfF6N4zQ3QBeV0eaF3aIutYNl1ssuL6_h70nN6-z6bsf3YHzl63g6OzfUTZ9WF8gY7eZb7EH44hvY/s1600/DSCN2098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqj5y9vNV5D1q9Pn9Xob69MCJUslMov3xWKACX1rMEf94yP0VVKfXzK8E9NC1oATIfF6N4zQ3QBeV0eaF3aIutYNl1ssuL6_h70nN6-z6bsf3YHzl63g6OzfUTZ9WF8gY7eZb7EH44hvY/s320/DSCN2098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572660089586654562" /></a>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-54896372722235703642011-01-31T11:59:00.002-07:002011-01-31T15:10:29.275-07:00Snowy Days!<div>These were some videos I took earlier this month of the kids:</div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jxmLly2rrlg?hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jxmLly2rrlg?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jLMsvXKPXCg?hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jLMsvXKPXCg?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qXz7LBq0DBc?hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qXz7LBq0DBc?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6xAOS1nkLq0?hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6xAOS1nkLq0?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-17024642147871719982011-01-28T22:16:00.003-07:002011-01-28T22:24:14.493-07:00Lego Man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGojj9RBq9Xxu8unktXkuMrm2t5OzTYSn-7dM4rlyc4jYz0ZhHA7Oubo_q6tz5lMIu0uyZzRvqq0VUwawR5thmDdQBp7Oogn-l6zqpE3NxFV8vx8HbQFUBCiWa_bApxmxcBsBhPrUw4hy/s1600/DSCN2029.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ocq-MlRHejzCOoue0FRJN14ofbxg22IwT_rgB6R_YZwl4tRRGlkcpQfZz5QxVnq7Pmvfx3jY8p6PCkEoukkYpskWiXpM6aCUrIAXV19PRUVDtUGh8cn3waoCuuTK0v7DiKAlAxafaMEc/s320/DSCN2028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567473661411769730" /></a><br />Stratton has discovered how much fun Legos are! He had some before and has enjoyed them... but always within the limits of what the instructions dictate ("No Mom, I can't use a <i>red</i> one, the picture says it has to be a <i>blue </i>piece!" - very frustrating). For his birthday and Christmas he got a few more Lego sets and has spent <i>a lot</i> of time with them since. And thanks to some serious playtime with Uncle Jacob, he has learned to think outside the box (or the directions).<div><br /></div><div>These are pictures of his "Star Wars aircraft" that he labored over all morning today. He then <i>insisted</i> on taking these pictures himself (including the self-portrait) so that his cousins could see. So here they are!</div>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-84809562316746970342011-01-14T21:24:00.002-07:002011-01-14T21:27:44.971-07:00Freezer Food Fridays...... has moved!<div><br /></div><div>In order to appease my husband and children and also satisfy my desire to still post some favorite freezer meals, I have created an entirely new blog devoted to freezer meals. Go check it out! <a href="http://freezerfoodfridays.blogspot.com/">http://freezerfoodfridays.blogspot.com</a>/</div>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-11969224032193667752011-01-10T13:37:00.002-07:002011-01-10T13:57:37.503-07:00Creighton's New 'Do!<div style="text-align: center;">The boys got haircuts Saturday night. After, I put all 3 kids in the tub and walked into the other room (yes, totally unsafe, I know). I was gone maybe a minute and a half, tops, and came back to find this:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2WLXI-CjpO7UzLb5Bvrt8ngRM9VvW7YWFUBqKClx2SprrMJ-yyj9cKmM0h3sUmmCUVGlQmPMlJpo_iHjP3u5pLBQX1uoaF437iN-Zgq-UohC74Dt2VuubloHm_Rdy96uU8oeHHkAoBQq/s1600/DSCN1990.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2WLXI-CjpO7UzLb5Bvrt8ngRM9VvW7YWFUBqKClx2SprrMJ-yyj9cKmM0h3sUmmCUVGlQmPMlJpo_iHjP3u5pLBQX1uoaF437iN-Zgq-UohC74Dt2VuubloHm_Rdy96uU8oeHHkAoBQq/s320/DSCN1990.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560660314479498610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Big trouble!!! Cratey had gotten out of the tub, climbed back up on the chair (naked and dripping water all over the hair mess), grabbed the little neck trimmer, and added to my haircut. It was not fixable.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqi2uPxmZn6FIsGUaWxxSjsQHI04AQ3JkCWtEXxhP0EQjJg0N1RSiUdBOcDOO-3Di6jagxY6rF19bplUDGHd8Gm-tJ8r1BGU-yMYudlxO8wLqYUJ_4a380UQ_t2wo9YBDF-_0mehlRT3a9/s1600/DSCN1992.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqi2uPxmZn6FIsGUaWxxSjsQHI04AQ3JkCWtEXxhP0EQjJg0N1RSiUdBOcDOO-3Di6jagxY6rF19bplUDGHd8Gm-tJ8r1BGU-yMYudlxO8wLqYUJ_4a380UQ_t2wo9YBDF-_0mehlRT3a9/s320/DSCN1992.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560660312336923858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So I shaved him bald. He cried the whole time. I wanted to cry too. His hair has never been this short! This is him checking it out after I had finished:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShYxdYo07wA3tRI11QwxHkbso3b5eMevD33Pd3JkQKHVbGqm7P2CEabw0gymAcmzHl838JKjv8bCVs0lrPSnT8ZyaQ3nOuWhQljFUK_C3cVMRH4Q2in0r1Qgl8CeqibYYnI3y_Dffxfgr/s1600/DSCN1993.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShYxdYo07wA3tRI11QwxHkbso3b5eMevD33Pd3JkQKHVbGqm7P2CEabw0gymAcmzHl838JKjv8bCVs0lrPSnT8ZyaQ3nOuWhQljFUK_C3cVMRH4Q2in0r1Qgl8CeqibYYnI3y_Dffxfgr/s320/DSCN1993.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560660302207457890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I made sure to really make him feel badly about cutting his own hair and now having to be bald. I had visions of him cutting Keely's hair if I didn't make him feel appropriately remorseful. (I even instructed Ric that when he got home he was not to laugh or tell Cratey how cool he looked.) Evidently Creighton doesn't yet understand that hair grows, because after I put him back into the bathtub I said, "It's okay, your hair will grow back after a while and you'll look normal again." Immediately he brightened up and said, "<i>Really</i>, Mom? Oh <i>sank you</i>!!" This is his relief:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvT9ibpyT7YPrrzg-SizzwDGHzdUOMn10dJNfymF2IKqvNyiFLiEu4j3e49tuhgXe1OUmvL4g7KoLtbf31uKPucaNdV04kbArlm8gTjj1hO5eSamQfZRlq42AqVcVS9CvI61UgwfLtzuim/s1600/DSCN1994.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvT9ibpyT7YPrrzg-SizzwDGHzdUOMn10dJNfymF2IKqvNyiFLiEu4j3e49tuhgXe1OUmvL4g7KoLtbf31uKPucaNdV04kbArlm8gTjj1hO5eSamQfZRlq42AqVcVS9CvI61UgwfLtzuim/s320/DSCN1994.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560660295331247314" /></a>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-65041198730936196502010-12-28T14:36:00.002-07:002010-12-28T14:53:40.026-07:00Christmas Eve Devotional<div>My family always does a devotional Christmas Eve, where everyone is asked to come prepared with a song or poem or story about the true meaning of Christmas (okay so Cratey's is not spiritual at all, but it was a last minute idea and had to be on his level!). We don't do any gifts and it's always a neat evening and just a great chance to focus on the Savior.</div><div><br /></div><object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T_GPNiu2vLY&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T_GPNiu2vLY&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div><object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSDT-v5aTXI&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSDT-v5aTXI&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object></div>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-41553011007459415592010-12-23T22:07:00.003-07:002010-12-23T22:12:23.399-07:00Free PatternsHey all, I came across this website where this gal is giving her patterns out for free. (Have I mentioned how much I love the word "free"?) Out of all the crafty things I like to do, sewing is <i>not</i> one of them. I have been known to do it on the rare occasion (seems like it's always around this time of year), but I find it incredibly painful. However, I got the patterns for some baby shoes that were way cute and I'm thinking I might just have to give it a try!<div><br /></div><div>Anyway, here's the website that explains it and you just have to click on the gray link to get to her shop to buy the patterns. <a href="http://myhomespunthreads.blogspot.com/">http://myhomespunthreads.blogspot.com/</a></div>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-43038730616373181192010-12-22T14:32:00.002-07:002010-12-22T14:58:32.647-07:00A Stolen I-Phone<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I uploaded the pictures from Ric's phone onto our computer the other night and just for nostalgia's sake Ric and I stayed up looking through them and reminiscing. Imagine our surprise when we came across the following sequence...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DIe-JXh7v9U_L2Ln1lvHp07KM430Y3PuOPmwtLrwjMMgSArJ5sWCcJLFxu3-xULLBGRmiIQ_HW2e4cHA0HTinyqSLbzGtq3vw_8rpN-Zs5EmbB9sPiqrba5k_bgzaJtVon94DelbP_Y5/s1600/IMG_0255.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DIe-JXh7v9U_L2Ln1lvHp07KM430Y3PuOPmwtLrwjMMgSArJ5sWCcJLFxu3-xULLBGRmiIQ_HW2e4cHA0HTinyqSLbzGtq3vw_8rpN-Zs5EmbB9sPiqrba5k_bgzaJtVon94DelbP_Y5/s320/IMG_0255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553627622311436786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rkWJZtF2zM6UtcdhI0Jg6_vA-2k-5-Xrt4xuVPyJphXkJwVOxLY_tvi3lTlK0kFNLR_PigWmHlMd6Gjwvv8HdUXBTrETNwWzPttAYYBYKvlTNYSvhyphenhyphenuqMG12rsQFK6FuP3xlKQzDg8D3/s1600/IMG_0261.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rkWJZtF2zM6UtcdhI0Jg6_vA-2k-5-Xrt4xuVPyJphXkJwVOxLY_tvi3lTlK0kFNLR_PigWmHlMd6Gjwvv8HdUXBTrETNwWzPttAYYBYKvlTNYSvhyphenhyphenuqMG12rsQFK6FuP3xlKQzDg8D3/s320/IMG_0261.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553627618072033714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwcKqM0u1YPn_o414_uZD9bLOxIFcvAdPK9JRhXq9FLchXFvY-43AvEWbias29-D3TdhpzATBHdxe1Q1yp3l5Hv73wJaH35fk_bCusJ1PuE9P_dsNSMtUnisBfBribC1SHMpbcFy-Wch9/s1600/IMG_0275.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwcKqM0u1YPn_o414_uZD9bLOxIFcvAdPK9JRhXq9FLchXFvY-43AvEWbias29-D3TdhpzATBHdxe1Q1yp3l5Hv73wJaH35fk_bCusJ1PuE9P_dsNSMtUnisBfBribC1SHMpbcFy-Wch9/s320/IMG_0275.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553627612679246002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHTYZ-UtNhmvdYg7JvEXqsN-BvY3rFPRx7u0-nIO2WSjFRTeTiM27nBQ3-NUl_F0prISBMQNt9ehGN2vhf7hGEkFrS1ACzIRZDmb7dtzvrOvIxOGlZv2UneTHB8L8xSpu_PFxoIOClNY0/s1600/IMG_0276.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHTYZ-UtNhmvdYg7JvEXqsN-BvY3rFPRx7u0-nIO2WSjFRTeTiM27nBQ3-NUl_F0prISBMQNt9ehGN2vhf7hGEkFrS1ACzIRZDmb7dtzvrOvIxOGlZv2UneTHB8L8xSpu_PFxoIOClNY0/s320/IMG_0276.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553627608823767266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUWKN-n_o4AOCWSzNYgdJiLXjad5EMFmWcUWoXyNdva_pNJnaB_0trwBY-hKRzg0HSecJ91sTCCiFzGxe-irVSx1UIMZXeJH5mmryoPL6DUvOKIC8aIvXGMK4gpBhogAs_6a52lK38dax/s1600/IMG_0287.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUWKN-n_o4AOCWSzNYgdJiLXjad5EMFmWcUWoXyNdva_pNJnaB_0trwBY-hKRzg0HSecJ91sTCCiFzGxe-irVSx1UIMZXeJH5mmryoPL6DUvOKIC8aIvXGMK4gpBhogAs_6a52lK38dax/s320/IMG_0287.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553627604871876930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Hee, hee! I know it's gross, but it was just so hilarious I couldn't resist! There were actually about 20 pictures he took in all, but blogger only let me post this many at a time and I didn't think you actually wanted to sit through all of them. However, it was quite an interesting commentary on what life looked like through the eyes of our 4 year old!</div>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-32775601469362855952010-12-09T21:29:00.003-07:002010-12-09T21:43:26.715-07:00Just Pictures<div style="text-align: center;">So my husband and children are disgusted that this "has turned into a food blog". In an effort to appease them, I am posting pictures (of them). No, there is no theme to these pictures, just cute ones I've taken recently. Sorry family, I do love you more than food! (Well, usually.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think Keely's waving in this one.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94vKFKlSFwOlOhpNSIvPk4eAqnwTB7waXeYjuTW1Kl2JdltvXIDhiwW_i0me2zK2uMwjcIcLRN93_K85-ccxUg2JDCej2Oywv8Ue1eaFOjQNA7rf7wu3WctPVeJY8C16yXkfZL4qSUOd1/s1600/DSCN1726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94vKFKlSFwOlOhpNSIvPk4eAqnwTB7waXeYjuTW1Kl2JdltvXIDhiwW_i0me2zK2uMwjcIcLRN93_K85-ccxUg2JDCej2Oywv8Ue1eaFOjQNA7rf7wu3WctPVeJY8C16yXkfZL4qSUOd1/s320/DSCN1726.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548907279699475714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This next one was tonight. A momentous occasion: all 3 kids in the bathtub for the first time. (Ric thinks I'm weird, but I can't help it - I <i>love</i> bathtub pictures!) Directly after the picture I got Keelian out and let the boys continue playing. I came back later to find the bathroom under 1/4 inch of water and more flooding out onto the carpet just outside the door. Creighton.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He was put in time out (naked) while I started to clean up. I brought him back in a few minutes later to show him what a mess he made. That backfired as he was totally delighted to see all the water - animatedly told me he dumped the water out of the tub because "it was sinking!" - like it was some life or death situation. It's sure tough to discipline someone who's so totally excited about what they did wrong. :/</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7-wdA_mtMaOSg8xz9oIFfu_IyEzWC1KpO5ZJd13rGd-0_RVq1Oo05Zj_nq0T2z05XVpXGLdKTbOwsBlkuCSOIuHTktWqnzmrhXXt8nb5uJ0_BPATMqSw-E6w-UeNcxiCydIYFYPcv0jm/s1600/DSCN1732.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7-wdA_mtMaOSg8xz9oIFfu_IyEzWC1KpO5ZJd13rGd-0_RVq1Oo05Zj_nq0T2z05XVpXGLdKTbOwsBlkuCSOIuHTktWqnzmrhXXt8nb5uJ0_BPATMqSw-E6w-UeNcxiCydIYFYPcv0jm/s320/DSCN1732.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548907274363101122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The boys were too impatient for me to pull out all the decorations in the Christmas boxes so they started without me. Creighton obviously doesn't yet understand all this Christmas hoopla, but he did find a good use for some of the decorations!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLP6oTGMTV5LWHAOEndwZV3WGKk7Hu6q20kOiazKdP_qQJhKOkAvpWHRZdvu5AOxIGcc2spuEsaRUptti76aDdUnU2A1e9BTLvlZz0gu32hocuQmFDNFw-j3x5pxH_ReaMGtkn5g3YqK5w/s1600/DSCN1699.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLP6oTGMTV5LWHAOEndwZV3WGKk7Hu6q20kOiazKdP_qQJhKOkAvpWHRZdvu5AOxIGcc2spuEsaRUptti76aDdUnU2A1e9BTLvlZz0gu32hocuQmFDNFw-j3x5pxH_ReaMGtkn5g3YqK5w/s320/DSCN1699.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548907272628295762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And speaking of messes...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_NAJkpKabUuPHQFi0ZmjXTR9qL7Iv3cEAjRUSX2-SnKET8fEPU4JQy_vVlAZFMW3-0TDatP-4xuRCD-2vGzalDpT_mwHX4_2cBRuGQ9dOkiBphiNhTHk-6a93qBLAiA79WTajEXomSPN/s1600/DSCN1698.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_NAJkpKabUuPHQFi0ZmjXTR9qL7Iv3cEAjRUSX2-SnKET8fEPU4JQy_vVlAZFMW3-0TDatP-4xuRCD-2vGzalDpT_mwHX4_2cBRuGQ9dOkiBphiNhTHk-6a93qBLAiA79WTajEXomSPN/s320/DSCN1698.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548907264239059778" /></a>Love you, my family! ;)<br /><br /><div><br /></div>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-27332890545039332692010-12-03T23:02:00.003-07:002010-12-03T23:11:33.501-07:00Chicken Tortilla Soup<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuCVRC8UgRRQfVKebzQPjcIe4EqLTt3M7BpKUg0-dkpO4I7dOTvKya-iSPIol-ZOTTV76VuuNaOm12xZB-W9-fdNGLdLqovylTt20sbLdW4GDHKRsXHQgYuwf_1505xkADQxgXPaK2EdW/s1600/DSCN1714.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuCVRC8UgRRQfVKebzQPjcIe4EqLTt3M7BpKUg0-dkpO4I7dOTvKya-iSPIol-ZOTTV76VuuNaOm12xZB-W9-fdNGLdLqovylTt20sbLdW4GDHKRsXHQgYuwf_1505xkADQxgXPaK2EdW/s320/DSCN1714.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546703827744468466" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal">3 cups cooked, chopped chicken breast (I used 3/4 jar of home bottled chicken)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 onion, chopped</p> <p class="MsoNormal">2 teaspoons minced garlic</p> <p class="MsoNormal">2 cans chicken broth (about 4 cups)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 (16 oz.) jar of salsa</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 heaping teaspoon chili powder</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 heaping teaspoon ground cumin</p> <p class="MsoNormal">2 heaping tablespoons lime juice</p> <p class="MsoNormal">½ (16 oz. bag) frozen corn</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 teaspoon chipotle rub (optional)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sauté onion and garlic with cooked chicken breast until tender, about 3 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Add chicken broth, salsa, chili powder, cumin, and lime juice, bringing to a boil.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Reduce heat and cook 10 minutes and add corn, cooking for a few more minutes.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">To eat immediately: serve with tortilla chips, avocado, cheddar or pepper-jack cheese, and sour cream.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">For a freezer meal: cool to room temperature, transfer to freezer bags, label and freeze for no longer than 3 months.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>When ready to eat, defrost and reheat over low heat.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Serve with tortilla chips, avocado, cheddar or pepper-jack cheese, and sour cream.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">*I tried this one out this week and it was oh so easy and really good! I altered this recipe a bit from the original in Holly Clegg's Freezer Friendly Meals book. As with most soups, you really can just kind of dump and adjust to what you like. This adjustment is perfect for one meal for my small family (2 adults, 2 small children) with not much extra, so if you're cooking for more, dump in a bit more chicken broth to stretch it. ;)</p>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-19490525914260491092010-11-26T23:12:00.003-07:002010-11-26T23:57:19.534-07:00Freezer Apple Pie Filling<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><h1 id="itemTitle" class="plaincharacterwrap fn" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size: 18px; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="itemreviewed" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; ">Apple Pie Filling</span></h1><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><span class="itemreviewed" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; "><img src="http://www.momswhothink.com/images/stories/homefood/applepie2.jpg" alt="Apple Pie Recipe" /></span></div><div><span class="itemreviewed" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="font-size:7.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666">Original Recipe Yield</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666"> </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666">5 - 9 inch pies</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 10px; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 10px; "><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#7A7A7A">Ingredients<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#666666"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">24 cups thinly sliced apples<o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#666666"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">3 tablespoons lemon juice<o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#666666"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">2 cups water<o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#666666"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">2 ¼ cups white sugar<o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#666666"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">2 ¼ cups brown sugar<o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#666666"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">1 cup cornstarch<o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#666666"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">4 teaspoons ground cinnamon<o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#666666"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">1 teaspoon salt<o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#666666"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">½ teaspoon ground nutmeg<o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#666666"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">10 cups water<o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 10px; "><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#7A7A7A">Directions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#666666"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice and 2 cups water and set aside. Pour water into a large cooking pot and heat over medium heat. Combine sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Add to water (*It is important that the water is only lukewarm when you add these ingredients or else the cornstarch will clump up!), stir well, and bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#666666"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">Drain and add apples and return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until apples are tender, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#666666"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">Ladle into 5 freezer bags. Cool at room temperature no longer than 1 1/2 hours.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#666666"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">Seal and freeze. Don't forget to put the bags in a container to freeze uniformly. Can be stored for up to 12 months.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: -6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: -6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">*Notes: You may want to use a firmer apple (like a granny smith, not a golden delicious) that will hold its shape well with heating, freezing, then reheating so that your pie isn’t just mush.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Also, as these apples are already somewhat cooked you may need to reduce the bake time when it comes to actually baking your apple pie.<o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: -6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: -6pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 12pt; font-size: 10px; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666">If you want to take this idea a bit further, try making and freezing your own pie crust. </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings">J</span></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#666666"> (But if you want to try that, I would recommend you freeze the unbaked pie crust separate from the filling so that the crust doesn’t get slimy.)</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></p></span><p></p></span></div></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXODMtcgUurnKS2VmK20TL6zW6jl7AILX8h7CWF-SJULXmK4WFj35AL1dkDmYwGNPNyTKZwy2BABEuKLwL_e3XeMZ96HW47CXeCM902MaZZIOs00DHrYflbb4jbSDMY3wm9d-iebWGYth/s1600/DSCN1695.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" >Mom and I brainstormed yesterday about how to simplify our big Thanksgiving dinner preparations. We decided to get done what we could ahead of time. One of the things we're doing is preparing the rolls this weekend. You get them to the point where they are all shaped and need to raise to bake, and then you freeze them. So I'll mix them tonite, stick them in the fridge and let them do the 1st raise overnight, roll them out in the morning, stick them on a cookie sheet in the freezer, then pop them in a ziploc after they're frozen. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" >Next Thursday morning I'll pull them out and stick them back on the cookie sheet (lightly covered with plastic wrap so they don't dry out) and let them raise until early afternoon, then bake them right after the turkey comes out of the oven, and in my perfect little plan they will come out of the oven, moist and golden, just as we sit down to our feast! </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" >And then everyone will ooh and aah and tell me they're just too beautiful to eat...(okay, reality check - the most appreciation they'll probably garner is that my brothers will wolf down most of them before the rest of us get any)... But anyway, this is a recipe I got from Meridian magazine last Thanksgiving and it quickly became my all-time favorite roll recipe.</span></span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><img src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/site/allrecipes/area/community/userphoto/small/345237.jpg" alt="Golden Crescent Rolls Recipe" /></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">FEATHER LIGHT OVERNIGHT ROLLS</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> - </span></b><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Light and irresistible</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">. <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Can freeze rolled dough</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1 cup water<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1 cup butter (2 squares)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3/4 cup sugar<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2 tsp. salt<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1 cup cold water<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">4 beaten eggs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2 pkgs. yeast (1/4 oz. each)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1/2 cup water<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">7 1/2 cups flour<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add butter, sugar, and salt. Once butter is melted, remove from heat. Pour into large plastic container. Add 1 cup cold water. Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water (not hot). When first mixture is lukewarm, add yeast mixture and beaten eggs. Stir briefly. Add flour and stir together. Cover container with lid and refrigerate overnight. When ready to roll out, divide in thirds. Flour surface of breadboard. Roll dough out in a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick. Spread dough lightly with butter. Cut dough down the middle. Shape each half into about six triangles. Roll each up beginning at the wide end to form crescent shape. Oil baking sheet. Put on 3 baking sheets (about 12 per sheet). Let rise about 4 hours. Bake at 400 degrees for about 12 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">If doing ahead, freeze after dough has been shaped into crescent rolls and placed on cookie sheets. Once frozen, put into plastic freezer bags until ready to use. Return them to cookie sheets and let rise about 6 hours or until light. Proceed with previous baking instructions.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >We have also talked about pre-baking our pie shells (MC's acknowledged for the many years my hubby did that!), and I have a freezer apple pie filling recipe i'm going to try (I'll tell you how it went next week), and I've also found a mashed potato recipe that can be done in the crock pot ahead of time (not a freezer recipe per se, but here's the link if you're interested </span><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Mashed-Potatoes/Detail.aspx">http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Mashed-Potatoes/Detail.aspx</a><span class="Apple-style-span" >). So here's to a less stressed Thanksgiving day!</span><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><br /></span></div></div>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-63635033590995563682010-11-13T13:32:00.004-07:002010-11-13T13:54:38.630-07:00Creamy Chicken and Pasta<div><br /></div><div>Shall we just rename it "Freezer Food Saturday"? It just doesn't have the same ring to it. Family wedding yesterday... an all day affair.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UpDm0_CUFL-asKqDc0znwXj3eR43Xsldju3B9s0594gxGe3DC-SbigiJLJeLi5YA3p7JctvhGxuFfQhTp_4mLQEo6xKdCz8lhzxrFRYbK_ZfWFi5qEVnTVTLh3GrYHOmXcBiZp2NPiBg/s1600/P1010032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UpDm0_CUFL-asKqDc0znwXj3eR43Xsldju3B9s0594gxGe3DC-SbigiJLJeLi5YA3p7JctvhGxuFfQhTp_4mLQEo6xKdCz8lhzxrFRYbK_ZfWFi5qEVnTVTLh3GrYHOmXcBiZp2NPiBg/s320/P1010032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539135562338678530" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%">Creamy Chicken and Pasta</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">3 cups pasta, any shape</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 can cream of chicken soup</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 12-ounce can evaporated milk</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1/3 cup parmesean cheese</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese</p> <p class="MsoNormal">2/3 cup French fried onions</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 pint canned chicken, drained (or 2 cups cooked chicken) </p><p class="MsoNormal">Salt and pepper to taste</p><p class="MsoNormal">Cook pasta in salted water for 1/2 of the time recommended on the package. Drain. Combine all ingredients. Put in gallon freezer bag, label, freeze (remember for uniformity and easier storage in freezer to freeze filled bag in a casserole dish).</p><p class="MsoNormal">Thaw before baking in a greased casserole dish. Bake covered for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Uncover, top with more French fried onions. Bake for 5 more minutes.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 13px;"><br /></span></span></p>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315062455633230487.post-29943160184119291702010-11-06T11:56:00.004-06:002010-11-06T12:10:45.702-06:00Freezer Food Friday...on Saturday!Okay, I'm pretty lame, I know. I'll get this down yet! ;)<div><br /></div><div>This week's meal is one I got from my mother-in-law but tweaked it a bit (used red peppers instead of green because I think red taste better cooked!). It sounds intimidating, but is really very easy. And you can quite easily do a ton all at once. I love this one because you don't have to wait for it to thaw before you pop it in the oven.</div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Stuffed Red Peppers<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u>Pepper Shells<o:p></o:p></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal">3 Large Red Peppers</p> <p class="MsoNormal">5 cups boiling salted water</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u>Meat Filling<o:p></o:p></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 pound ground beef</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 small onion, chopped (about ¼ cup)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">½ cup chopped celery</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 teaspoon salt</p> <p class="MsoNormal">¼ teaspoon garlic salt</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce</p> <p class="MsoNormal">½ cup uncooked instant rice</p> <p class="MsoNormal">½ cup water</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Heat oven to 350 degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Cut each pepper lengthwise in half.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Wash insides and outsides; remove seeds and membranes.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Cook peppers in boiling salted water 5 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Drain and set aside.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Cook and stir meat, onion, and celery in large skillet until meat is brown.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Drain off fat.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Stir in half the tomato sauce and the remaining ingredients; heat to boiling.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5 minutes.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Place peppers cut sides up in ungreased baking pan, 9x9x2 or 8x8x2 inches.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Spoon meat filling into peppers.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Cover with aluminum foil and bake 25 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Uncover; top with remaining tomato sauce and bake 5 minutes.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Makes 4-5 servings.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">For freezer version, prepare as above except stir all the tomato sauce into the filling mixture, cover with aluminum foil but do not bake.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Label; freeze no longer than 2 months. I wrap them individually in plastic wrap and then put them all in a gallon freezer bag.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">To serve: Bake foil-covered pan of frozen peppers in 350 degree oven until hot, 1- 1 ¼ hours.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Uncover; top peppers with cheddar cheese slices, catsup, or chili sauce and bake 5 minutes.</p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Serityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16156797678756736725noreply@blogger.com1