I finished baking and decorating my cakes today. You could actually tell by looking at them what they were supposed to be. I tried posting the pictures but I have forgotten how to do it since the last time I posted a picture. So, I’m hoping to have some technical help from [...]
Carnival of the Recipes #11 is now up at mountaineer musings. Sarahk did a fabulous job of making every dish look delicious. Go on over and take a look. And don’t forget pen and paper to start your grocery list.
Here is my entry for this week’s Carnival of the Recipes hosted by my very own blogmom Sarahk of mountaineer musings.
I got this recipe from Josette, a fellow volunteer at a consignment shop in Charleston, SC.
Tuiles D’Amandes (Almond Bricks)
1 cup butter or margaine, softened
1 cup sugar1 egg, separated1 tsp. almond extract
2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 cup [...]
Tomorrow is a big day for me. I will be baking and baking some more to make 2 decorative cakes for the Chapel’s Harvest Festival. Harvest Festival is an alternative to regular Halloween activities. My goal is to make a duck cake similar to one we made last year for Peanut’s birthday. [...]
The contractor came by today and fixed my closet. If you remember, the clothes bars had collapsed under the weight of, you guessed it, clothes. It’s been several weeks since we made the first call so I am very glad it is fixed. Everything is finally put away and I can use [...]
I have been behind almost from the beginning. I can’t catch up, but I can start from here. Here’s day 35 from Curt at The Happy Husband:
Heavenly Father,
We thank you for recognizing in your wisdom that it is not good for man to be alone. We thank you for giving life to the [...]
I wasn’t going to say anything for awhile 1) because I’m a little nervous about the whole thing and 2) if I do say something I now become accountable. I applied to go back to college yesterday. It’s been 10 years since I left school and I’m very nervous about starting again which [...]
Flash got in line with her teacher yesterday and today without any theatrics. There was no crying or clinging. I wasn’t quite sure how this week would go. Her original teacher, Mrs. W., is back from her maternity leave. I wasn’t sure how the change in teachers again would affect her, [...]
My blogmom Sarahk is our very special hostess for Carnival of the Recipes this week. You don’t need a blog to send a recipe – just email the whole recipe. If you do have a blog, send the link. The address is recipe.carnival(at)gmail(dot)com. Your recipes need to be in by midnight [...]
Flash: Can I watch TV, Daddy?
Pinwheels: Do you want your brain to melt?
Flash: Huh? No, I want to watch TV.
Pinwheels: Do you want your brain to melt?
Flash: Yeah, I don’t like my brain.
Update: Stolen Borrowed from Pinwheels before he posted.
Have any of you ever watched ABC’s Extreme Make-over show? If you haven’t, here’s a quick synopsis. They find a family and completely remodel and refurnish their house in 7 days. They send the family away so it’s a complete surprise when it’s all done. It’s actually quite amazing though I [...]
Today I started dancing and singing one of the silly songs from one of the kids shows Flash and Peanut watch. Flash said, “Stop. Please. No singing!”
She’s only 4 and already senses the possibility of parental embarassment. Hmm…think I can use that to my advantage?
When I first heard about Teresa Heinz Kerry’s (Scary Terry Kerry according to the insightful Boudicca) remarks in an interview yesterday, I couldn’t believe it. Laura Bush had been a teacher and a librarian. Both of those jobs takes some skill and patience. In fact, you now have to have a Master’s [...]
Yum, yum, yum! Carnival of the Recipes #10 is up over at Inside Allan’s Mind. Allan did a great job of organizing all the yummy (to be quite repetitious) sounding recipes. He’s got soups and seeds, chicken and chili, pie and pound cake. Do yourself a favor and go check it [...]
The awful, horrible refrigerator smell is finally gone. I cleaned out the refrigerator and it still smelled. Pinwheels finally had a thought. Could it be the leftovers we brought home from the restaurant? Pinwheels had doggy-bagged the rest of his spaghetti and it just did not leave a good smell in [...]
This is my entry for Carnival of Recipes this week. This is an Emeril Lagasse recipe and it is delicious. We usually double the sauce to make sure there’s enough.
Grilled Tandoori Chicken
1 (4-4 1/2 lb) chicken cut up & skinless, or chicken breasts, or wings
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 cup white onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. [...]
I finished painting! Yay! Since there wasn’t a whole lot to do while waiting for Typhoon Nock-Ten, I was able to finish my painting. I now have 3 white walls and a light blue wall in my guest room. Yesterday I started to put things away as well as hang things [...]
Yesterday was another beautiful day – couldn’t tell a typhoon was looming, and it turned it, it wasn’t. We spent most of the day at CoR 1, but Pinwheels opened the shutters in the main part of the house because it was too nice outside. He closed the house back up for naptime [...]
Carnival of Recipes is taking recipes for this week until Thursday night at midnight (EST). If you have a blog of your own, this is great for traffic and lots of good eating. If you don’t have a blog, that’s okay, too. We still want your recipes and want you to eat [...]
It was absolutely beautiful all day. Never would have guessed a typhoon was coming. We went to Typhoon Condition of Readiness (CoR) 2 early which meant closing the shutters so we would be protected. It didn’t even start raining until after they sent us to CoR 1 (at about 10:30 pm) which [...]
“I truly feel that what the United States government has done to the once-sovereign nation of Iraq is atrocious and shameful,” he said in a phone interview.” -Michael Berg, father of Nicholas Berg who was beheaded by terrorists (emphasis is mine)
“Since the United States went in there, the Iraqis have seen nothing but violence, so [...]
It’s official Nock-Ten is now a Typhoon. We’re expecting to be bumped up to Category 2 in the morning. Looks like Flash’s parent-teacher conference will be postponed. Once we hit Category 2, we sit tight until it’s all over. Last typhoon we were without power for 24 hours so hopefully [...]
Oh.my.goodness. There is something stinky in my kitchen. I don’t know what it is or where it is. I thought it was the trash, but it has been taken out. Pinwheels thinks it is the refrigerator, but I did a quick check last night of everything in it and I could [...]
At the Chapel here on base we all do the worship singing together and then the kids ages 3-Grades 2 (I think) go to children’s church. Pinwheels usually walks Flash to the door with all the other kids and then comes back. Peanut is not old enough yet so we bring activites for [...]
I’ve been here out on this boonie island for 6 months and I’m still having trouble with the time difference for the Prayer Partnership. Bryan has orchestrated this Partnership to pray for the President, his opponent, the office of the President, etc. until the election. Here I play catch-up once again.
Day 20 – [...]
We headed to Hard Rock Cafe today for lunch. I ordered Root Beer for my drink. When it came, I tasted it and realized it was Dr. Pepper. When the waitress returned with the kids’ drinks, I kindly informed her my drink was Dr. Pepper instead of Root Beer. Her response? [...]
The Housing office did get notice about my closet problem. The Housing Inspector showed up on Thursday to take a look at it. The inspector? not maintenance guys? Did they not believe me? Was my description not explanatory? I just want my closet fixed. How many people have [...]
Looks like we might get hit with another typhoon early to middle of next week. This tropical storm didn’t have a name when we went to bed, but it is now called Tropical Storm Nock-Ten. It has already changed course a little in the last 12 hours, now passing by just south of [...]
Peanut and I went out yesterday and bought some blue paint. I was so excited about actually painting a wall and not just priming it. But I had to wait until I put the kids down for the night.
First I painted the trim. Earlier in the process, Pinwheels bought me one of [...]
It’s here! Carnival of the Recipes is up over at Beth’s. I didn’t get an entry in this week, but I’m sure she has lots of goodies to share. Go, find something new to try and have a great weekend!
How about Easy Cheesecake or Hot Chocolate Souffle or some Pumpkin Bread? [...]