You've grown into a strong, responsible young man. I am so proud of you!
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Monday, May 03, 2010
Peach Crisp ~ Weight Watchers
3 (20 oz) bags frozen unsweetened sliced peaches
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. almond extract (did not use)
1 c. sugar
1 cup + 2 T flour (used white whole wheat)
1/2 tsp. ground ginger (used nutmeg instead)
1 c. old fashioned oats
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. butter, cut into small pieces
1 T water
Preheat oven to 375F. Spray 3-quart baking dish with nonstick spray.
Combine peaches, vanilla extract, almond extract, 1/2 c. sugar, 2 T flour and ginger in large bowl; mix well, transfer to baking dish and level.
Combine dry ingredients; add butter and mix until crumbly. Mix in water. Spread evenly over peaches.
Bake until filling bubbles and top is golden, 45-50 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. To reheat, place in 300F oven until heated through; 20-30 min.
YIELD: 12 servings
1 serving (about a cup) = 4 WW points
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. almond extract (did not use)
1 c. sugar
1 cup + 2 T flour (used white whole wheat)
1/2 tsp. ground ginger (used nutmeg instead)
1 c. old fashioned oats
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. butter, cut into small pieces
1 T water
Preheat oven to 375F. Spray 3-quart baking dish with nonstick spray.
Combine peaches, vanilla extract, almond extract, 1/2 c. sugar, 2 T flour and ginger in large bowl; mix well, transfer to baking dish and level.
Combine dry ingredients; add butter and mix until crumbly. Mix in water. Spread evenly over peaches.
Bake until filling bubbles and top is golden, 45-50 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. To reheat, place in 300F oven until heated through; 20-30 min.
YIELD: 12 servings
1 serving (about a cup) = 4 WW points
And he's off......
Saturday we said good-bye to Isaac. It was a happy/sad kind of day. We're very proud of Isaac and happy he has this opportunity. But it was sad to see him go and know that he won't be knocking on my bedroom door in the evening to talk, won't be at dinner, won't be coming and going.
He is going to do a year long internship with a traveling ministry called "the 99".
This is from their website:
They stay at one location for 6 weeks. They spend 1 1/2 weeks setting up, do the performance for 3 weekends, then 1 1/2 weeks tearing down and loading up before driving onto the next location.
His responsibilities will be to help with the set up/tear down, perform in the drama, go to churches and schools to speak and promote "the 99", help organize and train the 200 volunteers it takes to put this on, and whatever else they tell him to do. It is all voluntary.
He will be staying with host families; a different family every week or so.
During the week the interns are required to take classes from the Bible college affiliated with the church that is "the 99"s home church.
They were in our town last Aug. Our friend is in charge of their sound. My boys have helped Ron with sound at concerts for years and years, and also installing sound in churches. So Isaac and Jordan volunteered to help Ron with all of that. Isaac also performed in the drama every night each weekend. His friend's family hosted people, and he got to know a few of them and talk to them a lot. Isaac fell in love with it and said he wanted to spend a year with them when he graduated (next year). But in March they asked if he could come this year, and so he did.
Right now he is in Indianapolis. After that they'll go to Louisville, KY and then Grand Rapids, MI.
So that's what he's up to.
In other news, Jordan had his cast removed last Monday and returns to work tonight.
My big guys!
Doug had a hard time watching him leave. I knew I would, so I didn't watch. I don't even watch Doug leave for work, and he's home in 5 days.
Several have asked me what is "the 99".
This is from their website:
Quote:
| THE 99 is a walkthrough theater that graphically reenacts the five leading causes of death in teenagers and young adults. Many of these deaths are influenced by drugs or alcohol and a vast majority of them can be avoided. | THE 99 is a state-of-the-art production designed to portray the very real consequences of poor decisions that claim almost 37,000 young lives every year. The production is not based on fear or scare tactics, but rather is based solely on reality with each room designed from real life situations. |
His responsibilities will be to help with the set up/tear down, perform in the drama, go to churches and schools to speak and promote "the 99", help organize and train the 200 volunteers it takes to put this on, and whatever else they tell him to do. It is all voluntary.
He will be staying with host families; a different family every week or so.
During the week the interns are required to take classes from the Bible college affiliated with the church that is "the 99"s home church.
They were in our town last Aug. Our friend is in charge of their sound. My boys have helped Ron with sound at concerts for years and years, and also installing sound in churches. So Isaac and Jordan volunteered to help Ron with all of that. Isaac also performed in the drama every night each weekend. His friend's family hosted people, and he got to know a few of them and talk to them a lot. Isaac fell in love with it and said he wanted to spend a year with them when he graduated (next year). But in March they asked if he could come this year, and so he did.
Right now he is in Indianapolis. After that they'll go to Louisville, KY and then Grand Rapids, MI.
So that's what he's up to.
In other news, Jordan had his cast removed last Monday and returns to work tonight.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Mama's Kitchen
This looks like a fun little meme. I stole it from my blog friend Sarah.
1. Do you have magnets on your fridge? Yes, on the side of it. I like the front to be uncluttered.
2. Do you have a calendar in your kitchen, if so, what’s the theme of it? Yes, it's hanging inside the cabinet. There are gorgeous waterfall pictures on it.
3. What is your favorite kitchen gadget? I love all my Pampered Chef stuff, which is a lot considering I sold it for a few years. Too many to choose. I like to cook and bake and love gadgets.
4. Are you lucky enough to have a pantry of some kind? I have a pantry cabinet, does that count?
5.What is your favorite appliance? Toaster oven
6. Do you have an eat in kitchen (table in it)? No
7. Do you have a bread box? No
8. Do you have a picture of your kids on the fridge?Yes, and also pictures of my friends' kids and nieces and nephews. On the side, under the magnets ;)
9. Do you ever cook breakfast in your PJs? Yes. Must have coffee and food before I am functional, and then get dressed.
10. Do you have a favorite cookbook that you use? I love cookbooks! I have a Weight Watchers one that I love. I also subscribe to Healthy Cooking magazine (by the Taste of Home people) and love that, too.
11. Are you lucky enough to have recipes that were passed down from your mom or grandma? Yes
12. What’s your favorite food? I like all food really. Lately I've been craving lasagna so I'll pick that as my favorite.
13. What’s your favorite thing to cook? I love to cook and don't have a favorite.
14. Is your coffee pot electric or stove top? Neither. I use a French press with freshly ground beans. I do have an automatic drip for when we have company. It lives in the basement otherwise.
15. Do you ever make your own bread? Yes. Love to make bread and have several favorite recipes.
16. Name one thing that you have hanging on your wall in your kitchen: Nothing. Not much wall space in my kitchen.
17. Is there a clock in your kitchen? On the stove, on the microwave and on the under counter radio.
18. Do you have a bowl of fruit sitting on your table or counter? Yes, one with bananas and one with avocados. The rest of the fruit is in the refrigerator (strawberries, pineapple, apples, lemons and lime).
19. What type of canisters do you have? Rubbermaid. I keep them in the cabinet.
20. Does your kitchen have a theme? No.
21. What’s for supper tonight? Salmon on the grill, brown rice (pierogies for the boys) and steamed broccoli.
22. Do you have enough cabinet space? Yes. I have fabulous storage in the built in buffet in the dining room. Plenty of cabinets in the kitchen, too. What I don't have are enough drawers.
23. Does your family use paper plates? Yes
24. Do you have a good set of china? I have china that my grandma gave me, service for 12 or 16? My every day dishes are Pampered Chef Simple Additions. I have enough for 12.
25. Do you wear an apron to work in your kitchen? Yes, I hate getting food on my top.
26. Name one thing, if anything, that you would like to change about your kitchen. My kitchen is very old, has 3 different counter tops and not enough counter space. I would like new cabinets, add a wall of cabinets to the empty wall (where the microwave stand and pantry cabinet are). I would like drywall instead of 1" plastic tiles that have been duct taped and painted over numerous times. I would like under the cabinet lighting and all one counter top. In my dreams anyway......now it's functional and I'm happy to use it.
1. Do you have magnets on your fridge? Yes, on the side of it. I like the front to be uncluttered.
2. Do you have a calendar in your kitchen, if so, what’s the theme of it? Yes, it's hanging inside the cabinet. There are gorgeous waterfall pictures on it.
3. What is your favorite kitchen gadget? I love all my Pampered Chef stuff, which is a lot considering I sold it for a few years. Too many to choose. I like to cook and bake and love gadgets.
4. Are you lucky enough to have a pantry of some kind? I have a pantry cabinet, does that count?
5.What is your favorite appliance? Toaster oven
6. Do you have an eat in kitchen (table in it)? No
7. Do you have a bread box? No
8. Do you have a picture of your kids on the fridge?Yes, and also pictures of my friends' kids and nieces and nephews. On the side, under the magnets ;)
9. Do you ever cook breakfast in your PJs? Yes. Must have coffee and food before I am functional, and then get dressed.
10. Do you have a favorite cookbook that you use? I love cookbooks! I have a Weight Watchers one that I love. I also subscribe to Healthy Cooking magazine (by the Taste of Home people) and love that, too.
11. Are you lucky enough to have recipes that were passed down from your mom or grandma? Yes
12. What’s your favorite food? I like all food really. Lately I've been craving lasagna so I'll pick that as my favorite.
13. What’s your favorite thing to cook? I love to cook and don't have a favorite.
14. Is your coffee pot electric or stove top? Neither. I use a French press with freshly ground beans. I do have an automatic drip for when we have company. It lives in the basement otherwise.
15. Do you ever make your own bread? Yes. Love to make bread and have several favorite recipes.
16. Name one thing that you have hanging on your wall in your kitchen: Nothing. Not much wall space in my kitchen.
17. Is there a clock in your kitchen? On the stove, on the microwave and on the under counter radio.
18. Do you have a bowl of fruit sitting on your table or counter? Yes, one with bananas and one with avocados. The rest of the fruit is in the refrigerator (strawberries, pineapple, apples, lemons and lime).
19. What type of canisters do you have? Rubbermaid. I keep them in the cabinet.
20. Does your kitchen have a theme? No.
21. What’s for supper tonight? Salmon on the grill, brown rice (pierogies for the boys) and steamed broccoli.
22. Do you have enough cabinet space? Yes. I have fabulous storage in the built in buffet in the dining room. Plenty of cabinets in the kitchen, too. What I don't have are enough drawers.
23. Does your family use paper plates? Yes
24. Do you have a good set of china? I have china that my grandma gave me, service for 12 or 16? My every day dishes are Pampered Chef Simple Additions. I have enough for 12.
25. Do you wear an apron to work in your kitchen? Yes, I hate getting food on my top.
26. Name one thing, if anything, that you would like to change about your kitchen. My kitchen is very old, has 3 different counter tops and not enough counter space. I would like new cabinets, add a wall of cabinets to the empty wall (where the microwave stand and pantry cabinet are). I would like drywall instead of 1" plastic tiles that have been duct taped and painted over numerous times. I would like under the cabinet lighting and all one counter top. In my dreams anyway......now it's functional and I'm happy to use it.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Now for the rest of the story.......
So much has been happening here this year!!
Doug's work schedule changed again. He's not home anymore, but his off days are better than what he had.
Jordan moved into his own apartment and then promptly broke his ankle. He's been off work since then. He goes to the doctor on the 26th and hopefully gets the cast off and can return to work. He is anxious to do that.
Isaac got a 10 point buck during gun season. A friend of the family does taxidermy and let Isaac help mount the head. It now proudly hangs in my living room where my wedding picture used to be!
Isaac is going to do a year long internship with The 99. He leaves May 1st! I am going to miss that boy!!
Allen got his driver's permit. No picture of him with the permit, but a recent picture nonetheless :)
I do not do change well at all! And these are a whole lot of changes at once for me. So what did I do? I convinced Doug that we should plan a cruise. So we will be taking a Caribbean cruise in April of 2011! I am so excited!
Doug and I have now lost 123 lbs. (at last count) together.
Before ~ June '08
Now ~ April '10
I have about 42 lbs. to go and Doug is 1/3 of the way to his goal!!
And a picture of Doug, Isaac and Allen just because :)
So what's been happening with you??
Doug's work schedule changed again. He's not home anymore, but his off days are better than what he had.
Jordan moved into his own apartment and then promptly broke his ankle. He's been off work since then. He goes to the doctor on the 26th and hopefully gets the cast off and can return to work. He is anxious to do that.
Isaac got a 10 point buck during gun season. A friend of the family does taxidermy and let Isaac help mount the head. It now proudly hangs in my living room where my wedding picture used to be!
Isaac is going to do a year long internship with The 99. He leaves May 1st! I am going to miss that boy!!
Allen got his driver's permit. No picture of him with the permit, but a recent picture nonetheless :)
I do not do change well at all! And these are a whole lot of changes at once for me. So what did I do? I convinced Doug that we should plan a cruise. So we will be taking a Caribbean cruise in April of 2011! I am so excited!
Doug and I have now lost 123 lbs. (at last count) together.
Before ~ June '08
Now ~ April '10
I have about 42 lbs. to go and Doug is 1/3 of the way to his goal!!
And a picture of Doug, Isaac and Allen just because :)
Monday, April 19, 2010
So much has been happening!!
The BEST news this week is..............
My Mom is CANCER FREE!!!!!!
We are all PTL!!!!! She has an MRI next week on her brain to see if the cancer metastasized.
I'll catch ya up on all the other happenings in the next day or so. VERY MUCH stuff happening here!!
My Mom is CANCER FREE!!!!!!
We are all PTL!!!!! She has an MRI next week on her brain to see if the cancer metastasized.
I'll catch ya up on all the other happenings in the next day or so. VERY MUCH stuff happening here!!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Mexican Lentils ~ Healthy Cooking
I made this today for the first time. It is yum!
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp. olive oil
1 1/2 c. vegetable broth
1/2 c. dry lentils, rinsed
3 tsp. chili powder
1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin (I also used PC SW seasoning)
1 c. frozen corn
1 c. salsa, fat free
1/4 c. tomato paste
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. white vinegar
In a large saucepan, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender.
Add the broth, lentils, chili powder and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until lentils are almost tender.
Stir in the corn, salsa, tomato paste, oregano and vinegar (I also added salt and pepper). Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 min. longer or until lentils are tender.
Serve with brown rice and cheddar cheese.
YIELD: 4 cups lentils
1/2 c. = 1.5 WW points, 3/4 c. - 2.5 WW points; 1 c. = 4 WW points
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp. olive oil
1 1/2 c. vegetable broth
1/2 c. dry lentils, rinsed
3 tsp. chili powder
1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin (I also used PC SW seasoning)
1 c. frozen corn
1 c. salsa, fat free
1/4 c. tomato paste
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. white vinegar
In a large saucepan, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender.
Add the broth, lentils, chili powder and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until lentils are almost tender.
Stir in the corn, salsa, tomato paste, oregano and vinegar (I also added salt and pepper). Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 min. longer or until lentils are tender.
Serve with brown rice and cheddar cheese.
YIELD: 4 cups lentils
1/2 c. = 1.5 WW points, 3/4 c. - 2.5 WW points; 1 c. = 4 WW points
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Thankful Thursday
Today I am thankful for:
The opportunity to go to the yummy yarn store with my sister, mom and gramma.
That tomorrow is Friday and Doug will be home. It's been a long week.
That school is going smoothly this year.
That it is above freezing, in January!! for several days in a row even!
And the sun is SHINING!!
How about you? What are you thankful for today?
The opportunity to go to the yummy yarn store with my sister, mom and gramma.
That tomorrow is Friday and Doug will be home. It's been a long week.
That school is going smoothly this year.
That it is above freezing, in January!! for several days in a row even!
And the sun is SHINING!!
How about you? What are you thankful for today?
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Friday, January 01, 2010
New Year's Eve
How do you celebrate New Year's Eve?
We celebrated by going to a fancy schmancy dinner dance with friends. We've gone to this same event the past several years. It was fun. Great food, great friends and great music.
Last year Doug and I committed to getting healthy and losing weight. Doesn't everybody do that in January? Well, we actually followed through all year. Between the two of us we've lost 102 lbs. this year. We aren't finished yet, either. We'll keep going. I'm halfway to goal; Doug is about 1/3 the way there.
Here is photographic proof :) I was excited to compare our last year's pictures with this years.
Next year I'll be able to post before/during/after pictures! We both are working hard to reach our goal by the end of the year.
Do you follow through on the goals you set at the beginning of the year? I don't usually, but this year, I am so glad I did!h
We celebrated by going to a fancy schmancy dinner dance with friends. We've gone to this same event the past several years. It was fun. Great food, great friends and great music.
Last year Doug and I committed to getting healthy and losing weight. Doesn't everybody do that in January? Well, we actually followed through all year. Between the two of us we've lost 102 lbs. this year. We aren't finished yet, either. We'll keep going. I'm halfway to goal; Doug is about 1/3 the way there.
Here is photographic proof :) I was excited to compare our last year's pictures with this years.
NYE '08
NYE '09
NYE '08
NYE '09
Next year I'll be able to post before/during/after pictures! We both are working hard to reach our goal by the end of the year.
Do you follow through on the goals you set at the beginning of the year? I don't usually, but this year, I am so glad I did!h
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