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

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.  

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".  

He is going to do a year long internship with a traveling ministry called "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.

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.