on 7.8.09
at 10:11:12 AM I was waiting for the piano tuner to arrive and running around the house gathering and organizing craft supplies for Girls camp.
at 10:11:12 AM I was waiting for the piano tuner to arrive and running around the house gathering and organizing craft supplies for Girls camp.
We just spent the day at Mountain Hood (as Anna calls it, and it's just so darn cute we might all start saying it that way). Our first ever visit to SkiBowl and it was a blast! There was so much to do and it was a huge bonus that ALL of the kids were able to do everything (even little Anna on the bungee trampoline). Very nice that no one was excluded for being too short. Plus, you can't beat the scenery.
Mt. Hood SkiBowl from Shannon on Vimeo.
A trip to Dairy Queen for blizzards and a lot of "that was so much fun!" comments from the back of the van, and I'd say it was a pretty successful day.beautiful scenery
Outside my window . . . the neighbors' gorgeous hanging flower baskets.
an interview with your children
When I married Scott, part of the package deal was a set of recipe cards handwritten by his mom, that she had given him when going off to college. Chicken fried steak, Ketchum poporn, crescent rolls, cream of wheat potatoes, finger jell-o, and banana cake to name a few. I remember staring at the card for brown sugar muffins several times, a bit confused -- is this a breakfast muffin? is it a dessert? When Scott informed me that it was a dinner muffin and they were fabulous, I made a batch. And we still make them 1 or 2 times a month. They are yummy, quick & easy to whip together, and thankfully Conner doesn't like them so there is more for us! Ha-ha!
Sorry there's no picture, but here's the recipe.
Cream together: 1/2 cup shortening, 1 cup brown sugar
Add: 1 egg
Sift together and add: 2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt
Mixture will be dry
Add: 1 cup milk and mix until smooth
Spoon into muffin cups and bake at 400 for 20 minutes. Makes about 16-18 muffins.
