Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Snow

There was a winter storm for the last day or so, beginning early Tuesday through noon Wednesday. They really meant it evidently, we were without  power for most of the afternoon and night and it is still flickering today. It has stopped snowing for now so I thought I would  measure our total snow. The table had no snow on late Monday when this storm started it's dump and it has been snowing steadily through early Wednesday morning.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Cupcake

I was volunteered to provide dessert for our first Rifle match. Match against Delta and Tok, our team won but Liam didn't do well with small bore 528, better in air with 566. We host a meal was what I was explaining about, everyone  from our team potlucks. I was already written into our sign up sheet for dessert! The kiddos requested cupcakes and so I chose butterscotch with seven minute icing and a peanut butter jelly cupcake. The PBJ ones didn't make enough to leave at home, but I made sure to save back a few butterscotch  ones. I took 4 dozen cupcakes  to the match and came home with 0 so I would say they were a hit!

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Maiden voyage

Stan and Lorna gave us this really nice fermenting crock a few years ago for Christmas. It has just been admired in our living room until today! Only a small batch of plain kraut  just beginning working in it. It's a big five gallon crock so the two big cabbages (about 12 pounds total) have only filled it up about a third.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Cocoa apple cake

One of my very favorite things to bake. A recipe most of the women in my family have made but none of them taste the same! I'm not sure about the others, but I use less fat, more chocolate and a little more spice than the recipe. I love family favorites that are all just a little different. Still connected but not one exactly allike!

Monday, September 14, 2015

Driveway project

Kyle got the driveway project mostly done. The new ditch is cut, the shed is moved, drive is all smooth and cable is burried. As far as I know the only thing left is wiring in the shed with a timer for wintertime plugging in trucks.

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Getting ahead

Our schedule gets crazy during Liam's rifle season and with Abbie at a new school and a new schedule it doesn't look to get any better. Liam will practice 3-5, Abbie gets out of school at 4 or her bus will get near our house at 4:30. Kyle will leave for work at 6 on nights or arrive home at 7 on day shift. Liam can drive himself home hopefully some of the time so I might get home with Abbie, otherwise 5:30 to 6 is more likely. Not a lot of time to get dinner when people are starving. That is why I try to get as many short cuts in the freezer, crockpot, or quick recipes to prep ahead as possible. Today's project: potstickers! Frozen for dinner, snack, or to simmer in soup. Next up spaetzle, or maybe spaghetti sauce.

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Give me a call

I see a lot of this in my future...we just bought Abbie a cell phone. Liam got one as a freshman, he was starting rifle team and so would be busy 6 days a week so it seemed to make sense to me. Abbie's is only in 7th grade but she does love her after school activities and with Liam's senior year if rifle starting this week I am going to be sucked into that. Now our days with a land line phone is truly numbered. A big factor for me in keeping it is having a mid size girl at home. I'm not going to share my cell with the hour per day Abbie NEEDS to talk to a friend! Now she can text and monopolize her own device so ACS: you're on notice...