Still in trasition

I am currently living in tempory housing. We should be moving in next week to our home. Just in time for Thanksgiving. I am so excited to have our own home again. The baby is currently dealing with a double ear infection. The kids are doing well considering the lack of space we have at the moment. Sebastian takes the girls to the park daily for me. There is teen center here that we let him go to in the evenings to play wii and pool. The kids are doing a modified school right now. Workbooks and art stuff. I am going to love our new school room. My brother blessed me with a laptop so I now can get online in our room. :) God Bless!

She wants to be a worker!

Im on the Mainland

We are staying with family for a few weeks until we settle in Texas. I miss my own stuff but enjoying the time spent here. I lost my thread to finish Emaly's quilt so I have to get more to finish sewing the binding on. Im glad I kept a quilt with me for them.

Moving!

I am in route to be moving. I wont have my machine again for about 2 months at least. I may make stuff while visiting family next month and be able to post that. Woohoo! IM on my way Jennifer and Christi!

Emalys Quilt

Im not done with the binding, Im still handsewing it on. but here it is, big enough for her twin sized bed when we move......she LOVES tweety bird!

The song

New song

Ok so the song Give me your eyes by Brandon Heath, has been on my mind alot lately. I really listen to its words and want to really see people thru Gods eyes, not my fleshly eyes. I want to see my children and my husband thru his eyes not my own. I want to stop the cycle of divorce and abandment through our families. I want my children to know and feel the love I have for them. I dont want to break their spirits or their excitement for life. I want them to know Jesus. I want them to know him so much and not have struggles with knowing him and accepting his unconditional love for them. I want to nurture them and love them. I know by my actions I dont always display that kind of love to them and I am soo sorry, I tell them that too. I dont want to be like my mother. I want to love my children no matter their choices in life. Thank you God for my husband and my children and for blessing us sooo abundantly. Help us and give us wisdom in this world on your perfect will for them and us. Help me see people and them thru your eyes and to never loose heart in praying for them even though it seems useless at times. THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!!!

Sebastians a poet

For school this past month Sebastian has been studying poetry. He had to make up a poem. Well he ofcourse fussed about it, but come to find out, he actually has some talent in this. Here is are the two he did, the first one is funny and was his first one, the second one really shocked us. Um who is he thinking about?????LOL



My pants are black

Black as night

out of sight

My shirt is blue and not black

blue as a blue birds back

My s hoe is green not blue

it's as green as my other shoe.



A heavy heart I have born

All night and in to the morn

As the sun shows its face

I'll wait for you embrace

A time that is yet to come

until then my heart is stung



Those are his exact words. Im impressed.

I'm 32!

Hi, This is me. I am 32....lol anyways, I am celebrating my 32 nd year today. Happy Birthday to me. THank you to all who remembered all who were reminded and remembered and those that I dont even know who knew and wished me well. Thank you, it really means alot.

More pillowcases

I took the girls recently to pick out fabric of their own choice for a pillowcase. They were thrilled and even more thrilled when I got them done, these are so fun to make, this time I added a trim and I think they look even nicer with it. Emaly wanted to tweetybird, which she loves... and Leia picked out the carebears, only cux they didnt have a princess choice....

Shoes

This past Friday was my 10 year anniversary and my wonderful Husband, took me out. So I got to wear nice shoes. When I say nice, I mean they werent slippers....aka flipflops for you mainlanders. I love these shoes, although they arent the most comfortable I think they look great and make my legs look nice too. anyways, just wanted to share, do you have a shoe that you love?

I did it!

I, yes me, made butter! Whew, this was exciting and fun to watch. I used this reciepe that jennifer reccommended. I used some already on my fresh baked bread! The best! I used the buttermilk I got to make buttermilk biscuits, they have to sit overnite before baking so I havent tried them yet. I have one more cup left of buttermilk, its sooo sweet!



Thank you Andy for letting me get this awesome mixer, it made this task easier!
Starting off

cool whip stage!

butter, straining out the buttermilk
butter!
on my tastey bread!

My quick homemade Salsa

Ingredients:
1 can rotel
1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 to 1 whole onion
cilantro
dash of lime and salt
1/2 jalpeno, more if you like it REALLY hot.

Place in blender, blend to consistency you like, we usually like a few chunks but this time it was smooth

I like my salsa warm. So I then cook for about 5 mins, I dont want the onions to cook throughly though, so not too long, but this is very yummy! and quick!

Simple spelt pancakes

These are soooo yummy! And not cux of the cream, syrup and cinanamom we add either. The flavor is wonderful!
Simple Spelt Pancakes

The King Arthur Flour Company

The sweet flavor of spelt shines through in these simple pancakes. You can dress up these pancakes with fresh fruit, spices, or nuts, but we find the flavor of the grain is good enough to stand on its own.

ingredients

2 cups (7 ounces) whole spelt flour
2 tablespoons (7/8 ounce) sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups (14 ounces) milk
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) unsalted butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla (optional)

Instructions

To make the pancake batter:
In a medium bowl, whisk together the spelt flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine the milk and melted butter, and the vanilla if you’re using it. Form a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour the wet ingredients into the dry. Stir the batter just until the dry ingredients are thoroughly moistened: it will seem very wet, but will thicken as it sits. Let the batter sit for 15 minutes before you use it.

To make the pancakes: Heat a non-stick griddle if you have one, or a heavy skillet, preferably cast iron. If your surface is not non-stick, brush it lightly with vegetable oil. When the surface of your pan is hot enough that a drop of water sputters across the surface, give the pan a quick swipe with a paper towel to eliminate excess oil, and spoon the batter onto the hot surface, 1/4-cupful at a time.

Let the pancakes cook on the first side until bubbles begin to form around the edges of the cakes, about 2 to 3 minutes. You may need to adjust your heat up or down to get the pancakes to cook through without scorching the surface, or being too pale. When the cakes are just beginning to set, flip them and let them finish cooking on the second side, about 1 minute more, until they’re golden brown on both sides.

©2006 The King Arthur Flour Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Nutrition information: 27g whole grains, 137 cal, 4g fat, 5g protein, 20g complex carbohydrates, 4g sugar, 4g dietary fiber, 11mg cholesterol, 376mg sodium, 189mg potassium, 57RE vitamin A, 1mg iron, 192mg calcium, 309mg phosphorus.

makes: 16 4-inch pancakes
serving size: 2 pancakes, 89g

pillowcase

This is a pillowcase in a tube pattern, cant remember where I got the pattern online at but here is the finished pillow case! Im very pleased with it.

Hubbys score!!!

149 As a 1930s husband, I am Very Superior Take the test!

1930's wife

104 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Superior Take the test!

Homemade Chocolate Cake

Just ground 4 cups hard with 1 cup soft to make my allpurpose flour. Froze the remaining that wasnt used in recipe.
Mixing.....
Tada!! Andy loved it, I thought it was a little grainy. Overall not bad!

HERSHEY'S "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" Chocolate Cake Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour (I used My fresh ground flour)
3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING(recipe follows)
Directions:1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.

2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.

3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.

Frost with "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING.

"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine

2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa

3 cups powdered sugar

1/3 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.

Updates!

Whew I bet some of you wondered if I would ever be back....lol well anyways, Im here and have some new stuff posted. I dont know when I will have more but here is some. I have also cut onsies and made them teeshirts and sewn a arm back on a baby doll, no pics of that. Finished up the last of my napkins, I know I still need to mail mine.... Still working on that flower wall hanging, Im stummped and dont know what a flying geese ruler is and if I can use my square one I have or not and if I can how to postition it on the fabric I have put together so until I figure it out, that is on hold.... anyways, Leave me some comments!

Sara's new dress

Front
shorts
Back
continuous lap( I had to look online for video of how to do this) the pattern had me so confused!!!