Friday night my husband and I went with a group of friends (and family) to the city -  San Francisco for a nice dinner and jazz concert.  We ate at  a sushi restaurant (I don't like fish cooked or not so I had a salad) and I think my husband ate way too much fish because yesterday he had a stomach ache!  I think he definately was a glutton.  Then off to the jazz club which happens to be in the same building for an excellent concert with John Pizzarelli. Super fun!!!  I forget how beautiful the city is at night, I don't get the chance to go there often enough.   I love visiting but I love coming home to a quiet place on a country road even more.

Yesterday was a day of shopping and baking cookies with the kids.  I had a gift card so I thought I would go to the mall to catch the big sales that were going on.  Even with the discounts, I couldn't bring myself to by any jeans- I can't believe how much clothing costs. I did get a much needed jacket for my little girl and much needed jammys for my oldest son with the gift card. For me- I headed to the goodwill.  I found a really nice jacket, shirts and 2 pairs of pants for $20.  Some people might have a problem with second hand goods, but I think that if it is in good condition why not get some more use out of it and it SAVES MONEY.

My sister-in-law gave me her sugar cookie recipe (it is the best) so 2 of the children and I made yummy cookies:

My children love to be in the kitchen with me baking and cooking- they don't care as long as they get to help.  My oldest is 15 and she has a few dishes that she prepares on her own; I must say they are quite delicious. Some readers have requested my 1 hr French Bread recipe:I hope it is legible to everyone.

We went to church this morning then off to Costco and rest at home. The weather is quickly turning into winter (our winters are very mild in the central valley) but my garden seems to love is.  I picked 3 snow peas the other day and they were so sweet. My radishes, carrots,spinach, kale, broccoli and green leaf lettuce are doing great- I can't wait until I can pick fresh lettuce and spinach.

Tomorrow we will be going to the Monterey Bay Aquarium with our homeschool group, I will take lots of pictures and tell everyone about it in my next post.

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Posted by jrkjd

Thank you so much for the recipe. It sounds yummy, and easy!
Regina

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