Friday, Oct. 10: 

Our busy cleaning day is usually on Friday.  Friday's consist of dusting, vacuuming, & mopping.  Before I started vacuuming with my piece of junk Bissell sweeper I took it apart and gave it a really good cleaning because it wasn't sucking very well.  After cleaning it I started vacuuming.  It still wouldn't suck like it should.  I mean, I had to go over a little piece of lint 8 times before it would pick it up.  THAT WAS IT!  I WAS DONE!  I told my girls that I would be right back.  I was going to Walmart to buy a new sweeper.  I was just going to get a Hoover but I seen that they had a Dyson.  After thinking about it for awhile in the aisle I decided to buy the Dyson.  It was on clearance and didn't cost a whole lot more than one of the other sweepers.  I paid $250 for it.  The other sweepers were around $180 so I figured I got a good deal.  So yes, I am the PROUD owner of a DYSON!!  It is a homemakers best friend!!!  I love this machine!  I actually LIKE sweeping the carpets now!

My youngest, Katie, had her best friend, Courtney, spend the night.  They had a scavenger hunt at our library for the middle schoolers from 6-8 pm so I dropped them off there.  When I came home I started making supper.  I tried a new recipe for pizza from my Bisquick cookbook. 

Stuffed-Crust Pepperoni Pizza

prep time: 20 mins.                                 start to finish: 35 minutes

• 3 c. Bisquick Mix (I used my homemade version)
• 2/3 c. very hot water
• 2 T. olive or vegetable oil
• 3/4 c. diced pepperoni
• 4 sticks Colby-Monterey Jack cheese (from 10-oz. pkg), cut lengthwise in half
• 1 can (8oz) pizza sauce (I used my homemade sauce)
• 2 c. shredded Pizza or Mozzerela cheese (8oz)
• 1 c. sliced mushrooms
• 1 small green bell pepper, chopped (1/2 c.)
• 1 can (2.25 oz) sliced ripe olives, drained

1. Move oven rack to lowest position.  Heat oven to 450*.  Spray 12" pizza pan with cooking spray.  Stir Bisquick mix, hot water and oil with fork until soft dough forms; beat vigorously 20 strokes.  Let stand for 8 minutes.
2. Pat or press dough in bottom and 1 inch over side of pizza pan.  Lightly press 1/4 c. of the pepperoni along edge of dough.  Place string cheese over pepperoni along edge of dough, overlapping if necessary.  Fold 1-inch edge of dough over and around cheese and pepperoni; press to seal.  Bake 7 minutes.
3. Spread pizza sauce over crust.  Sprinkle with 1 cup of shredded cheese, remaining 1/2 cup pepperoni, mushrooms, bell pepper and olives.  Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.  Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until crust if golden brown and cheese is melted.  8 servings.

It was a hit!  Yummy!

Saturday, Oct. 11: 

I spent most of the day doing some sewing.  I am putting a dress together.  A cape dress but it's a little different than the last one I made.  After putting my sewing away I did half the dishes the I went to lay down for a bit because my back is giving me some pain.  It always hurts when I've been sewing for a long time.  I ended up falling asleep for a half hour!  When I got up I finished up the dishes, swept the floor (with my new Dyson! ~Smile~), washed my hair, and then made supper.  We are having haystacks tonight.  DH has been gone most of today.  This morning he went out hunting & then he had a golfing tournament for our church to play in so he won't be home until around 9 pm so it's just us girls this evening.

Until next time...