Starfish Dreams
We found a house
We found a house we like. It is a 7 bedrooms, 4 baths 4200 square feet and on almost 3/4 acre, only for 350 thousand!! , we are in California remember. We were emailed it and just loved the pictures and how it sounded. We went to see it and it is two house not one house! Ugh!!! Why do they not tell you that when you are looking at a few to see? They know what you want, so why do they waste my time??
We are going to look at another one, but this one is smaller only 3 bedrooms, 2 bath and 2300 square feet , but it has the land we want.
We are just looking at this time as we still have our ranch and love it there. We will see where and if God wants us to move, but we keep looking.
God Bless, mj
Happy Birthday Susan and Stacie
Ok I am a little late, but I want to wish my 2 daughters Susan and Stacie a HAPPY BIRTHDAY.. Sue's was on saturday the 15th and Stacie's is today.. WE LOVE YOU GIRLS!!
Mom and Dad
Good Morning
I got my bottom braces on yesterday afternoon and so im in pain plus this weather is making my sinues act up and is making me plain miserable please have a blessed day
Alyssa
Fires in California
I do not know if you see on your news things about California , but we are having major fires. We have 6 going and 3 of them are close around us. We live in Chino. Chino Hills was Chino to, until they changed it to Chino Hills ( it was always just called the hills) because they did not to live in a city that has a prison. Carbon canyon is also part of Chino Hills (Chino). We live a few miles form Diamond Bar and Corona. We have fires all around us. We are praying for the people who lost their homes and for all the people helping out. So many people lost it all.
People were evacuated 3 miles from us. It has been very smokey and it looks like it snowed due to the ash. It is fall but we have been in the 90's. Hubby had such a hard time getting home from work on Friday. The 3 freeways were closed as was Carbon Canyon. It took him over 2.5 hours to drive the 17 miles home!!
God Bless, mj
Pictures of Marty's life
I am posting more pictures of Marty.
Marty as a pup:
As a young man:
At Disneyland :
Different Christmas pictures taken at Disneyland:
Him with one of his puppies:
As you all can see we love this guy a lot!! Marty was a part of all our lives everyday. I am still developing rolls of film. As I find pictures of him I will post them.
We miss him so very much.
P.s here is one of the poor guy dressed as Snow White:
He just love to be with us and his sisters, even if they painted his nails and dressed him up as a girl.
God Bless, mj
working hard today - pumpkin
remember that list I posted this morning? Well, I started on the pumpkin. Now this pumpkin is huge. And heavy. And it has been sitting on my porch since beginning of October. So today I took my knife and wacked it up. Mindful of someone else's failed attempt at peeling the skin from a raw pumpkin, I threw mine (in 4 stages, each stage FILLING the oven space) into the oven for an hour at 300. this cooked the pumpkin just enough to allow the skin to come right off with a knife. I still have to skin half the thing. agh! anyway, then I cubed it into 1-inch cubes. Considering the meat is up top 4 inches thick in some spots, this is a chore!But I have my first 7 bottles in the canner at 13 pounds pressure for 90 minutes.
This pumpkin cost me $30 at the farmers market. I know, it was expensive. If I had waited until after Halloween, I could have gotten it for half that. Next year. If I buy such a pumpkin again, which is HIGHLY doubtful. I do not know how much pumpkin I will get out of this. Even if I go by quarts, it is still unknown until I start using the pumpkin. At that point, I will drain it, blend it into puree, and then weigh it. That is when I will learn if this is worth it.
Dh says the work I havew already put into it is NOT worth it. He has a point - cans of pumpkin are so cheap in the stores in December and January as they clean out their holiday stashes. But I like to know what is in our food. Yeah, the cans list as ingredients: pumpkin. but there are things they do not have to list if it is small enough (I do not know if that is the case with pumpkin, but with other foods it is.) And if we ever manage to grow our own pumpkins, the cost will go down significantly.
And hey, bonus - the water in the jars of pumpkin can count towards water storage. not for drinking, true, but for baking or cooking....
oh, and I made the kids help. They were in charge of separating the seeds (these are monstrous too!) from the "goop." They wore some of daddy's t-shirts and complained bitterly about the feel of the innards. Cannot blame them for that! But they did do the work, and now they are outside enjoying the 50 degree weather we will be having all week. Lucky them. I am stuck inside a hot house over a hot stove. Not a pregnant lady's favorite spot.....
my surprise Chirstmas present - can you help my husband?
I know nothing about this.... I am channeling my husband because I of course know absolutely nothing about this Christmas present....I posted this query about a month ago, and now have a link to ask further questions.
Will this machine listed here at Costco: http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11307832&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=〈=en-US&s=1
do what it is that I want in a sewing machine?
I need to sew patches on little boy pants. I need to fix dance costumes. Not a lot of sewing, but enough that I would rather NOT truck my family and all my sewing needs down to Salt Lake every time I have a small need.
so my question: what are your recommendations for a small-ish job sewing machine? Maybe even - GASP - move into actually sewing new clothing (like modesty shorts for under dresses). Something that I could easily pack up and put away when not in use, because I do not think I will use it often. not like my mom's that has a permanent table and corner in her house and was used ALL the time when I was a kid, and even now every November and December.
But something strong enough to punch through a layer or two of denim.
help please
Overcoming
09:12, Monday, November 17, 2008 .. Posted in Quotes to ponder .. 4 comments .. Link
" They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb.... they did not love their lives so much as to shirk from death. " Revelation 12:11
Are we willing to compete for God's best, with the knoweldge that the best things are always achieved by the most difficult paths? We must endure steep mountains, dense forests, and the Enemy's chariots of iron, since hardship is the price of the victor's coronation. Arches of triumph are made not of rose blossoms and strands of silk but of hard blows and bloody scars. The very hardships you are enduring in your life today have been given to you by the Master, for the express purpose of enabling you to win the crown.
Therefore do not always look ahead to your tomorrows for some ideal situation, exotic difficulty or faraway emergency in which to shine. Rise today to face circumstances in which the providence of God has placed you. Your crown of glory is hidden in the heart of these things -- the hardships and trials pressing in on you this very hour, week and month of your life. Yet the most difficult things are not those seens and known by the world but those deep in your soul, unseen and unknown by anyone except Jesus. It is in this secret place that you expierence a little trial that you would never dare to mention to anyone else and that is more difficut for you to bear than martyrdom.
Beloved, your crown lies there. May God help you to overcome and wear it.
It matters not how the battle goes,
The day how long;
Faint Not! Fight on!
Tomorrow comes the song.
~~ L.B. Cowman, Streams in the Desert pg. 427-428 ~~
to do this week
I have decided that this week I will post a large list of things to do. Sure, some things have day-specific times to be done, but most of it is big stuff to be spread over the week. We are having guests this weekend, some good friends. One of those few couple friends with whom we get along well and have core values in common. Not just religious, but spiritual. And lifestyle-wise. Their children are still too young to have made a decision about homeschooling (6 mo and 2 years) - they are still wondering about it. She has a teaching degree and taught secondary school math before they got married. I would be surprised if they choose ps, but they are still researching. Anyway, here is my to-dos:Week of November 17-21
* cook and bottle pumpkin
* organize freezer
* prep house for G family
- clean 3 bathrooms
- clean basement bathroom and turn on toilet :)
- wash walls on main floor, stairs and upstairs bathroom
- guest room: air out, change sheets, and vacuum
- prep soap and lotion supplies
- clean basement entry
- plan weekend
* prep garden boxes for spring plantings
* do school this week
* talk to mom about my Thanksgiving
* return books to town Library
* piano on Thursday
* Fab4's on Wednesday @ R's
* laundry on Tuesday
* freeze turkey carcass for later use - Monday
* do bananas – muffins and bread - Monday
* freeze tortillas - Monday
*
Amish Whoopie Pies!
03:18, Sunday, November 16, 2008 .. Posted in Family Meal Table .. 6 comments .. Link
We were first introduced to Whoopie Pies when we moved here to Missouri. I had never heard of them before. A local Amish bakery was selling some and we were "smitten" with this "sandwich" style mini cake/cookie with filling in the middle.
I am not sure "how" these came to be called "whoopie pies" but I figured some Amish mom had some leftover cake batter and decided to make something with it.......adding some leftover icing in the middle and perhaps one of her kids tried it and exlaimed " whoopie!!" ....
Just kidding, I really have NO idea how these came to be called Whoppie Pies, but they are fantastic. I bring these to potlucks for the kids and they are always a bit hit, and of course my kids at home love them too! They are fabulous with a big glass of milk!
This recipe makes about 4 dozen large sized pies.
Chocolate Whoopie Pies:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup softened butter
2 eggs
4 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 cup water
1 cup cocoa
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup sour milk or buttermilk
Cream shortening, butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Grease baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 min. Do not overbake. Cool
Filling:
3/4 shortening or butter softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
water
Cream butter, add sugar one cup at a time... add vanilla and add as much water as desired.
Yields: about 48
You can wrap these individually in plastic wrap and they will keep overnight.
Enjoy!!
~ gloria ~
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