Tuesday, January 25, 2011
trying to keep up
So I missed yesterday, I knew what I was going to write about and just didn't get to it. It will have to wait until next Monday. Now I think going to bed wins over blogging, goodnight!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
quick one
Rick came home the other day and said he will be going to Australia in August for training...... yes I said AUSTRALIA!!!!! I don't exactly know what kind of training the Army does in Australia but I'm jealous. Also a little bummed because he is going to be gone a ton this year and then deploy again. Trying to just enjoy the time we DO have.
Monday, January 17, 2011
something simple
I love the Pioneer Woman's website I have yet to make one of her recipes I didn't like and I also have her cookbook. I while back she had a post about cinnamon toast. All my life I have been making cinnamon toast "the wrong way" The other night I decided I would go ahead and try to make it her way. All I can say is WOW, it is SO much better and I don't think I'll ever make it the wrong way again! I think in a hurry you could get away with just making the spread and putting it on toast vs putting it on the bread and baking/broiling it. If you like cinnamon toast I definitely encourage you to try making it "the right way", Enjoy!
Cinnamon Toast – The RIGHT Way by The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond
Prep Time: 10 Minutes | Cook Time: 15 Minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Servings: 8
Ingredients
* 16 slices Bread (whole Wheat Is Great!)
* 2 sticks Salted Butter, Softened
* 1 cup Sugar (more To Taste)
* 3 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
* 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract (more To Taste)
* ⅛ teaspoons Ground Nutmeg (optional)
Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Smush softened butter with a fork. Dump in sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg, if using. Stir to completely combine.
Spread on slices of bread, completely covering the surface all the way to the edges.
Place toast on a cookie sheet. Place cookies sheet into the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Turn on the broiler and broil until golden brown and bubbling. Watch so it won’t burn!
Remove from oven and cut slices into halves diagonally.
Cinnamon Toast – The RIGHT Way by The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond
Prep Time: 10 Minutes | Cook Time: 15 Minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Servings: 8
Ingredients
* 16 slices Bread (whole Wheat Is Great!)
* 2 sticks Salted Butter, Softened
* 1 cup Sugar (more To Taste)
* 3 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
* 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract (more To Taste)
* ⅛ teaspoons Ground Nutmeg (optional)
Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Smush softened butter with a fork. Dump in sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg, if using. Stir to completely combine.
Spread on slices of bread, completely covering the surface all the way to the edges.
Place toast on a cookie sheet. Place cookies sheet into the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Turn on the broiler and broil until golden brown and bubbling. Watch so it won’t burn!
Remove from oven and cut slices into halves diagonally.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Friday Rave
So I am not wasting any time with this new blogging I plan on doing. So here it is, my rave for today is the fun of having a toddler. Rick is off work today so he offered to "let me sleep in" and take Aidan to school. This plan never really works in our house since we have 2 other little boys who don't always get the memo that mommy wants to sleep. Rick and Aidan headed out the door so I drug myself out of bed to hang out with the little boys. Luckily for me I have the sweetest happiest little one year old who quickly made me forget I would rather be sleeping. How can you not smile when you have a little boy dancing around the kitchen in a diaper wearing an oven mitt and eating cinnamon toast?!?!?! I am thankful for the reminder that children really are a joy and I am lucky to have them!!!!
ch ch ch ch ch changes.........
So I am a blogging failure but I think it is because I have tried to hard to make my blog a big recap of what we do every day. I was thinking about the blogs I enjoy reading yesterday and trying to figure out how I can enjoy blogging more. I decided I was going to apply a theme to each day of the week and see how that goes. Just writing about things I like, funny kid stuff or whatever else I feel like. So we will see how long this lasts haha For now I think Monday will be a food post, a new recipe, something my family loves, maybe a restaurant review. Tuesday will be whatever comes to mind, Wednesday I am stealing the "wordless Wednesday" from several other blogs, Thursday I will talk about things in the cyberworld that help me survive, things like coupons, helpful websites, cool phone apps, etc. Finally Friday will be a rants and raves day. Hopefully I will have more raves than rants but sometimes you just need to vent and a blog is good for that! Now to stick to it!!!
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Monday, November 8, 2010
need to brush off the dust
Maybe I should just make this a "updated every 3-6 months blog" and I won't feel like it is super neglected. I guess I have written since Rick came home so it isn't quite as outdated as I thought.
Big events since August have been Aidan starting 2nd grade, Connor back in preschool, and Ian turning 1. The deployment time seemed to drag on forever yet Ian's first year flew by. Doesn't make sense really but that is just how it was.
We did a quick 5 day trip up to Anchorage to visit family and take care of a few things like new drivers licenses. Hopefully next time we will have a few more days to see more family and friends we missed this trip.
I guess I will do a quick family run down and call it good.
Rick - Just went back to work after a month long block leave post-deployment. He unfortunately has to go to a school on the 29th of this month which will last a little over 2 weeks. This equals him missing yet another one of Aidan's birthdays. We broke the news to him yesterday and he is ok, we will just be celebrating his birthday a little early. Not many kids object to that! It will suck having him gone again so soon after a deployment but at least it is only a couple weeks.
Ariana- Nothing new here, just trying to keep up with kids!
Aidan - Doing extremely well in school as usual. He decided to give soccer another go after taking a year or so off from it. His team is coached by a dad of one of his school friends. They are undefeated with only 1 game left for the regular season. He is the goalie and has done awesome. They are a talented little team so it is fun to watch. We have also ventured into the world of cub scouts this year. He seems to enjoy it and it is a good activity to do with dad. Just a couple more weeks and he turns 8!!!! Where did the time go???
Connor - Our busy middle man is now 4 years old! He is enjoying his second year of preschool with Ms. Karen. After spending his whole life watching his brother play sports he finally was old enough to play soccer. Four year old soccer is about what you expect, a lot of running around and not paying attention and hey once in a while someone scores a goal. He still is interested primarily in all things Aidan has/does. It is rough being the little brother trying to keep up with the big boys but he holds his own!
Ian - Our "baby" is almost 14 months old now! His feet are doing awesome and he is now starting to walk. He is probably the most easy going little guy you have ever met, we really are blessed! It amazes me the things he picks up on watching his brothers or us. He definitely can brighten your day just hearing him laugh which is a pretty common occurrence.
I'm sure there are other things going on that I am forgetting but maybe I will remember something else and actually have another blog post before the year is over!
Oh we did new family pictures, this is one of my favorites of the boys :o)
Big events since August have been Aidan starting 2nd grade, Connor back in preschool, and Ian turning 1. The deployment time seemed to drag on forever yet Ian's first year flew by. Doesn't make sense really but that is just how it was.
We did a quick 5 day trip up to Anchorage to visit family and take care of a few things like new drivers licenses. Hopefully next time we will have a few more days to see more family and friends we missed this trip.
I guess I will do a quick family run down and call it good.
Rick - Just went back to work after a month long block leave post-deployment. He unfortunately has to go to a school on the 29th of this month which will last a little over 2 weeks. This equals him missing yet another one of Aidan's birthdays. We broke the news to him yesterday and he is ok, we will just be celebrating his birthday a little early. Not many kids object to that! It will suck having him gone again so soon after a deployment but at least it is only a couple weeks.
Ariana- Nothing new here, just trying to keep up with kids!
Aidan - Doing extremely well in school as usual. He decided to give soccer another go after taking a year or so off from it. His team is coached by a dad of one of his school friends. They are undefeated with only 1 game left for the regular season. He is the goalie and has done awesome. They are a talented little team so it is fun to watch. We have also ventured into the world of cub scouts this year. He seems to enjoy it and it is a good activity to do with dad. Just a couple more weeks and he turns 8!!!! Where did the time go???
Connor - Our busy middle man is now 4 years old! He is enjoying his second year of preschool with Ms. Karen. After spending his whole life watching his brother play sports he finally was old enough to play soccer. Four year old soccer is about what you expect, a lot of running around and not paying attention and hey once in a while someone scores a goal. He still is interested primarily in all things Aidan has/does. It is rough being the little brother trying to keep up with the big boys but he holds his own!
Ian - Our "baby" is almost 14 months old now! His feet are doing awesome and he is now starting to walk. He is probably the most easy going little guy you have ever met, we really are blessed! It amazes me the things he picks up on watching his brothers or us. He definitely can brighten your day just hearing him laugh which is a pretty common occurrence.
I'm sure there are other things going on that I am forgetting but maybe I will remember something else and actually have another blog post before the year is over!
Oh we did new family pictures, this is one of my favorites of the boys :o)
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