Dance Like No One is Watching.

A couple of different events this week got me thinking about life. Now I'm not going to get philosophical or anything, but I am going to blog what is on my heart.

The untimely death of someone very close to my loved ones has me heartbroken. Especially for my loved ones who are dramatically effected. While the person who died was older, doing what he loved, and was where he loved to be, it does not make his accidental death any easier to deal with. My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, children, family, friends and loved ones. All I can do is pray for peace and understanding for those he left behind.

The retirement of our Pastor. I have never experienced such a well loved Pastor be celebrated as much as Brother David Blase. He was the man who performed our wedding ceremony. Just like WE wanted it, not like so many others THOUGHT it had to be. In the short time I've known him, I am so thankful that I DID get the opportunity to join the church under his leadership, I got to be in his Sunday School class, and I got to experience the true passion he has for what he loves to do. What a great experience to have a GREAT celebration for this man and his wife as they close a 25 year chapter of their lives at our church!

People. Specifically the people who are so self centered they don't give a rat's a$$ about anyone else. I've had a couple different (second-hand) instances this week with this type of person. WOW. I do not understand how they can be so ignorant. Good thing I heard about how ridiculous they are via someone else. Had I been with this ignorant person, I know I would have told them how ridiculous and selfish they are.....amongst other things.


How lucky I am. I am smart, talented, healthy, educated, crafty, loving, a nurturer, etc.... but someone I talked with this week isn't as (what I refer to as) lucky. Maybe some of my lifelong dreams will come true through helping this person. She opened up to me, and I really do want to help her learn the skills she is lacking.

Health. My little family and I are healthy. Em, Ben and I are dealing with some asthma issues, but we're getting our meds adjusted to assist in feeling even better. I've also started walking and doing Zumba. I'm loving it so far!

Whoa. I just dozed off. I jerked myself awake because I heard a crying baby. Whew. Just on TV.  OK then.....until next time!




Becky

Sunny in September

What an enjoyable day! We worked outside, and now, in true hillbilly fashion are killing two birds with one stone. Fun and a bath! Woot! Cheers, people! :-)

Omelets in a Bag, with Pictures!

Fill a large pot about 1/2 full of water.

While water is preparing to boil, write the initals of each person's omelet on a quart size FREEZER Ziploc bag. This will help to tell them apart once they are finished.

Crack two eggs in a liquid measuring cup (the first time I made the omelets, I cracked the eggs directly into the bag. You can opt do this, but it is a MUCH messier step. Trust me.)

Add the ingredients of your choice to the eggs. I added milk and cheese to this one. Make sure not to add too much milk, as it will expand. However, you can make a very light and fluffy omelet by adding milk. Just be prepared for how large it will be... as you will see in later pictures! LOL!

Dump the ingredients from the measuring cup into the bag.

Squeeze out all of the air and zip the bag closed.

Looks delicious, huh? Now you need to squeeze or shake the bag to mix up the ingredients.

Here are our three omelets ready to take the plunge. DH likes a LOT of toppings in his omelet, to hide the taste and texture of the eggs. It turns out almost like a crustless quiche. Pretty tasty, I might add!

Add the bags to the boiling water. Boil for 13 minutes. If you added milk, there will be "water" you'll need to drain out of the bag once they are finished.

Use tongs to pull the omelets out of the water. Put them on a paper towel to absorb the water from the outside of the bags.

Open the bags, and the omelet will slide right out of the bag onto your plate! The omelet on the purple plate is DD's omelet. Remember how much milk I added? Oops. Giant omelet. But man, was she thrilled! (To put it in perspective, those are regular sized pancakes....)

Here is my omelet. I used less milk in mine. Sorry for the incorrect lighting of the picture, but you can see that it is a perfectly shaped, light and fluffy, non-greasy, ham and cheese omelet. Yummy!

Hope these step by step directions help! Contact me if you have any other questions, and I'll try to help. Bon appetit!

Meet Max

Max has decided to stage a sit-in. Literally. I can't get any work done! Trying to take advantage of DS resting... but DKS (dear kitty son) obviously needs his share of attention.

Mother Ship Is Calling....

I think Hobby Lobby should be my second home. You could send my mail there, and I'd be able to pick it up at least 2-3 times a month! It would be more often if I lived closer to one.... but my finances and my overflowing craft closet say I'm good for now. Lots of projects to do! Yesterday I made a Scrapper shirt a Scrapper skirt to wear over black leggings for DD to wear to school or games....("but not together because they just don't match, mommy" ~ DD...... and a set of outdoor curtains to cover a blocked off sliding glass door on one of the back decks. Believe me, this will make our neighbors happy... they won't have to stare at that ugly door.... Today the sewing machine is still out, so who knows what I'll find that needs to be sewn. I'll post pictures later of the projects I made yesterday, but 1) DD is wearing the shirt today, 2) I have to get a curtain rod before I can hang the curtains, and 3) well, the skirt is sitting right here, but I will post all the pics together. I hope to have a wonderfully crafty day! Ha!

Sneaky Little....

No worries, it's me. I'm the sneaky little someone. I'm proud of it, too. You see, I had grandiose plans to make manicotti for dinner last night. I'm the only one who has ever tasted the delicacy. So I started preparing the meal, and whoops, I kinda forgot the RICOTTA cheese. Kind of important, as that helps keep the stuffing in the shells. So, I improvised, and made kind of an "Italian" slop with manicotti noodles plopped in there. Then I scooped it on top of garlic bread. Man, it was tasty. DD and DS were kind of afraid of the sauce (they aren't fans of most red sauces, so I wasn't surprised), but DBS ate it ALL up. I mean ALL of it. If he only knew that I pureed spinach and mushrooms.... and added it to the sauce..... bwah ha ha ha! (~Giggles~)

Polka dots and omelets in a bag...

Polka Dot pancakes. Omelets in a bag. What a fun dinner for all of us! I'm sorry to report that I did not take pictures. However. Next time, I will. Next time, it will not be an experiment that could possibly fail. Next time, it will be better!

So in all seriousness, this was a really fun dinner, that was loved by most of us. DBS doesn't like M&Ms, (??) but he was happy with plan B, a Lean Pocket. So it was a win-win. Anyway, I just made the Bisquick version of pancakes, and plopped some M&Ms on top of the batter before I flipped the pancakes. Well, actually, I added them TO the batter first. But don't do that. They all fall to the bottom AND turn your batter a strange blue-green color. Fortunately the batter on top didn't have any M&Ms, so I was able to plop them on top. That is the way I'll do it in the future. Tasty treat for dinner, and not TOO bad for you, because I only put 5-6 M&Ms in each pancake. Except for the bottom of the batter bowl pancakes, they had a LOT of M&Ms. Too many, in my opinion. You'll never guess, but DD and DS ate everything on their plates! Amazing.....

Now. These omelets in a bag. WHO KNEW? But, wow! How did I not know about this? (Mom and Jim- I think this is how Moon Pie makes their omelets...) I boiled a pot of water, DH, DD, and I each had our own bag. (DS and DBS don't like eggs.) We loaded up with the toppings we wanted....we wrote our initials on the bags, plopped in the (2) eggs, added the toppings, squeezed out the air, zipped the bag closed (quart sized Ziploc freezer bag), shook the bag and squashed it with our hands, then dropped it in the pot. 13 minutes later, I cut the tops off the bags, and DD's and DH's omelets looked PERFECT! Mine on the other hand, was still a bit runny. So I threw it in another bag, gave it another 5 minutes, and wah-lah! Perfection! So tasty, too. The clean-up? The clean-up you ask? Practically nothing!! (Dancing on the couch....)

We will be making these again next Sunday evening. Breakfast for dinner is becoming a tradition on Sundays... to get us in the mood for our week. So look for pics next week!