Monday, February 11, 2008
my adorable buddy
Since I had a few minutes before heading out, I wanted to share a video of my English Bulldog attempting to eat a treat.
Would you believe that it took her 25 minutes to finally grab and bite into this bone?
Ciao!
don't you just adore random cash?
Woke up to a delightful call from Chris to say that we had some extra smackeroos in the bank. Happy, happy, joy, joy!
We're treating ourselves to a nice dinner tonight and I'll see if I can talk him into tuckering in on the couch for a movie. It feels good to be able to have enough elbow room to enjoy a date. Lately we have had to economize on our usual Thursday nights out, but we finally see a silver lining.
In other news, I should be starting my new job March 3rd. I'm breathing a sigh of relief. It is exactly what I wanted.
Throwing on my not-really-dancing shoes and scampering off!
Over and out.
We're treating ourselves to a nice dinner tonight and I'll see if I can talk him into tuckering in on the couch for a movie. It feels good to be able to have enough elbow room to enjoy a date. Lately we have had to economize on our usual Thursday nights out, but we finally see a silver lining.
In other news, I should be starting my new job March 3rd. I'm breathing a sigh of relief. It is exactly what I wanted.
Throwing on my not-really-dancing shoes and scampering off!
Over and out.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
two in one day? what was she thinking...
It is precisely 3:25 am. What is a Schlepper up to, you ask?
Making bread.
Literally.
I bought a package of Krusteaz Brand Italian Herb bread mix and have kneaded, smacked and packed it away. Now for it to plump up.
Honest to goodness, this is just plain silly. I should have been in bed long ago. My hubby, Chris, and I have church in the morning. Oy!
Suppose I can blame it on the Esh family. Yes, that's right. Pennsylvania Dutch Country's Esh family is the reason why I am going to fight the urge to snore through the sermon tomorrow. Ha! When we last took a trip to Lancaster, I picked up the Esh Family Cook Book. I -adore- Amish cuisine like you wouldn't believe. It inspired me. After whipping up a couple of the recipes, I am getting gutsy enough to buy pre-made bread mix. Woo. ;-)
I'll tell you one thing - Their Apple Crisp recipe is to die for.
Try this out:
8 large apples, peeled/cored/sliced small, placed in the bottom of a greased 9 x 13.
Mix 1 cup brown packed sugar with a teaspoon of cinnamon and sprinkle half over the sliced apples.
Mix 1 cup white sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1 egg. Crumbly mixture is evenly spread over the apples and patted down lightly.
Sprinkle the remaining brown sugar mix over the batter.
Melt 1 stick of butter and evenly drizzle over the entire pan.
Bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees!
(NOTE: Tastes -much- better cold.)
Enjoy your kitchen, friends. And don't forget not to rush around. Just schlep. It's a marathon, not a race.
Making bread.
Literally.
I bought a package of Krusteaz Brand Italian Herb bread mix and have kneaded, smacked and packed it away. Now for it to plump up.
Honest to goodness, this is just plain silly. I should have been in bed long ago. My hubby, Chris, and I have church in the morning. Oy!
Suppose I can blame it on the Esh family. Yes, that's right. Pennsylvania Dutch Country's Esh family is the reason why I am going to fight the urge to snore through the sermon tomorrow. Ha! When we last took a trip to Lancaster, I picked up the Esh Family Cook Book. I -adore- Amish cuisine like you wouldn't believe. It inspired me. After whipping up a couple of the recipes, I am getting gutsy enough to buy pre-made bread mix. Woo. ;-)
I'll tell you one thing - Their Apple Crisp recipe is to die for.
Try this out:
8 large apples, peeled/cored/sliced small, placed in the bottom of a greased 9 x 13.
Mix 1 cup brown packed sugar with a teaspoon of cinnamon and sprinkle half over the sliced apples.
Mix 1 cup white sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1 egg. Crumbly mixture is evenly spread over the apples and patted down lightly.
Sprinkle the remaining brown sugar mix over the batter.
Melt 1 stick of butter and evenly drizzle over the entire pan.
Bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees!
(NOTE: Tastes -much- better cold.)
Enjoy your kitchen, friends. And don't forget not to rush around. Just schlep. It's a marathon, not a race.
learning to let go
I can't help but wonder how many sets of eyes will spy out this particular blog. It is a fleck of dust in a sea of other online journals! But should your peepers take a gander, I hope they entertain themselves a while.
This one starts with, "Once upon a time..."
And with some blessings?
It'll end with one lil schlepper riding off into the sunset of, "Happily ever after."
This one starts with, "Once upon a time..."
And with some blessings?
It'll end with one lil schlepper riding off into the sunset of, "Happily ever after."
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