Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Here's a recap of the last few days!

 
Monday was Cooking Monday! My amazing parents brought over some fresh vegetables and things they had got on sale (they are wonderful!) to share with their kids. So 'Auntie' and I brainstormed creative ways to use it all together. This was what it produced:

Turkey Meatloaf with Fresh Roasted Anaheim Peppers
Spaghetti with Meatballs
Butterscotch Cashew Blondies
Magic Muffins (aka Malt-o-Meal muffins, aka if Stephen is sick and can't eat anything else, he will eat these!)
Brownie Cookies
Banana Bread Mini Loaves

Now obviously, even if I froze everything, this is waaay too much food for the three of us. The baked goods are actually for a 'just-because' package 'Auntie' and I are sending to some relatives who have loved ones in the hospital.

We also received fresh okra from some friends who live in the south. Darling loved frying it up and we ate it like popcorn during a football game Sunday night.

Can you tell he's physched?
 
 Today it is raining, which is so wonderful. One, cuz the ground has been so dusty (although with the rain God gave in August, it seemed to prevent any more fires). Two, I miss the rain storms we used to have 20 years ago. Stephen is loving hearing the rain fall on the ground and come out of the gutter. We are also loving the smell of rain.



Today, Stephen made me a 'cupcake' out of his legos (and it really did resemble the shape of a cupcake). He said it was cherry flavored. When I asked where the candle was, he found the perfect lego to go on top and then we 'practiced' blowing it out.


Enjoying a casual day here!

Weird fact of the day: Cary Grant's real name was Archibald Alexander Leach