Making Beef Stew with Katie - she peeled carrots and potatoes for me and we put it all together together ( Read more... )

Our small church where Wm and I vote usually is pretty empty. It's a quick in and out deal and usually the election judges are old and look bored. Today however, there were young judges (like right out of high school), new voters (several people were being shown how to use the punch card system) and it was packed. There was a short line (almost ( Read more... )

Set to scenes from Persuasion...

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Hey - if anyone knows anyone who needs a 5 point carseat please pass this on. All three are convertible and can go from 6mo and up ( Read more... )

If my bread comes out this good all the time, then I'm making bread every week.  The taste, texture and look is incredible.  I just wish I could learn to cut it into uniform slices.  Reference so I don't forget - allrecipes.com - Amish Bread, cut sugar to 1/4 cup.

*sigh*

Yum.

Having a hormonal day and after spending the morning on the phone I didn't make it in time to the Y.  Instead this afternoon I've been baking.  We were out of bread so I found a recipe on Allrecipes that I wanted to try.  It's called Amish Bread, but really it's just white bread make with oil and more sugar.  We were also out of sweets, so I made ( Read more... )

I've been dragging since our return from NE.  I'm sure getting things back into normal routines, dealing with mental issues and then not getting to bed/sleeping well has a lot to do with it.  Today I really didn't want to get myself in order to go to the YMCA for the water fitness class I've been going to.  But I went and immediately after getting ( Read more... )

The garden is in, more flowers planted and moved and a retaining wall torn out and partially rebuilt.  Yes, the Morris family had another busy weekend ( Read more... )

As seen around today:

You earned a total of 11 demerits and 103 merits, resulting in an overall score of 92.
This classifies you as a very superior wife! (At least by 1930s standards.)

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Always knew I should have been born in a previous era.

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Wm's results:

You earned a total of 19 demerits and 112 merits, resulting in an overall score ( Read more... )

Feeling good, have my energy back.  The weekend was a mixed bag, but the good moments were truly good moments and the lows didn't keep me down too long.  Seeing some surprising changes, which we hope are the beginnings of positive changes for our family.  I made my one of favorite meals and one that brings back many good memories for Mother's Day ( Read more... )