Oregon Coast

My parents, kids, dogs and brother & sis-in-law.

View from our beach house.

Someone lost a top tooth while we were there!

Emma's peace sign kite.

Lily's tie dye kite.

Fourth of July

Last Day of School

Posing with her fish.

Getting her award for good attitude.

Thumbprint picture for Mrs. Wessman.

May Musikfest 1

Playing "Rex" with her piano teacher.

Playing "Trampoline."

Emma Star!

Side view of the participants.

Recent Quilts

Haven't made a boy quilt for quite some time!  This is for his football crazed parents (we'll assume he will one day enjoy football, too!)

Still think the giraffe needs a tail--but I ran out of time!

Balloon Stampede

Every year on Mother's Day, we have the Balloon Stampede.  Why these people can't figure out it's MOTHER'S DAY and to maybe not have their silly little excursion on the one day a year I should be guaranteed to sleep in, I'll never know. 
End rant.



Looking up at the basket of a balloon.

Lemon Tea Bread

Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup 2% milk
3 Tbl lemon juice
6 Tbl confectioners' sugar

Directions:
In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add egg and lemon peel; beat well.  Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.  Transfer to a loaf pan coated with cooking spray.  Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.  Immediately remove from pan to a wire rack.  Combine lemon juice and confectioners' sugar; drizzle glaze over warm bread.  Yield: 1 loaf

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 can (7.5 oz) solid-pack pumpkin
1/2 egg (either use white or yolk)
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars.  Beat in the pumpkin, egg and vanilla.  Combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.  Stir in chocolate chips.

Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.  Remove to wire racks to cool.  Yield: 5 dozen

Joan and the Big Whale

Emma's class performed Joan and the Big Whale today.  Emma was a naughty Ninevehite, so was posing appropriately.  Lily wanted to be known as Cinderella today.

Administrative Professionals Day

I ate lunch with my assistant today, in honor of Administrative Professionals Day.  She said the pudding made her "lickilicious."  Clearly we read a lot of Fancy Nancy books. :)

Easter

My silly bunnies!

St. Paddy's Day

Valentine Party

Valentine treats for today's party: red velvet "donut" holes with chocolate icing. It was also Crazy Costume Day at school, so Emma dressed as Supergirl and Lily was Ladybug Girl.

Flour Power

If your kitchen doesn't look like this, you're probably not baking enough. :)

E-day

Not too long ago, Emma's school was cancelled for the day due to weather. The school decided to try their first ever E-day, where assignments were on the school website for students to do during the day. One of Emma's assignments was to do 30 minutes of service for someone else. She and Daddy decided to shovel driveways as her service project. (Lily and I were very helpful, too.) ;)

Marshmallow Sweet Boy

This cat maybe should have been left at the shelter...lol!