We had a wonderful spring break last week. I will be writing about it soon.
Today I read this and it made me smile. And it made me think of spring...longingly. And I must say that I have no memory of ever reading this before. : )
Deuteronomy 22: 6-7
"If you come across a bird's nest beside the road, either in a tree or on the ground, and the mother is sitting on the young or on the eggs, do not take the mother with the young. You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may go well with you and you may have a long life."
(FYI: I have instructed my children to leave the young birds and eggs alone, as well as the mother bird.)
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Spring
Today is warm and sunny. The air smells like dirt. But it never feels like spring until I set out this picture:
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| Ryan -- age 8 |
Monday, March 7, 2011
Family Journal
Last week I was sorting through a pile of papers and pictures to scrapbook. It was a deep pile. :(
At the bottom of the pile, I found this little treasure:
In an attempt to get my older two kids to write more, during the summer of 2001, I started this journal. They were seven and nine. My younger two kids were 12 months old and 20 months old, so they weren't involved.
The first page entry was written by me:
Ellyn loved writing, so it was fun for her. I love her creative spelling.
The journal got hidden in Byron's suitcase when he went on a business trip, so one of his entries was written from another city.
This journal didn't get used much, but I am so glad to have found it again. It captures a moment in time that would have easily been forgotten.
At the bottom of the pile, I found this little treasure:
In an attempt to get my older two kids to write more, during the summer of 2001, I started this journal. They were seven and nine. My younger two kids were 12 months old and 20 months old, so they weren't involved.
The first page entry was written by me:
"Dear family, when you find this journal, write an entry and pass it on to another family member. You may put it in hidden place to be discovered by the next family member, like in their laundry basket or under their covers."Each family member only made about 3 entries, but reading the words written so long ago was like discovering treasure. I laughed when I saw Brandon's first entry. He obviously wasn't that interested in the written word and probably wished he could put the journal in a hidden place to NEVER be discovered again. He's like his dad and likes to write numbers:
Ellyn loved writing, so it was fun for her. I love her creative spelling.
The journal got hidden in Byron's suitcase when he went on a business trip, so one of his entries was written from another city.
This journal didn't get used much, but I am so glad to have found it again. It captures a moment in time that would have easily been forgotten.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Friday Night Entertainment
The after-supper entertainment for our family tonight: trying to explain how you can be your own grandpa.
Yes, you read that correctly. We had a conversation-- it went on for quite some time as various family members tried to explain, about how a man could be his own grandpa.
Can you figure it out? Read the song lyrics by clicking here.
If you understand it, could you please explain it to my youngest child? She is having trouble understanding it.
What am I saying? I AM HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING IT!
I laughed for an hour and wished 138 times that I had a recording of our conversation.
Good times!
Yes, you read that correctly. We had a conversation-- it went on for quite some time as various family members tried to explain, about how a man could be his own grandpa.
Can you figure it out? Read the song lyrics by clicking here.
If you understand it, could you please explain it to my youngest child? She is having trouble understanding it.
What am I saying? I AM HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING IT!
I laughed for an hour and wished 138 times that I had a recording of our conversation.
Good times!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Better Homes and Gardens Cookbooks
So what's your favorite cookbook?
The Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook was the cookbook my mom reached for for all her cooking needs while I was growing up. She got it when she got married in 1965.
When I got married in 1986, she gave me my own copy as a gift.
The red-checked cookbook taught an 18-year-old bride how to hard boil eggs, where different cuts of beef are located on the butchered steer, substitutions for common ingredients, measurement equivalents, and how to make my favorite homemade waffles.
The first edition was published in 1930, so the cookbook celebrated 80 years last year in 2010. I celebrated by buying the new edition. (As well as a couple of extra copies to use as wedding gifts this year.)
My 25th wedding anniversary is in June and I thought it would be fun to have one of the cookbooks from the year I was married and new one to commemorate 25 years in the kitchen. I also love the link to my neck of the woods in central Iowa--Des Moines is the headquarters for Meredith Corporation, which is the publisher for this cookbook.
Since getting interested in the history of the cookbook, I made sure my mom knew that I would want her copy someday. I was excited to have recently found my grandmother's copy, which has a gold cover commemorating the sale of 10,000,000 cookbooks.
To be honest, the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook is probably not my very favorite cookbook, but it is an essential in my kitchen. My favorites are church cookbooks, with everyone's best recipes.
I would hate to be without this favorite, as well:
The Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook was the cookbook my mom reached for for all her cooking needs while I was growing up. She got it when she got married in 1965.
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| 1965 |
When I got married in 1986, she gave me my own copy as a gift.
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| 1986 |
The first edition was published in 1930, so the cookbook celebrated 80 years last year in 2010. I celebrated by buying the new edition. (As well as a couple of extra copies to use as wedding gifts this year.)
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| 2010 |
Since getting interested in the history of the cookbook, I made sure my mom knew that I would want her copy someday. I was excited to have recently found my grandmother's copy, which has a gold cover commemorating the sale of 10,000,000 cookbooks.
To be honest, the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook is probably not my very favorite cookbook, but it is an essential in my kitchen. My favorites are church cookbooks, with everyone's best recipes.
I would hate to be without this favorite, as well:
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| Pioneer Woman Cooks book signing Mall of America, MN Nov. 2009 |
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