Posted in Recipes on Oct 29th, 2006 No Comments »
Yield: 18-20 ½ cup warm water 2 packages dry yeast 2 tablespoons sugar 3 ½ oz. pkg. vanilla pudding mix ½ cup margarine, melted 2 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 6 cups flour In a bowl, combine water, yeast and sugar. Stir until dissolved. Set aside. In a large bowl, take pudding mix and prepare according [...]
Posted in Emma, Holiday, Kids on Oct 29th, 2006 2 Comments »
Today was Emma’s 8th birthday. We’ve been hearing the countdown for about a month now so we were all happy it had finally arrived. Not wanting to wait an entire day to open presents, Emma seized the moment while we were all in one area of the house. That just happened to be when the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 28th, 2006 No Comments »
In a perfect example of how a chain of events can cause havok in a home, we have experienced one small thing after another the last few weeks. Since we rent an older home we assist the owner in taking care of problems throughout the house that need special attention. A few weeks ago special [...]
Posted in Holiday, Kids on Oct 27th, 2006 1 Comment »
The kids look forward to this time of the year when they can dress up in their costumes that they have debated over and prepared for so long. In fact, Caleb began preparing his costume last year when he saw some other kids wearing what he thought to be the must-have costume. After much discussion [...]
Posted in Travel on Oct 21st, 2006 No Comments »
I just got back from Milan, Italy on a business trip and had a wonderful time. In fact, the only thing that would have made the whole experience better is if Becca could have been there with me, but still, it was fabulous to see the architecture within the city. [mygal=milan] I visited the Piazza [...]
Posted in Recipes on Oct 15th, 2006 No Comments »
Serves 6-8 1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes 15 ¼ oz. can corn, undrained 15 oz. can black beans, undrained 15 ½ oz. can red kidney beans, undrained 1 envelope dry Hidden Valley ranch dressing mix 1 envelope dry taco seasoning 1 small onion, chopped tortilla, or corn chips [...]
Posted in Family, Holiday on Oct 15th, 2006 No Comments »
Tonight for family home evening we carved pumpkins as a family. We have done this in years past, but the kids seemed to especially enjoy it this year. Emma, Caleb, and Hannah cleaned their own pumpkins by hand and experienced the slippery inside of a pumpkin. [mygal=pumpkins_2006] We offered to keep and bake the seeds [...]
Posted in Family, Holiday on Oct 13th, 2006 No Comments »
Since we have two birthdays in October (Dad and Emma) we decided to celebrate as a family at a local fun center called Medieval Times. The event includes a staged medieval battle with real jousting, sword fighting, and horses within an indoor ring. During the show we were served food in metal bowls and plates. [...]
Posted in Travel on Oct 7th, 2006 1 Comment »
Having once lived in Ithaca, NY, when the opportunity arose for me to return to an annual real estate conference at Cornell, Becca and the kids jumped at the opportunity to go with me. They obviously didn’t care about the conference, but were just as excited to see old friends as I was to hear [...]
Posted in Recipes on Oct 1st, 2006 No Comments »
Serves 6-8 4 large baked potatoes 2/3 cup butter 2/3 cup flour 6 cups milk, whole or 2% ¾ tsp. Salt ½ tsp. Pepper 4 green onions, chopped 12 slices bacon, fried and crumbled 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup (8 oz.) sour cream 1. Cut potatoes in half. Scoop out pulp and [...]