Every August I start getting excited for back to school time! Then I remember that I'm not going back to school! I really miss the first weeks of teaching school; new kids, new supplies, and new clothes! I still have crazy strong urges to buy stacks of folders when they go on sale for $0.10 and those great kid scissors! I also need new cute pencils and cool erasers for my prize box. I miss the smell of rubber cement and Sharpies! I need to write names on folders and notebooks and label everything! At least C-man is starting preschool in about a week! ..Alas..if only teachers could choose their own hours huh?
Sunday, August 23, 2009
School Time!
Every August I start getting excited for back to school time! Then I remember that I'm not going back to school! I really miss the first weeks of teaching school; new kids, new supplies, and new clothes! I still have crazy strong urges to buy stacks of folders when they go on sale for $0.10 and those great kid scissors! I also need new cute pencils and cool erasers for my prize box. I miss the smell of rubber cement and Sharpies! I need to write names on folders and notebooks and label everything! At least C-man is starting preschool in about a week! ..Alas..if only teachers could choose their own hours huh?
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
6 Years Already!
Where does the time go! Seriously!
Happy Anniversary Honey!
I knew we were perfect for each other when we were dating and you gave me the Snicker chunks from your Snickers Ice Cream!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Your Lucky Day
I just have to pass on a good deal when I see one; and I have been seeing a lot lately on QVC and HSN. For some reason I now really like to watch the home shopping network if there is nothing great on TV. (That happens a lot it seems like) I just leave it on in the background while I am doing something else at night and believe me, they have lots of stuff I NEED! Who doesn't need a new set of non-stick cookware, or that great necklace, and I am now a Philosophy girl wanna be!
So the Bare Escentuals line is apparently this great make-up line! Now you can try it for free! (Well actually $1.00 for shipping) Just go here and look for the box on the right side that says Free 10-day sample. When you add it to your cart it looks like shipping will be $3.95 but it ends up to only $1.00 in the end.
Now, don't you feel like you have had your shopping fix for the day, knowing you got such a good deal! Me, too!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Domestic Goddess Day
Today we got a little crazy and decided to make raspberry freezer jam. I'm not much of a "Domestic Goddess." I have canned salsa and peaches before but I've always done it at my mom's house with her help. Let's just say my canning and preserving skills are limited. BUT...I do have a little confidence when it comes to freezer jam! I can make it all by myself and have yet to really mess it up! Go ahead..give it a try sometime.
This is a yummy and easy recipe that I use:
Mix together 2-3 cups sugar with 4-5 Tbsp. instant clear-jel (I get it from Kitchen Kneads)
In a seperate bowl mix together 1/4 c. lemon juice, 1/2 c. corn syrup and 5 cups of fruit. (Measure out 5 cups and then blend it.)
Pour the sugar/clear-jel into the fruit mixture.
Stir well.
Put into freezer safe containers.
Freeze! It's done.
Baby Brother is all ready to help out! He helped by not needing to eat, or have a diaper change!
C-Man helped as much as a 3 year old can help!
We are both ready to go in our aprons!
Our raspberries we picked at Grandmas house!
C-man and I had a few samples while we picked!
You need Karo, Lemon Juice, Sugar, Instant Clear-Jel and probably a Diet Coke!
First mix the sugar and clear-jel together.
Pour the sugar mixture into the fruit mixture and stir well!
Pour into freezer containers! Here is our finished product!
Lick off the dishes and you are really done!
All we were missing is a fat piece of homemade bread to put it on! Hmm..another lesson to learn.
This is a yummy and easy recipe that I use:
Mix together 2-3 cups sugar with 4-5 Tbsp. instant clear-jel (I get it from Kitchen Kneads)
In a seperate bowl mix together 1/4 c. lemon juice, 1/2 c. corn syrup and 5 cups of fruit. (Measure out 5 cups and then blend it.)
Pour the sugar/clear-jel into the fruit mixture.
Stir well.
Put into freezer safe containers.
Freeze! It's done.
Baby Brother is all ready to help out! He helped by not needing to eat, or have a diaper change!
C-Man helped as much as a 3 year old can help!
We are both ready to go in our aprons!
Our raspberries we picked at Grandmas house!
C-man and I had a few samples while we picked!
You need Karo, Lemon Juice, Sugar, Instant Clear-Jel and probably a Diet Coke!
First mix the sugar and clear-jel together.
Pour the sugar mixture into the fruit mixture and stir well!
Pour into freezer containers! Here is our finished product!
Lick off the dishes and you are really done!
All we were missing is a fat piece of homemade bread to put it on! Hmm..another lesson to learn.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Family Reunion Time
This was a brief but memorable moment at our Israelsen family reunion...The Zip Line!
Hang on C-man
I am yelling something like "Bruce, be careful!"
I have been going to Grandpa Israelsen's cabin since I was a little girl for a family reunion every summer. Now it just keeps getting bigger since my cousins are all starting to get married and have spouses and kids. We all still have a great time together. The theme this year was EFI (Especially for Israelsen's) so C-man was quite excited that he got a new T-shirt. I taught a little class called "Writing your Personal History in 1 hour." We had lots of other little classes like car maintenance, making candy, budgeting, etc. That was a new twist that we have never done before at the reunion. We still had the reunion classics like Dutch Oven dinner, the zip line, and lots of talking and laughing. Maybe next year we will actually want to stay over in a tent since Baby Brother will be a little older! Aren't families great!
Hang on C-man
I am yelling something like "Bruce, be careful!"
I have been going to Grandpa Israelsen's cabin since I was a little girl for a family reunion every summer. Now it just keeps getting bigger since my cousins are all starting to get married and have spouses and kids. We all still have a great time together. The theme this year was EFI (Especially for Israelsen's) so C-man was quite excited that he got a new T-shirt. I taught a little class called "Writing your Personal History in 1 hour." We had lots of other little classes like car maintenance, making candy, budgeting, etc. That was a new twist that we have never done before at the reunion. We still had the reunion classics like Dutch Oven dinner, the zip line, and lots of talking and laughing. Maybe next year we will actually want to stay over in a tent since Baby Brother will be a little older! Aren't families great!
Monday, June 29, 2009
My Favorite Things about Summer
1. Watermelon is in season
2. Waking up to the sound of the neighbors lawnmower (I really do like it; it just means Summer!)
3. Playing in the water
4. Family reunions
5. Flip-flops everyday!
6. Parades
7. Shaved Ice
8. Hot Dogs and marshmallows cooked over the fire
9. Staying up late
10. Fireworks
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
