Wednesday, December 31, 2008

My New Obsession...season 5

I got season 5 in the mail today. Go figure that I wouldn't get #2 so that I could actually start watching them.

Here's praying that I get them in order from now on!!!

Monday, December 29, 2008

My New Obsession

I've fallen in love with Dr Quinn Medicine Woman. So much so that I've actually spent time on eBay winning all the seasons plus the 2 movie set. I'm waiting for them all to get here....poor mail lady is getting stalked big time!

This is what I have so far!

Season 1 and the movies!!

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Syd the Thief

This is what I found Christmas Morning. Santa had brought some Smarties ball for all the kids and I guess we weren't watching Sydney close enough after she woke up!


I'm glad someone enjoyed them!!

Merry Christmas to All!!


Merry Christmas everyone!!

We wish you all the best in the New Year!

The Groens!!

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Ryan's Birthday

December 22 is Ryan's birthday. This year I decided to do something different! I helped the kids make cards for him.

The had a blast and the cards turned out really really well.

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

The Real Meaning of Christmas

A friend read this at our TOPS meeting last night....

Pa never had much compassion for the lazy or those who squandered their means and then never had enough for the necessities. But for those who were genuinely in need, his heart was as big as all outdoors. It was from him that I learned the greatest joy in life comes from giving, not from receiving.

It was Christmas Eve 1881. I was fifteen years old and feeling like the world had caved in on me because there just hadn't been enou gh money to buy me the rifle that I'd wanted for Christmas. We did the chores
early that night for some reason. I just figured Pa wanted a little extra time so we could read in the Bible.

After supper was over I took my boots off and stretched out in front of the fireplace and waited for Pa to get down the old Bible. I was still feeling sorry for myself and, to be honest, I wasn't in much of a mood to read Scriptures. But Pa didn't get the Bible, instead he bundled up again and went outside. I couldn't figure it out because we had already done all the chores. I didn't worry about it long though. I was too busy wallowing in self-pity. Soon Pa came back in. It was a cold clear
night out and there was ice in his beard.

"Come on, Matt," he said. "Bundle up good, it's cold out tonight."

I was really upset then. Not only wasn't I getting the rifle for Christmas, now Pa was dragging me out in the cold, and for no earthly reason that I could see. We'd already done all the chores, and I couldn't think of anything else that needed doing, especially not on a night like this. But I knew Pa was not very patient at one dragging one's feet when he'd told them to do something, so I got up and put my boots back on and got my cap, coat, and mittens. Ma gave me a mysterious smile as I opened the door to leave the house. Something was up, but I didn't know
what.

Outside, I became even more dismayed. There in front of the house was the work team, already hitched to the big sled. Whatever it was we were going to do wasn't going to be a short, quick, little job. I could tell. We never hitched up this sled unless we were going to haul a big load. Pa was already up on the seat, reins in hand. I reluctantly climbed up beside him. The cold was already biting at me. I wasn't happy. When I was on, Pa pulled the sled around the house and
stopped in front of the woodshed. He got off and I followed. "I think we'll put on the high sideboards," he said. Here, help me." The high sideboards! It had been a bigger job than I wanted to do with just the low sideboards on, but whatever it was we were going to do would be a lot bigger with the high side boards
on.

After we had exchanged the sideboards, Pa went into the woodshed and came out with an armload of wood - the wood I'd spent all summer hauling down from the mountain, and then all Fall sawing
into blocks and splitting. What was he doing? Finally I said something.

"Pa," I asked, "what are you doing?"

“You been by the Widow Jensen's lately?" he asked.

The Widow Jensen lived about two miles down the road. Her husband had died a year or so before and left her with three children, the oldest being eight. Sure, I'd been by, but so what?

Yeah," I
said,
"Why?"

"I rode by just today," Pa said. "Little Jakey was out digging around in the woodpile trying to find a few chips. They're out of wood, Matt."

That was all he said and then he turned and went back into the woodshed for another armload of wood. I followed him. We loaded the sled so high that I began to wonder if the horses would be able to pull it. Finally, Pa called a halt to our loading, then we went to the smoke house and Pa took down a big ham and a side of bacon. He handed them to me and told me to put them in the sled and wait. When he returned he was carrying a sack of flour over his right shoulder and a smaller sack of something in his left hand.

"What's in the little sack?" I asked.

“Shoes, they're out of shoes. Little Jakey just had gunny sacks wrapped around his feet when he was out in the woodpile this morning. I got the children a little candy too. It just wouldn't be Christmas without a little candy."

We rode the two miles to Widow Jensen's pretty much in silence. I tried to think through what Pa was doing. We didn't have much by worldly standards. Of course, we did have a big woodpile,
though most of what was left now was still in the form of logs that I w ould have to saw into blocks and split before we could use it. We also had meat and flour, so we could spare that, but I knew we didn't have any money, so why was Pa buying them shoes and candy? Really, why was he doing any of this? Widow Jensen had closer neighbors than us; it shouldn't have been our concern.

We came in from the blind side of the Jensen house and unloaded the wood as quietly as possible then, we took the meat and flour and shoes to the door. We knocked. The door opened a crack and a timid voice said,

"Who is it?"

"Lucas Miles, Ma'am, and my son, Matt, could we come in for a bit?"

Widow Jensen opened the door and let us in. She had a blanket wrapped around her shoulders. The children were wrapped in another and were sitting in front of the fireplace by a very small fire that hardly gave off any heat at all. Widow Jensen fumbled with a match and finally lit the
lamp.

"We brought you a few things, Ma'am," Pa said and set down the sac k of flour. I put the meat on the table. Then Pa handed her the sack that had the shoes in it. She opened it hesitantly and took the shoes out one pair at a time. There was a pair for her and one for each of the children - sturdy shoes, the best, shoes that would last. I watched her carefully. She bit her lower lip to keep it from trembling and then tears filled her eyes and
started running down her cheeks. She looked up at Pa like she wanted to say something, but it wouldn't come out.

"We brought a load of wood too, Ma'am," Pa said. He turned to me and said, "Matt, go bring in enough to last awhile. Let's get that fire up to size and heat this place up." I wasn't the same person when I went back out to bring in the wood. I had a big lump in my throat and as much as I hate to admit it, there were tears in my eyes too. In my mind I kept seeing those three kids huddled around the fireplace and their mother standing there with tears running down her cheeks with so much gratitude in her heart that she couldn't
speak.

My heart swelled within me and a joy that I'd never known before filled my soul. I had given at Christmas many times before, but never when it had made so much difference. I could see we were literally saving the lives of these people.

I soon had the fire blazing and everyone's spirits soared. The kids started giggling when Pa handed them each a piece of candy and Widow Jensen looked on with a smile that probably hadn't crossed her face for a long time. She finally turned to us.

"God bless you," she said.

"I know the Lord has sent you. The children and I have been praying that he would send one of his angels to spare us."

In spite of myself, the lump returned to my throat and the tears welled up in my eyes again. I'd never thought of Pa in those exact terms before, but after Widow Jensen mentioned it I could see that it was probably true. I was sure that a better man than Pa had never walked the earth. I started remembering all the times he had gone out of his way for Ma and me, and many others. The list seemed endless as I thought on
it.

Pa insisted that everyone try o n the shoes before we left. I was amazed when they all fit and I wondered how he had known what sizes to get. Then I guessed that if he was on an errand for the Lord that the Lord would make sure he got the right sizes.

Tears were running down Widow Jensen's face again when we stood up to leave. Pa took each of the kids in his big arms and gave them a hug. They clung to him and didn't want us to go. I could see that they missed their Pa, and I was glad that I still had mine.

At the door Pa turned to Widow Jensen and said, "The Mrs. wanted me to invite you and the children over for Christmas dinner tomorrow. The turkey will be more than the three of us can eat, and a man can get cantankerous if he has to eat turkey for too many meals. We'll be by to get you about eleven. It'll be nice to have some little ones around again. Matt, here, hasn't been little for quite a spell." I was the youngest. My two brothers and two sisters had all married and had moved away.

Widow Jensen nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Miles. I don't have to say, May the Lord bless you, I know for certain that He will."

Out on the sled I felt a warmth that came from deep within and I didn't even notice the cold. When we had gone a ways, Pa turned to me and said, "Matt, I want you to know something. Your ma and me have been tucking a little money away here and there all year so we could buy that rifle for you, but we didn't have quite enough. Then yesterday a man who owed me a little money from years back came by to make things square. Your ma and me were real excited, thinking that now we could get you that rifle, and I started into town this morning to do just that, but on the way I saw little Jakey out scratching in the woodpile with his feet wrapped in those gunny sacks and I knew what I had to do. Son, I spent the money for shoes and a little candy for those children. I hope you
understand."

I understood, and my eyes became wet with tears again. I understood very well, and I was so glad Pa had done it. Now the rifle seemed very low on my list of priorities. Pa had given me a lot more. He had given me the look on Widow Jensen's face and the radiant smiles of her three children.

For the rest of my life, whenever I saw any of the Jensens, or split a block of wood, I remembered, and remembering brought back that same joy I felt riding home beside Pa that night. Pa had given me
much more than a rifle that night, he had given me the best Christmas of my life.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Down in Fraggle Rock!!!

I love the Fraggles....it was one of my favorite shows as a kid....here are some awesome pics!

The Fraggle Five!!

Boober

Wembley

Mookey

Red

Uncle Travelling Matt

Gobo

My Background Choices

I'm putting these here mostly so that I can find the ones I like again when I'm ready to change!!

These are from: www.thecutestblogontheblock.com

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http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/background.php?id=352 - this one doesn't work anymore!

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http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/background.php?id=54 - I don't like this one anymore!

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http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/background.php?id=12 - I don't like this one either!

If you happen to have time and there is one that you particularly like...let me know!!!

Friday, December 19, 2008

The Flat Tire!

Yesterday I had a flat tire on the interstate. So I ease my
car over to the shoulder of the road, carefully get out of
the car and open the trunk.

I took out 2 cardboard men, unfolded them and stood them
at the rear of my car facing oncoming traffic. They look
so lifelike you wouldn't believe! They are in trench coats
exposing their nude bodies and private parts to the
approaching drivers.

But to my surprise, cars start slowing down looking at my
lifelike men.

And of course, traffic starts backing up. Everybody is
tooting their horns and waving like crazy. It wasn't long
before a state trooper pulls up behind me.

He gets out of his car and starts walking towards me.
I could tell he was not a happy camper!

'What's going on here?'

'My car has a flat tire', I said calmly.

'Well, what the world are those obscene cardboard men
doing here by the road?'

I couldn't believe that he didn't know. So I told him,

'Helloooooo, those are my emergency flashers!'

It's STILL snowing, It's STILL snowing, It's STILL snowing!

Holy cow is all I have to say....I wonder how much is out there???

I'm not complaining...I asked for it!!

It's snowing, it's snowing, it's snowing!!!

HAHAHA....beautiful!!! I can't believe how much has come down and it's still coming. The roads are nasty, buses are cancelled....Just what I ordered!!!!

I'm hoping that the roads aren't too bad tonight because I have a surprise for the kids...and it would be just beautiful in this snow!!

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

Well, if the weather man is right for once...we're supposed to get a whole lot of snow tonight and tomorrow.

Most people want to kick my butt, well all people actually, except maybe Viviane, simply because I would love to have an old fashion snow store. I'm talking closing schools, shutting down work places, buses not running and be buried in your house for a couple of days.

Now, please don't misunderstand...I don't want us to be without power, or heat or cable for internet and TV....but wouldn't it be nice to be forced to spend some quality time with your family. Pack up the kids tie them onto a sled and go for a walk. Find a hill (which don't actually exist in Baden) and go sledding...make a snowman or snow fort.

This is the weather warning from www.theweathernetwork.com :

WINTER STORM WARNING: Waterloo - WellingtonIssued at 4:20 PM EST THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER 2008

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THIS IS A WARNING THAT DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.

MOTHER NATURE IS STRIKING SOUTHERN ONTARIO WITH THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW STORMS. THE FIRST GAVE AROUND 10 CENTIMETRES TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SECOND ARRIVES ON FRIDAY. A DYNAMIC STORM IS NOW DEVELOPING OVER COLORADO AS EXPECTED AND WILL RACE CLOSE TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO BEGIN IN SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO OVERNIGHT REACHING THE GREATER TORONTO REGION NEAR DAWN FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO LOCALLY 20 CM ARE WIDELY EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY EVENING. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 GUSTING AT TIMES TO 60 KM/H WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY COMPOUNDING THE SEVERITY OF THE STORM GIVING NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THE STORM WILL LIKELY HAVE AN EXTRA STING AROUND THE WEST END OF LAKE ONTARIO DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A LAKE-ENHANCED HEAVY SNOW BAND WHICH MAY AFFECT LOCALES FROM OAKVILLE INTO TORONTO FOR A WHILE FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING TOWARDS HAMILTON AND NIAGARA. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE WEST END OF THE LAKE MAY REACH 25 CM. THE FRIDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR IN AND AROUND THE GOLDEN HORSESHOE MAY NOT BE QUITE AS BAD AS EARLIER THOUGHT AS THE SNOW'S ARRIVAL MAY BE DELAYED BY AN HOUR OR TWO. THE ONLY CAVEAT IS THAT A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND MAY GIVE SOME FLURRIES INITIALLY. HOWEVER..HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY WILL LIKELY MAKE THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT. CAUTION IS STRONGLY URGED FOR ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OR TRAVEL DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.

Ouch...that sounds like a lot and then on Sunday, supposedly it's gonna be the same thing again!!

Take out your shovels and find your mitts...let hope we're in for a good one!!!

Friday, December 5, 2008

Guess Where HomeMade Market is going to be?

HomeMade Market will be one of the Work At Home Mom companies in the December Spotted Box. I worked my heiney off to get these samples made and mailed out just days before we moved.

I'm very excited to have my name get out to so many people...I'm hoping that it means an increase in sales.

This is a picture of what I sent:


The Spotted Box will be available on December 15, 2008....but act quickly there are a limited number and people really really want to get them! Check Hyenacart and Etsy for a better chance, but honestly if you don't hit the "Buy Now" button the second they come on, you're not going to get one!!

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Pioneer Club Christmas Party

Yesterday was the Christmas Party at the kids' Pioneer Clubs. It was alot of fun and I stayed with them the whole time.

They had it split into stations and we were divided by last name.

We started out at the gift wrapping contest. It was a conventional gift we were wrapping. The parents had to try to think of their kids as gifts and we wrapped on of them up!! Ethan actually let us wrap him and we pretended that he was a bouquet of flowers and wrapped him like that!!

Next we went to the garland making section. It was really fun...we made garlands for the Christmas tree out of popcorn and cranberries!! I've never done this before and I have to say it turned out quite cute!

Last but not least, we went to the Cookie station. Each child got two cookies that they were allowed to decorate with icing and sprinkles. The parents were allowed two also, but I didn't take them since I knew that undoubtedly I would get to eat some of Mia's....and I was right!!




After all the fun, there was a giant cake and ice cream and we all sang Happy Birthday to Jesus!

Monday, December 1, 2008

Daddy and His Girls

It's a rare moment when either of us get to sit and snuggle with the kids, so I just had to take this picture of Ryan and the girls watching the Leaf game the other night.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The Recipe Box

After searching and searching on Etsy and Hyenacart, I couldn't find a recipe box that I liked, so my friend Michelle S. gave me the idea of making my own.

I went out to Michaels and bought the little wooden box that will become, I hope, a family treasure that I will pass on to my kids and their kids too.

Ever since my kids were little they each had their own colour so I didn't mix their stuff up; Cody is green, Ethan is orange, Mia is purple and Sydney is pink. I decided to do their hand prints in "their colour." So while at Michaels, I loaded up on paint and stencils and varnish and paint brushes too. This varnish I bought is interesting too...but I'll get to that.




So finally I got a chance to do it, but I figure it would be best to let the box and paint dry between each hand print so as not to smudge it. I got everything ready...laid out on the island and it was Cody's turn first...painted his hand put it on the box. It actually turned out well, I was surprised. Now to wait for the paint to dry.

Next it's Ethan's turn...paint his hand orange (which he really didn't like) and press it on to the box too...another good one...this box might actually turn out half decent. Waiting for paint to dry again...ugh..why does it take so long.



Finally Ethan's print is dry, now it's Mia's turn. Out comes the purple paint and we paint her hand too and put it on the box...not as good as the boys' but still good. We have to wait again...boy this is taking longer then I thought.

At last it's Syd's turn to have her print put on the box. I painted her hand with Ryan's help and quickly realized that she was going to eat the paint if I left it on too long so I quickly mushed it onto the box and washed it off....the print is soooooo cute....definitely a treasure.



The hands are on and once it's dry I can stencil on the name of my box.

Now, the name of the box was another problem...I didn't know what to put...so I asked my wonderful friends at GranolaChicks.com what they though. Their choices were:



Most voted for Mom's Recipes, with Mom's Recipe Box coming in second. I also got some awesome suggestions: Our Recipes, Made With Love, and Our Recipes Made With Love (which was too long to fit). I finally decided to use Mom's Recipe Box.

Stenciling took FOREVER, but when it got done, it looked pretty good...especially considering that it was the first time I'd stenciled something like that.


Last but not least I had to varnish the box so that it wouldn't get ruined if it got wet. I was doing this during Ryan's birthday party and I'm sure people were wondering why I kept going outside in the cold. I did about 5 coats, letting it dry in between and it still wasn't getting shiney....I had no idea what was going on. Finally I realized that I bought matte finish varnish, so not matter how many times I sprayed it, it would never shine!!

I'm very happy with the way my little project turned out...people have had nice comments about it too.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

My Birthday Cake

I actually bought a cake at Zehrs for myself this year. I took a picture cause it's so pretty...I ate it ALL!!

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Syd loves to eat!!

So, everyone knows that in my family, we LOVE to eat...in fact it's one of our favorite things to do! This has been passed on to our children.

I got these adorable pictures of Sydney this past week.

This is the first actual meal I made in the new house. Syd loved the chicken so much that she crawled up on daddy's lap and stole his too.

This one was taken the other morning. Mia and the boys decided to have Pogos for breakfast and I didn't know there was one left on the table while Mia went to the bathroom. Well, Sydney found it and dug right in! Look at that face!!!

My Nose

I took the plunge....K came with me to get my nose pierced. Hurt a lot less then I thought it would!!

Friday, November 7, 2008

The Move!

So the move is finally over and done with. YAY!!!

Thanks to my grandparents and Kathy B. we got everything out of the house by noon. And ask Kathy, there was so much stuff that she could barely see out her van windows!! My poor grandparents made 5 trips between the old house and their house with stuff...and finally the house was empty.

It was bittersweet. That is the house that we've lived in longest together. Both the girls were born there. When I was walking out for the last time, I actually cried a little.

Then I remembered the problems we've had with the house (stuff not working, stuff breaking) ever since we moved in.

I'm glad to be in the new house. It's much bigger, it's nice and clean and painted all pretty. The bathroom is so big that I can actually get the kids dressed in there after a bath...I have a closet for my broom and vacuum. The small things that I never knew I wanted.

When we got to the house, we found this in the fridge:


The note says "Enjoy your new home" on it.

We're not going to mention that we didn't get the key until 5pm and poor Ryan and the boys were sitting in the cold from 2:30PM until about 5:45pm when I finally got there. We're also not going to mention how dirty the house was...I actually had to clean to make it decent.

So we're in the house now...one day we'll be completely unpacked too...but I'm really enjoying it and can't wait to have my friends over to show them around!!

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Our Bin!


I know the move is long over, but I have to post pictures of this bin. It was great. Unfortunately, not as big as what we needed but still it was HUGE!

This is what is looked like before it was packed. Ryan is standing at the very back wall, Ethan in the middle and me at the doors. It was big!! 20' long!


Now, for those of you who have been around Ryan while he was packing for anything, be it a trip or a move...you know that he is an awesome packer. We came home from Newfoundland with 7 people in the van and we could still see out all the windows and stretch our legs out. ANYWAY.... Ryan packed this bin to the top...there was no way that anything else could have gotten in there. He was packing stuff in there long after I thought it was full.

This is the bin when he opened it at the new house....now, I know you can't see all the way in to appreciate exactly how much CRAP is in there...but I'm sure you can still tell that it's tons!!

I would definitely recommend these bins to anyone that is moving. The customer service is awesome and it's terrific having it at your house for so long and being able to pack it over a few days!!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Horseback Riding week 4

Ethan is doing so well with his riding....I can't believe it. He always has to leaders now and they're trying to teach him to steer and to watch where he's going.

Friday, October 17, 2008

The Blue Mystery Blanket

I haven't posted about the Mystery Blanket in a while, so I thought I would update.

This picture was taken on October 14, 2008. I have 83 rows done and 40 to go.


I really hate to say this but Christmas is fast approaching and with the move I've just been so busy...plus, the blanket is too big now to easily take along with me. I'm afraid I might not get it done in time!

I hope the person is still happy when they get it, even if it is a little late!

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

GAS!!!!

For the Car!!!!

So I was driving somewhere last night and saw this:


First off: How long has it been since we've seen something below $1???

Secondly: How sad is it that I'm excited that gas is 99cents per liter?? What happened to .60 or .50 or even .40???

Stupid gas, but yay for getting to fill up the van for only $57!!!!!

I Love The World!

I recently saw this commercial for the first time on the Discovery Channel...apparently it's not new, but I sure love it. I watch it every chance I can.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Thanksgiving Monday!

We spent a nice family day together this holiday Monday, it was nice to not be going to stores or sports or anything!!

First we went on some trails near Puslinch Lake. It was actually called Puslinch Tract.

It took us about 45 minutes to walk the short route, but we had the three big kids walking and they had to stop and throw rocks in the water and check out nice fuzzy caterpillars.





Sydney, riding comfortably in the carrier on mommy's tummy, was most amused by all the dogs that walked past us. At the end we actually let her walk a little and she just loved it...was trying to show us everything around her.

In the afternoon, we went to Waterloo Park to look at the animals! Interestingly enough Sydney was most amazed by the squirrels. She was chasing them all over the place.

We were finally able to coax her over to the rabbit cage and she reached in and touched one...you should have heard the squealing that came from her!! She was so excited.

There was a nice couple who had some cut of carrots feeding the animals and they gave one to Syd to feed to the little cow. Syd, not knowing what was expected of her, ate the carrot!! When the couple were leaving the gave the rest of the carrots to us so the kids could feed the animals. Everyone enjoyed that!!!



After some explanation, Syd actually understood too and fed a carrot to the Llama!!

Monday, October 13, 2008

End of Season Recipe

I got this recipe in the Baden Banner of Baden Public School (the kids' school).

I thought it would be great to use all the late summer berries that are around still and enjoy a little more fruit before it gets ridiculously expensive in the winter time.

Apple Berry Muesli
Prep Time 10 min
Serves 6-8

2 cups old fashion rolled oats
2 cups low fat plain yogurt
1 cup milk
2 tbsp honey
2 large apples (unpeeled, grated)
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 cup berries
raisins or nuts for topping

1. In a medium bowl, combine oats, yogurt, milk and honey. Set aside.
2. Grate applease, leaving the skin on. Sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent browning. Add apples and berries to yogurt mixture. Gently mix together. Refrigerate overnight. Serve topped with nuts or raisins, if desired.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Cody's Turkey

Cody came home from school on Friday with this neat little craft. They made apple turkeys for a table centerpiece!!

How neat is this??