Day 347--Breakfast Casserole

This was the same recipe for casserole we made for the ward Christmas party yesterday, but since we didn't actually get to eat any of our own we were excited to try it again.  We liked it much better than the one we ate yesterday.

An Explanation

  You've probably noticed over the course of my blogging adventures that my family and I are very close. I talk to at least a couple people in my family every day of my life and although we are scattered around the country I truly consider my brothers, sisters, and parents as my very best friends.   Through phone calls, blog posts, and emails they hear all about my good days, my grumpy days, and my frazzled days and I hear theirs.

In the course of these friendships, it has occurred several times that I  have asked a sibling (usually Kristina) to preview a blog post to make sure I haven't said anything too over-the-top and many times I have returned  the favor for them.

At first I was really careful to change my password in conjunction with these editing sessions, but over time I got lazy and just kept it the same.    Same with Spencer.  I signed up for my google account with my juno email address, but as soon as Spencer signed up for a gmail address from the same computer it instantly linked the two accounts together; hence Spencer's free access as well.

So why don't I do anything about it?

I just don't care enough.  I have full faith that neither Kristina, Matt (the other main hacker), or Spencer would ever do anything truly embarrassing to me.  I do a good enough job at self-deprecation that there's little they could say or do that could beat me in that department.

Plus I got a free blog post, a couple more followers, and a few laughs on a grumpy day out of the deal.  Nothing wrong with that.

PS  For your entertainment purposes, here's a link to a few other hacked blog posts from the past.

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Day 346--Ellie and Santa

Today was our ward Christmas party.   We had breakfast, played games, and visited with Santa.

Day 345--Crazy Craisin Cookies

Much better than yesterday's attempt at Christmas treat baking.   Crazy Craisin Cookies.  Crazy Good.

Flashback Friday: Kindergartener

Can you tell which one I am? 

Hint #1:  I had about the same fashion sense with shoes then as I do now.

Hint #2: Pink foam curlers were a regular part of my fashion routine up until I was 15 or so.

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Random Fact #1:  The scratches on the picture of the girl second from right on the second row were made intentionally by me, because I did not like the girl.  

Random Fact #2:  I LOVED that green gingham dress I was wearing and wore it every possible day my mom would let me, which meant several times a week.


    

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Day 344--Raspberry Coconut Bars

Not a success.

Day 343--Christmas Tradition

Amazingly tacky Christmas lights and fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts makes for a great new Christmas tradition!

where's the beef

  had a sick child up in the middle of the night.

was up at the crack of dawn anyway.

did 139 loads of laundry and ran several errands.

dug adam's beloved bakugan toy out of the trash.

gave a whole new meaning to the phrase where's the beef when  randomly bought an entire freezer full of beef from a door-to-door salesman.

was a really good deal.

need beef recipes.   please help.

 am not as immune to onion breath as previously thought, although the french onion soup was well worth it.

wishing glen's blackberry would disappear.  forever.

so tired that personal pronouns, full sentences, and the shift key seem too taxing for my brain tonight.

Day 342--Where's the Beef?

Bought an entire freezer full of beef from a door-to-door salesman.  It really was quite a good deal on high quality beef, but I can't help but feel like I should have someone stamp "Gullible" on my forehead.

Day 341--Baking

This is the beginning of my very short-lived attempt to post a fun new Christmas recipe on the blog every day.

Lazy Dazy Saturday...

It was just a lazy rainy Saturday morning.  Everyone slept in late.  We ate a hearty warm breakfast of Cami's apple walnut pancakes ....

while the kids labored diligently cutting out snowflakes....

to replace the autumn leaves on our front window...

when all of the sudden the beautiful paper snowflake creations....

made way for a frosty flaky surprise falling from the sky.

With snow a rare and treasured treat in our neck of the words, the chores went on the back burner...

and made way for a day filled with snow angels....

 sledding and muddy snowmen...

a lucrative snow shoveling stint for Spencer and his friend....
(disclaimer: This photo was actually taken last year.  This year he worked with a different friend in another neighborhood [far away from my camera] and ended up with  105 bucks burning a hole in his pocket.)

 a whole host of sopping wet socks, gloves, hats, scarves, and snow pants cluttering up our entry way....

and smiles galore.

PS  You'll find the answer to the last post tacked on to the end of it.

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Day 340--Maple Oatmeal Bread

Yummy Maple Oatmeal Bread!  Homemade bread around our house never lasts long.

Day 339--SNOW!!!!

It only amounted to a couple of inches of the white stuff, but it was enough to get the kids outside sledding, making snow angels, and building muddy little snowmen!

Day 338--Craft Room

When a teacher got sick, I ended up being in charge of the craft room at the elementary school activity.  It was rescheduled in December after they'd had to cancel the first one in October due to the large number of sicknesses.  Most of the crafts were kits we'd ordered from Oriental Trading Company, but this particular craft of snowflakes made out of pipe cleaners and beads was my proud contribution.  The materials were super cheap and the kids loved them.  They were the first craft to run out, even though there were enough supplies to make several dozen.