Not much is new - I still need to get to it and post pictures of the lovely laundry room for you. I just go down there and well, there's laundry drying on the rack, more folded on the counter, bunches thrown in the sorting bins (I know, so weird, there's laundry in my laundry room!) and I think I need to tidy it up before I take the pictures. :) Silly Erika.
I swear, this house is such a slow-moving project. I would love a few thousand dollars to just fall from the sky and then I wouldn't feel a bit bad about paying someone to finish this puppy off! Then I could go to Costco and blow lots of money on the beautiful chaise sectional that I covet so...
And for you, dear family, who are anxiously awaiting your holiday "Thank You" cards - I just need to find my stamps! Besides it being nigh to impossible to coordinate my kids' schedules enough to go to the store it really bothers me to go and buy something that I KNOW I already have. Ugh.
Let's see... Rick took a vacation day (well, part of one - the rest of the hours he made up on a Saturday) to go and work a shift canning tomato soup at the church cannery. How nice, huh? I can't imagine how they expect working dads to do that, but "if not me, then who" I suppose. And it allowed us to go and see how the process works. Yes, that's "us". We all ended up making the 45 minute drive (one-way). (For those who don't know the cannery is out by the airport.) I had planned on buying some wheat and powdered milk, so I thought Rick would be able to go and can it after his shift. Well, he could, and he did. But he didn't know they only took checks or cash. He still doesn't own an ATM card so I drove out there with my 2 youngest to deliver the check book. Fun fun. No naps for anyone that day. But now we have wheat, milk, powdered juice mix and Potato Pearls. I keep hearing how fabulous those things are so I had to try some. Hope they're good!
While there I ran into a lady from Highlands Ranch who said she makes chocolate chip cookies with oatmeal, whole wheat flour and white flour. I found some recipes online but I really want to know hers! She made it sound so good! 2 cups oats is all I remember - I think 1 cup wheat flour. So someone out in HR find her for me. It should be easy. Cute, teenage boys, blonde, drove an Audi, nicely dressed... Can't be that many right? (My WA friends - tongue in cheek. This describes a large portion of the lovely Highlands Ranch.)
Oh, and I am now on the hunt for a pressure cooker! Did you know you can can beans!? I'm so excited. We go through tons and I hate the planning involved with dry beans. You stick dry beans in the jar with water and seasonings and can it! I'm giddy! All right. Off to bed. Enjoy your day! And thanks for signing up!
2 comments:
I'll be number 15 to make it. I've canned beans before, but I always cooked them first. I did it to lower the cost and have less sodium in my food. You'll have to post more on that one and I'd totally be interested in that cookie recipe too. Sounds like another good one to keep Wade's diet mixed(my wheat allergy boy). Congratulations on the house coming along:) That's always a nice feeling.
I love Costco too! Why do they always get such tempting things when all I'm going there for is some milk and eggs? By the way, if you do get a pressure cooker, keep us posted on how it works - I hear they are absolutely wonderful.
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