Rainy Days

Today was a very rainy day so I tried to come up with things to keep the girls busy all morning.  We made bread and brownies and chicken noodle soup for lunch.  They did finger painting and played in their room and listened to an Adventure in Odyssey.  They were also actually allowed to watch TV this morning as well.  They have done really well with barely being able to go outside all week.  Hopefully tomorrow things will be cleared up by the time the cleaning is done and we will be able to go for a walk. 

We have a busy weekend coming up and will enjoy some time together just as a family!  I'm so looking forward to it:)

Granola Bars and Cuteness

First of all, I have to post this picture of Pilly for Randa and my mom to shock their order-loving minds:

Pnut and Pilly dress themselves in the mornings, and sometimes the choices are interesting:)

We collected acorns today and tried to paint them orange to look like pumpkins, which I saw on a homeschool blog.  However, our orange finger paint didn't show up very well.  The girls still had fun.

An now for granola bars:

This from the Taste of Home magazine that Randa left here by accident, p. 64, current issue!

3.5 c quick-cooking oats
1 c chopped almonds
1 egg, beaten
2/3 c butter, melted
1/2 c honey
1 t vanilla
1/2 c sunflower kernals
1/2 c flaked coconut
1/2 c chopped dried apples
1/2 c dried cranberries
1/2 c packed brown sugar
1/2 t ground cinnamon

 Spray a cookie sheet generously with cooking spray and then spread oats and chopped almonds evenly over tray.  Bake at 350 for about 15 mintues to toast.  Meanwhile, combine egg, butter, vanilla, and honey and stir until everything mixes together evenly.  The honey resists a little bit.  Add everything except oat mix and coat evenly.  Then add oat mix and mix thoroughly.  Regrease cookie sheet and spread with granola.  Pat down evenly over tray.  I think if you press it more than I did, it won't be so crumbly when you remove it.  Bake at 350 for 13-18 minutes until edges are lightly browned.  Allow to cool and then cut into bars. 

This stuff is good!  I think it would make a good granola cereal too, so I may have to try that out. 

I failed my glucose test.  They just hadn't gotten to call yet yesterday.  Boo.  Oh well, by the time I get the blood sugar monitor, I will only have 10 weeks left.  And hey, Pnut was only 6 pounds so may be this baby will be small like that too!  I actually think it will be easier this time because we don't eat a ton of carbs.  For supper, we usually just have our meat and vegetable and breakfast is easy to do without going over the carb limit.  The only thing will probably be lunchtime with sandwiches, and bread isn't the worse thing to eat carb-wise.  At least the diabetes goes away after the baby comes! 

Have a lovely evening!  I'm going to try to clear the table off.  Again.

I haven't heard from the doctor's office yet so I am considering that good news!  I am so glad that Joel had off of work.  I came home and slept for about an hour.  After I got up and worked a while, I wanted to lay down again, but there was no time.  We just ook it easy tonight.  The girls got to watch a movie, which they never do during the week.  Now Pilly is upset, probably overtired, so I am going upstairs to see about her.  Have a good night!

How long it takes to do 3 bushels of apples...

We got a lot done last week!  We cleaned the entire kitchen and made applesauce and canned it.  Some goofball (me) bought 3 bushels of apples.  We started around 10:30 in the morning and finally finished around 7:00.  It was a long day!  Over the weekend, I cleaned our computer room completely.  Now the only room downstairs to be done is the living room.  That shouldn't be bad because it is smaller and has less clutter in it than the other two rooms.  I love to get rid of stuff, and a lot of that was accomplished!  Joel was complaining about all the trash he had to carry around to the front!  The children had a ball together, and they played so nicely, which was wonderful! 

We also exhausted the dog!

He is sleeping on Pilly's puppy:)

The girls were so sad that Anthony and Laine went home.  They wanted to know how soon they would be back to play!  Meanwhile, Pilly consoled herself with "tattoos."

She had about 6 stickers on one arm.  Silliness.

Tomorrow I am going for my 3 hour glucose test because I failed the one hour.  Joel took off work and is going to take care of the girls so I can sleep or whatever when I get home!  It will be nice to have him drive me afterwards too.  I know I'll be hungry! 

So now I am going to try to find something to do.  Have a good night!

Sorry

Randa and I are cleaning and making applesauce this week so I think I will post again next week!

I've been working again this evening so I am now super-tired and just want to go to bed.  I haven't taken any pictures recently so I have nothing to show or tell:)  We had a fun weekend, and the girls spent the night with my parents Saturday and had a ball.  Hopefully tomorrow will be more productive post-wise on my part.

The cleaning is done one day early and we are looking forward to an exciting day tomorrow!  This is the time of year for fairs around here, and Joel took the day off so we can take the girls to one.  We were supposed to go with our Mom's Group, but I guess no one else could go.  It will be fun to go as a family, and the girls will love having Joel there (as will I)! 

I'm hoping to start skirts for the girls that I got the material for 2 weeks ago.  I always want to do it during the day when there is no time...*sigh*  Isn't that the way it goes?  So now I am off to work on that until I feel the need to go read my book instead:)