"The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree"

I got a chuckle from this picture. See any similarities of the two pictures? It must be the "oldest child syndrome"!

Mom!!!! We're Stuck!!!!

That is what I heard the other night. I went to investigate......I put down my book for this?....

I'm trying to get out to go grocery shopping. This computer keeps calling me. Here is a recipe I plan to make next week. It is in the family cookbook.


GRANDMA T'S BEEF STEW

1 boneless chuck roast (2 pounds) cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 large onion, chopped
4 cups water
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 to 3 teaspoons salt
5 to 6 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
5 medium carrots, chopped
1 medium rutabaga, peeled and chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1/2 medium head cabbage, finely sliced
1/3 cup flour
1 cup cold water

In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, brown meat in oil. Add onion, water, seasoned salt, pepper and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 to3 hours. Add vegetables; cover and simmer for another hour or two, or until vegetables are tender. Combine flour and cold water. Stir into stew; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute.

Ahhhhhh...........

It's 9:15 and the breakfast mess is cleaned up, the living room is picked up, vacuumed and dusted. The bathroom is clean. I LOVE IT! The kids are back to school. I always enjoy when they are home but it sure is nice and quiet and did I say cleaned?! Yesterday this time everyone (except Dad) was sound asleep including me! It feels good to get back to routine. I'm taking a little computer break then I plan to scrub the kitchen. We have two back to back soccer games Saturday morning so I thought I'd do the cleaning today. Then I plan on setting up a "sewing center" in the office. I have a few sewing projects to do. Starting with Kirsten's flowergirl dress for Heidi's wedding. Now that hunting season is officially over I can use the office. All hunting gear is gone from there! Here's a picture of the last sewing project I did. I gave it to Grandma for Christmas.

Trail-Cam

Here are a couple shots from Dad's Trail-Cam. It's pretty cool. I'm hoping he'll get a "shot" of a fox or coyote. He did get several deer and a couple squirrels. He even got himself!

Winter Wonderland

Happy New Year!

This is my favorite Christmas gift. Thank you kids for this fun and special calendar. We had a quiet New Years Eve. Ordered pizza for Me, Dad, Molly, Danny and Jeanie. I was bored and almost ready for bed at 9:00 but decided to tackle my filing cabinet. It's been on my "to do" list for some time. (1 or 2 years?) Did that feel good! I had my trusty "side kick" Jeanie standing next to me shredding papers as fast as I handed them to her. Three garbage bags of shredded paper and a couple hours later we were done! Yay!!! A great start to the New Year! We got dumped on last night. About 10 inches of snow. Dad took pictures with his new camera. When he downloads them I'll post them.