Meeting new babies...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Thanksgiving 2013
Fun times in Idaho at the Bailey Creek Clubhouse!
Meeting new babies...
Uncle Loren brought balloons and made animals!
The babies wrapped Grandpa around their fingers even more.
Levi wonders when dinner will be served...
Is it time yet?
Kids' Table...
Adults' table...
Pretty spread!
Two yummy turkeys!
Pretty Ellie. She wanted to eat with the big people!
Pretty pies.
Turkey bowl!
Muscle men...
A surprise visit from an old friend, Ferrell Dilworth, who served in England with Dad a few years ago!
Dad looks a lot taller and younger than he! He brought some fun marshmallow slingshots for everyone to play with!
Then we were off to cut down Christmas trees! Everyone helped with the saw...
What a special weekend we had...
Meeting new babies...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Pearl's Stuffing
I had this a few years ago, when we lived in Montana. Several families joined together to have Thanksgiving dinner at our church, and my friend Miranda Lotz provided the yummiest stuffing! It is made with french bread, which provides a wonderful texture! She explained that "It makes too much! Like feed a whole ward amounts." So, I may cut it in half :) But this is what I am making for the Thanksgiving dinner this year, along with Grandma Jolley's Jell-o salad, Grandma Farner's soup, and Brinley's chocolate pie!
Pearl's Stuffing
3 large loaves french bread
4 large yellow onions, chopped
1/2 head of celery
1/2 bunch of parsley
4 small packages of Jimmy Dean sage sausage
3 cubes of butter
2 cans of chicken broth
1/2 can of water to rinse each can
Poultry seasoning, thyme, oregano, garlic powder (not garlic salt), salt and pepper--all to taste
Cut the bread into 1/2 inch sized cubes. Set aside to dry overnight. Cook the sausage and add bread directly into the meat and oil-- don't drain. In a large pan melt the butter and saute the onions, celery and parsley until tender. Then add broth and spices to the sauteed vegetables. Bring to a boil to allow spices to infuse the broth with flavor. Then pour the liquid mix over the bread/sausage mix.
"I think it's best if you make it a day ahead and then put it in a crockpot to reheat it. If you don't it tends to be kind of dry, but if you like it dry make it Thanksgiving day."-- Miranda
Pearl's Stuffing
3 large loaves french bread
4 large yellow onions, chopped
1/2 head of celery
1/2 bunch of parsley
4 small packages of Jimmy Dean sage sausage
3 cubes of butter
2 cans of chicken broth
1/2 can of water to rinse each can
Poultry seasoning, thyme, oregano, garlic powder (not garlic salt), salt and pepper--all to taste
Cut the bread into 1/2 inch sized cubes. Set aside to dry overnight. Cook the sausage and add bread directly into the meat and oil-- don't drain. In a large pan melt the butter and saute the onions, celery and parsley until tender. Then add broth and spices to the sauteed vegetables. Bring to a boil to allow spices to infuse the broth with flavor. Then pour the liquid mix over the bread/sausage mix.
"I think it's best if you make it a day ahead and then put it in a crockpot to reheat it. If you don't it tends to be kind of dry, but if you like it dry make it Thanksgiving day."-- Miranda
Monday, November 25, 2013
100 Things We are Grateful For
Announcements; Thanksgiving is this week, and we are all going to stay at the Bailey Creek Clubhouse with our cousins! And our cousin Trae is getting baptized!
Brinley- Fun Song was "The Preposition Song", which she was very proud to sing to us.... and then we all sang Jingle Bells.
Pretty song was "We Thank Thee Oh God for a Prophet"
Ellie Ruth: Lesson on Gratitude.
Alma 34:38 "Live in Thanksgiving Daily for the many mercies he doth bestow upon you"
The children were given the challenge on Sunday of writing down 100 things they are grateful for. We decided to do this as a family. We took turns in sharing ideas under topics that we would think of.
We are Grateful for:
Church Topics...
1. prophets - Ellie
2. primary - Nathan
3. activity days - Brinley
4. scriptures - Tiffany
5. teachers/teaching - Saxton
6. Jesus Christ - Cory
7. Bishop - E
8. tithing - N
9. Ensign - T
10. Church - S
11. missionaries - C
12. dressing up on Sunday - B (Who are you and what did you do with my daughter)
Nature Topics...
13. trees - E
14. grass - N
15. elements - B
16. birds. - T
17. animals (I want a dog) - S
18. mountains - C
19. rock formations - E
20. snails - N
21. sunshine - B
22. sunsets - T
23. the feeling of being in nature - S
24. hunting - C
25. oxygen - E
(Levi is thankful for dogs! "Mommy dogs, baby dogs, corn dogs, and bun dogs!")
"In the Home" Topics...
26. technology - E
27. bathrooms - N
28. heat - B
29. running water - T
30. my family in it - S
31. art - C
32. clothing - E
33. furniture - N
34. roof - B
35. books - T
36. the house - S
37. toys - L
38. soft beds - C
People ....
39. founding fathers - E
40. Albert Einstein -N
41. my parents -B
42. my grandparents - T
43. Joseph Smith - S
44. Hyrum Smith - C
45. Noah - E
46. Levi ("I'm your baby brother", he responded to Nathan's comment") - N
47. Siblings - B
48. my husband - T
49. my extended family - S
50. Heavenly Father - C
Days....
51. Thanksgiving - E
52. My birthday - N
53. Christmas - B
54. Independence Day - T
55. Earth Day - S
56. Easter - C
Foods...
57. Pie - E
58. macaroni & cheese - N
59. chow mein (Chinese foods) - B
60. crab - T
61. meat - S
62. pizza - C
63. cheese and juice and carrots (Levi) - L
64. potatoes & eggs - E
65. ice cream - N
66. artichokes - B
67. raspberries - T
68. Manti Turkey - C
69. toast - S
Books...
70. Little House on the Prairie - E
71. My Father's Dragon - N
72. Fablehaven - B
73. 'The Squirrel Book" -(a book I have read 1,000 times in the last month... okay 30 times... where a squirrel goes through the pages in search of his store of nuts. Family favorite!)
74. Les Miserables - T
75. Beastquest - S
76. The Book of Mormon - C
77. The Books of Bayern - E
78. Cam Jansen & Katie Kazoo - N
79. Brinley can't stand to just list one on her turn, so she sharesThe following series/books: (if it is a series she has read all of them) Children of the Lamp, Septimus Heap, Sisters Grimm, Percy Jackson, Candy Shop Wars, Harry Potter, Shamer's Daughter, Emily Windsnap, The Cane Chronicles, The Heroes of Olympus, Artimus Fowl, Eragon, Goose Girl, Tomorrow Girls, etc. etc.
80. Dragonrider - S
81. The Peacegiver - T
82. The Count of Monte Cristo - C
Movies...
83. Little Women - E
84. Harry Potter - N
85. Disney shows - B
86. Kit Kat Cowboys? - L
87. It's a Wonderful Life - T
88. Old Yeller - S
89. X Men - C
Our Country...
90. The Flag - E
91. The Fifty States - N
92. The Declaration of Independence - B
93. Freedom of Religion - T
94. The Presidents ("except for this one"-- Saxton) ha ha!
95. The Government of the People - C
Something you are really grateful for at the moment...
96. Libraries (Brin)
97. Good Music (Mom)
98. Life (Saxton says pretty much everything)
99. School (Nathan)
100. Prayer (Dad)
Saxton- activity -- paper airplane contest...
The goal was to get your plane to the back wall of the house. Mine totally lost... Daddy, Brinley, and Nathan won once each...
Nathan offered a treat of these...
We cut the tops off to create an extra treat, because there were not enough for everyone :)
And this is what Levi was playing with through the whole evening. A dog puppet which Nathan had made. Tonight, however, it was a "mean mouse" who was constantly asking for cheese.
Brinley- Fun Song was "The Preposition Song", which she was very proud to sing to us.... and then we all sang Jingle Bells.
Pretty song was "We Thank Thee Oh God for a Prophet"
Ellie Ruth: Lesson on Gratitude.
Alma 34:38 "Live in Thanksgiving Daily for the many mercies he doth bestow upon you"
The children were given the challenge on Sunday of writing down 100 things they are grateful for. We decided to do this as a family. We took turns in sharing ideas under topics that we would think of.
We are Grateful for:
Church Topics...
1. prophets - Ellie
2. primary - Nathan
3. activity days - Brinley
4. scriptures - Tiffany
5. teachers/teaching - Saxton
6. Jesus Christ - Cory
7. Bishop - E
8. tithing - N
9. Ensign - T
10. Church - S
11. missionaries - C
12. dressing up on Sunday - B (Who are you and what did you do with my daughter)
Nature Topics...
13. trees - E
14. grass - N
15. elements - B
16. birds. - T
17. animals (I want a dog) - S
18. mountains - C
19. rock formations - E
20. snails - N
21. sunshine - B
22. sunsets - T
23. the feeling of being in nature - S
24. hunting - C
25. oxygen - E
(Levi is thankful for dogs! "Mommy dogs, baby dogs, corn dogs, and bun dogs!")
"In the Home" Topics...
26. technology - E
27. bathrooms - N
28. heat - B
29. running water - T
30. my family in it - S
31. art - C
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| This piece, Behold The Lamb, by Walter Rane, is my favorite. It hangs in our living room. |
32. clothing - E
33. furniture - N
34. roof - B
35. books - T
36. the house - S
37. toys - L
38. soft beds - C
People ....
39. founding fathers - E
40. Albert Einstein -N
41. my parents -B
42. my grandparents - T
43. Joseph Smith - S
44. Hyrum Smith - C
45. Noah - E
46. Levi ("I'm your baby brother", he responded to Nathan's comment") - N
47. Siblings - B
48. my husband - T
49. my extended family - S
50. Heavenly Father - C
Days....
51. Thanksgiving - E
52. My birthday - N
53. Christmas - B
54. Independence Day - T
55. Earth Day - S
56. Easter - C
Foods...
57. Pie - E
58. macaroni & cheese - N
59. chow mein (Chinese foods) - B
60. crab - T
61. meat - S
62. pizza - C
63. cheese and juice and carrots (Levi) - L
64. potatoes & eggs - E
65. ice cream - N
66. artichokes - B
67. raspberries - T
68. Manti Turkey - C
69. toast - S
Books...
70. Little House on the Prairie - E
71. My Father's Dragon - N
72. Fablehaven - B
73. 'The Squirrel Book" -(a book I have read 1,000 times in the last month... okay 30 times... where a squirrel goes through the pages in search of his store of nuts. Family favorite!)
74. Les Miserables - T
75. Beastquest - S
76. The Book of Mormon - C
77. The Books of Bayern - E
78. Cam Jansen & Katie Kazoo - N
79. Brinley can't stand to just list one on her turn, so she sharesThe following series/books: (if it is a series she has read all of them) Children of the Lamp, Septimus Heap, Sisters Grimm, Percy Jackson, Candy Shop Wars, Harry Potter, Shamer's Daughter, Emily Windsnap, The Cane Chronicles, The Heroes of Olympus, Artimus Fowl, Eragon, Goose Girl, Tomorrow Girls, etc. etc.
80. Dragonrider - S
81. The Peacegiver - T
82. The Count of Monte Cristo - C
Movies...
83. Little Women - E
84. Harry Potter - N
85. Disney shows - B
86. Kit Kat Cowboys? - L
87. It's a Wonderful Life - T
88. Old Yeller - S
89. X Men - C
Our Country...
90. The Flag - E
91. The Fifty States - N
92. The Declaration of Independence - B
93. Freedom of Religion - T
94. The Presidents ("except for this one"-- Saxton) ha ha!
95. The Government of the People - C
Something you are really grateful for at the moment...
96. Libraries (Brin)
97. Good Music (Mom)
98. Life (Saxton says pretty much everything)
99. School (Nathan)
100. Prayer (Dad)
Saxton- activity -- paper airplane contest...
Nathan offered a treat of these...
And this is what Levi was playing with through the whole evening. A dog puppet which Nathan had made. Tonight, however, it was a "mean mouse" who was constantly asking for cheese.
Monday, November 4, 2013
French Bread
It comes from a sweet little cookbook called "What's For Dinner?"
2 T Yeast
2 1/2 c. Warm Water
1 T Sugar
1 T Oil
1 T Salt
7 1/4 c Flour
1/4 c Cornmeal
1 Egg White
1 T Water
Mix first 5 ingredients. Add 4 cups flour. Add enough flour to make a stiff dough and mix well. Cover and rest for 15 minutes. Knead 5 minutes. Let rise until doubled. Divide in 1/2. Shape into 2 loaves. Place on greased cookie sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Cut diagonal slits 1/2 inch deep, 1 inch apart on top of loaves (I use kitchen shears and snip the dough). Whisk egg white and water together and brush on the loaves. Rise until doubled. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes (until loaves are golden brown).
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