Gardening Today

It was accidental gardening today....

We didn't mean to, but as we walked into the backyard, I showed Griffin and Kylie just how easy it was to pull up some grass/weeds. It was so easy, we stayed out and the continued to work for hours! We had GREAT rewards, though. While weeding, this is what I discovered: These are RASPBERRIES at the top of my raspberry plant! (The top of the plant has fallen to the ground...I have since wrapped it back up and around the rod iron fence.) I was shocked to see them. I quickly picked one and ate it. It was DELICIOUS!

While I was at it; I took a few more pictures of other treasures in my NOVEMBER garden:
We have oodles of tomatoes! Anyone want to can them? Please do.
Look at the BEAUTIFUL zinnia!

Hard, to see, but that is Kylie standing and looking at a DAHLIA that is taller than her! The dahlia belongs to Francis Laidlaw.

Back to my yard....this is a Cosmo

Kylie discovered her CARROT was ready to pick and eat!

It was delicious too! Kylie took this picture of herself. She is quite the poser.

Nice shot of the carrot:

Marigolds that I planted from a SEED!

After many hours of working, Kylie and I have now planted seeds for two different types of lettuce, broccoli, carrots, pole beans, pansies. Some should be sprouting in a week!

It's nice to live in Southern California.

Wheat Bread

Last week, I thought I would give Homemade Wheat Bread a try!

It was shockingly easy, fast and good! So, I mixed up the dough - - it took all of about 10 minutes and that was while I was talking to Heather. A couple of times I had to say, "um, just a minute" while I thought about what I was doing, or I counted how many teaspoons I was dumping in...

20 minutes later, this is how big the dough had already risen!!

Then, to the loaf pans....really, I should have used 4 or 5 pans....
It baked up nicely.

Yum, and it tasted VERY good!

Here is the recipe

I just found it on line!

Wholesome Homemade Honey Whole Wheat Bread
• Prep Time: 3 hrs
• Total Time: 3 3/4 hrs
• Yield: 4 "9x5 loaves"

Ingredients
2 envelopes yeast
4 cups water
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup molasses
1/2 cup honey
2 teaspoons salt
6 cups whole wheat flour
4 cups white flour

Directions
1. Dissolve yeast in warm water.
2. In a large bowl, combine butter, molasses, honey and salt and mix well.
3. Add yeast mixture and then gradually add flours.
4. Turn onto floured surface and knead until smooth.
5. Place in buttered bowl and let rise until double.
6. Punch down and let rest for a few minutes.
7. Divide dough into 4 parts and shape into loaves.
8. Place in greased pans and let rise for about an hour.
9. Bake at 375* for 35 to 40 minutes.

Halloween 2010

Enjoy the pictures of Halloween - 2010 We did Kylie's hair wild and big and curly!

Watch it transform....

Our Ward did a Trunk or Treat on Saturday night

We decorated our car...fancy

Some people went way out with their cars!

We had Dorothy, the scarecrow and the wicked witch of the west!

They are Mary & Terry Harmon's grandchildren.

Ooo....a gangsta!

We also had the In n Out truck...the line was an hour, that is what is winding around back behind Kylie!

Zak

Lydia the Hippie and Shauna Miller is Alice in Wonderland and Mike is the Mad Hatter

Here's Mary Harmon and a guillotine

That's it! Hope you enjoyed it. We did.

It's So Easy!

Thanks, Steven, for marrying such a smart woman! She made freezer jam last week; it was delicious, she said it was so easy to make. So I made some this week! Easy and delicious and the raspberries were only 98 cents a package!

It's Your Birthday!!

Happy 27th!!

Here's a few pictures to remind you of what you once were....and a little of how you became you! This is CANDICE and Bethany!! Well, and you too.

Just born!!

That's the first baby blanket I made...and I still have it.

hmmm, what are you doing here?? Probably teaching me how to use the computer!

6 years old

Chase...8 months, Steven...4 yrs....Cj....6 years

Now, you are at the controls!

Quinn, just born....1995

Family picture...before Quinn was born...1994

High School Soccer

I love you Christopher!!

Have a FABULOUS day!!

Now, enjoy this singing from Kylie and Griffin!!

Primary Lesson

I have gotten royally teased for over explaining things...I will try to resist....

This is a picture drawn by Griffin in Primary.
Shall the youth of zion falter? No!