Courageous Joy

SATURDAY

I spent some time this a.m. giving Mike info he needed.

I baked 4 loaves of bread. I had given Adrienne a loaf of the Italian bread and they really liked it. She asked for the recipe and I said, "take the 7 grain bread, divide the dough into loaves, sprinkle liberally with garlic and throw a couple of handfuls of Italian spices on...knead". She also liked the Cin loaf...start with the same dough, add rapadura and lots of Cinnamon, knead and bake. OK - well we were talking this a.m. and she said that she thought it was funny how I cook - she heard me say something about how much of something was needed. She said she needs exact measurements. SO....I measured just for her. It's 2 T of garlic and 1/4 a cup of Italian seasoning (Oregano, basil, rosemary, marjoram, sage, thyme). And 2 T of Rapadura and 1/8 a cup of Cinnamon. ANYWAY - I baked bread! LOL

We also went to the chapel to work on the chapel's Christmas card. These are 4 x 8 pieces of plywood and they line the base entrance. We've not had a chapel one but many other squadrons do. Melody organized this. She picked a great design. The kids had fun. I'll upload photos later.

There came a point where Mandy and I thought it would be good to take the young ones to the playground so that the "exacting" work could be done. It was nice to visit with Mandy and the children had fun playing.

When we got home Arielle went to visit with Ashley.

I baked a pecan pie. The pie crust is again very flaky but it was so sticky that it wasn't pretty - had to be pieced together. I used a honey pecan recipe and it was good. I think I can adjust it and do my Uncle Bill's chocolate pecan with honey as well. I'll post the recipe later.

The children and I are talking about making our own "Christmas Card" for our yard....I have to figure out if we could really pull it off. LOL

That's the day.