Finally - Success....real loaves of bread! These are 7 grain that taste like "white" bread???? I added gluten. I honestly think that Becky is right and I got some wetter than usual grain. I've never had a problem with my bread in TX, MT, AK....and it just wasn't working here...I think it was low gluten or something because a bit of gluten and it's working fine. Guess I'll use gluten until I open a new bag of grain. I would love to know if anyone else bought grain in Feb/Mar from Shop Natural and is having this problem. LOL
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Finally - Success....real loaves of bread! These are 7 grain that taste like "white" bread???? I added gluten. I honestly think that Becky is right and I got some wetter than usual grain. I've never had a problem with my bread in TX, MT, AK....and it just wasn't working here...I think it was low gluten or something because a bit of gluten and it's working fine. Guess I'll use gluten until I open a new bag of grain. I would love to know if anyone else bought grain in Feb/Mar from Shop Natural and is having this problem. LOL
The Girls are going to Harvard!
Who says homeschooling will hold a person back? I found out today that BOTH our girls are going to Harvard!!!! They are very excited. They weren’t sure they’d be able to go. So it’s only for Saturday! They’re touring Harvard…but for the rest of their lives they plan to say “I went to Harvard”. :::snort:::
The girls are really enjoying their time in Boston. They say that they like East Boston better than West Boston (not that I have a clue what THAT means). They have been surprised at the diversity in the city, as the demographics they had studied before the trip had led them to believe Boston was predominately white. They did a service in a Brazilian church. They have met friends from Peru. They’ve done prayer stations, and huge block parties for children. Bre got to be a clown again and she LOVES being a clown. She said that little kids would say “Where do you work?” and she told them “I work at the church”. Do you see where this is going????? Some would say, “I didn’t know they had clowns at church” and Bre assured them that there are lots of clowns in most churches! :::snort::: I love my children’s sense of humor. LOL
Who says homeschooling will hold a person back? I found out today that BOTH our girls are going to Harvard!!!! They are very excited. They weren’t sure they’d be able to go. So it’s only for Saturday! They’re touring Harvard…but for the rest of their lives they plan to say “I went to Harvard”. :::snort:::
The girls are really enjoying their time in Boston. They say that they like East Boston better than West Boston (not that I have a clue what THAT means). They have been surprised at the diversity in the city, as the demographics they had studied before the trip had led them to believe Boston was predominately white. They did a service in a Brazilian church. They have met friends from Peru. They’ve done prayer stations, and huge block parties for children. Bre got to be a clown again and she LOVES being a clown. She said that little kids would say “Where do you work?” and she told them “I work at the church”. Do you see where this is going????? Some would say, “I didn’t know they had clowns at church” and Bre assured them that there are lots of clowns in most churches! :::snort::: I love my children’s sense of humor. LOL
SHEW - I’m tired.
Jamin and I left at 7 a.m. to go water.
Josiah worked from noon – 4:30 p.m.
I baked bread – and it turned out good. I knew it was good when Arielle said, “this tastes just like the white bread you used to buy”. :::snort:::: I THINK what she meant is that it made big slices like she is used too. She likes the 7 grain bread I’ve been making and I used that recipe….so really it doesn’t taste different but it does look different. {G}
I got Stacia down for a nap after lunch. She’s cutting 4 teeth again. This translates to a solid week of sleepless nights. I was exhausted and actually fell asleep myself. Evidently several called and dropped by and were told that “mom is sleeping”. What a life of luxury I live. I told Tricia at the pool tonight that mom’s over 40 with infants deserve a good nap once a week! Other than the continual cat naps I seem to grab while feeding the baby, watching a family night movie, or reading a book. LOL
We had made plans to meet Debby and her boys out at the Lake Swimming Pool. We did that. Adrienne, Tricia and their families came along as well. It was fun to introduce my friends to each other. I’ve noticed that Josiah and Jamin have been reluctant to go swimming. This afternoon we talked and I began to see that yes, the lifeguards were being very, very picky with them. Tonight I watched. Sure enough – Josiah hadn’t been in 10 seconds when they blew the whistle on him. The third time in 30 minutes and he got out of the pool. The boys and Porshe went and played volleyball and the little ones continued to swim. We noted that the lifeguards didn’t blow the whistle on the younger boys when they did the same things the older ones were doing…… it’ s sad to me that authority would paint “all young male teens” with one big brush stroke. That seems to be what is going on because my boys are NOT rowdy….they were getting in trouble for PLAYING with the younger boys – who WANTED to play with the BIG boys. LOL
Zander has discovered that he can go down the slide. Wow. He gets incredibly excited. He’s fun to watch. He can swim all the way out of the roped area by himself – thank you very much. He also has discovered that he can paddle around the big pool and doesn’t need the life vest. This means that if the big boys are banned from the pool I need to take Stacia into the big pool instead of all of us playing in the kiddy pool.
Ah – and right before we left for the pool the UPS man arrived at our doorstep. A week or so ago I’d noticed that Debby had the perfect suit…the suit I have been looking for. Swim shorts and a tank top – she had gotten it at JC Penneys. I like my Lands End suit but the top is a few sizes to big and the shorts are a bit shorter than I wanted with my power thighs. When I went online to Penneys I found that they had put several suits on clearance. I ordered the only color pair of shorts they have (green LOL) and a couple of tops to go with it. I told Mike I’d found a sale online for suits and he said, “Did you buy a swimsuit sampler – one of each?” :::snort::: I WAS able to buy the size 6 tops and 12 bottoms this way. I should be set for years to come…and I can go up a few sizes too. LOL
That’s it for my exciting day.
Jamin and I left at 7 a.m. to go water.
Josiah worked from noon – 4:30 p.m.
I baked bread – and it turned out good. I knew it was good when Arielle said, “this tastes just like the white bread you used to buy”. :::snort:::: I THINK what she meant is that it made big slices like she is used too. She likes the 7 grain bread I’ve been making and I used that recipe….so really it doesn’t taste different but it does look different. {G}
I got Stacia down for a nap after lunch. She’s cutting 4 teeth again. This translates to a solid week of sleepless nights. I was exhausted and actually fell asleep myself. Evidently several called and dropped by and were told that “mom is sleeping”. What a life of luxury I live. I told Tricia at the pool tonight that mom’s over 40 with infants deserve a good nap once a week! Other than the continual cat naps I seem to grab while feeding the baby, watching a family night movie, or reading a book. LOL
We had made plans to meet Debby and her boys out at the Lake Swimming Pool. We did that. Adrienne, Tricia and their families came along as well. It was fun to introduce my friends to each other. I’ve noticed that Josiah and Jamin have been reluctant to go swimming. This afternoon we talked and I began to see that yes, the lifeguards were being very, very picky with them. Tonight I watched. Sure enough – Josiah hadn’t been in 10 seconds when they blew the whistle on him. The third time in 30 minutes and he got out of the pool. The boys and Porshe went and played volleyball and the little ones continued to swim. We noted that the lifeguards didn’t blow the whistle on the younger boys when they did the same things the older ones were doing…… it’ s sad to me that authority would paint “all young male teens” with one big brush stroke. That seems to be what is going on because my boys are NOT rowdy….they were getting in trouble for PLAYING with the younger boys – who WANTED to play with the BIG boys. LOL
Zander has discovered that he can go down the slide. Wow. He gets incredibly excited. He’s fun to watch. He can swim all the way out of the roped area by himself – thank you very much. He also has discovered that he can paddle around the big pool and doesn’t need the life vest. This means that if the big boys are banned from the pool I need to take Stacia into the big pool instead of all of us playing in the kiddy pool.
Ah – and right before we left for the pool the UPS man arrived at our doorstep. A week or so ago I’d noticed that Debby had the perfect suit…the suit I have been looking for. Swim shorts and a tank top – she had gotten it at JC Penneys. I like my Lands End suit but the top is a few sizes to big and the shorts are a bit shorter than I wanted with my power thighs. When I went online to Penneys I found that they had put several suits on clearance. I ordered the only color pair of shorts they have (green LOL) and a couple of tops to go with it. I told Mike I’d found a sale online for suits and he said, “Did you buy a swimsuit sampler – one of each?” :::snort::: I WAS able to buy the size 6 tops and 12 bottoms this way. I should be set for years to come…and I can go up a few sizes too. LOL
That’s it for my exciting day.
My Zoo
I've always said there are days at my house that look and feel like a zoo. Those words must have been prophetic. The younger ones greatly enjoy the *Zoo Tycoon* game that Arielle received on her birthday. (The older boys prefer Ancient Civilizations). It's been enlightening to watch the younger three play Zoo. It's offered a microcosm to study various personalities. {G} Zander likes to mix and match animals and watch the ensuing confusion, Arielle likes to keep the babies and mamas togehter forever, and Nolan is known to say, "everyone has already seen that baby - let's sell it and get another for people to come see". LOL
As with so much of what we read, watch, or play, this game has entered "real life play". The kids were busy for a good solid hour and then I was called to come see. There was a note on the door announcing their zoo. The younger boys' room was lined with cages of various animals - all making appropriate (in some cases inappropriate sounds), they had a petting zoo set up and all sorts of animals and tanks and such. They've played this game a lot this week.
Below are some pictures of our zoo with a bit of interpretation.
The Bobcat Exhibit
The Bear Exhibit (note the clean closet 1 1/2 weeks post the great clean up day) 
The Dinosaur Exhibit
Baby Bobcat Makes her Great Escape
Other than Bike Accidents:
Hmmm….
I know we did something other than bike accidents, yesterday.
The big thing we did was go bowling with Debby and her boys. Her younger son, Mike, is now home from his trip to a friend’s. We hadn’t realized that anyone under 18 can bowl one free game (shoes included) each day. We can do this all through the summer. I was glad to find another thing we could do out of the heat. I’m learning that summer is not the glorious outdoor season around here. Jan – Apr would have been those months. {G}
Josiah had to be at work at 6:00 p.m. After bowling, we hurried and grilled some burgers and steak, I roasted some carrots and red potatoes, made a big salad, put out some fruit and homemade buns and we ate. Mike got home somewhere during dinner and had a few minutes with Josiah before Josiah jetted off to work.
We went for a walk after dinner and did find the car from the accident. I still am feeling terrible about filing a report and really don’t want to call the police officer about this. He made me feel that I was being frivolous to file a report as I “wasn’t hurt”. I must say I am stiff and sore this a.m.
Jamin got another call about doing a yard today (Tuesday). He and Josiah will leave in less than 2 weeks on their trip to AK. Bike took a day of leave so that he can drive them and Porshe to Dallas.
Hmmm….
I know we did something other than bike accidents, yesterday.
The big thing we did was go bowling with Debby and her boys. Her younger son, Mike, is now home from his trip to a friend’s. We hadn’t realized that anyone under 18 can bowl one free game (shoes included) each day. We can do this all through the summer. I was glad to find another thing we could do out of the heat. I’m learning that summer is not the glorious outdoor season around here. Jan – Apr would have been those months. {G}
Josiah had to be at work at 6:00 p.m. After bowling, we hurried and grilled some burgers and steak, I roasted some carrots and red potatoes, made a big salad, put out some fruit and homemade buns and we ate. Mike got home somewhere during dinner and had a few minutes with Josiah before Josiah jetted off to work.
We went for a walk after dinner and did find the car from the accident. I still am feeling terrible about filing a report and really don’t want to call the police officer about this. He made me feel that I was being frivolous to file a report as I “wasn’t hurt”. I must say I am stiff and sore this a.m.
Jamin got another call about doing a yard today (Tuesday). He and Josiah will leave in less than 2 weeks on their trip to AK. Bike took a day of leave so that he can drive them and Porshe to Dallas.
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