Merry Christmas!

An Early Christmas Gift

Our lucky boys...

My Aunt in Germany sent these beautiful mugs for the boys. They are personalized, which is so cool, and also extra special because my siblings and I each have a mug with our name on it from there that we got as kids. I don't know much about where the mugs are from other than that the town is somewhat famous for its ceramics. Such a special gift. Thank you!

Vegetable Soup

From "A Yummy Book About Numbers" by Ellen Appleby

The first thing you need is ONE big soup pot.
Pour inTWO quarts of broth and cook till it's hot.
Chop THREE green peppers and FOUR nice potatoes,
FIVE tender carrots and SIX ripe tomatoes.
Slice SEVEN baby onions and EIGHT celery sticks,
Throw it all in the broth then stir till it's mixed.
Add NINE spoons of noodles and a dash of some spice,
Then call TEN of your friends - have a party - how nice!



Deanna says: I am wondering if this is a valid recipe...

Hungry?

The other day we had oatmeal for breakfast. A favourite for Daniel, and a you-never-know for Jacob. Anyways, on this particular morning Jacob was not enamoured with the oatmeal so I left it on the table, because sometimes he will change his mind and come back for it. I don't know what I was doing but when I turned around the boys had dumped the cold lumpy leftover oatmeal on the floor and were eating it. That's right, Jacob is eating it like an animal... at least Daniel is using his hands. I was a little appalled at this and yet I didn't stop them until after I took a picture. Then I got them some real fresh food to eat.

And, I have been wanting to make cinnamon raisin bread for a while, so I went ahead and made some. This stuff is so good I could have eaten a whole loaf on my own... just give me a toaster and some butter! I made it even more special by rolling out the dough, sprinkling with cinnamon and brown sugar and then rolling it back up into a loaf shape. When done, I brushed melted honey on top. Yum.