Another Week.....

Another week of summer has passed....August has turned into September. It won't be long before fall is here for good. Yet, we've had a week of very hot, humid weather. The fans in our home have been buzzing constantly!

No appointments this week! Love it! Just doing my "thing" and enjoying life. I got to play with Ryder and Finn on Wed. morning for a while. Brandon had a dentist appt. so they kept me company! Ryder is talking so much now and they are both so polite. It made me smile to hear Finn say "tankoo" when I gave her a cracker.....what a cutie. Ryder is looking forward to his birthday next month and Finn likes to use the pottie!!!
What fun it is to watch all three of my little ones develop!

Food blogs call to me and I enjoy trying some of their new recipes and hints. I finally finished the table runner (rag). It's pretty neat, but needs to be washed to be totally finished.




For anyone who knows our family, they'll know where this picture was taken! What a glorious view. This picture was taken about 7:45 pm and I was using the panoramic button on my camera for the first time.....it's okay but not great. Anyone needing to meditate couldn't find a better spot.

Yesterday, while reading a veggie food blog, I came across a recipe for these olive oil crackers. I couldn't wait to try them.....they look good and they taste great AND so easy. We spread a little hummus on and just enjoyed them. I made giant crackers and break them up as I use them. Some have poppy seeds, grated parm, sesame seeds, dill, thyme, etc. I just kept sprinkling!!!
I also came across another recipe for oatcakes. I had a recipe a long time ago from one of my parents (English) who sent oatcakes to school all the time with her kids. She gave me the very simple recipe, and Brandon just loved them. They became a regular in his lunchbox too. I've tried over the years to replicate them, but not with any success.....these are good, but still not right. Where on earth did I write the recipe???? It's just a simple combination of butter, a small amount of brown sugar and lots of oats!........someday.
Guess what's brewing on my shelf?????? My son gave me some vanilla beans, so I decided to "brew" them. I dumped what was left of a bottle of vodka into my pint jar and put the beans in........pretty nasty smelling at first, but it's becoming more vanilla flavoured all the time!!!! I used the first bit of it yesterday in my raisin/oatmeal cookies. The recipe called for a tsp but I only used 1/2 of a tsp.....it's so much stronger than the imitation kind.
Today I'm off to lunch with my favourite four! I think our niece is going to join us too. We're going to enjoy sushi at a local restaurant....yeah!!!
This long weekend will be a busy one.
Tomorrow I'm volunteering in our church kitchen making sandwiches for a 90th birthday party in the afternoon....I'll be serving at it as well.
Sunday I'm having my family over....get to enjoy the three grandchildren! I wanted a good visit before we take off for NS.....it's supposed to be cooler, but I'm planning on a cold ham/potato salad/coleslaw. I even bought kookaid "jammers" for the kids to drink.....I decided Grammy could give them sugar once in a while.
Monday I'm packing and getting the trailer ready for our trip and making lunch for a UCW meeting that evening.....another gal and I are responsible for the program.
Tuesday morning......we're off for two weeks of travel, visits and sight seeing!!!!!!!!!