Friday, May 22, 2009
Wil gets an award from the Clover School Board
Friday, April 3, 2009
Happy Birthday Garrett!!!
His birthday party is today. We're having 10 of his friends over for play, pizza and then on to see a magician. He is very excited. He put the goodie bags together for the party. He loves the big chocolate chip cookie cakes so we got another one of those again this year.
Happy Birthday Garrett!!!
On a trip to Jax, FL to see my sister and her family. Garrett liked (still would if he could... mouth appliance installed to make him stop!!) sucking his thumb and rubbing ANYBODY's hair!
On a visit to the York County MuseumL
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Irish Soda Bread
Here's the recipe:
Irish Soda Bread:
3 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
4 tbsp. unsalted butter (1/4 cup)
2 tbsp. caraway seeds, optional
1 cup raisins
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg
Set rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees.
In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt and stir well to mix.
Add the butter and rub in until the butter disappears into the dry ingredients.
Stir in the caraway seeds if used and the raisins.
In a small bowl, whisk the buttermilk and egg together and mix into the dough mixture with a rubber spatula.
Turn the dough out on a floured work surface and fold it over on itself several times, shaping it into a round loaf.
Transfer the loaf to one cookie sheet or jelly roll pan covered with parchment paper or foil and cut a cross in the top.
Bake for 15 minutes then reduce heat to 350 and cook for about 15 or 20 minutes more, until well colored and a toothpick plunged into the center emerges clean.
Cool the soda bread on a rack and serve with plenty of sweet butter and bitter orange marmalade.
From: The Food Network (Marilyn O'Reilly's Irish Soda Bread.Link: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/marilyn-oreillys-irish-soda-bread-recipe/index.html
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Wil gets..... b.r.a.c.e.s!!!
AFTER
CAN I PLEASE HAVE A MILKSHAKE?
Much to his disliking, he got braces on yesterday. He has to have a "Herbst Appliance" to help correct an overbite. I thought his teeth were just a little overcrowded until we visited several orthodontists and they all had the same opinion. I think it's hilarious that my great grandfathers name was Herbst... we should get it for free... HA. He has been a little out of sorts but a really good sport about it. He's eating a lot of yogurt and pudding... soft foods but he did eat some spaghetti last night so he at least doesn't feel the end of the world is here. I tell him his teeth are going to look absolutely beautiful when we're finished. I just hope he believes me. I didn't get braces until high school when most of my friends were getting theirs off. It was my own doing as I had to wait until I made the commitment to take care of my teeth. Poor Wil, it took him an hour last night to brush and floss. Here's a few pictures from what he calls the torture session :) And Garrett went along for the visit too so I have to include one of him-