20 years ago..."Remember when"

Happy Birthday to Ryan! (on the 15th) "Big sisters" Didn't have any problem waking up in the middle of the night for a new-born peek, but we waited till morning for the next two to get their first look. The scrapbook page is when he turned one. It's been a wild ride "little boy"! Wonder what the next 20 years will bring.

A cold and frosty morning

A couple days we woke up to a beautiful white world! We hadn't had more than a dusting of snow, but the frost was so heavy it really made things pretty. Since I can take some outside pictures with the camera I'm using, I took advantage of the unique beauty.

Are you hungry?

*On a side note here, Matt & Amanda have their site updated! There's new baby pictures to look at!

Since I can't add any new pictures right now--Waiting to be able to purchase a new camera, AND more of your suggestions.... hint hint!
I thought maybe I'd share two of my favorite recipes. Hope you'll enjoy them as much as we do.

Good ole' but not your ordinary Roast Beef!

3 T vegetable oil
1 boneless rump roast (3 lb)
3 cups hot water
4 t. beef bouillon granules
1 T dried oregano
1-2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 t salt
1/2 t pepper
In a dutch oven, heat the oil over med-high heat. Brown roast on all sides; drain. Combine the water, bouillon, oregano, garlic, salt & pepper; pour over roast. Cover and bake at 350* for 3 hrs. or until meat is tender. Remove roast to a warm serving platter, let stand 10 min. before slicing.

This will make awesome gravy!
I've made roast for my family all these years, but I just found this recipe, and made it for company. It got rave reviews, and many requests for the recipe. When I was making roast the other night, the kids said "make it the new way!"

And our dessert tonight--because I have a freezer full of peaches, and lots of cream cheese left from X-mas baking. (I was overzealous)
PEACHES & CREAM:
1-4 oz box of cook n serve vanilla pudding mix
1/2 c flour
1 t baking powder
3 T melted butter
1 egg
1/2 c milk
1 pkg cream cheese 8 oz
1 can cling peaches-- (I used my qt. bag of frozen peaches, thawed)
1/2 c sugar
Cinnamon-sugar

Combine dry pudding mix, flour and baking powder in one bowl. Mix together butter, milk and egg in another, then add to dry mixture. Mix well. Pour in the bottom of greased 8x8 pan. Drain peaches, reserving liquid. Spread peaches on top of batter. Mix together 1/3 cup of reserved liquid, sugar and cream cheese. Pour over peaches. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar on top.
Bake at 350* for 45 min.

This is scarey!!

Or, on second thought, maybe it's an improvement? Probably depends on the day!
My oldest just called me to impart this interesting tidbit of information. She reminded me of Ryan's birthday next week, and that as of then that I will have 7 children in their 20's. WOW... I remember when I had 7, ten years and under! (Yes, my memory is still that good).
It will only last for 2 weeks tho, because my oldest will be 30 the end of Jan.
Scarey.

Just sittin' here...

Checking on my blog, I realized that I couldn't get to a couple of the other blogs off my links, Sorry about that, it's my fault... as usual around here! When I re-did my list, during the cut n pasting, it added too many letters back in. No, Matt & Amanda haven't got theirs up-dated yet... no baby girl pictures! and although I've seen a few, I don't suppose I should put them on MY blog first!! keep checking tho... come on M & A!

GUEST COMMENTS 2008

If you're reading our blog, please let us know you visited! Feel free to comment after any postings, or use this area for misc. comments or just your name/state.

January 3, 2008

Just had to write that title up there... hadn't had a chance to write this years date yet. And, today is a special day! Happy birthday to my brother in AZ!!! HE'S 40! HAPPY BIRTHDAY "little" brother! Also today we added another January birthday to our family tree. I have a new great niece. Jayden Ray. Congratulations Matt & Amanda!!
Today I went to Omaha with Luanne (my sis) to pick up her kids who were flying home from AZ. We got word in-route that the baby was officially on it's way, and It was a temping thought for Luanne to just catch a plane to Nevada while we were at the airport, and send her kids home with me! It's SO hard being a long distance Grammie!
She did resist, but is planning a trip very shortly!