While daughter Leslie and family were over this week, the borrowed WII came out. Chris(son-in-law) set up Guitar Hero and we all had a go at it including the 2 grands. Dad got right into it being Willy Nelson playing "On the Road Again". The cowboy hat was added for atmosphere. Boxing was next with Chris and the kids really working up a sweat. Maybe I should try this out! Unfortunately, the floor wouldn't hold up with any amount of motion. It bounces!
Hey everyone. Did you miss me? Did you think i fell off the face of the earth? Well, i am back!!
Today I made some yummy desserts, if i do say so myself, for one of my favorite son-in-laws birthday!!!! I was going to make him dinner as well, but i got turned down for a date with his wonderful wife...my favorite daughter. So i fed the kids and then had them all back for dessert.
This is my old family recipe for Apple Oatmeal Crisp and a new one from Sondra Lee's magazine called Butterscotch Bread Pudding. You should definitely give one of these a try. The Apple Oatmeal Crisp is perfect family comfort food. And perfect for a cool fall night.
Apple Oatmeal Crisp
4-5 Apples,medium/tart, peeled and sliced
3/4 c Brown Sugar
3/4 c. Rolled Oats
1/2 c. Flour
1 t. Cinnamon
1/2 c. Butter, 1 stick
Spread sliced apples in a greased 9 inch pie plate, or similar...set aside. Mix oats, sugar, flour and cinnamon. cut in butter with fork or pastry cutter. Sprinkle evenly over apples. Bake in pre-heated 350 oven for 35-45 minutes until apples are tender and topping is crisp and brown. Serve warm, if desired top with ice cream.
Enjoy! Guest blogged by Leslie as Me.
Today was carnival day at work! Why?, you may be asking. The New York State Department of Health survey was deficiency free this year at our facility!! To thank all the employees for a job well done, we were treated to a mini carnival on the back patio. We had carnival food...snow cones, popcorn, hotdogs, cotton candy and nachos. If you won the "knock the ball out of the air" game you got a shot at the money vault. Real money, play money and lottery tickets were flying around for one to catch. It looked easier than it was. I caught two 1$ bills and a lotto ticket. Some of us also won(but I don't know how) a ticket to throw a pie at our adminstrator. He was a good sport!! I managed to graze his hair but someone else(good job Jane!)did much better than me.
I just wanted to show a picture of the red sea glass I talked about in my post on Jasper Beach. I think you can pick it out. It's right next to the real nice aqua one.
When we do stay overnight on our trip's to Maine we usually stay at the Rostay as I posted a while back. Grampie took these pictures so the grandkids could see this uniquely decorated room! I'm very glad the stuffed bear head was just a play one!
These rocks are on Jasper Beach in Maine. This is a place we like to visit for its unique beach. When you park all you see is a wall of stones, large ones. You can't even see the water until you climb up and over the wall and then VOILA!! A magnificent stone beach. The closer you get to the water the smaller the stones are. Some are striped , some are granite eggs, some are red, green, mustard yellow, white quartz....the variety is endless. We spend a lot of time searching for the best treasures to bring back with us. They look their best wet or wiped down with a bit of oil. We have them filling the base of a lamp, in a vase, in the china cabinet(the very rare round red one Dad found one year) in little dishes placed around. Memories all over the house!
Well, I'm hoping I'll be lucky at the end of this month. While I was on vacation in Maine, I went to the local Grange rummage sale in Corea. Some very talented ladies created this quilt to be raffled off. I bought a bunch of tickets but so did a heck of a lot of other people!! They're selling them right up to the day of the raffle. I was told by one of the quilters that this material is Civil War material. I think she meant it's all reproductions from material of that era. It's beautiful! These pictures can not do it justice. If I win, I'm sorry to say girls, I'll have to keep it for myself. I can't have my daughters fighting over it now can I? ;0)
