My Grandchildren

Aminah

Zoe, Gabriel, Elijah

Zoe

All My Grandchildren

This is the first picture I've managed to get of me with all 4 of my grandchildren and my daughter. Aminah is 9, Gabriel is 4, Elijah is 2 and Zoe is 1.

John's Sermon Outlines

I have started a blog for posting John's sermon outlines. Anyone who is interested can just click on this link and your browser will take you there. Don't forget to bookmark it in your favorites!

I just thought it was a shame not to share his sermons with others. Feel free to make a copy for your personal study if you like. I'll try to remember to keep the background white for easier copying!

An Autumn Picture Of Home

I thought the tree in front of the house was so pretty. So I took a picture of it today and thought I'd share it.

Weekend Visit

We all had a fun visit together. By the time the weekend was over, I think our dog Mike needed some rest (and so did this Granny)!

Playtime

A Couple More Pictures

An Outing To The River

My daughter Angie and her 2 youngest children spent the weekend with us. We walked to the Skagit River, which is only about 4 blocks away. The weather was beautiful, and Elijah (2) and Zoe (1) had a lot of fun.

Autumn In The Pacific Northwest

The weather has definately changed up here, and it is just beautiful! Thought I would post a few pictures of the fall colors to share.

If Only It Were True

Yesterday I went to the doctor for my yearly physical.
My blood pressure was high, my cholesterol was high,
I'd gained some weight, and I didn't feel so hot. My
doctor said eating right doesn't have to be complicated
and it would solve my physical problems. He said just
think in colors..... Fill your plate with bright colors.....
greens, yellows, reds, etc.
I went right home and ate an entire bowl of :

And sure enough. I felt better immediately. I never knew eating right could be so easy!
Yeah, right...ummm-hmmm.

Cute Game...Thanks Darlene

This cute game was forwarded to me by my friend Darlene. She knows how much I like to pick apples!
Try it...how many can you save? Click here to try.
My highese score: Saved 85, missed 15 (100 apples total).

Today I'm 18, 919 days old. Well...the picture was taken yesterday. I was younger then...only 18,918 days old!
Oh...and I'm finally excited about watching t.v. Survivor China and The Bachelor have started up again. So now I have something to look forward to watching on t.v. again!

Making Apple Pies

We're still working on our apples and pears. John and I picked the last of them off the trees early this week.
I made a couple of apple pies this week. I wanted to add the recipe I use. This is by FAR the BEST and EASIEST crust recipe I have ever used. Be sure to double the recipe if you want to have a double crust on pie, as this is just for bottom crust.

Crust Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
3 tablespoons ice water

Mix flour and salt together. Cut in shortening til mixture resembled coarse crumbs. Drizzle 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water over flour (I use 4). Gently gather into a ball. Roll out dough. Put in pie plate.
I just put all the ingredients in at one time into my KitchenAid and let it mix it all up. So easy! (Maybe a blender or a regular mixer would do the same thing?)

Filling Ingredients:
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
6 medium (6 cups) apples, peeled, sliced 1/4 inch
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon granulated sugar

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Combine all filling ingredients except apples, 1 tablespoon butter and 1 teaspoon sugar in large bowl. Add apples; toss lightly to coat. Spoon apple mixture into crust. Place dough over filling. Trim, seal and crimp or flute edge. Cut 5 or 6 large slits in crust. Brush with 1 tablespoon melted butter; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar. Cover edge of crust with 2-inch strip aluminium foil. Bake 35 minutes; remove aluminium foil. Continue baking for 10-20 minutes or until crust is lightly browned and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust. Cool pie 30 minutes; serve warm.

And just one more SECRET I learned from one of the ladies here who makes the BEST apple pies I have ever tasted: put a pinch of cardamom in your filling (it's part of the ginger family). Try a pinch next time you make an apple pie and you'll see what I mean! Delicious!

18,916 Days Old

Today I am 18,916 days old. Yeah, I'm 51 years old, and will be 52 in a couple of months. But when it comes down to it, all we have it TODAY! I like the concept of looking at my life in days as opposed to years. It certainly ties in with the Bible teachings. That we should not worry about tomorrow and let each day be sufficient unto itself. That we are not even guaranteed a tomorrow because we don't know when we will die. That Jesus could return at any moment and judge the whole world. So we should be ready at all times. It's simple really.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

If you want to calculate how many days old you are, click on this link.

And if you want to calculate your "real" age click on this link.

That's My Girl

Zoe Summer 2007

Zoey Girl

Sisters

Aminah is almost 9 years older than her sister Zoe.