We've Got A BIG Thursday Coming

Our family is super giddy about Thursday!!

That beautiful young woman there in the middle is turning 15 on Thursday. We are MOST PROUD of the person she's already proved herself to be and is still becoming.

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Also on Thursday, Oregon State University and University Of Oregon are playing each other for the Rose Bowl! The Engineer and I both graduated from OSU, but his hometown is UofO, so we can comfortably root for both - it's a "win win" game for us ... which just might result in our own road trip to the Rose Bowl, since it's so close by. All that being said, at the moment we are a tiny bit preferencial about the Ducks (UofO) and are loving this video!

To Say THANK YOU Again

To the God who reigns completely

and met with me on the road today ~

Your words were more than I knew to hope for ... 

and exactly what I needed to be made new again.

THANK YOU.  

Again and again.  

Thank you.

Butter Bell

An old idea made WONDERFULLY new!

Before refrigeration as we know it, french chefs used a technique that enabled them to keep their butter safely at room temperature ... and now I do too!!  Meet my Butter Bell. It "keeps butter fresh, delicious and spreadable for up to 30 days without refrigeration."  Believe it!  LOVE it!!!

Saturday Underway

With the flu bug taking down a couple of our own, I've had "extra" time at home these days. Though nothing terribly exciting, it does feel good to sort through piles, organize the garage, behold the u-shaped horizontal surface where two computers sit (one for The Engineer & one for the Munchkins) that's been been hiding for a couple of months, and even catalog every pair/type of knitting needle I have ... which was inspired by not being able to find a size 4 for this adorable reversible project ... but it turns out I don't own any size fours (how can that be?!!) ... which inspired me to alert our Knitting Group that I was placing an order with knitpicks and they were welcome to add to it ... which inspired some of them to do so!

Today I'm going to finish working on the garage! But first, I'm going to walk over to a new gym that's opening and join. It's $10 month-to-month with no commitment. Hoping my friend, Michelle, will join too. Anybody else up for it??

5 Out Of 5

We had these mini-meatloaves for dinner last night. 5 out of 5 people LIKED them ... so maybe your "people" will like them too!!

Flu Opportunities

Two of our daughters are home from school today with a flu of some variety or another. Kricket is on the recovery end and Bridgette is at the peak of misery. Even though we're getting a lot of good use out of our new temporal scanner, the home care hasn't been totally exhausting. With that extra energy I'm seizing some "at home" opportunities as well.

• Knitting
• Pumpkin Bread Pudding (I omitted the choc. chips, use soy instead of whole milk, reduced the cloves, and baked it in a larger dish rather than individual ones.  The result is yummy!)

• Extra Bible reading
• Make hummingbird food & refill the feeder
  
• Clutter control and other household chores

Nothing terribly exciting ... but you weren't really expecting that when you stopped by, were you??

I NEED a Blue Bird -- I do! I DO!!!

Oh, oh, ooh! I can't wait to knit this!! You'll know as soon as it gets going ... which will be right after I get done w-a-i-t-i-n-g for the book to arrive.
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Now you NEED one, too -- admit it!!