Waffles & Hobbs

There has been a lot going on this summer, even though there are days when I feel like the days are dragging and wondering if the clocks on the wall are actually working at all. Most of my days, however, seem to be flying by and I know that school is starting in August. I know that it will come sooner than I want!!!

A couple of weeks ago mom made Gingerbread Waffles. There were great....and simple! We even took photos of the delicious waffles. Once the pictures were taken they were devoured.

The batter:


The waffles:



Meanwhile, Megan's cat, Hobbs is going to be causing lots of problems for the plants and vegetables we are attempting to grow. Today I caught him laying on top of the cups we planted outside.




Gingerbread Waffles Recipe:

Start with a waffle mix and reduce liquid to 1 Cup. Add 1/2 Cup molasses, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, and 4 Tablespoons brown sugar.

Wings

Over the past couple of days I picked up a book titled "Wings." This book was not something that I would probably read, except Megan and Mom seemed to enjoy it a lot. So, I wanted to see what it was about....and if it really was that good.

Wings was about a girl named Laurel. The book follows Laurel as she moves to a different community and making new friends. Laurel had been homeschooling her whole life and wants to continue but her mom does not feel she can continue educating her and give her a good education. Laurel meets David and together they spend lots of time together. When something appears to be growing out of her back she only tells David.

This book is somewhat similar to the Twilight series. Unlike Bella in Twilight, Laurel has a bit of an attitude. I will probably not read this book again, but this is a story that can be remembered for a long time.

Summer Enjoyment

Over the summer we have been enjoying the sitcom series I Love Lucy. Surprisingly Whitney and Jordann are enjoying watching, after all it is in black and white. Jordann already knows that it runs from 9 - 12 on the weekdays. Megan was really shocked that Jordann has spent that much time watching T.V. in the morning. I, however, am not too shocked.....Jordann likes her T.V.! I can hear both Megan and Jordann laughing hysterically from upstairs and even at the backdoor outside. Whitney is more quite, like Mom and I.

Besides watching I Love Lucy for the summer, I began my summer volunteering at the West Valley Medical Center hospital. It's already off to a busy start for me, I will be gone every day next week. Two of those days are guitar days.

Mansfield Park

Instead of going to bed last night, I finished Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. Although it was a long book, it was something that I will never forget.

Mansfield Park is about 18-year old Fanny Price. Fanny moves in with her aunt and uncle when her family can no longer afford all of their children. Fanny is shy and never voices her opinions except to her one trusted friend and cousin: Edmund. Interestingly, Fanny is the main character but Austen talks more about the other characters so readers can understand how out of place she feels. Fanny falls in love, but he wants to marry a girl with no manners. Fanny has an admirer who she knows she could never love. When she rejects her admirer she is sent to live with her parents for 3 months in the hopes that she will change her mind. But when her admirer runs off with another woman her uncle sees how much Fanny knew about this man that she refused to tell everybody.

Summer!

Well, that's what some individuals are doing this summer vacation! On the other hand, others are completely bored not wanting to do anything! I am still adjusting to having no school work and leading a very slow life right now! I've been spending most of my time reading and cleaning house. I am almost finished with Manfield Park. My next selections will be Inkheart and Persuasion.

Demon, on the other hand, has been watching us turn on the water. So this morning Demon decided to turn on the house water and start digging a hole to China. He may be cute, but he can cause quite a bit of trouble! He also was able to get himself stuck in the fence for the trees. I'm not sure if he knows, but they are not a playpen for him! Luckily this did not happen while the fence was around the tree, otherwise there would be no tree left!