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!

Summer Almost Here

It has finally started warming up here. I'm hoping it will continue to stay warm.

I had my first final on Friday and received an 80. I'm still waiting on the official grade, but I'm not concerned with the grade. I will have my Health final this Friday and then I will be done! Summer will official begin for me!!!!!! Mom's already done with school. I still don't think it's very fair that I started school before her and had less of a holiday break. Jordann and Whitney I guess are on summer break....I never know, they make up their own vacations! Megan doesn't get out of class until June and she is crazy enough to take summer classes! I hope she enjoys working hard on her classes while I'm locked out of the school website!!!!!! I am excited that next year will be my final year of high school!

Mother's Day

This Mother's Day we had our grandparents over for the day for dinner and dessert. I would have posted the pictures of dinner, but once it hits the table, it's gone. Jordann was instructed by Megan to make a card and give her the gifts. One problem: nobody knew what "we" were giving to Mom because Megan went shopping by herself. So once Jordann made the card, Megan made sure her name was the biggest on the card! Jordann wasn't too thrilled about that! Oh, the drama!!!!!! I made sure to stay in the kitchen and cook dinner!

Oh, and for dinner we had:

Chicken Roll-Ups with gravy

Frog's Eye Salad

Yams with marshmallows, brown sugar, and butter

Sugar Free Cheesecake and Cherries

The only thing we didn't have leftovers was the chicken roll-ups. The next thing I expect to be gone: Frog's Eye Salad. I think Jordann and Whitney are already on their 2nd serving for the day!

This is the card Jordann made. The inside reads:

Happy Mother's Day!

Thank-you for being the best mom children could wish for!

Even when we can be a pain, you're still wonderful! You're very talented because you deal with school, us, Dad, and occasionally dinner. And Grandma!

This whole day is for you, to celebrate what a wonderful mom you are! We all love you very much, even if we don't show it.

Love your Daughters,

Megan (huge name with heart) Jordann, Whitney (practicing her cursive), and Shelby.

Grandma wanted to know what the "And Grandma!" thing meant!!!!