Kids say......

I don't know which blog I will link this to, or if anyone will even read this!! I just thought this would be a good place to write some of the cute things my daughter Savannah has been saying (or should I say the way she has been saying them). Perhaps some day when I have time to scrapbook again this will help me remember these joyful days of 2 year old bliss. Enjoy!!


Savannahs version of the Itsy Bitsy Spider

The ipsy bipsy spider went up the water spout. (Cont's normally from there)

Savannahs version of Jingle Bells

Tinker Bell Tinker Bell Tinker all the way. Oh what fun it is to have on horsey sleigh hey!

When she gets hurt she says

Mommy, I need a bamp baid.

Here is an excerpt from when she was being bad.

Me: Savannah, no real water with the kitchen stuff, just pretend.
Savannah: Just a little mom
(I hear her go into the bathroom to get more water)
Me: NO WATER (I get up to stop the impending mess that is about to be made)
Savannah: It is ok mom, it is just a little water.

What do your kids say and do? Leave me a comment so we can all enjoy!!!

This is linked to Lowercase Letters

Buying Bulk Spices

About a year ago, my meat and potatoes husband was taken to an Indian resturant by some co-workers. Amazingly, he tried the food and really liked it! He then took all of us to the same Indian resturant and we all really liked it too! I decided I wanted to learn how to make some of the delicious food, but was turned off by the long list of expensive spices I would have to purchase. What if the food didn't turn out? I was worried I would waste my money! Then I discovered that the health food store that is literally, right down the street, had a bulk spices section! The first time I made Coconut Buttered chicken, I was able to buy 1 tablespoon of garam masala for fifteen cents. When the Coconut Buttered Chicken turned out well, I dove into the land of making curry (check out my Thai coconut curry chicken). I went back to the health food store and bought about 3 tablespoons of all the staple spices you need on hand to make a lot of Indian dishes like tumeric, garam masala, cardamom and coriander. I spent a total of $2.50. The nice thing about doing it like this is the spices remain fresh. I store them in the small bag provided by the store and then in a larger container placed into the freezer. This will keep the spices fresh and fragrant. Most spices lose their punch and freshness in less than 6 months.

Synopsis:

Buying your spices in bulk allows you to buy the quanity you need (rather than a big jar) saving you money.
Keep your spices in a sealed container in the freezer helps keep your spices fresher, longer.


This is linked to Tip Junkie, Tammy's Kitchen Tips, Works for me Wednesday.

Dark Brown Speckled Egg

My golden laced wyandotte finally started laying!!! I was surprised to see that she laid a dark brown speckled egg! It was rather large for her first egg! Honey (the chicken) is funny because she is VERY loud when she lays. The whole neighborhood I think can hear her lay an egg. The first day Savannah and I heard some crazy noises coming from the chicken coop. We went out to investigate and found her laying her egg. So pretty, so sweet, so tasty to eat!!!

Honey's pretty egg.

Honey strutting her stuff.

This is linked to Barn Hop Monday's.

Brooke

Hi! I'm Brooke I Am Georgia's Neghibore.

I Am A Gymnast For Bayside gymnastics and cheer leading. But we made a HUGE change about the gym. we bought the unit next to us and now we have a 21,000 feet around. we have some new sports i guess you could say. to add on to the gymnastics and cheerleading; now we have dance,  martialarts, and tumbling!we have alot of gymnastic coaches about over maybe 20. for right now we have levels to mommy n' me classes to stage to levels 1-9 for now. are highest gymnast in the gym is Tiffany!. (me Brooke I'm in level 4 miss.Ashley's group. i am the one that is in first place in the picture down below i was at the Jungle gym gymnastic meet). the dance teacher is named Julie. marshallarts teacher(i don't know his name but ill get it back to you). the tumbling teacher is coach nick and some other. the cheerleading teachers are Carey and Nicole. the owners of Bayside are Shelli and Anthony. they have two kids named Paige and Phoenix a boy and girl(Paige,7 Phoenix,8) please come and visit are gym if you are out of town or looking for a gym to go to FREE TRY OUT CLASSES!! also i forgot. one of the owners Anthony does an adult stage Mondays and Thursdays! (NO LAST NAMES INCLUDED)

The Size,Shape and Color of my eggs

Now that my chickens are finally laying, I love looking at the different size, shape and color of the eggs my chickens lay! I love educating the neighborhood kids on that fact that not all eggs are uniform shape, white and come out of an egg crate. I asked one of the boys if they wanted to see one of the eggs my chickens laid....he said "I know what an egg looks like!" I replied "Oh really?"  I brought out my eggs (and a few from my friends chickens). He got to see blue eggs, olive colored eggs, dark brown, light brown, big and small eggs. He was shocked by the variety! I find the variety and diversity of chicken eggs amazing and fun. Here is a picture of the eggs I have been getting from my "chicky poo's". I would love to see photos of your chickens eggs! Leave me a link so we can all check them out :0)

Looks like a face !!

This is linked to Barn Hop Mondays.

Best Blondies

This is one bar cookie I should have NEVER made. Why? Because it is to good and to easy.  A bad combination! This recipe comes from the cook book The Sweeter Side of Amy's Bread. Enjoy!

Blondies

2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter, melted
1 3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips divided
walnut pieces (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease and line a 13X9 baking pan with parchment paper. In a medium bowl mix flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, combine the melted butter and brown sugar. Stir until combine, then allow the butter to cool slightly before continuing. Whisk in the eggs and vanilla. Fold the flour mixture into the sugar mixture and stir until it is almost combined, then add 1/4 of the chocolate chips and walnuts and fold them into the butter. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate ships and walnuts evenly on the bars, all the way to the corners. Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 325 degrees and bake for 16 to 21 minutes.

This is linked to Melt in your Mouth Monday, Tempt my Tummy Tuesday, Good Eats, Ultimate Recipe Swap and Sweets Saturdays.

Crazy Squirrel

When we go to Sawgrass Lake Park, we normally take pictures of the aligators, birds or turtles. But this time, there was this crazy squirrel that would run away when we walked by. I think we are all trained to think that is what squirrels should do, so when this little guy wouldn't budge...it kinda freaked me out.

I also tried my hand at a little "photography". I thought I had found the perfect background for a nice shot of the kids. So I set them up on this bench to take the photo. Oh....they looked so cute!

Two seconds after taking this photo....they both fell backwards into the bushes. My aunt said I should have taken a picture of that tooo...but all the screaming and crying prevented me from thinking about that!! Thankfully......they were ok :0)

Happy Camera Critters!!!!