07.31.08
Posted in Family at 10:33 am by lilbitgabby
This past Saturday and Sunday we got to keep our little MisterMan. The little man was in Grandpa’s arms as his mommy and daddy walked out the door. There were hugs and kisses and a super sweet little ”luv you”. When they got into the truck he was waving bye and blowing kisses. He continued to blow kisses and wave as they drove up the drive.
It was adorable.
He played outside with his Uncle Tman, he played inside with Grandma and Grandpa.
It was nearly bedtime when MisterMan stopped what he was doing. He was standing in the middle of the room. His eyes filled with tears, but he didn’t cry. He looked at his grandpa and asked in the saddest little baby voice “where’s momay” Kevin told him he’d see his mommy tomorrow. He repeated the sad little “where’s momay”. It was so sad, I wanted to cry. I said as bright as I could to the little man.. “You get to stay with Grandma and Grandpa tonight” His reaction was so cute. He said in a somewhat surprised tone “ohhh” and all was well in his world. He went on playing.
Shortly after that he snuggled into Grandpa’s lap with a bottle and a blanket. He slept all through the night. We were up and around and to church on time. It was quite the change of pace for us. Not that we haven’t had a baby in the house before… but it’s been awhile!
Grandma and Grandpa both are looking forward to the next time the little man can stay with us!
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07.24.08
Posted in What's Cooking at 2:56 pm by lilbitgabby
Last year one of our neighbors gave me a batch of Amish friendship starter. It’s not a yeast starter. The concept is much like the sourdough starter, in that it is passed around from one homemaker to another homemaker.
The Amish friendship bread is very rich. It’s dense and moist, sweet, and has a cinnamon flavor. Yummy. Of course the cinnamon can be omitted.
Why am I talking about friendship bread now? Because I watched Martha Stewart today. Oh you know me. I watch Martha every day. I tuned in a couple minutes late, but apparently a little gal gave Martha a batch of Amish friendship bread starter. I wonder if Martha is really going to continue the starter and pass it around to her friends.
If you are lucky enough to receive a bag of Amish friendship bread starter, but you need the instructions to take care of the starter, to make the bread, or need to print out extra instructions to pass out to your friends, I posted the directions for taking care of the starter on my website last year. Directions for Amish Friendship Bread
When I’m baking the bread, my home smells so yummy. Now that’s an amazing home fragrance… it’s a good thing.
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07.11.08
Posted in Family at 10:01 pm by lilbitgabby
We got a phone call reminding us we needed to go pick up this….
larger photos are on my photo blog
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Posted in Friday Chat at 11:39 am by lilbitgabby
Since Andrea won’t be out here when the baby is born, we bought tickets to fly out there this fall. I’m going to miss my mom’s 70th birthday… but we’ll plan her party for when I’m home. I talked to Lisa because I’m going to miss the little mister’s second birthday too. She said not to worry, we’ll have his party when I get home.
I hate to fly… I would much rather be planning a road trip.
I love a good road trip… no maps, no definate plans… just hit the road and head toward a final destination, but no specific date of arrival or return date. All I need is good music, a camera, favorite junk food, and a good travel companion. Of course during this time of high priced fillups at the gas pump, a hefty bank account would be a good thing.
Aw well… I’m flying and I’m happy about it. I get to see my grandbabies in a few short months!
Oh wow! I just, this moment, realized I’ll be there for a baby girl’s first birthday! LOL Well, now I’m glad the day I wanted to fly was all booked!
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