Waiting For Daddy

Maggie often waits for Rob to get home by waiting by the front door.  I think it's super cute!  She loves Rob.  I can't imagine our house without her.

Homemade Donuts!

One of the benefits of being married to Rob is he can make almost anything my heart desires.  The bad thing is Rob makes it so good I want to eat the whole batch.  Last Sunday he made homemade donuts.  They don't look like the store bought donuts, but they tasted awesome!  My mouth is watering just looking back and these pictures.  I bet you're getting hungry from Rob's homemade donuts.  Aren't ya?!

Canning

I was really bummed about having to throw out most of our food storage after it was exposed to high volumes of mold.  So I promised myself I would immediately start to replenish our supply.  In August Rob's buddy from high school had connections to get 40 lb boxes of apples for $10!  We jumped at the chance.  We then canned for the next two weeks or so.  I am just now starting to even look at apples again.  Haha!  This was a major blessing.  Last year Rob's mom helped us make apple pie filling that was awesome.  We wanted to do that again this year.  However, we added cranberries to the recipe.  You have to understand that Rob is an amazing cook and often likes to add things to an existing recipe.  Which usually works out more amazing than the original!  This was no exception.  The pie filling is amazing!  We haven't actually made pie yet but it is super yummy on oatmeal waffles!  Mmmm I need to make some oatmeal waffles now.  Anyway, I can't remember how many cans we filled but our food storage supply is slowing building back up.  It feels good to be prepared!

Disappointed Candy Cane Lover

Today I saw a little girl go up to a plastic candy cane decoration and lick her hand then touch the plastic candy cane then lick her hand again. Her face said she didn't get the flavor she was expecting. After looking around to make sure her mom wasn't looking she licked the candy cane directly. Her face was priceless. I could hear her thinking, "Icky! That doesn't taste like a candy cane!" It was hard not to laugh out loud!