400th Post!!!!!

Wow! 400 posts. That's a lot!

I made that cheesecake this afternoon. It came out perfect...it was creamy and didn't have any cracks. Everyone was raving about it. :)

After everyone had their fill, I put the collar back on the pan, covered it with saran wrap and went to put it in the fridge. I was talking with Jacob about homework, picked up the pan, opened the fridge...and then it happened...



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SPLAT!!! Right on the floor. Apparently, the collar (which was still in my hand...but I was now wearing it like a bracelet) wasn't on tight enough...and the bottom pushed right through.

Jacob and I looked at each other and he began trying to comfort me...telling me that it was really good and thank goodness I had given him a big piece earlier. I just stood there, stunned. I seriously think I couldn't move for about 5 minutes. When I finally came to, I went to get more paper towels and when I came back, Jacob had tried to help me by picking up the bottom of the pan

After I had cleaned up most of the mess, I called in my canine mop and she took care of the rest.



Thankfully, it happened after everyone had some! LOL!!! (I'm glad I can laugh about it now!)

GGGGRRRRR!!!!!

I'm getting really angry with Blogger right now...it won't let me see my blog (or anyone else's for that matter) but for some strange reason, I can post.

Anyway, we ended up with about 2 inches of snow yesterday. The side streets are still snow covered but the main streets are fine.

The kids are loving the TiVo. Hannah's really excited about the fact that I've been recording her favorite show, The Upside Down Show, for her. It is so funny to listen to her watching that show. She laughs hystarically, which is really funny. The boys love Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go! but it only comes on at 5:30am. Now they can watch it. I've been able to see more episodes of Dr. Phil this week than I have in the past year because of the TiVo. What's cool about it is that the TiVo will record programs that it thinks that I might like based on what I have recorded in the past. I'm having such a good time playing with it!

I think I'm going to make a cheesecake today. Our newspaper printed a recipe from a guy who imitates restaurant recipes and they printed the Cheesecake Factory's White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake recipe...or at least the imitation recipe for it. It looks really tasty, so I think I'll try it.

It's Snowing...Again

I'm so tired of the snow. It's been snowing for the past several hours. The salt truck just went down the street, so at least they're out taking care of it. The weather's been so cold that as soon as it began snowing, the accumulation on the streets started, so it actually looks like we have more on the street than we do in the grass. At least they say we're only going to get an inch or two. That's not much at all. I'm just glad I got all of the errands done yesterday...I put gas in the car and we have enough groceries for more than a week, so we only have to go out to do the school thing.

I've spent a fun (yeah, right) day cleaning, washing sheets and baking bread. The kids love it when I make challah. I'll cut a couple of pieces off for them so that they can shape their own and have it later for a snack. They get such a kick out of that.

Speaking of cooking, Jacob's class is working on a family unit. Jacob told me that he needed a "special family recipe" for his family book. He then asked me to copy my macaroni and cheese recipe. Of course, I forgot until he reminded me as we were walking out the door to go to school this morning. I quickly scribbled the recipe out and he was happy.

Jacob was all excited yesterday because Peyton Manning, his class fish, had babies Monday night. Jacob got to name one of the babies Raymundo. He thought that was funny.

Boy, my life's gotten pretty dull here lately.

Cooking Like A Fiend

I've been going a little crazy cooking the past couple of days. Yesterday, I made beef barley soup. I was able to do it in the crock pot because mine boils on low. Normally, that makes me mad but it was good in this case since I get nervous leaving it on the stove overnight. Daniel and Hannah proclaimed it tasty while Jacob decided that it was icky. Whatever. I thought it was a perfect dinner after a day of playing out in the snow. Today, I roasted some chickens. Mike walked in after work and began to pick at the meat still left after I carved them up. He told me that my chicken was better than Boston Market! Score! My table is in charge of bringing breakfast to MOPS tomorrow, so I had to put together some stuff. I had bought a Potluck cookbook at the book fair last week and put it to use twice tonight! I got a good fruit salad recipe (using cherry pie filling...yummy!) and I made a bacon and egg lasagna. This thing is certainly not low fat. 1 pound of bacon, a pound of swiss cheese, 1/3 cup of bacon drippings, 12 eggs...you get the picture. I didn't actually taste it so I'm hoping that it's edible! LOL!

Anyway, I've decided to start counting my points again since my fat pants don't fit very well anymore. :( Wish me luck!!!

Recipes Anyone?

I am more than thankful that tonight is the school's Family Night Supper because I'm stuck in a dinner rut.

I NEED HELP!!!!

I've been making chili, chicken soup, stew, tuna casserole and hamburgers over and over and I'm tired of it! I roasted some chickens a little while back and that was a nice change but it's just not enough! Does anyone have any good dinner recipes that are quick and easy? What do you make that your family just can't get enough of? I would really appreciate anything new!!!! (or new to me)