Sitting by the Fireplace

Sitting by the Fireplace
Enjoying a hot Cup-A-Joe by the Fireplace

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Imma be, Imma be, Imma, Imma, Imma be

Imma be a busy bee all this week!  Birthday party for a very energetic boy turning 9 with a few of his hyper friends and anniversary celebrating 17 years of marriage! 

Imma be ready for 2 boys to go back to school!  NAH!  Imma be missin' my boys!  :-(

After all this Imma be postin' more to this blog.  Just not much time this week....

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Oh Fork! The Dish ran Away with the Spoon & Most of the Forks too!

The Dish ran Away with the Spoon and most of the Forks too!  So what do I do?  I will  go buy more spoons and forks, is what I will have to do! 

Maybe the dish really didn't run away with the spoon and somebody ate them? 
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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Dog and Butterfly

Where Does the Butterfly go When it Rains?

I enjoyed the mild temperatures we had today with the high around 76 which is rare for the end of July.  I took a walk while my younger son rode his bike before heading to the library.  After the library we went back outside and I watched him ride his bike across the street.  While watching him I felt a few raindrops start to fall so I stepped inside the garage right when it begain to rain harder.  As I was stepping inside I saw a yellow butterfly heading toward the trees in my backyard, which made me think of a book I had as a child, "Where Does the Butterfly go When it Rains."  When I did a search for this book I saw that the updated version with the different cover and pictures looked much different than the one I owned.  The one I had was with the original blue and white cover and pictures.  It's funny the small details you can remember from when you were little.
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Craving Chocolate!

I'm really craving something with chocolate right now so tomorrow while I'm out I might pick up the incredients needed to make this recipe I just found for Black Midnight Cake!


Black Midnight Chocolate Cake



Ingredients:

•2¼ cups (270 gm) all-purpose flour

•2/3 cup (27 gm) cocoa powder

•3/4 tsp (4 ml) salt

•1¼ cups (313 ml) water

•2 eggs

•1+ 2/3 cups (166 gm) white sugar

•1¼ tsp (6 ml) baking soda

•1/2 tsp (3 ml) baking powder

•3/4 cup (187 gm) margarine or butter

•1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract


Heat oven to 350°F or 180°C. Grease and flour two 9" (23 cm) diameter round layer pans. (parchment paper on the bottom makes for easier removal) Cream together the sugar and the butter and then beat in the eggs. Add the water and vanilla and mix,
Add all other ingredients, mixing at low speed, scraping bowl as needed.
Beat for three minutes at high speed, still scraping the bowl.
Pour into pans. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean.

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