Catching Up

Things sure have seemed busy lately! Paige and I have been going to the YMCA regularly. We are enjoying it. We celebrated Damien's birthday on Saturday. Then we helped Chrissy pick up some new bedroom furniture Sunday morning and went to the Scarecrow Festival in Wanatah in the afternoon. We didn't buy a thing at the festival except for some food but it's fun to get out and see what the latest trends are in what they are selling.

One of the things that seem to be so popular lately are quick bread and dip mixes. Tastefully Simple seems to be the main company around here selling them but there also seem to be a lot of others trying to cash in. I wish I had thought of it. Chrissy made the Bountiful Beer Bread for us and we loved it! I looked on the internet the other day looking for a copycat recipe and couldn't believe how simple it is from scratch! The recipe is 3 c. self rising flour, 3 T. white sugar, and 12 ozs. beer. Bake at 375 for 50-55 mins. in a loaf pan. That's it! And they are charging $5.00/mix. You still have to add the beer! LOL! The beer you use makes a big difference in taste. Since we don't drink beer, the first time I bought a single can of Milwaukee's Finest and it was BLEK! Then I used what Chrissy uses (Bud Light) and that makes it really good.

Damien's birthday was fun. He started walking a few days ago! They made a small smash cake for him to do with as he pleased. We thought he would tear into it. But he didn't. He had a sort of disgusted look on his face when he got the frosting on his fingers. He just didn't like the way it felt. I don't think he is used to being messy. Nicki and Jason always keep him really clean and dressed so cute. He had a lot more interest in the gifts and did his best to get them open with a little help.

James' birthday is tomorrow! He was born at 10:46 PM! I can't believe he will be a teen. Time sure does fly! We'll be celebrating his birthday on Saturday.

That's all I can think of right now!