tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79834492376670535072024-03-05T08:07:56.600-08:00Raising GranolaJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-57524377824474010222010-08-20T14:48:00.000-07:002010-10-25T22:51:01.037-07:00Taking Time To BreatheHello? Are you out there? My family?? Friends? I am back...not that I ever went away but my attention has been elsewhere. Don't worry! Nothing big has happened...the second story of our house is still sitting half primed and we are still sleeping in our den on the main floor. I will take a second and fill you in on a few minor things.1) Jack is a big boy now.He is potty-trained and loves to crashJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-57160199189310206312010-05-05T14:36:00.000-07:002010-05-05T15:54:17.602-07:00No Dead Bodies HereWhen you remodel an old house, there is always anticipation of hidden treasures. Not ones of cash that some people find (though at the time of this post, that would be a WONDERFUL find to help pay for marble tile), but of vintage hardware found tucked away in the basement or an old metal cabinet that the previous owners used for paint storage.On the flip side of this, our friend Larry refuses to Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-8154608652121153532010-04-05T17:02:00.000-07:002010-04-05T17:19:56.170-07:00Getting This Done!You know how getting a friend to workout with you makes you go to the gym all the time? We have that...but they are our "house-remodeling-partners". Every Wednesday, our neighbors Jeff and Keri come over to our house and we work all day on a project. Saturdays, we end up at Jeff and Keri's rental helping them with a project. It is really awesome!So far, our list of accomplishments include: aJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-1015910370252244882010-03-29T18:46:00.000-07:002010-03-29T18:49:30.726-07:00Fresh From the Cow's Teat...Or NotOur cottage cheese is from Utah, heavy cream is from Portland, and the buttermilk hails from Washington. Thank goodness I am out of dairy products because this website is strangely addicting...Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-41853089835153646212010-03-28T22:01:00.000-07:002010-03-28T16:28:39.132-07:00LEAVE MY WIENER ALONE!For those of you that have not had the privilege of meeting our dog Inchie Squinchie, consider yourself unlucky. I mean, not to brag or anything, but she is possible the most athletic wiener dog I know and she is Jack's best friend. So you can imagine how devastated and scared we were when she was attacked by two pitbulls last week.We were just coming back from the park and the Inch was on her Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-49244873530907378832010-03-16T22:30:00.000-07:002010-03-16T22:31:10.434-07:00Spring Is Here!I share this post with you in hopes that I will not get comments about what a bad choice I made. Both LJ and I strongly disliked the tin/shed/two-by-4 awning that was hanging off of our house. Not only does it look a little ummm....how should I say this...interesting, it also blocked out tons of light to our dining room. I wanted it gone from day one but we were not sure what was underneath.We Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-78015176423342850652010-02-13T14:15:00.000-08:002010-03-11T23:31:54.445-08:00Pizza Time!Hmmm I think I should be proud?Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-11248752782980202602010-02-10T13:49:00.000-08:002010-02-10T13:55:46.579-08:00Until June...Message-in-a-cookie, $19.95I would love to tell you that I made these cookies but I can't because these adorable cookie cutters are on backorder until June. After that, watch out world. No on will dare have a baby without a box of "It's A Boy" cookies around...Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-9461721921272552412010-01-21T14:45:00.000-08:002010-01-21T14:58:34.860-08:00Been A Little Busy..A 3-layer white chocolate macadamia nut cake with huckleberry filling and a white chocolate buttercream frosting. 11 eggs and 20.5 ounces of white chocolate later, I ended up with this. I told the lady that I was making this for that I don't use fondant because hand painted white chocolate leaves taste SOOOOO much better!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-29543975848997924882010-01-06T14:23:00.000-08:002010-01-06T14:54:22.713-08:00Nothing Says Love Like Parsnips!How cute and handy is this calendar that lists the month as well as what fruits and veggies are in season. Let me answer my own question...REALLY CUTE! Yeah so I am a tad bit excited to not only run across this but then to realize that you can download the first 6 months for free at Cottage Industrialist (the next 6 months are coming soon). So go now, print and be merry and more importantly, Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-44122437189721272072010-01-05T11:18:00.000-08:002010-01-05T11:44:56.204-08:00You Are What You Eat!Another great interview by Jon Stewart in which he plays the antagonist by questioning our government's role in our food supply. The best quote (besides pointing out that one should not be eating cereal that turns your milk colors) was by Pollan: "I think we need to recognize that cheap food has a very high cost, in terms of health and the environment. That cost is getting paid by other people, Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-31433570972630472382010-01-03T23:24:00.000-08:002010-01-05T11:18:32.752-08:00Pretty Pretty Please!I like bags. Strike that I LOVE bags. I think it has to do with the fact that when all my friends were shopping for clothes, I always went for the accessory department to peruse. I mean really, when you are 17 years old with a size 15 foot and a 37" inseam, there are not a lot of options for you in the teen department.So you can imagine my delight when I ran across Bayan Hippo handbags on Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-73456016533079659662009-12-24T22:39:00.000-08:002009-12-24T22:59:29.257-08:00Merry Christmas!Christmas movie quotes. How many can you get?1. This is extremely important. Will you please tell Santa that instead of presents this year, I just want my family back. No toys, nothing but Peter, Kate, Buzz, Megan, Linnie and Jeff. And my aunt and my cousins. And if he has time, my Uncle Frank. Okay?2. No, no. I mean "Jingle Bells". You know, deck them halls and all that stuff. No, no, no. You Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-3823356713365627212009-12-23T23:05:00.000-08:002009-12-23T23:22:06.493-08:00I Leave You With This!Been baking. Coaching basketball...baking...coaching...wrapping presents for Jack and LJ...re-wrapping said presents that Jack opened...coaching...baking...baking...baking...NEED HELP! Thank goodness I stumbled across this helpful blog post from The Kitchn that makes my mornings a wee bit more adventurous! Yum.Pumpkin Spice LatteEggnog LattePeppermint MochaGingerbread LatteHappy Holidays everyone!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-59127859287728374022009-12-13T12:34:00.000-08:002009-12-15T23:46:48.410-08:00All I Want for Christmas..my mom has been on me about what I want for Christmas. I am sharing my list with you because who knows, it might turn out that you want the same thing and did not even know it!1) Cooking MagazinesI know, I know. In this day and age, it is so easy to find recipes on the internet especially when you follow blogs like The Kitchn, Tartlette and Joy the Baker. However, there is just something about Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-39281699910546642112009-12-05T21:07:00.000-08:002009-12-05T21:12:55.561-08:00What the....I was checking some blogs when I came across this...I will give you a hint: it is a bag that was described as drool worthy.Comments anyone? Am I just out of the loop on what's up?Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-82402480320084084832009-12-03T23:27:00.000-08:002009-12-03T23:41:15.876-08:00YEAH DUCKS!Thank goodness they won! Don't think I could handle all the OSU fans gloating all the time. Instead, we have Darth Duck! Only in Eugene!!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-24952078965484965822009-11-19T13:42:00.000-08:002009-11-19T14:24:42.702-08:00Yo Santa!My friend Amy introduced me to these new toys. Well, I should say I saw her son playing with them and became insanely jealous that Jack does not have a set...or more along the lines of Jack does not have a set that he and LJ can play with. The wooden train set we picked up at Ikea is great but LJ has been complaining to me for about a month that "the track can not be completed until we find the Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-29159467046688772372009-11-18T14:53:00.000-08:002009-11-18T15:26:05.001-08:00Enjoy it While It Lasts......it's supposed to snow this weekend!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-57777282788857985522009-11-12T14:18:00.000-08:002009-11-12T14:27:03.266-08:00My Kinda' PosterHow can I resist this adorable poster that lists a dachshund as D?ABC poster by Enna, $15Plus, when everyone else in his class is struggling to think of a word that starts with "Y", our kid will coolly raise his hand and reply, "Yeti."Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-31291328774025571722009-11-11T21:35:00.000-08:002009-11-11T21:59:58.411-08:00Look At My Pretties...Rainbow Brite Flashback! Groovy!!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-28764575303291832432009-11-04T22:38:00.000-08:002009-11-04T22:57:15.784-08:00Happy Halloween...Oh Wait...Ok really. It is not my fault this time! I was on it...had the Halloween stuff downloaded and ready to go but my flickr account was busting my chops! For the last two days I have been trying to figure out how to post more than one photo from my account to my blog. I finally broke down and had LJ show me. Hope these all come through!Happy Belated Halloween!Jack was a dalmatian and Inchie (our dog)Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-47536109769441031032009-10-28T23:16:00.001-07:002009-10-30T20:58:42.415-07:00October Daring Baker's Challenge: Macarons!Ohhh what could ever motivate me to get back on the computer and share my life with all of you? Darling pictures of toddlers, dogs and chickens? My new baking pans? A volleyball season done with? The answer...none of the above. It was these little, adorable morsels of meringue and buttercream. When I saw the October DB Challenge I could hardly contain myself! These have been on my list of things Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-75667350247512897162009-09-17T09:58:00.000-07:002009-09-17T10:06:33.678-07:00Say What?!I know, I know! It has been awhile since I posted last but things have been crazy around here. Volleyball (that's right, I am coaching VOLLEYBALL) started on the 27th of August and time has just been flying by. This coupled with Jack and I trying to enjoy the last few months of beautiful weather has let no time for our poor little blog.So I am going to make this official and take a vacation from Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983449237667053507.post-25406482397459397502009-08-30T11:39:00.000-07:002009-08-30T22:38:19.380-07:00Baker County Fair 2009The Fair here in Baker is not the normal cotton candy eating, puke on a ride event. It is ALL about the 4-H kids. Just about every girl I have coached had an animal there so Jack got the special treatment...which means he got shoved in with different animals. Here are some of the better moments...No go on sheep and pig. Didn't want anything to do with them.Loved, loved, loved the cows.What do youJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121191288176034439noreply@blogger.com0