August 18, 2009
Here’s the quiche recipe I was talking about:
Good and Easy Zucchini Quiche
(Credit to Kris for this recipe)
Your favorite pie crust or 1 can crescent rolls
3-4 small zucchini, sliced (I grated mine–thought it might go over better with the family)
1 Tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon crushed garlic
Salt and Pepper
1 small onion, chopped
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup grated cheese
Saute zucchini in butter with garlic. Press roll dough in pie dish (or use pie crust). Add chopped onion, eggs, salt, and pepper to zucchini. Pour into pie dish and top with cheese. Bake @ 325 for 45-60 minutes.
Like I said, I thought it was quite tasty. I made my pie crust with 1/2 wheat flour and 1/2 white and loved it. The kids turned up their noses (well, M.E. liked the crust and M.M. liked the cheese…) Barry ate later than the rest of us and actually asked for another piece. He said it was “pretty good.”
Incidentally, school starts tomorrow for one of us and the next day for the rest of us. Are we ready??? I am so on the fence with this one. I think the kids feel ready. I am ready for some quiet moments at home ALONE. But the homework usually does me in. Is homework supposed to be harder on the parents than the kids?
June 19, 2009
I don’t seem to be accomplishing nearly as much this summer as I thought I would. I dreamed of organization and cleanliness with a dash of fun thrown in…it’s going to be school time again before we know it, and the whole summer will have passed by in the same chaotic way that time always passes. I am happy, though, that today there is sunshine…
June 11, 2009
Tonight we looked out the window after a rainstorm and this is what we saw:
This was no ordinary rainbow. For one thing, it was not just one, but two FULL rainbows. The bottom one was bright and clear, the top was somewhat blurry, but all there, nonetheless. I’ve never seen a rainbow like this one. We could see every color of the rainbow distinctly (you know, ROY G BIV). It was amazing, and truly a gift amidst all the rainy and cold weather June’s been giving us.
June 11, 2009
I read a book over the weekend that really made me think–the tag line on the back of the book said, “A young woman with nothing to live for. An old woman with very little time left to live. What can they possibly learn from each other?” It was just a silly novel–but I enjoyed it. The old woman (Gabby), in an attempt to help her granddaughter figure out how to live, shares the story of being in hiding for two and a half years during WWII. She was alone in the attic of a kind seamstress, and had to stay perfectly still all day so that the seamstress’s customers wouldn’t hear anything above them when they came to drop off or pick up their mending and get suspicious. Gabby said it nearly drove her insane and after a particularly difficult day, she “couldn’t bear to be in a prison any longer, each day darker than the one before.” The woman Gabby was staying with said to her, “There are times when it seems everything good in life has been taken from us. Now is such a time. But I promise you, little one, if you open your eyes, your heart, you will find there are still gifts waiting for you each day. Sometimes it will not be an easy thing to see them, sometimes you will have to work to find them.” Gabby had no idea what this kind woman meant, but as the days went by, she was able to see the gifts. Sometimes it was a dream of better times, once it was a bright yellow butterfly sunning itself on the window ledge. Other times it was a glimpse of sunlight through the crack in the roof, the sound of rain tapping on the window. Gabby made it a habit to look for the gifts each day, and began writing them down on whatever scrap of paper she could get her hands on. She encouraged her granddaughter to do the same, and gradually, her granddaughter was able to see the daily gifts in her life, and this gave her the power to emerge from her depression and regain the desire to live and experience each day’s gifts.
We in the Church call this counting our blessings–do we realize the power of a grateful heart? After reading this book and then having a wonderful lesson on prayer in R.S. this week, I’ve been pondering on the joy that expressing gratitude to our Heavenly Father can bring. I have a new resolution to look for the gifts of each day–the simple things that make my life good and sweet–and record them, then thank my Heavenly Father for all that he gives me. Of course I’m thankful for all the major blessings–family, the gospel, good health, etc. but I know I have so many things I take for granted. I’d like to focus on these more.
What are you thankful for today?
June 9, 2009
The history behind the name “Capitol Reef” is interesting. This park got its name, in part, from the white sandstone domes that are said to look like the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.:
Reef is a term that early explorers gave to the rugged and colorful cliffs of folded rock because they blocked westward movement much as a coral reef blocks ships. Who knew??? Have you ever wondered why the name “Capitol Reef?” Well, now you know.
I’d recommend this as a fun weekend trip–we’d like to go back someday and do some of the hikes. Slot canyons, natural arches, it’s another beautiful part of the great state of Utah.
April 21, 2009
I know this is Lame, and I hope Caroline will forgive me, but if you want to see some amazing pictures of our trip, click here. I’ll try to post about the trip in person soon…
March 25, 2009
Alex won 3rd place in his division at the science fair yesterday–Way to Go, Alex!
