Just wanted to share-
Sydnee has been crying for a while now because her cereal won't stay under the milk...yes, I know it makes me cry too. (WHATVER- urgh!) Anyhow, like the mean Mom I am I shut the door so I could concentrate on what I was doing- this is usual behavior for us- Sydnee cries over nothing, then she is isolated.
Finally after a while Ava & I opened the door when Sydnee stopped crying- thanks goodness! Sydnee was all red-eyed and said she didn't want to be in the kitchen eating all alone. I told her no one wants to be around her when she is crying at the top of her lungs for a silly reason. Then Ava looks at me and then Sydnee and says, "Sydnee, I will go in there with you." She then puts her arm around Sydnee- who has stopped crying (finally) and walks her into the dining room to finish her breakfast.
*Speechless*
What a sweet girl, it may mean nothing to you all- but it was a tender moment for me. Love my girls....especially when they are not crying. :)
all you need to know and more and not enough at times...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
You need an Elmer
Elmer the Elf is a Blackhurst tradition, and I think he's awesome. If we were speaking Harry Potter terms, you might call him a house elf- but one treated kindly, of course! Anyhow, Elmer encourages the children to clean up their rooms and behave the few weeks or crunch time before Christmas. If the children behave at bedtime, and have a clean room- then they can put a pair of shoes by their door. In the morning, the shoes will have candy in them. Elmer started 2 days ago with us, and the girls were so SO excited to see that Elmer had come. It's like Christmas morning every morning with the looks on their faces. Last night I woke up at 3am or something and thought...hmm, I didn't make sure Elmer came, hope Todd checked. So EARLY this morning I went to check- and he still hadn't. I "went to remind him" when we realized our candy stash was lame. So Elmer brought puzzles today. He left a tiny note, "I ran out of candy, hope you like puzzles." The girls were delighted, and they thought it was hilarious that he had run out of candy- but they didn't care- there was a Princess and Tinker Bell puzzle waiting to be put together. Ah, Elmer... I love you.
Monday, December 7, 2009
My awesome Mom
This is what my Mom wrote to me on our family blog yesterday, its too funny not to share.
December 6, 2009!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDSEY!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday, happy, happy birthday,
Happy Birthday to Lindsey ken-a-dee Blackhurst!
Celebrate!
Paint the town red!
Live it up!
Party til the cows come home!
Dance like no one is watching!
Sing to your heart's content!
Run thru the streets screaming!
Oh, I forgot, it's Sunday
Daydream thru the announcements!
Sing louder than anyone in the congregation!
If ya'll vote to approve someone, wave your hand wildly with a huge smile on your face!
Take a nap if it's boring!
If called upon to read in SS, say "I'd rather not, it's my birthday!"
Invite all of R.S. to tell you how great you are, and to drop presents by later!
Spend the rest of the day lounging while those around you wait on you!
After all, this is a special day!
Have a great one!
The Famous North Texas Union Cake Recipe
This was my birthday cake yesterday, its my favorite- especially since you can eat it for breakfast! :) My Mom went to North Texas for school and she loved eating this, so we're excited to have a good recipe for it. Here are my sister's notes from making it. Todd (my hubbie) make it yesterday for me- it is so good, even when it flops. As you can see from the picture, we put nuts on half of ours since our girls aren't crazy about them.
Cake Ingredients:
4 cups flour
4 Tablespoons of Dry Milk
4 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt
1 1/3 cup of sugar
12-14 Tablespoons of shortening (I used the butter shortening because I had it open)
2 eggs
2 teaspoons of vanilla (I used the real vanilla, not imitation)
1 1/2 cups of water
Topping Ingredients:
1/2 stick of butter
3/4 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of flour
1 Tablespoon of cinnamon
Combine flour, milk, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
Add shortening and cut in as you would a pie crust.
Add eggs, water, vanilla, and beat (I used my paddle attachment on my kitchen aid and barely had to mix it, just mix until it is incorporated nicely.) The mixture will be fairly thick.
Pour into a greased (I greased my glass 13X9 baking dish with butter because I was out of Pam) baking dish.
Melt butter and pour or brush it on the top. Mix the sugar, flour, and cinnamon for the topping and layer on top and pat down a little. You can top with chopped pecans if you like.
Bake for about 55 minutes until a toothpick in the middle comes out fairly clean. This puffs up pretty tall, so it take a while. My instructions said to cook for 35 minutes but I found it needed a lot more, so just keep an eye on it.
Cake Ingredients:
4 cups flour
4 Tablespoons of Dry Milk
4 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt
1 1/3 cup of sugar
12-14 Tablespoons of shortening (I used the butter shortening because I had it open)
2 eggs
2 teaspoons of vanilla (I used the real vanilla, not imitation)
1 1/2 cups of water
Topping Ingredients:
1/2 stick of butter
3/4 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of flour
1 Tablespoon of cinnamon
Combine flour, milk, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
Add shortening and cut in as you would a pie crust.
Add eggs, water, vanilla, and beat (I used my paddle attachment on my kitchen aid and barely had to mix it, just mix until it is incorporated nicely.) The mixture will be fairly thick.
Pour into a greased (I greased my glass 13X9 baking dish with butter because I was out of Pam) baking dish.
Melt butter and pour or brush it on the top. Mix the sugar, flour, and cinnamon for the topping and layer on top and pat down a little. You can top with chopped pecans if you like.
Bake for about 55 minutes until a toothpick in the middle comes out fairly clean. This puffs up pretty tall, so it take a while. My instructions said to cook for 35 minutes but I found it needed a lot more, so just keep an eye on it.
This is a great cake for breakfast or a brunch. I am sure it is good with coffee as well but I don't drink coffee so I had it with milk!
A piece of deliciousness! :)
A piece of deliciousness! :)Friday, December 4, 2009
Preschool today
As posted on our preschool blog:
I'd like to thank Mother Nature for ending our lesson today with some snow flurries, that couldn't have been better planned. :)
We had a great day in preschool today. We sure missed Jaden, though, and hope that he is feeling well soon. We did our usual circle time and shared our "Winter items" as Show-and-tell. Ava & Jacob brought scarfs. Samuel brought mittens and Sydnee brought a coat. We then played a little Memory game with Winter Items. The kiddos enjoyed this and Jacob was especially good at this- matching the most of the group. Then we read, "Stranger in the Woods" and talked about how the children in the story helped feed the animals in the winter. Since it was so fun for those kids, we thought we'd do the same by making winter bird feeders out of lard and bird seed.
The kids thought this was fun, but I surely needed a 3rd arm/hand at times. :) We made little snowman frames before snack- because I knew we were going to get messy soon- so don't forget to add a picture and put it out somewhere.
For snack, we had Snowman on a Stick,
waffles with a peanut butter /w/
, and a cooled version of hot chocolate. The kiddos were suppose to decorate their snowman before eating it, but Ava was the only one who really did it to completion. Sydnee & Samuel did for a second, and then bit into it. Samuel and Jacob liked putting their chocolate chips on their waffle, which I thought was a clever idea too.
After snack, we cleaned up and then made a "W is for Winter" with glue and buffalo ice (I have no idea why it is called that). That was quick, which was good since I was so behind schedule! Then we played rescue the army men. I had frozen some army men in milk cartons and the preschooler's job was to free the men. This took a long time. :) With the help of salt and a squirt gun, and some "team work" (or lack their of) the men were finally freed. Hooray!
We finished up with a little Mitten Matching game (with gloves of course) and read "Bear Snores On" and "The Missing Mitten Mystery". And when we finished, we took a picture of the preschoolers in front of the window where it was snowing like crazy. NOTE: As soon as I got the girls bundled up and out there to play, the snow was pretty much gone. Oh well.
Next week- PIRATE WEEK!
I'd like to thank Mother Nature for ending our lesson today with some snow flurries, that couldn't have been better planned. :)
We had a great day in preschool today. We sure missed Jaden, though, and hope that he is feeling well soon. We did our usual circle time and shared our "Winter items" as Show-and-tell. Ava & Jacob brought scarfs. Samuel brought mittens and Sydnee brought a coat. We then played a little Memory game with Winter Items. The kiddos enjoyed this and Jacob was especially good at this- matching the most of the group. Then we read, "Stranger in the Woods" and talked about how the children in the story helped feed the animals in the winter. Since it was so fun for those kids, we thought we'd do the same by making winter bird feeders out of lard and bird seed.
The kids thought this was fun, but I surely needed a 3rd arm/hand at times. :) We made little snowman frames before snack- because I knew we were going to get messy soon- so don't forget to add a picture and put it out somewhere.For snack, we had Snowman on a Stick,
waffles with a peanut butter /w/
, and a cooled version of hot chocolate. The kiddos were suppose to decorate their snowman before eating it, but Ava was the only one who really did it to completion. Sydnee & Samuel did for a second, and then bit into it. Samuel and Jacob liked putting their chocolate chips on their waffle, which I thought was a clever idea too.
After snack, we cleaned up and then made a "W is for Winter" with glue and buffalo ice (I have no idea why it is called that). That was quick, which was good since I was so behind schedule! Then we played rescue the army men. I had frozen some army men in milk cartons and the preschooler's job was to free the men. This took a long time. :) With the help of salt and a squirt gun, and some "team work" (or lack their of) the men were finally freed. Hooray!
We finished up with a little Mitten Matching game (with gloves of course) and read "Bear Snores On" and "The Missing Mitten Mystery". And when we finished, we took a picture of the preschoolers in front of the window where it was snowing like crazy. NOTE: As soon as I got the girls bundled up and out there to play, the snow was pretty much gone. Oh well.
Next week- PIRATE WEEK!
Ranch Pork Roast
I love easy recipes- and I especially love easy recipes that taste good. :) Here is one from my favorite cook book from Better Home and Gardens. We had this last night. My only suggestion is to make sure you thoroughly cream the soup & cream cheese before pouring it over the meat. Also, if you have one of those crock-pot liners, just it! :)
Ingredients
- 1 2-1/2- to 3-pound boneless pork shoulder roast
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 pound new red-skinned potatoes, halved
- 1 10 3/4-ounce can condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, cubed and softened
- 1 0.4-ounce envelope ranch dry salad dressing mix
- Freshly ground black pepper (optional)
Directions
1. Trim fat from meat. Lightly coat a large skillet with cooking spray; heat skillet over medium heat. In hot skillet brown roast on all sides. Remove from heat.
2. Place potatoes in a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker. Place meat over potatoes. In a medium bowl whisk together soup, cream cheese, and salad dressing mix. Spoon over meat and potatoes in cooker.
3. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 9 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4-1/2 to 5 hours. Serve with freshly ground black pepper, if desired. Makes 6 servings.
4. Creamy Ranch Potatoes: Prepare as above, except omit pork roast, use 2-1/2 pounds potatoes, and substitute one 8-ounce carton dairy sour cream for cream cheese. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 7 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3-1/2 to 4 hours. Stir before serving. Makes about 6 (1 cup) servings.
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