Wednesday, December 30, 2009

How to make chocolate pies

Process: assumed preparation time total: 30minutes. Actual preparating time: start time: 10:54am. end time: 1:30
                                                   HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE PIES
PART 1: the pre-preparation.
1. Put on a cd, decide the cd I put in isn't actully what I want to listen to and make 2 trips up and down the stairs trying to find the one I want. Decide on Keith and Kristen Getty.
2. Clean up from breakfast.
                                                                    (dirty kitchen)

(clean kitchen)

4. Trip over my littlest brother's abandoned play-dough and decide to clean up after him to avoid further injury.
5. Find my awesome gingerbread apron. Oops, wrong side.

Here we go.

6. Try to remember what I'm going to make...oh yeah, that's right! chocolate pies!
PART 2: preparation
7. Pie crust recipie.
-flour, shortening, done.
-spend 10 minutes looking for the pastry cutter then realize it was already out.
-remember to take my rings off....after I had already started hand-stirring.



-wonder if I should add the salt I had forgotten? decide in the negative.

8. Mix the sugar and cocoa.

9. Roll the dough, ho, ho, ho...oh, wait, that song is for Christmas cookies.  And the shadow at the base of the picture below is from my head. :)

10. Put some of the sugar/cocoa mix in the middle of a circular piece of dogh, put some butter on top, then fold over and close the edges.

Ahhhh...the somewhat finshed product.
11.Bake at 350 for....well...a litte while.

The finished product!

Things I learned:
-be sure the oven is ON before setting the timer, leaving, then coming back 30 minutes later worrying they're burnt and finding that whatever is cooking wasn't actually cooking.
-forgetting salt really doesn't affect the taste of the dough.
-cooking goes much better and more efficiently when I'm not trying to talk to someone and cook.

~On a more serious note, this is a family recipe from my Hungarian great-grandmother.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

What a Promise

The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him he also will deny us; if we are faithless, he remains faithful-for he cannot deny himself. 2 Timothy 2:11-13

Friday, December 4, 2009

Global Cooling...a.k.a. It's SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!

For those who don't believe it can happen in Damon, TX, it's snowing! lots! This has definitely made my day! :) Below are some pictures for you to enjoy... there will be more on my photoblog soon.




And, of course, some self-photography. :)

That's all for now! More later!

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Forever Grateful

You did not wait for me to draw near to you,

But you clothed yourself in frail humanity.
You did not wait for me to cry out to you,
But you let me hear your voice calling me.
And I’m forever grateful to you.
I'm forever grateful for the cross
I'm forever grateful to You
That You came
To seek and save the lost

Thank you for the cross Lord
Thank you for the price You paid
Bearing all my sin and shame
In love You came
And gave amazing grace

Thank You for this love Lord
Thank You for the nail pierced hands
Washed me in Your cleansing flow
Now all I know
Your forgiveness and embrace

Worthy is the Lamb, Seated on the throne
Crown You now with many crowns
You reign victorious
High and lifted up, Jesus Son of God
The Lord of heaven crucified

Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb

Throughout this day, let's be thankful for what really matters.

Ps. 100  Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and enter his courts with praise! Give thanks to him and bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, an his faithfulness to all generations.


Monday, October 19, 2009

The Castle

Friday, October 16, 2009

More Camping Pictures...

A little turtle sunning himself..I thought he was really cute.



The famous waterfall that became our slide. :)


Sunset...

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Camping Trip (part 2)

Here's some of my favorite pictures out of the ones I took of my family.

Jared rock climbing.


I know this one's blury, but it was so cute! He's saying, "I did it!"












Self photography. :)


I love this one of Jadon.


More self photography.


Dad, Rachel, and Jared.

Rachel: "Please let me catch a fish!" :)



Joshua had dish duty. :)

I don't know why his hands ended up blurry..oh well....

Jumping again..

I really like this one too.

My dad fishing.


On a hike..

More to come!


Saturday, October 10, 2009

Camping Trip (part 1)

As you probably saw on Joshua's blog, we went camping last week. I'm going to upload is segments (because blogger is so slow), and you already got a chronological version from Joshua. (If you haven't seen his post, check it out. http://www.passiondefined.blogspot.com/ ) This post is all the pictures I didn't take that were taken by my brother or my mom, although I did edit them.

Us kids at, or rather, in Longhorn Cavern.


My little brother splashing...



My other brother stuck in a bucket! :)


My dad, brother, and I




My sister




Joshua and I





My sister and I, climbing up the 'slide'!





We came...





I looked....



We jumped...




We conquered!

My pants didn't stay rolled up evenly. :(

My littlest brother at the park.


Stay tuned for more pictures!


How to make chocolate pies

Process: assumed preparation time total: 30minutes. Actual preparating time: start time: 10:54am. end time: 1:30
                                                   HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE PIES
PART 1: the pre-preparation.
1. Put on a cd, decide the cd I put in isn't actully what I want to listen to and make 2 trips up and down the stairs trying to find the one I want. Decide on Keith and Kristen Getty.
2. Clean up from breakfast.
                                                                    (dirty kitchen)


(clean kitchen)

4. Trip over my littlest brother's abandoned play-dough and decide to clean up after him to avoid further injury.
5. Find my awesome gingerbread apron. Oops, wrong side.

Here we go.

6. Try to remember what I'm going to make...oh yeah, that's right! chocolate pies!
PART 2: preparation
7. Pie crust recipie.
-flour, shortening, done.
-spend 10 minutes looking for the pastry cutter then realize it was already out.
-remember to take my rings off....after I had already started hand-stirring.



-wonder if I should add the salt I had forgotten? decide in the negative.

8. Mix the sugar and cocoa.

9. Roll the dough, ho, ho, ho...oh, wait, that song is for Christmas cookies.  And the shadow at the base of the picture below is from my head. :)

10. Put some of the sugar/cocoa mix in the middle of a circular piece of dogh, put some butter on top, then fold over and close the edges.

Ahhhh...the somewhat finshed product.
11.Bake at 350 for....well...a litte while.

The finished product!

Things I learned:
-be sure the oven is ON before setting the timer, leaving, then coming back 30 minutes later worrying they're burnt and finding that whatever is cooking wasn't actually cooking.
-forgetting salt really doesn't affect the taste of the dough.
-cooking goes much better and more efficiently when I'm not trying to talk to someone and cook.

~On a more serious note, this is a family recipe from my Hungarian great-grandmother.

What a Promise

The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him he also will deny us; if we are faithless, he remains faithful-for he cannot deny himself. 2 Timothy 2:11-13

Global Cooling...a.k.a. It's SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!

For those who don't believe it can happen in Damon, TX, it's snowing! lots! This has definitely made my day! :) Below are some pictures for you to enjoy... there will be more on my photoblog soon.




And, of course, some self-photography. :)

That's all for now! More later!

Forever Grateful

You did not wait for me to draw near to you,

But you clothed yourself in frail humanity.
You did not wait for me to cry out to you,
But you let me hear your voice calling me.
And I’m forever grateful to you.
I'm forever grateful for the cross
I'm forever grateful to You
That You came
To seek and save the lost

Thank you for the cross Lord
Thank you for the price You paid
Bearing all my sin and shame
In love You came
And gave amazing grace

Thank You for this love Lord
Thank You for the nail pierced hands
Washed me in Your cleansing flow
Now all I know
Your forgiveness and embrace

Worthy is the Lamb, Seated on the throne
Crown You now with many crowns
You reign victorious
High and lifted up, Jesus Son of God
The Lord of heaven crucified

Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb

Throughout this day, let's be thankful for what really matters.

Ps. 100  Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and enter his courts with praise! Give thanks to him and bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, an his faithfulness to all generations.


The Castle

More Camping Pictures...

A little turtle sunning himself..I thought he was really cute.




The famous waterfall that became our slide. :)


Sunset...

Camping Trip (part 2)

Here's some of my favorite pictures out of the ones I took of my family.

Jared rock climbing.


I know this one's blury, but it was so cute! He's saying, "I did it!"












Self photography. :)


I love this one of Jadon.


More self photography.


Dad, Rachel, and Jared.

Rachel: "Please let me catch a fish!" :)



Joshua had dish duty. :)

I don't know why his hands ended up blurry..oh well....

Jumping again..

I really like this one too.

My dad fishing.


On a hike..

More to come!


Camping Trip (part 1)

As you probably saw on Joshua's blog, we went camping last week. I'm going to upload is segments (because blogger is so slow), and you already got a chronological version from Joshua. (If you haven't seen his post, check it out. http://www.passiondefined.blogspot.com/ ) This post is all the pictures I didn't take that were taken by my brother or my mom, although I did edit them.

Us kids at, or rather, in Longhorn Cavern.


My little brother splashing...



My other brother stuck in a bucket! :)


My dad, brother, and I




My sister





Joshua and I





My sister and I, climbing up the 'slide'!





We came...





I looked....



We jumped...




We conquered!

My pants didn't stay rolled up evenly. :(

My littlest brother at the park.


Stay tuned for more pictures!


 

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