Blogidays December 4- cinnamon ornaments and meals

Hello everyone 

2 grands were with us over 2 days.

We tried making cinnamon applesauce ornaments 

There are lots of recipes and variations on Pinterest if you want to try them 

The basic recipe is just cinnamon and applesauce.  We added some other spices that were getting old and some school glue 

 

When the mixture is all mixed up, roll it out, cut with a cookie cutter and use a straw to add a hole for hanging 

 

Then either bake them or air dry.  Ours are air drying.  I flipped them this morning so they would dry on both sides and some of the ones we rolled too thin broke.  

But they do smell delicious and we had fun making them.  

Supper last night was beef tacos and chicken tacos. 

These Soft Tortilla Bowls cost more than traditional taco shells or tortillas but they make taco eating so easy! 

Breakfast was what the boys asked for- pancakes and bacon 

Lunch was vegetable beef soup, grilled cheese and orange slices 

There is a slight possibility that public schools in our town will open on an A/B schedule next week.  

But who knows?  The Covid numbers are bad but there was some glitch in how they were reported so they look worse that they really are.  🤷🏻‍♀️

That’s how we spent the last 24 hours or so........ I’m a homebody but I’m really ready for this pandemic to be over! 

❤️ Rhonda 

Blogidays December 3 - Dollar Tree, fruit and a few replies

Hello everyone 

Outdoor decorations from the side- it’s been raining most of today and I didn’t want to walk in the very wet grass to get a centered photo 

The red and green thing that’s circled is a sign that says Merry Christmas 

And the other circle is Ducky, our dog, checking out the decorations 

Errands this morning were a stop at Dollar Tree.  They had so much cute Christmas stuff- roll wrap, gift bags and containers for food gifts. 

I bought placemats- they are navy and will be just right in the breakfast room with the navy check curtains. 

They look blackish but really are navy in real life. 

At Sprouts we bought red grapes and giant naval oranges.  Both were on sale for .98 a pound. 

I washed the grapes and then cut them into little bunches- perfect to grab for a snack serving. 

I learned this tip from my Aunt Bernice way back when my children were little and have fixing grapes this way ever since.  

A few replies 

Terri

 about that raisin bread in the ABM not rising enough- I think the dough was heavy as I put quite a few raisins and pecans in.  I think it needed longer to rise than whatever time the machine allowed.  But thankfully the bread was still delicious!  

Cheryl

4 of the light up wall pictures were purchased at Aldi several years ago.  They use AA batteries and have switch to turn them off and on. They are easy to store away and they just stack up flat and sit on a shelf.   I really like them but no actual decorator would ever approve.  Thankfully, no real decorators ever come to my house 😂 

Lana-  I did get the email about my chopper being recalled and I started to jump through their hoops to get a replacement.  But I decided I’d be more likely hurting myself destroying the recalled chopper than I would just using it carefully.  

Melanie

it was warm the day we put the outdoor decorations in the yard.  Our weather has been all over the place- we’ve had some hard freezes,  some very windy days, and today it’s been raining off and on all day.  But mostly it’s been quite pleasant all autumn.  

Hope you’re all having a good Thursday 

❤️ Rhonda