For Mikey...

I have been quiet on this blog for quite some time.  There have been many reasons for this.  Many of you who know me in real life know the real reasons.  You know what has been going on.  You have been here for the laughs and tears.  You don't need this blog to find out what I am up to.  I have thought of writing posts many times over the past few months, but they just never made it.  Today I am motivated. 

The food blogging world is a tight knit community.  There are many blogs that I follow.  It is as if I invite these bloggers into my kitchen each day.  I get so much inspiration from reading about their food.  I become invested in what they write.  When something happens it ripples through the blogging community quickly.  Jennie from In Jennie's Kitchen suddenly lost her husband last week.  A sudden heart attack.  One minute everything is fine, the next, everything is changed.  In order to show support for Jennie, I made her Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie that was a favorite of her husband.

The point of all this is to draw attention to the ones we love.  Friday was an extremely busy day for me, yet I still found time to make this pie for my family.  Lamar really enjoyed it.  He liked the fact that I took the time to show some extra love.  I served it with a big hug and "I Love You."  The pie was extremely rich, so we only ate a small amount of it.  On Saturday we headed to the Cabin where I shared the rest of the pie with friends, thus spreading the love. 

You never know what happens tomorrow.  All you can do is love the people who are important to you today...and make them a pie.

Dear Tooth Fairy

 

Nora Beth lost her second tooth!  She wrote a letter to the Tooth Fairy

Der the Tohs Feri

Thes is Nora Beth

I ned to teal you that I loct a tohs.  Pes raiet bak the krat wae

TRANSLATION:

Dear The Tooth Fairy

This is Nora Beth

I need to tell you that I lost a tooth.  Please write back the correct way.

The Tooth Fairy wrote back the correct way and even left her $2!

Wordless Wednesday: Rare Moments of Sibling Bliss

Bacon Jam

I came across this recipe and was instantly intrigued.  Bacon Jam.  I was not sure if I was salivating or repulsed.  I thought about it for two weeks and knew that I just had to give it a try.  How can you go wrong with bacon kissed with some maple syrup, bourbon and mixed with caramelized onions?

I picked up some really great thick sliced apple wood smoked bacon.  Good quality bacon is key to this.  The prep work was really easy and before I knew it my house smelled fantastic of bacon and sweet onions.  After an hour of simmering I was ready to run it through the food processor and give this concoction a try.

It was love at first bite!  It was fantastic on our sliders for dinner.  For breakfast we slathered it on waffles and topped with just a bit of maple syrup.  Culinary utopia.  I have so many ideas for this stuff.  Sandwiches, breakfast rolls, stuffed meat.  I can go on and on.  This will become a new staple for football season.  It was so good that Lamar even shared a link to the recipe on his Facebook page.

Now, I did think of taking pictures of this stuff, but they did not come out nearly as well as the pictures on the blog where I found the recipe.  Just go look at those pictures and I will bet you will be on your way out to search for some great bacon and make yourself up a batch of this stuff.

Princess Ballerina Day

Today was the day that Nora Beth had been waiting weeks for.  The annual fundraiser for the Miss Marion Polk Scholarship Pageant.  This year the girls got to make tutu's, take a dance class and finish with a tea party.  A perfect afternoon for Nora Beth.  Her friend Isabel joined us.

Wordless Wednesday: Tea Party

Fun in the Snow

This past weekend Lamar and I took the girls to Hoodoo to have some fun playing in the snow.  We left Calum with a friend since he was not ready to play with the big kids in the snow.  All the way there Nora Beth was very concerned that it would be to scary for her.  I agreed to go on the first run down the hill with her on a tandem tube.  That is all it took to create a little daredevil.  She immediately went to find a pink tube all for herself and we had a hard time keeping up with her.  She got up and down the hill so fast that we had to make a constant effort to keep our eyes on her...she was not going to wait for us.

The kids woke up today to find a dusting of snow outside.  This was Calum's first experience ever seeing snow.  He was not sure what was happening outside but he knew he wanted out there to inspect.

After breakfast the kids all got bundled up and headed outside.  Calum was so excited to play in the snow.  He did not care that his hands were cold.  He just ran all our yard and into the neighbors.  Pure delight!

 

 

Shianne had a friend come over since there was a two hour delay in school.  The girls had fun chasing Calum around and being silly.

 

 

Nora Beth had so much fun making snow angels all over the driveway.  With each one she made she would proclaim how beautiful they were.

After about one hour of playing outside everyone was cold and wanted to head inside for some hot chocolate with marshmallows.  It was a wonderful morning.  Not long after Shianne headed to school, the snow all melted away and just left an icy mess.