Well it’s been a hot minute since I got a blog post up. The last few weeks have been a bit a crazy with appointments, cookie booths, and sicknesses. So I figured I’d use this post to get caught up on the last few weeks.
One: Hearing Aids
I got my new hearing aids! I was so excited to finally get my new hearing aids. This was the first weekend with them, so I’m still getting used to them. I have to remind myself not ask “what?” after everything people say since I can actually hear them now.
Two: Recipe Development
I really have been working on creating some new recipes. My ultimate goal is to get more on my YouTube channel, which is proving a little more challenging than I thought. I am still trying to find a good (not super expensive) camera to use for taking videos, along with a video editing program. If you know of any let me know in the comments. But, in terms of recipe development I made a few new ones.
French Toast Bagels
They didn’t turn out exactly as planned, but were still pretty tasty.
Kielbasa and peppers
This is such a simple recipe. You can basically use whatever sausage or kielbasa you want. I’ve made it with smoked sausage, Italian sausage, and a variety of kielbasa. This particular time I used holiday kielbasa from a local meat shop.
Three: Sickness
Two weekends ago Aubrie got sick and threw up. Unfortunately it was in my car, so I got to learn how to wash the car seat cover. She didn’t feel good all weekend, so also missed school on Monday, but was good after that. I waited anxiously to see if anyone else would get it. I thought we were in the clear until Autumn came into our room at 4am to let use know she threw up. She felt a little better Saturday, then threw up on Sunday again. Fingers crossed no one else gets this. Matt is now down for the count.
Four: Detroit Lions Assembly
The girls had an assembly at school and got to meet some of the trainers with the Detroit Lions! They also got to meet Rory (the Lions mascot). It was a Lions spirit day, but my girls don’t really have any Lions apparel of their own, so I lent them mine. I didn’t have a chance to get a picture of Annabelle (who was wearing my sweatshirt), but dig how Autumn’s outfit turned out.
Four: Sourdough
So I have been working hard at developing my own high hydration sourdough recipe, and I think that I finally have a product I am happy with. It still amazes me how simply flour, water, and a little bit of salt can come together to create something so tasty. Be on the look out as I hope to get the recipe on the blog soon.
Five: Rock Climbing
The girls got to go rock climbing with their scout troop. Annabelle isn’t a huge fan of heights and was a little nervous. The first time she tried she didn’t get super far. But then she tried again and made it all the way to the top!
Autumn was apparently on a harder side, so didn’t make it quite as far, but still did awesome!
Six: Cookies
I also baked some of my sourdough discard cookies again, just to make sure that they tasted alright (and to take some pictures). I ended up bringing them into school for the teachers, and they were gone by the end of the day. I’m glad that everyone liked them! I also shared a little bit about my blog with them which was kind of a big deal since I don’t share much about it with others.
Seven: Cookie booth
Since Autumn was sick, Annabelle and I did a solo cookie booth this weekend. Of course it was on a day that was cold and super windy with a feel like temperature of 20ish. Nothing like last weekend when it was in the upper 60s/ 70s.