Sick & Tired

The four of us have been feeling "under the weather" lately. Joel put it best yesterday when he said, "we're all just sick and tired of being sick and tired." Last week the kids and I stayed home all week... no playdates, no bible study, no MOPS.  It was nice to veg out in jammies for a few days and let them relax.

We tried two new recipes last week which, I highly recommend. The first was Cheeseburger Soup; recipe found here. It was a hearty soup that we all enjoyed, the kids especially.

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 The second recipe changed our lives forever. Seriously, I now will be making all of our bread homemade. The recipe for white bread can be found here. We don't have a kitchenaid mixer or a bread maker to knead our bread dough and, this recipe was easy to make and delicious to eat. After we made our first loaf, the kids and I stood by the counter eating the bread, like Survivor cast members who had just won a reward challenge. Norah would say in her sweet voice, "more please" and Henry in his he-man voice, "MO."

We've been paying about $2.50 per loaf for the bread we like so, making from scratch will be a huge cost savings, especially since the kids and I eat sandwiches everyday for lunch. Below is a picture of the bread.

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Yesterday, I use the bread recipe for caramel rolls. Simply delish!

The cowl scarf Norah's wearing is something I knitted about 4 years ago. It's so warm, it feels like you're wearing a vest. She likes to wear it and I love to wear it so, it appears I will be making Norah a cowl scarf for Christmas this year. :)

 Norah does a good job hiding the fact that she's not feeling that great. Just don't look at the back of her head.....

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Even when she's sick, she never fails to care for her baby. In the pictures above she's very happy because she got to try 1/2 a cough drop.

 Henry's happy too.... as long as he doesn't see a kleenex coming toward his nose!

Norah's doing a little ditty in her mismatched socks.....
Have a safe and happy Halloween everyone! Joel and I will be wearing our very orginial "mom and dad" costumes and, Norah and Henry will be dressed up in flannel jammies as two sleeping kiddos.:)