It's been a busy weekend. The weather has turned cold. We kept busy, canning and doing some catch-up work from all of the playing I've done all week long. Dinner at Texas Roadhouse with some new girlfriends, birthday date with Doug and Stott and Wendy, time with the kids and Doug. Birthday celebrating will end and life will get back to normal here quickly as I am engaging more deeply in wedding plans for niece Tessa's big day... which her reception happens to be on the same day of Bella and Edward Cullen's wedding. Tessa! What were you thinking? ;)
The babes helped me can all of the chow-chow, tomatoes and salsa. I plan on making more chow-chow this week. It was so simple and so so tasty. However, it's on fire! ZJ was reading the ingredients and she misread the jalapenos. I put in 8. I thoughtthe recipe called for six. However, when I got to looking at it later, I realized that it said, 6 bells or 3 jalapenos. So, let me just say, it's spicy! And so so good! I'll make another batch, exactly the same with less fire this week. We loved it more than salsa! I'll share the recipe on the cooking blog first thing in the morning.
The house is all decorated for Halloween and every room smells of fall scents burning in my Scentinel candle warmers and the gallery smells like heavenly creme brule right now. One of my favorite things about turning on the furnace is that it's also time to light up the candles and warmers! Loving them! Seriously, fall is fabulous!
Speaking of decorating, here's my birthday gift from Kelly. The wreathe and the window. Isn't it fabulous! I picked it out, so of course I love it!
ZJ gave a talk in Primary today and did a great job! She'd practiced it over and over. Stott also spoke in our Sacrament Meeting about temples (super job) and we started a new Sunday School Temple Prep class, which I attended because I visit teach the teacher and knew that she would be fantastic. This will be a fun little seven week course. I do love our ward. It's filled with so many talented and amazing people!
Friend, Sherri, emailed this recipe to share. I have to locate this Pumpkin Butter first. Can't wait to try it because Sherri assures me it will be a hit! Here's the cookie recipe for Monday:
It's 9:59 and I headed to bed. I was up until 2AM processing all of the nummy chow-chow. So, I'm ready to call it a day! Tomorrow:
- Birthday fun with Carol
- making cotton candy with and for Denise's granddaughter's pre-school class who are learning the letter C
- playing with wedding decoration goodies
- making invitations for the upcoming bridal shower and witches brew
- Laundry and Monday cleaning
Bedtime! Life is good! And exhausting! A very long, but thought provoking quote today:
"Life offers you two precious gifts—one is time, the other freedom of choice, the freedom to buy with your time what you will...yours is the freedom to choose ....Every day, every hour, every minute of your span of mortal years must sometime be accounted for. And it is in this life that you walk by faith and prove yourself able to choose good over evil, right over wrong,enduring happiness over mere amusement. And your eternal reward will be according to your choosing." -Elder Richard L. Evans
try making your own pumpkin butter. You can easily convert any apple butter recipe using canned pumpkin instead. The butter you don't use in your cookies, well, it keeps really well in the ice box. Yummy. Gonna try this recipe this week. Thanks
Posted by: Debra Guerrero | Monday, October 10, 2011 at 12:23 AM