tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31181537809036415342024-02-06T18:19:57.214-08:00Lacey Life and TimesEmily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-17649617882246150882013-05-23T21:05:00.002-07:002013-05-23T21:05:25.014-07:00GraduationThe end of the school year is coming to a close. I can not believe it's here. I am more sad to see it end than I was to see it start. It has been a good year for us. While the biggest brother went to Kindergarten the two smaller boys had Joy School. Both of their graduations were tonight and since I actually downloaded the pictures in a prompt manner I thought I might as well hurry and put them up before Christmas gets here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hammy was so excited to graduate to preschool! He misses the deadline by one day but I am so happy to have him around another year!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The sometimes "Joy School Boy." He always wanted to go and loved to play with the big boys.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Four of the five boys under their happy graduation sign holding their diplomas. They sat up there and grinned the whole time. So Adorable. It has been so fun.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The proud graduate. Even if he says he's not going to first grade because he want two summer vacations in a row, he was happy to hear he had "passed" kindergarten!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mrs. Chamberlain and Mrs. Andrea. Thanks for a great year!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So totally loved the caps and gowns. I didn't know they had these till a couple days ago. The had a cute little program complete with the chicken dance and Limbo. His part said "We will sit still one more minute." And truly that was it!</span></td></tr>
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<br />Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-19036395350125255342013-05-02T07:30:00.002-07:002013-05-02T07:30:33.945-07:00Thanksgiving 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a fun Thanksgiving at my Mom's. Such good food, yummy pies, great weather, fun family and even a craft for the ladies. It was perfect!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ladies with the cute turkey crafts. This was super fun for all of us! Thanks Luie.</td></tr>
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<br />Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-89866405287876950682013-04-28T16:11:00.000-07:002013-04-28T16:11:12.195-07:00Monkey's birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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November is a busy birthday month for our family. We went to my parent's for Thanksgiving this year. I prebaked the cake but hadn't decorated it. The little monkey got into the cake carrier and obliterated half of the cake. It was supposed to be double staked with a chocolate and a vanilla layer. It ended up being mostly 1/2 and 1/2, too short for the decorations and not exactly round. I guess a 2-year-old didn't care and we enjoyed it all the same.<br />
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We ran into another little problem. I found this cake design way back in February and thought it would be perfect. I waited all year to buy Twinkies (which I never do) for the aliens. Right about the same time, the unthinkable happened - Hostess Went OUT of business and there were no Twinkies to be found. We ended up using mini donuts. It just goes to show you, you can never be too prepared. I should have had a few boxes in food storage!<br />
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My Dad's birthday is also in November. It is really hard to get presents for people who have pretty much everything so we were super excited to find this one-of-a-kind game at my favorite store - DI. My Dad was raised in Southern Washington just miles from Mount Saint Helens. He wasn't in town when it blew but it was a favorite location pre-explosion days. In fact, his father is buried with a beautiful view of the mountain and his old home site is on the road to the mountain. So, the point is, this game was perfect, in a very unique way. It wasn't till a few months later that they had a chance to play it. It was awesome. <br />
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You can kind of see but the idea was to get from the town to the volcano and back without getting stuck in numerous volcano related situations. Fun because lots of places, including his high school were in the game.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I came home from dropping of the big brother and this is what I found. Hammy rea<span style="font-size: small;">d him the whole book.</span> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last but not least, we got a fabulous new vacuum. I've been vacuuming with the hose for a year or so. This made my favorite chore fun again. Thanks Robert!</span></td></tr>
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<br />Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-30702239672777951232013-04-25T13:08:00.003-07:002013-04-25T13:08:43.681-07:00Another Birthday TrainWell a couple months after the UP Birthday Cake big brother had to have one as well. This time, the request was for a Burlington Northern F7 with horns, mars light and a FRED. I had way less time to make this but it went ok. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please note the BN logo very carefully craf<span style="font-size: small;">ted from<span style="font-size: small;"> white cho<span style="font-size: small;">colat<span style="font-size: small;">e. I<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">am proud of that feature.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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It is my season. My colors. My flavors.</div>
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Maybe it's because I fell in love with the most wonderful man in the world in the Fall.</div>
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Maybe because ALL of my children were born in the Fall.</div>
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So even though it's April, I'm going to post from Fall.</div>
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And, I'm counting down for another Fall baby!</div>
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My parents came down just before Halloween. We went to Angel's Landing at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. It was an exceptionally gorgeous day and we had a lovely time.</div>
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They climbed rocks, had dozens of races, played follow the leader, and had a great time with their grandparents. We were glad they could come for a visit.</div>
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Every year we have a 3 day reunion in Pine Valley. It is one of our most
favorite and highly anticipated times of the year. Of course, we have
Hammy's birthday but there are a few other things that make it uniquely
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Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-45729281755620240362012-09-18T11:55:00.003-07:002012-09-18T11:55:59.339-07:00Hammy's BirthdayFour years ago I left the Pine Valley Reunion in the middle of the night. It took a couple days but early Tuesday morning an adorable little red head was born. This year, he celebrated his birthday at his beloved Pine Valley. Who wouldn't love a three day camping trip with 122 relatives to celebrate your birthday. So, with great excitement we planned for this special day. Of all important things, one must have a cake. He settled on an Union Pacific F7 coal train with a DPU and red caboose. The final product may not have actually modeled a full F7 and we passed up the DPU because the train was only 4 coal cars long but he was happy anyway. It was so much fun to make. I had half a dozen cousins begging to lick the frosting and eat the trim but enough made it on the cake to have one happy little boy. So without further ado, we present Hammie's 4th Birthday Cake.<br />
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<br />Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-61226467419318503092012-09-17T13:33:00.004-07:002012-09-17T15:06:39.965-07:00Backyard OlympicsThis may surprise some of you but I really do like sports, nearly all of them, especially when they are done well. So, once every two years I spend a couple weeks glued to the TV wishing I would at least get up and do some sit ups or something. We were lucky we had cable during the Olympics this year so we even got to watch some fantastic events live (US Women's Soccer Gold - for example!)<br />
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I also like to have parties and since we hadn't had enough this summer we put together a little Summer Olympics for the cousins. I have to say the competitors were amazing and we ended up have a pretty awesome party.<br />
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It started with a flag ceremony, torch lighting and the kids taking the Olympic oath. Something about the Star Spangled Banner with an Olympic Fanfare gets me every time. Makes me proud to be an American.<br />
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Did I mention the kids were so fun. They really got into it and being a
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The kids really got into it and being a little on the competitive side, really got things going. Our first events were water gun target shooting and archery. After that we had some pool noodle jousting, shower puff shot putt, Frisbee discus, long jump and some good old fashioned foot races.<br />
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From here we moved on to scooter cycling and the Triathlon, which next to synchronized swimming, may have been the biggest hit of the day. We had it set up for two laps around the basketball court on a scooter, to laps around the pool and two laps around the soccer field. None of those were Olympic sized but the record of 1 minute 29 seconds blew my estimations away. Did I mention the kids were awesome?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hammy's most anticipated event. He spent half the summer riding out here.</span></td></tr>
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The funniest event to me was the synchronized swimming. We ended up with two teams. They worked on their routines for at least a 1/2 hour while we grilled up the hot dogs. There was some fierce competition going on here. I think we settled on calling them team 1 and team A. In reality, they would have been in different categories and both won gold. <br />
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We had some really great friends at Alpine Court. My boys aren't the calmest kids on the planet but our neighbors were most welcoming and so good to my kids. The first night we were there we were doorbell ditched. On the porch was sidewalk chalk, coloring books, bubbles and the infamous water guns. My boys were sooooo excited and really got good mileage out of everything. Especially the guns. Which I don't buy for my kids. And no one else in the complex will ever buy again. But hey, it was summer and who doesn't love an impromptu water fight at any and all times of day. </div>
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The boys wanted to play baseball ALL the time. The girls were good sports and threw tons of pitches, not to mention the water fights.</div>
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We miss you lots. Come see us soon.</div>
Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-55135240619878671342012-09-05T18:25:00.000-07:002012-09-05T18:25:10.304-07:00Alpine CourtThe last three years we've packed our bags and hit the road for BYU-Provo. Robert worked on his master's degree in Music Education and the boys and I mainly spent our time playing. This was the second year we lived at Alpine Court. It was a perfect place to call home for 8 weeks, 17 if you count last year. We had some great friends there. More on that later but this is the place and what we did with it because we could.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the artist rendition of the apartment. We obviously rearranged a bit so we had room for a toddler bed but that's pretty much it. It's a lot faster to clean a place this small with not much stuff. I could definitely get used to that!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This was our room last year. It was basically the same
minus the Eiffel tower and lights. There was nowhere to hang them this
year. I love my quilt. A dear friend made it for me. It paired nicely
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We had so much fun. I'm a little sad it's all over. For all the work and hassle it is to move a family of 5 for eight weeks, we sure had a good time.Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-92001045345987792732012-09-05T12:12:00.000-07:002012-09-05T14:00:26.913-07:00The Little Red CabooseSo, sometimes Robert and I come up with crazy ideas. This project belongs in that category but it was a lot of fun. You might know my boys have somewhat of a train obsession. Part of that obsession has been the <a href="http://www.hebervalleyrr.org/" target="_blank">Heber Valley Railroad</a>. We figured we do a little advertising for them and spend some quality family time. We built it from the trailer up and started the Thursday we moved to Provo. It was finished a week later for the Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days parade but the paint was still a bit tacky.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Em with the $10 yard sale chop saw.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Robert put together a horn that rode under the caboose. The boys loved to push the button.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's finally done!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Waiting for the Strawberry Days Parade to start. Ben and Emily handed out vouchers for kid tickets. It was a lot of running for me! It was SOOOO hot. We started taking squirt bottles to keep us cool.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jack came for a sleepover and a caboose ride for the Spanish Fork Parade. They were so adorable. Jack's whole family came to the American Fork Parade. I'm not sure what happened to all of those pictures. The couple in the middle lived in our complex. They just got married and were super nice. We had lots of fun with them.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">These boys ended up walking most of this 2 mile parade handing out vouchers and collecting the candy the spectators threw to them. I'm a big fan of the Spanish Fork crowd. They were awesome!</span></td></tr>
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What a deal. We ended up doing 5 parades total. I'm not sure the boys will ever dress up as engineers or conductors again but we had fun and made some great memories! Thanks to everyone who made it happen.<br />
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<br />Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-16675711608950750202012-06-10T20:15:00.000-07:002012-06-10T20:15:31.418-07:00Sleepover!A couple months ago my adorable nephew had a bit of surgery. To make things a little easier on the family we had his older brothers down for a couple days. We met Burtons in Richfield and picked up the cousins. We had to stop and take pictures of this since who really could pass up a transport trailer of corvettes. My boys love watching for fast cars on the road. As it is, Hammy thinks we drive a Ferrari. Maybe 'cause I'm such a good race car driver, but probably because it's almost red. We had a good drive home, even though the DVD player in the car wouldn't work. Luckily, Robert had his laptop so we watched the better part of Fantasia 2000. Which, yes, they all enjoyed. And still beg to watch.<br />
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All five boys slept in the same room the first two nights. </div>
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One cousin was on the bed but he didn't want to miss out on the fun so he climbed in with Hammy. </div>
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The last night Peter ditched Jack upstairs came down to his own bed.</div>
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Next time, I'm thinking tent on the lawn. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This pretty much sums it up.</span></td></tr>
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To make a long story short, five boys ages 5 and under was a real treat. The weather was excellent so they mostly played in the dirt the whole time. We checked out the Prom decorations going up every day. And besides that, I honestly have no recollection of anything else. I do know we turned a lot of heads trekking through town. And when I met my Mom and brother on Wednesday, they still had enough to play at the McDonalds playplace for a couple hours. Whew. I just sat and watched. But we'd do it again in a heartbeat.<br />
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The surgery was a great success and the babe is as cute as ever. Seriously, check out those eyes.Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-25676838661731634942012-06-05T16:06:00.000-07:002012-06-05T16:06:04.509-07:00Peanut SauceA few years ago our friends took us to the Pizza and Noodle in Springdale. They bought us a Thai Peanut Chicken Pizza. I had never heard of such a thing but it was delish. So, a few weeks ago I made peanut sauce for the first time. We sauteed onion, garlic, yellow squash, zucchini, and matchstick carrots and wrapped it in a tortilla with rice and peanut sauce. It was a great way to eat veggies. Since then we've also used it on said pizza and stir fried veggies over rice. We're not exactly vegetarian but we go with the use sparingly advice. I love the flavor this yummy sauce adds and since it keeps well, it is perfect for every day I don't really want to cook.<br />
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<u>Peanut Sauce</u><br />
5 Tablespoons Soy Sauce<br />
3/4 Cup Sugar<br />
4 cloves minced garlic <br />
7 Tablespoons water<br />
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter <br />
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In a small saucepan, stir soy sauce, garlic, sugar and water and simmer about 10 minutes then stir in the peanut butter. This saves for several weeks in the fridge.<br />
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<u>Thai Peanut Veggie Wraps</u><br />
1 small yellow onion chopped<br />
2 cups julienne summer squash<br />
2 cups matchstick carrots<br />
2 cloves minced garlic<br />
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In a wok stir-fry carrots, squash and onions in 2 Tablespoons oil until crisp-tender. Add garlic and stir fry 2 minutes more. To serve: warm tortillas and fill with rice, veggies and peanut sauce.<br />
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<u>Thai Peanut Pizza</u> <br />
Pizza Crust<br />
Peanut Sauce<br />
Chicken Chunks if desired<br />
Carrot slices<br />
Roasted Peanuts<br />
Sliced Onions<br />
Whatever other veggies: peppers, sprouts, squashes, etc.<br />
Cheese: White flavor. I think ours was mozzarella <br />
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<br />Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-10420762696291795862012-06-05T15:13:00.000-07:002012-06-05T15:13:21.823-07:00Preschool Graduation<br />
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Peter was lucky enough to go to preschool the second half of the year. He got big enough to miss a couple naps a week so he spent it playing and learning with his friends. His part in the program went something like this, "My favorite part of preschool was digging in the dirt." Yup. That's Peter for you. However, he loved to do his homework and was happy he filled up his book check out paper.<br />
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My brothers David and Ben came down for a couple days. My boys were in heaven. Two more people to wrestle and tease and chase around. We went on some adventures and really had a good time. Eric calls them both Beji, even though he knows they aren't the same guy. They're both great uncles.</div>
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<br />Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-34482907317559406092012-06-05T11:59:00.000-07:002012-06-05T12:28:15.950-07:00Spanish Class Pinata PartyRobert teaches a Spanish class at the High School. All four students were Seniors and when May hit they were pretty trunky so I made them a deal that if they got through their book, we'd have a party. Spanish is second hour so it's a little hard to have food when usually I think of chips and salsa. We branched out a little and made Churros and Hot Chocolate. We still had Horchata and sodas but it was a good little brunch.<br />
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We also lovingly handcrafted a Pinapple Pinata. It was a pineapple since that's where the term comes from. We had to include something educational here, it is school after all. My boys had a fun time hanging out with the big kids. It ended up being a 2 day party by the time it was all said and done.<br />
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Everybody had fun, umm, I guess we could say batting. Some people had better form than others. Eric shed some tears when it started to break but those soon passed when he saw the candy coming down. It really was a good time.<br />
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<br />Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-6783961639186774392012-06-05T11:42:00.001-07:002012-06-05T11:42:24.330-07:00Artisan BreadThis post goes along with the French Onion Soup. It is impossible to find a baguette in this town so I have resorted to making my own. At the Kanab Women's Forum this year I went to a highly informative bread making class by Heather Wood, one of the best bread makers in the area. She had at least 15 different samples of delicious things for us to try. Unfortunately, I haven't even tried more than 1 recipe but that 1 recipe is so blessedly simple that I can make myself baguettes or bread worthy of Nutella any time I want. I have made this into larger french breads, hard rolls, one big round wheel that I cut into wedges, and bread sticks. It's crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle. AND I can make it on Sunday. Because of how the raising works it doesn't fall or keep us waiting while it rises. I might have to make some today.<br />
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Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day<br />
Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois<br />
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3 Tbsp. Instant Yeast<br />
3 Tbsp. Kosher Salt<br />
6 Cup. Lukewarm Water<br />
13 Cups All-purpose unbleached flour (gently scoop then sweep the top level with a knife)<br />
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Mix either by hand or with a mixer just until everything is evenly moist. Do not knead. It will be like a heavy muffin mix.<br />
Place in a container at least twice as big as the dough.<br />
Loosely cover with a well fitting lid. <br />
Allow the mixture to sit at room temperature about 2-5 hours or overnight.<br />
Do NOT punch down. Store in the fridge after rising time with the lid on tight. It is easier to use cold.<br />
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To bake:<br />
Dust the top with flour and pull out the amount of dough you want. Shape.<br />
Place on a greased or cornmeal covered baking pan or stone.<br />
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.<br />
Let the dough rest 20 minutes before baking.<br />
Put a broiler pan on the bottom rack of the oven. <br />
Slash the tops about 1/4 inch deep for venting steam. You can make an X, parellel slits or tic tac toe slits.<br />
Dust with flour. I like to brush with olive oil and sprinkle on Italian seasoning, sea salt or garlic and Parmesan.<br />
Immediately before baking pour 1 cup water into the broiler pan.<br />
Place the bread in the oven and bake about 25-30 minutes. The bread will have a nice brown crisp crust.<br />
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For Later:<br />
The leftover dough can be kept in the fridge and used within 7-14 days. Or you can freeze it and thaw overnight in the fridge.<br />
Leftover bread can be reheated at 350 for 5-7 minutes.<br />
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That looks a lot more complicated then it really is. Truly - mix it, rest it, shape it, cook it. And then, you can have fresh bread a couple days later too. I used really crunchy bread to make a yummy baked french toast recipe. And of course, in the French Onion Soup. Or dipped in egg for delicious French Toast. Or just plain.<br />
<br />Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-61784596776309939512012-06-05T11:20:00.001-07:002012-06-05T11:43:58.203-07:00French Onion SoupThere are a few recipes I need to put in cyber space so I can find them
if I'm not at home. This one is pretty delicious. The picture doesn't
look that good because I need to work on my food photo skills. Until
then, you just have to try it yourself.<br />
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The first time I ate French Onion Soup I was on a date in High School. I didn't really like onions back then but it sounded so tempting, I think it was the French part of the name, that I had to try it. The cheese was so thick they provided scissors with which to cut it. That's how I like my cheese. Mmmm.<br />
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<li>6 Cups Thinly Sliced Onions</li>
<li>1/4 Butter</li>
<li>3 10 1/2 oz Condensed Beef Broth</li>
<li>1 teaspoon <a href="http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=worcestershire">Worcestershire </a>sauce</li>
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In a large sauce pan, cook onions covered in butter about 20 minutes or until tender.<br />
Add beef broth and Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a dash of pepper.<br />
Bring to a boil and simmer for a bit.<br />
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Broil cheese on toasted french bread until it melts. Then float in your soup.<br />
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Float the bread in a hot bowl of soup. Sprinkle with cheese and pop the whole thing under a broiler until it's crispy.Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-88731054745326320422012-06-05T10:38:00.000-07:002012-06-05T10:38:23.283-07:00Solar EclipseRemember when we had an eclipse party? Well, it was about the best party I ever had. We live right on the center line of the eclipse and had an incredible viewing location.We had 31 pair of Eclipse Glasses and I think we could have used another package.<br />
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Special thanks to the sun and moon for putting on such a sweet show. <br />
Thanks to Dottie for the location <br />
Thanks to everyone who brought treats (like solar eclipse thumbprint cookies!)<br />
Thanks for everyone who played/sang/danced along with the Disorderlies.<br />
Thanks to Ann Hepworth, Laretta Crofts and Molly Wald for taking pictures. <br />
Thanks to all the wonderful, incredible people <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia - I love this one too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The viewing box Robert made. We could watch the on a piece of paper.</td></tr>
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I love this place.</div>Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-62688592152440466692012-06-05T09:42:00.000-07:002012-06-05T09:42:09.389-07:00Halloween - Last Back PostI should have started this blog on Halloween when people first started asking to see the Buzz costume. It's only eight months in coming but now, I should be all caught up. Well almost. It all started when our local party planner invited us to a Famous Couple's Halloween party. Maybe because we had recently watched Toy Story 3 we finally settled on Spanish Buzz and Jessie. I don't think we have any picture of Buzz with the rose in his teeth but he had one, and he speaks pretty good Spanish. I had a fun time making it and never really finished it but in the end, he even had Andy written on the bottom of his shoe. The party was a great success. I don't have pictures of everyone 'cause I wasn't the official photographer so if you'd like your picture up, go ahead and send it to me. ;)<br />
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I also had a little costume party for the kids but was too busy managing to take many pictures. We did a costume fashion show there. The little kids were so cute showing off their different costumes. We had fun pinning the face on the pumpkin, tossing pumpkins and playing musical chairs. Kids are great.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eventually there was a flashing, red "laser" here.</td></tr>
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<br />Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118153780903641534.post-27268735210212521802012-05-22T11:43:00.003-07:002012-05-22T12:01:12.566-07:00Carols and Christmas TreesRobert provides a unique fundraising experience for his students. Instead of selling food which covers the vast majority of fundraising around here, he sets up gigs for the students. This year the students prepared some classical pieces and some carols and then provided background music for a few local events. I thought they did a great job. They played for my doTERRA Christmas Party. One guest commented that the live music "put it over the top!" It really set a festive mood and there is nothing like live music to add to an occasion. The kids met their fundraising goals and I had a great time on tour with them. Can't wait for next year! These pictures are from the town lighting and tree festival. We donated a little music tree this year. My neighbor won our tree. She
has a cute, country-decorated room. It looked so perfect in there.<br />
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Robert's cousin called one day and said she was mailing some musical Christmas Tree decorations. They were left over from their ward party and she thought we might like them. The kids and I borrowed a tree, and a stand, and sneaked up to the school while Robert was at the elementary. We got it all decorated and left it with the Christmas lights on and the main lights off. The funny thing is, he didn't notice until the students came in and said, "Hey, where did that tree come from?" Merry Christmas.<br />
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The high school students decorated Robert's door for teacher appreciation week. It's an inside joke. I'll give you a hint: The main song is called "sheep may safely graze" with the last two measures being the theme song from a movie about sharks. Silly kids. I loved it.<br />
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I know, I know, Enough of Valentine's already but maybe because Robert and my birthdays both fall in the month of love, we have to celebrate. He conveniently works across the street so I can run goodies over any time. It doesn't happen all that often but once I found a red, heart shaped basket so at least once a year, he gets a basket full of valentines. The ideas for most of these tags came from Better Homes and Gardens. They made them a little more official. <a href="http://www.bhg.com/holidays/valentines-day/cards/valentines-day-cards-with-candy"><b>www.bhg.com/holidays/valentines-day/cards/valentines-day-cards-with-candy</b></a><br />
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The other thing that happened to our family is that Peter started preschool in January. He loves it but we had to do the Valentines exchange thing. I will be honest, as a kid, I dreaded making valentines for all those kids, like them as I might, I did not like Valentines. And yes, we hand made them all. So, in keeping with tradition, we made ours this year but I did NOT buy 1 piece of candy! And the kids still like Peter. Alot. Because he made paper airplanes. With lightning bolts and hearts drawn on them. And they had a loft to fly them from. It was really fun. At least for the kids. I got the instructions from <a href="http://www.10paperairplanes.com/">www.10paperairplanes.com</a>. That's how we had so many cool designs.<br />
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I had a fun, little doTERRA essential oils for your valentine party. We
made bath salts, shared some massage ideas and the best oils to get you
in a Valentining mood. Then of course, we had treats. These were from a
little book Robert got me years ago entitled "Chocolate". These were
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<li>4 tablespoons unsalted Butter</li>
<li>2 Egg Whites</li>
<li>1/2 cup Sugar</li>
<li>1/3 cup Flour</li>
<li>2 tablespoons unsweetened Cocoa Powder</li>
<li>1/4 cup sliced Almonds </li>
<li>Grated peel of 1 Orange</li>
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two or three baking sheets and a rolling pin. In a small sauce pan, melt butter and cool. In a small bowl, using a fork, whisk egg whites and sugar until mixture is frothy. Sift flour and cocoa into egg whites. Add sliced almonds and orange peel; mix with a fork. Add cooled butter and mix thoroughly. Drop teaspoons full onto baking sheets leaving 5 inches between each. Using a palate knife spread each spoonful out slightly. Bake in preheated oven one pan at a time, for 8-10 minutes, until edges feel firm. Lift cookies off sheets carefully with a palette knife and place on a rolling pin while still warm. Let sit 2 minutes, until set in a curved shape; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.Emily Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559021362667535912noreply@blogger.com0