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Lost

I cannot find my camera.   I am planning a full-house search tonight.  Normal posting should resume by tomorrow.

Socks Again!

Second attempt at socks.  I think I am improving!  But there is one area I need even more improvement in than sock knitting...

...taking pictures of knitted socks!  I didn't have any feet readily available to model these socks; they are children's socks and both of mine are at school, so I had to just lay them out on the table to snap a picture.  Why did I have to?  Because I have no patience and felt compelled to get a picture of these socks out onto the Web to erase any lingering memories of my not so great first pair of socks.  Socks not on feet do not lay out so flat but I promise you these blue socks are perfectly shaped!

Today's Goal: Obtain sock yarn.

Breaking Fast

Tristyn and Maia will be alone for breakfast this morning.  (Not really, my  mother-in-law is here)  Do you think he will use his new skill at cooking eggs over easy to feed himself and Maia?

Hmmmmm.....Guess we will all have to wait and see.

Stacks

      French Toast from Honey & Granola Bread

I've mentioned it before but let me say it again:  My family and I love having 'breakfast for dinner.'    Does your family?  What are some of your favorite breakfast foods to serve for dinner?

Breakfast for dinner is perfect for those days when you want something delicious and homemade but don't have a lot of time because your days' activities kept you from planning out a proper dinner.  But I'll tell you a secret:  I don't make breakfast for dinner because I was short on time.  I do it because I love breakfast foods and I don't eat them at breakfast time.  Breakfast for dinner around here is purely done for selfish reasons.  =)

Oh! and French Toast is a great way to use up bread that is getting a bit stale.  Honey & Granola bread made wonderful French Toast.  Drizzled with a bit of maple syrup, some fresh fruit on the side--it was dinner bliss!

Cheat River Race 2009

Friday, May 1, 2009 was the Cheat River Race.  Rick organizes this race and for the last three years I've helped him.  Oh, I didn't do much--I'm more like a support person up until the race, doing little things on the computer side of things.  And then, the day of the race, I do registration with a woman named Liz.  Mostly, I type things into the computer.  If I'm quick, I can get all the names typed in before the start of the race.  But just barely.

I never get to see the start of the race.  It's real exciting too, because it's a mass start.  This year we had 118 kayaks (a few were rafts) in the water plus additional safety boaters.  I stayed behind to pack up our registration things at the booth and when Rick came tearing back up from the put-in, I was ready to go.  We jumped in the car and raced (literally!) the top kayaker to the take-out.  We got there oh---about 5-7 minutes ahead of him.  He came in at 55 minutes and 10 seconds! 

Once again, here my help consists of typing into the computer.  We had a few people keeping time and as quick as I can, I get this information entered into the computer.   It's not always easy because when you are sitting up on the rocks above the river and trying to see race bibs pulled over full kayaking gear it's very hard to read the numbers.  Triply so if several boaters are coming across the finish line within seconds of each other!   The last two years I've been really fortunate to have gotten everything entered in in time before it's time to leave the take-out.  This year went especially well; when we got back to Mountain Streams it took less than 30 minutes for Rick to run all of the sorting programs.  He had the results for the individuals, the classes for men and women, and the team results.  We finally got to attend the after party and eat dinner!

LeMoNs.

When Life Gives You Lemons (3 for 99cents!)....

...Make Lemon Pound Cake!

April Baking