Injured Midnight

Last night after our black kitty Midnight was playing outside she came in the house and was lying on the floor. I started to pet her and noticed one of her paws was swollen. Whenever I would touch it she would wine. It was so sad, whenever she would walk she would limp. I was afraid she broke something.
We said prayers for her. It was sad. Anywho, this morning she was all better. The swelling is completely gone. I think it was probably a bee sting or something. It is a relief, cause she isn't in pain anymore, but also we don't have to pay expensive vet bills.

An acquired taste

Ok, Ok, I know this picture looks kinda yucky. It doesn't do justice to how good this tastes.
Growing up we used to go to my Grandma's house a lot for nice dinners. For dessert, we would all be served our dessert by some of us who volunteered to help serve. We would all wait until our Grandma took the first bite, then we followed. I guess it is the proper thing to do to honor her. One of the desserts that my Grandma makes is Bread Pudding with Lemon sauce. I think it is something they eat over in England. (My Grandma and Grandpa and kids lived over there a while). I believe that when I eat Bread Pudding it almost reminds me of my childhood. I love it! I have always loved the custard type desserts though.
Wes and I have been trying to cut down on our sugars. So, when I make a dessert I try to cut the sugar in half, and cut the fat any way I can without losing the taste. A few days ago I made Pumpkin Pie(which is also one of my favorites), but I made it without the crust. I just sprayed the pie pan with non-stick spray. I cut the sugar down and it was a tasty dessert! Here is my Grandma's recipe for Bread Pudding...

Bread Pudding

3 cups of dried bread cubes (I just use left over bread and rip it up)
4 cups milk scalded (I just put it in the microwave for 1-2 minutes)
1 Tbsp. butter (I cut mine up into small strips)
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 C. sugar (I cut it down to about 1/2 C.)
4 slightly beaten eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Soak bread in milk 5 minutes. Add butter, salt and sugar. Slowly add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Pour into a greased baking dish. I use an 8X8. Put dish in a pan of hot water (I use a 9X13 with about an inch of water, but be really careful the water boils). Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour. Serve with lemon sauce. My grandma adds 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and grated apple and it is called a Brown Betty. You can also add raisins.

Lemon Sauce

1/2 cup sugar, 1 Tbs. cornstarch, 1/8 tsp. salt, 1/8 tsp. nutmeg, 1 C. boiling water, 2 Tbsp. butter, 2 Tbsp Lemon juice

Add sugar, cornstarch, salt, and nutmeg; gradually add water and cook over low heat until thick and clear. Add butter and lemon juice; blend thoroughly. If you omit the lemon juice and add 1 tsp. vanilla you will have vanilla sauce.
Grandma P.

P.S. As you can see in the pic, we had it after dinner. :)

Lizard Girl

Lilly put the jacket to our little Joker toy in her mouth. It reminded me of a lizard or snake tongue. I just had to take a pic.
As you can see in the background...I try to let my kids play with the couch cushions and I have this basket of toys for Lil that I dump out for her to play with. Kids are only kids once, right? I am trying to learn that my house doesn't always have to be spotless. I was thinking the other day that when I had two kids my house was a lot cleaner. Now with three, some days my house goes to pot.

Octopus Lunch

I work in the scouts in our ward and one of the ideas in our activity book striked my fancy. It was an octopus made from a hot dog. You just cut legs out of the bottom part, boil, and the legs curl up like an octopus. Then you are suppose to put it on shells and cheese. We decided to have tator tots as the eggs and carrot shavings as the sea weed. The kids had a kick out of it.

Ants in the grass

Last night Wes found this pile of ants when he was mowing the lawn. Yuk! There were so many of them that it was hard to tell that pile was actually ants. Wes sprayed and they are no more. Sorry ant lovers.