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Friday, April 27, 2012

Food Fun Friday- Refrigerator Oatmeal

This is a great meal,
either for breakfast or lunch.
You DO have to like oatmeal.
Remember that it is going to be cold oatmeal.  Nice on a HOT day, not so nice on a freezing cold day..
I found this over at www.theyummylife.com.  She has beautiful pictures many varieties of refrigerator oatmeal.   

This is the way I like to make it:
basic recipe:
1/3C old fashioned rolled oatmeal
1/3C Greek yogurt (basically a small tub)
1/3C milk (any kind)
1 1/2tsp chia seeds
now you can make your own 'mix' up.  Here's what I did.
1/2tsp vanilla extract
1 large Tbl raspberry jam (from Aunt Kathryn)
1/3C strawberries (cut into chunks, enough to fill the jar)
Using a small mason jar, add the basic recipe and the flavoring (vanilla extract or almond extract, honey etc.) *(here's your tip)Shake/Mix all this up together now.  There needs to be moisture to mix with ALL the oatmeal.  If it looks too dry and doesn't mix well, add more milk or yogurt.
After you have all the oatmeal mixed up together, add the fruit.  I added cut up strawberries and frozen peaches. 
Leave it overnight.
In the morning shake and mix it up.
You can add more honey or sweetener if it needs it.
I only make two or three at a time.
It tasted good for lunch after sitting for two days... but it wasn't as good on that cold rainy day.  My tummy wanted something warm!

1. you have to like oatmeal
2. know that it is a cold treat
3. shake shake shake

They have these cool freezer jars that are plastic so you don't have to worry about dropping them!

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Wednesday Wisdom

I was feeling extremely grumpy today.. so I wasn't even going to post a Wednesday Wisdom... till I read this:


“Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others...By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.” President Gordon B. Hinckley
GO BRIGHTEN SOMEONE'S DAY !

are you having a bad day?

Monday, April 23, 2012

a night at the beach

It's week 4 in the Anne Frank room... it seems we get out more ...see the sights and such
Can you see the lighthouse WAYYYY out there at the end of the spit, just under Mt. Baker
 Watch out the tides coming in.
(a nice end to a lovely day up here in the Pacific Northwest.  (and there's Canada out there in the distance!!! hi Victoria)

Sunday, April 22, 2012

thinking about Monday

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Wednesday Wisdom

yes, this true and thanks for the reminder!

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Before and Afters

Lots of pictures for you today.
We went and saw Grandma Katherine last weekend.  And surprise all the kids were there (well all but Don).
What I want to show you is: Grandma Katherine has gained over 40 pounds since she's been in this 'short term' nursing home.
This is from 9/10
9/10
1/11
and now
4/12
We are happy that she is well enough to eat breakfast while feeding herself!

Another before and after is my mom's house. 
Here it is in all her glory, 
 My Mother just LOVES the color.
Well I don't know how many men would like living in a pink house?  now it looks like this:
We can only hope that it will finally sell!