The Mother Load

Saturday morning we drove up to a little town to eat breakfast with friends.

Isa ordered the Mini Mother Load Pancake. Not very mini..

Then we hiked around the park next door. Great way to start a weekend!The Gazebo was built in 1888 and was only accessible by boat until the bridge was built in the late '90's. I couldn't help but wonder how many proposal's and first kisses?

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

We had a craft gathering at my house recently...paper, modge podge, laughs and food. I served this coffee cake and promised to post the recipe. Enjoy!

Sour Cream Coffee Cake by Jean Pare

1/2 c. butter or margarine ,softened
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. sour cream

1 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. finely chopped nuts (I use walnuts)
small handful of coconut (optional-did not put it in for the group, but usually do.)

Cream butter, sugar, and 1 egg together in a mixing bowl. Beat in second egg. Add soda and sour cream. Mix.

In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add to batter. Stir to mix. Put 1/2 batter in a greased 9x9 inch pan, (this recipe does double well if you want to make a 9x13 pan).

Stir brown sugar, cinnamon, nuts and coconut together. Sprinkle half over batter. Spoon second half of better here and there over the all.Sprinkle second half of cinnamon mixture over all. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Serve warm.

Thrift And Snow

This was my back porch yesterday. It looked the same this morning. Isn't it just September? I thought fall brought colored leaves and cooler days. Hopefully it still will.

So, I have had some luck with thrift stores of late. So, I thought I would take a photo wearing what I actually found .....
Here's me in my vintage goodies (except shoes..though thrift )in front of my weeds and tree looking attempting to look sassy.
Here's me looking a little grumpy.
Here is my vintage wool coat that I love. I bought it for a dollar from an old folks home thrift store I volunteered at recently with my church. They were going to give it to Salvation Army but it came home with me instead.
Buttons...love them.
If you want to see a blog with a girl who takes adorable pictures in her vintage goodies peek in on this one. She's still young enough to wear cute knee socks with her dresses. *sigh*

If...

If I was one of those really great bloggers that actually blogged on a regular basis and didn't just think about it.....I would of blogged about:
* Surviving the first few weeks of homework with three second graders.....barely. The biggest transition yet from Montessori education.

* This book: I really like it and her blog is great to.

*My baby sister having her first baby and not being there for it. I didn't get to give beautiful Zane a kiss his first day in the world.

* The trampoline. In Az almost everyone had pools (except us) so we were not the hang out house in the summer and putting in a pool was not an option. Here everyone has a trampoline, we can handle that and afford it especially one from craigslist. So now everyone is a liability at my house instead of theirs. Hmmm....

* How beautiful it is here.
We recently hiked up to these falls. The kids had a great time, of course my camera battery died(hate that) so this is the one and only photo.