Monday… stew with cornbread

Tuesday… hopefully leftover stew for matt and kids… I’ll be at FLO! I have to take a dessert… maybe these:

 

FESTIVE CARAMEL BARS
32-36 Individually wrapped caramels
2/3 C. Evaporated milk
1 C. Flour
1 C. Oats
1 C. Nuts (I used chopped pecans)
1/2 C. Brown Sugar
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/2 C. Melted Butter
1.5 C. M&Ms

1. Combine unwrapped caramels and milk in heavy saucepan.

Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally until caramels are melted.

2. Combine flour, oats, nuts, brown sugar, soda and salt in a bowl;

add melted butter, mixing until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Reserve 1 C. of mixture and press remaining mixture into bottom of

a greased 9X13. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

3. Sprinkle 1 C. M&M’s on partially baked crust. Pour caramel mixture

over M&Ms. Sprinkle reserved crumb mix and remaining 1/2 C. M&Ms

on top. Continue baking for 20-25 minutes.

4. Cool slightly and chill for 30 minutes. Cut into bars.

Wednesday… tuna on wheat toast (matt’s request)

Thursday… Baked chicken and dressing… baked pot. … carrots

Friday… taco soup

WEEK IN REVIEW

Week’s Weather  It’s cold! Well, not cold really but it was rainy and 60 ish.

Life lessons Trust God.

Favorite Meal(s) Turkey & dressing! Twice!

Treasured Moment(s)  

Simple Pleasures  Sleeping in (well, past 7 a.m.) on Saturday, Almond rocas!

Impacting News

    World

    National  Obama won presidency.

    Local

    Personal

Things I Read  Need to get a new book to read!

Movies We Watched   The Rock, The Holiday, Money Pit

Interesting Internet  yoville and scramble on fb! fun playing with stacy gail & sonya!

Places We Went  orthotist, dr. for emelia, school, church, mardels

Budget Savers/Busters  gas was 1.79 today!!!  cd and tshirt sell yesterday at mardels, all $7.99 got wow 2009!

Blessings  izzy’s school… (camilla, melanie, margaret & michelle); health & happiness! friends.

Challenges  Amanda’s sr. year!!! so expensive.

Accomplishments got izzy’s new afo’s.

Family Happenings  Emelia sick with strep throat and ear infections… Amanda sending app to OU…

Photos

(haven’t loaded them off my sd card yet)

Time for refection on this week’s favorites…

1.  Hanna Andersson clothes for Izzy!  They are so soft and comfy and wash so well! I heart them.  Gram Paula just ordered a few more new outfits for Izzy’s Christmas! Ssshh don’t tell!

2. Cell Phones… and coke? but not together! I dropped my phone into my drink yesterday on my way to take Iz to school.  It buzzed loudly for the first few hours (I took the battery out)… and then finally started working although I still can’t use the buttons for texting or calling.  Goodnews/badnews: eligible for upgrade 11/20.

3. Antibiotics & after hour clinics!

I took Emelia to the doctor last night.  She has strep throat and infection in both ears.  She’s home today taking her medicine and resting.

4.  Cheese & Crackers!

It’s a meal, it’s a snack, it’s a cheese cracker.

5.  Amazon dot com!  I’m already getting my Christmas shopping started and I really do love shopping online!

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