Golf is Dumb - Yeah I'll Go!

I don't like golf. It's not fun. I'm no good. You only get to talk to the three people on your team. I lose my ball, a lot. The only part that I slightly enjoy teeing off. I like using a tee and apparently that's the only time you're allowed. I hate all the hits after that, especially putting. Stupid. Anyway, accountants love to golf! Maybe you have to be good at math for this sport. I don't know. So, the accountants sign up for a lot of scrambles and I seem to get roped into them. I think they secretly think I'm fun:) Last Friday was a company golf scramble. I quit somewhere around hole 10, came back strong for 15 and stayed in the cart for 18. Who invented 18 holes?! You never want too much of a good thing, especially when it's not even that good:)

Taking some time to smell the roses, or mums:)





Golf injury. I hit myself in the leg with my club. It was painful and swelled up.

Sunday Rain Day

Help! We're being held hostage in our home. By the ugly, nasty, never-ending, RAIN!! I've cooked, cleaned, finished knitting a scarf, scrapbooked, arts and crafts, movies, baking...I even through in a facial. I'm SO ready to go back to work:)

This afternoon consisted of painting pumpkins and making hay stacks. Attaching a couple pics below, and the recipe, in case you've never made these delicious treats. I also snapped a pic of my latest attempt to get crap off my counters. It's just a metal bar that Cody attached to the wall, then I bought magnetic clips and stuck all the bills, school papers, calendar, etc...

Haystacks

1 1/2 cups - light corn syrup

1 1/2 cups - white sugar

3 cups - peanut butter

7 - 8 cups - rice krispies

Combine syrup and sugar in large pan. Bring mixture to a boil. Once boiling, remove from heat, add peanut butter. Once smooth, add rice krispies. Fold peanut butter mixture into rice krispies. Scoop individual balls onto wax paper and let set. I use a cookie scoop

Run, Sleep, Clean, Cook

The title describes my weekend. The run on Saturday morning was great. I finished is 33 minutes and ran, almost, the entire time. Something about 1500 people running with you pushes your motivation. Too bad they can't join me on every run:)

I was up at 6 for the run and started to crash around 1. Trevor had a b-day party, so Ty and I took some much needed naps. The rest of the evening was pretty chill. In between screaming at the Huskers on tv and knitting:) The knitting calms me during the game. Ha ha!

Sunday was filled with cleaning and cooking. I'm posting the links to the goodies I made:)

Chicken and Dumplings (I now know that a dumpling is a cross between a noodle and a biscuit. The boys loved it!):
http://eatathomecooks.com/2009/07/homemade-chicken-and-dumplings-its-easy-really.html

Candied Apples (none of us had ever had one of these. Very good!):
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/candied-apples-i/detail.aspx

Chocolate Chip Cookies (these have cornstarch in them, which apparently makes them very soft and chewy. They were good, if you like soft and chewy chocolate chips):
http://kelseysappleaday.blogspot.com/2011/08/best-ever-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies.html