Last Tuesday we went to Vancouver Island for the day. Yes, folks. A day trip! Our goal was to visit Goats on the Roof in Coombs, and to pay a much needed visit to the Pie Guy by Englishman River Falls.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Island Trip Part 1
Last Tuesday we went to Vancouver Island for the day. Yes, folks. A day trip! Our goal was to visit Goats on the Roof in Coombs, and to pay a much needed visit to the Pie Guy by Englishman River Falls.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Dang you Ikea!
Merely sitting on your items causes them to break as we found out at 11:30 one evening. After realizing that there was no way to repair the bed frame as it was, we took it apart and slept on the mattress on the floor. The upside is that Ikea comes apart quickly (yah allen wrench!) We were all set to go to Ikea and complain (since we only wanted replacement parts and NOT a new bed), when Dan noticed a second set of holes for the screws to go into a few inches above the first set. A few minutes later, we were back in
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Well Loved
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Kilt Boy
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Flooding
It ain't as bad as those living in the Philippines, but its bad enough. One night last week, I thought I heard Micah moving a bunch in his play yard. But when I went to look at him, he was still as a board and the sound was still there. I ignored it and went to the bathroom. Dan was talking to me and noticed a random wet spot on the carpet. Nothing dripping from the ceiling....but it was dripping from the pocket door's rail. Oh my! Its 11pm and a bit late to make a call to the landlord. But a drop of water is falling every 3-4 seconds. That will be a lot of water in the morning! Needless to say, we made the call. He came out. Cut a hole in ceiling. No water source. Another hole. Found the source. Coming from the drain upstairs. The boys upstairs had a shower about 2 hours ago. Call upstairs. They say that the faucet came off the tub and were going to call in the morning. Upstairs he goes, turns off water. Downstairs water stops. Two holes, a bucket and a large mess later and we get to go to bed. 12:30am. (Did I mention that we have a baby who still wakes up at night?) Monday its fixed. Had to wait with holey ceilings for a week to let boards dry out. Prevent mould. Crazy life we lead.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Just to make your mouth water....
Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies!!!!
Completely divine! In dough, fresh and frozen form. But really and truly are best straight out of the freezer.
Completely divine! In dough, fresh and frozen form. But really and truly are best straight out of the freezer.
Nutella-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
{makes 24}24 teaspoons Nutella
2 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (we used 1 cup)
Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Dollop on 24 teaspoons of Nutella. Freeze for at least 30 minutes.
In a large bowl of an electric mixer, use the paddle attachment to cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla.
Add the flour on low speed in three additions. Stir in the chocolate chips. Chill in the refrigerator for 15-30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Scoop the chilled dough 2" apart onto the cookie sheets with a 2 TBSP cookie scoop, or use a spoon. With your fingers, pull the cookie dough apart in the middle and place a frozen Nutella dollop inside. Cover with the remaining dough. {Between batches, place the Nutella back in the freezer.}
Bake the cookies for 12 minutes, until done, but still soft. Let sit on the cookie sheet for two minutes, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
(Courtesy of bakeat350.blogspot.ca)
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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