Day 21 - A Recipe

This recipe is adapted from the from the Company's Coming Millennium Edition cookbook, and it is one of our favorites. The original recipe includes walnuts, however we like to include chocolate chips. Nora and Levi love these muffins!

Banana Graham Chocolate Chip Muffins
The ultimate tender muffin. Excellent.

All-purpose flour 3/4 cup
Graham cracker crumbs 1 cup
Brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup
Baking powder 1 tsp.
Baking soda 1 tsp.
Salt 1/4 tsp.

Large egg, fork-beaten 1
Cooking oil 1/4 tsp.
Mashed banana 1 cup
Chocolate chips 2/3 cup

Measure first 6 ingredients into large bowl. Stir together. Make a well in center.

Combine egg, cooking oil and banana in medium bowl. Beat to mix well. Turn into well of dry ingredients. Stir just to moisten. Stir in chocolate chips. Fill greased muffin cups almost full. Bake in 400 degree oven for about 15 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before removing to rack to cool. Makes 12 muffins.

Day 20 - A Hobby of Mine

I love crafts, and my latest hobby is creating hairclips. My goal is to be booked in at craft sales during every weekend in the fall. I will be selling hairclips, freestanding and wall hairclip holder boards, "I Spy Bags", dressy coats and dresses for girls, and children's full length sleeve art smocks.

Day 19 - A Talent of Mine

I love to sew! These are just a few of my favorites of the things I've sewn in the past few years. I'm currently working on a spring dressy coat for Nora and more dresses. I have sewn a few things for Levi, but it's so much more fun to make girly stuff!

Day 18 - My "Dream" Wedding

Since my wedding was almost 12 years ago, of course there are a few things I would do differently now. I would have a more relaxed atmosphere where I could actually have time to visit with all of my family and friends who took the time to come. And I would have LOTS of flowers everywhere!

But I would keep the Groom the same! :)

Day 17 - A Work of Art

Lois Olson painted this work of art as a wedding gift for Curtis and I. As most of you will recognise, it is a picture of Lewvan...including the house I grew up in. This is one of my most treasured material possessions.

Day 16- A Song That Makes Me Cry

Curtis played this song for me when Nora was a baby. It touched my heart then and it still touches me. I couldn't get it to embed in this post, so just click on the link to hear it.

"In My Daughter's Eyes" by Martina McBride

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2y6S8CwPJA

Day 15 - My Dream House

Well, we just bought our first house almost 2 years ago...and there are so many things about this house that I love.

But my "Dream House" would be updated...but not a modern or contemporary look. I like more classic character and special details. My dream house be a Victorian style with a wrap-around porch, a large and nicely landscaped yard with a gazebo, and a double car garage. It would have a large kitchen with an island, all the rooms would be a good size, but not over-sized, and would have a completely finished basement that doesn't feel like a basement, and has a large rec room. It would have a guest room, computer room and the largest room would be my craft room and have amazing storage and lighting. The master bedroom would have a large walk-in closet and an ensuite with a jacuzzi tub. And it would need to have nice windows in the living room...like a picture window or bay window. I love the sunshine coming in! It would have a completely fenced in yard, and a perfect location in town.

Here's a link to a site I found with a similar version of my dream house.
http://www.homeplans.com/plan-detail/HOMEPW02304/victorian-with-wrap-around-porch