Persimmons, 8 weeks, and Christmas cards!

So, my friend made me take a big bag of persimmons the other day....

I had no clue what to do with them. So, I did a little google search and decided to try making persimmon cookies! I used this recipe. They came out really good! almost taste like pumpkin cookies or something. If you have persimmons you should try them!

In other news, I am 8 weeks today! (from my best calculations.) Baby welch is about 1/2 an inch long! Baby Welch is no longer a mass of cells, but he's looking more and more like a miniature baby-to-be. His face is becoming more defined: eyelids have formed, his nose is beginning to protrude, and his upper lip is taking shape. Where there once were only stubs, fingers and toes are starting to develop from his arms and legs. His heart is beating quickly and strong inside his tiny body.

Oh, and my mom is coming for a couple days next week! she will be here for my first ultrasound appointment too! (that is on tuesday!) I am excited. She will be here on my two days off, so it will be nice to spend some time with her.

Happy friday everyone! I have the day off, and I am going to lunch with a friend, so I hope the morning sickness isn't bad!

I will leave you with our Christmas cards I sent out this year!

Speaking of Christmas cards, we have only gotten one in the mail so far. weird. usually we have a little collection started by now. =) Just a random thought.

Pumpkins!

So we went to the pumpkin patch today and picked up some pumpkins! The guys carved their pumpkins, and I roasted mine and made pumpkin pie! (from scratch!) I was so proud of myself! If came out really good! And it was my first time making a pumpkin pie. =)
We even took pictures!







Oh, and head on Over to Preppy Little Dress for a surprise giveaway!

Country Fried....

So today I had round steak on the menu for dinner, but I had no clue what to do with it, so I went online!
I found a recipe for country fried steak with gravy that looked good, so I decided to try it! I have never made country fried steak, and I have never made a homemade gravy of any kind! The recipe called for cube steak, but I thought it would be fine with round steak. it came out good! I didn't tenderize the meat, which would have made it a little better, but overall it was good for a first attempt.
But the best part? The gravy! I made some kick-ass gravy! I was so proud of myself. SO I had to share. =)
Looks yummy, huh? and so not healthy! haha


Here is the link for the recipe:
Click Here!

Flying By...

So this week is flying by. It is probably because I am working 40 hours, and have almost no time at home. I mean, when I am at home, it's doing dishes, doing laundry, cleaning, etc.
So it's Thursday. I started my Pharmacy Tech program on Monday, and I am already done with 5 lessons out of 27. It is slowly getting more and more difficult, and I have a huge respect for my mom and her nursing classes, especially Pharmacology... because learning the names of a bunch of different drugs is freakin hard! Especially when you can't pronounce them! haha. But so far, it is going good. On 5 exams, I have an average of 96%.
Oh yeah, today is :

Hosted by:Sandra!

I didn't really remember it, but I have a pork roast in the crock pot as I write this! Yumm... pulled pork! Remember this post?
So yeah... Thank goodness it is thursday... and tommorrow is friday, then it's the weekend! I am so ready for the weekend!
Until next time...

Rice Crispy treats and Shaved cats...

I have been craving Rice Crispy treats like nobody's business.... Tonight is the second time in 4 days that I have made a batch. The first one I finished in 2 days. And of course I am trying to lose weight... ahh.... Where is my self control when I need it!
Well, Today we didn't go snowboarding... we will go next weekend. I swear! I know we keep putting it off, but our time is ending, and soon the snow will melt... but they were having an event there today which probably would have meant more crowds.
Anyways. we gave the dog a bath, and she is nice and clean, then we took her to the dog park for a while, then went to petco to look at their fish, then went to petsmart to return something, and I got our money back for the last bath stella got that left her still dirty.
Then we came home, and shaved the cat. (Yeah, seriously) She was so full of knots and matted, that we really had no choice. It was definitely a chore. Josh held her down wearing welding gloves, and I wielded the shaver. She did pretty good, but would freak out every so often. Now we just need to cut her nails...
Here are some pictures or her shaved....


So now we are finishing another episode of House.. there is a marathon on, and as soon as it is over we are going to start The Darjeeling Limited.
Oh yeah... and I will eat more Rice Crispy Treats.

** Edit... We got through 15 mins of The Darjeeling limited and turned it off...

Side Note!

Oh my gosh, last night I made the best bbq ever! haha. Ok, well not the best, but at least the best I have ever made. lol.

I got the McCormick Slow Cooker BBQ pulled pork packet. (yeah, a packet, so what?) and put a pork roast in the crockpot (the ones you get in a three pack at costco are really good for this) Then I followed the directions, and it came out super good!

It was seriously delicious! Ask Josh, he loved it!

So yeah, if you are craving good BBQ, go to the grocery store and get a packet of McCormicks! haha

Best Carrot Cake EVER!

So, I recently became completely addicted to This Blog. And she posted a recipe for a Carrot Cake a few weeks ago. I made it this weekend... It was AMAZING! Thought I would share. For the full illustrated instructions, Go Here...

Otherwise, Enjoy!

Sigrid’s Carrot Cake

Cake:
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups grated carrots

Mix sugar, oil, and eggs. Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon. Add to first mixture and combine. Add carrots and mix well. Pour into a greased and floured (or Baker’s Joyed) pan (Bundt, sheet cake, 9 x 13 Pyrex) and bake at 350 until done, 25 to 50 minutes, depending on the pan you use. Cool completely.

Icing:
1 stick (1/4 pound) regular butter, softened
1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese
1 pound powdered sugar
1 cup pecans, chopped finely
2 teaspoons vanilla

In large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese. Add sugar and vanilla and blend, then mix in the nuts. Spread on cooled carrot cake.

Eat. Faint. Repeat as needed.