tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365457532012-01-26T11:37:07.542-05:00Made with LoveKim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125blogspot/BYHrdhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-72950319427504010272012-01-26T11:35:00.001-05:002012-01-26T11:37:07.554-05:002012-01-26T11:37:07.554-05:00warm and comfy winter berry crispOh Yummy Goodness!
I made this Winter Berry Crisp the other day for dessert and it was awesome, especially warm out of the oven with vanilla ice cream on top.
I had frozen cranberries, fresh blueberries, and frozen mulberries (from our trees in the backyard from last summer), so I mixed them gently in a bowl with some powdered sugar, tossed them in a pan (sprayed with Pam), and mixed up a basicKim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-25009380882204314432012-01-20T14:59:00.004-05:002012-01-20T15:04:04.276-05:002012-01-20T15:04:04.276-05:00Project #1 - 12 in '12Project #1 - I described it a little here.
Basically, I am taking down all the curtains in the house, washing them, dusting the curtain rods, dusting all the ceiling fans, and re-hanging all the curtains after ironing them. Whew - what a lot of dust and cobwebs build up after a few years. I usually wipe the ceiling fans every 6 months or so, but I've never done the curtains, so it was Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-24305169032867486502012-01-20T14:53:00.002-05:002012-01-20T14:57:26.407-05:002012-01-20T14:57:26.407-05:00Notice anything different?Notice anything different here? New colors, new banner!! Can you tell I'm looking forward to spring? I think the colors I used before were a little more fall-ish, so I wanted to make a little change.
I use the phrase 'Made with Love' a lot to describe my cooking and baking - I put my positive energy and love into everything I make and I think that it makes food taste better. If you cook Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-30058015877212753142012-01-10T10:44:00.000-05:002012-01-10T10:44:27.480-05:002012-01-10T10:44:27.480-05:00Book #1 (12 in '12)OK, the first book I am reading for 2012 is Horses Never Lie About Love, by Jana Harris... I haven't gotten very far yet, but it's great so far! I'll keep you posted.Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-91005784407279004022012-01-05T10:41:00.002-05:002012-01-09T15:33:47.210-05:002012-01-09T15:33:47.210-05:00highlights from 2011Things we remember about 2011
Spring Break trip for Jordan and I to Gatlinburg, quick 3 days
J hitting her head on light post in Gatlinburg
TGI Fridays in the rain
Salad bar at the grocery store (eating picnic lunch at Cades Cove)
J fainted at Civil War Day
J started swim team in April
First swim meet in October
Yellowstone trip
Buffalo
Furry hat
Yellow cabin at lake
Old Faithful
Dale Hollow (Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-69971596850215407182012-01-03T12:50:00.000-05:002012-01-03T12:50:40.101-05:002012-01-03T12:50:40.101-05:006 days off - wowSome things I learned in the last 6 days (lucky me, I was able to have 6 straight days off this past week):
A body at rest, stays at rest - a body in motion, stays in motion
Routine and structure is good for me, sleep is good for me - but both in moderation.
Friday and Saturday were 50 degrees - YEA!!! Then, boom, Sunday (2012) blew in with fierce arctic air - BOO!!!
9:30am is too late to sleepKim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-50837640728480278052011-12-30T09:31:00.003-05:002012-01-09T15:35:28.191-05:002012-01-09T15:35:28.191-05:00closing out 2011, hello 2012Wow, I can't believe it's been just over a month since I last posted anything. I guess December was busy! It's been a good season from Thanksgiving to Christmas - lots of homemade food - lasagna, salad, cheeseball, peppermint bark (very addictive stuff, I add pretzels to mine, so it's salty/sweet), chocolate oatmeal bars, caramels, peanut brittle, buckeyes, and more...
The company was good too.Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-66556364741976233192011-11-28T09:11:00.002-05:002012-01-09T15:36:19.283-05:002012-01-09T15:36:19.283-05:00recap - turkey, campfires, and a trifleWell, Happy Thanksgiving! I know, I am a little late with the turkey-day wishes, but I do subscribe to the idea that one should be thankful every day of the year, and not just especially thankful on the 4th Thursday of November.
Thanksgiving was good - lots of good food, including this awesome trifle!
And, it was even pretty healthy! Sugar-free white chocolate pudding folded into Cool Whip, Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-78105814845719046672011-11-14T13:30:00.003-05:002012-01-10T10:40:44.853-05:002012-01-10T10:40:44.853-05:00pumpkins, swim meets, and garlicOK, so what do pumpkins, swim meets, and garlic have in common? Not much really, it was just what I was thinking of.
Pumpkins: I did roast my 2 pie pumpkins last week in the oven. It was very easy to do and I ended up with quite a nice amount of pumpkin puree. It does take some time though, but it's a nice feeling to know that these were 'real' pumpkins, instead of canned pumpkins. I also Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-81689525305422405422011-11-02T13:55:00.000-05:002011-11-02T13:55:43.659-05:002011-11-02T13:55:43.659-05:00pumpkinsI may be trying my hand at roasting some pumpkins tomorrow night (when I know I'll have a little time after work). I found a great article/tutorial on how to roast pumpkins at Elana's Pantry. It seems pretty simple.
And, remember these guys?
They don't know it yet, but I'm going to try to roast a couple of them too and see how they compare to orange pumpkins - texture, taste, etc... I'm Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-13498833354354452662011-11-01T09:16:00.001-05:002012-01-09T15:35:43.348-05:002012-01-09T15:35:43.348-05:00HalloweenFun time trick-or-treating last night, even though it got super-chilly once the sun went down.
Now, it's November 1! 53 days, 14 hours until Christmas! :)
peace.Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-75584656663030446952011-10-31T13:45:00.002-05:002012-01-10T10:41:12.108-05:002012-01-10T10:41:12.108-05:006th grade, Halloween, and moreJordan is looking so grown up! 6th grade pictures just came back the other day, plus we just got report cards for the first quarter - 2 A's, 1 B, 1 C, and 1 D.
And, it's Halloween tonight. Why is it 6-8pm? It will be dark at 7:20pm. I'm not sure I understand that - couldn't they make it 5-7pm? Also, I don't remember having a designated trick-or-treat time when I was a kid. We have lots of Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-63423505775175865642011-10-28T13:27:00.000-05:002011-10-28T13:27:39.754-05:002011-10-28T13:27:39.754-05:00TGI Friday!Well, it's been another busy week for this working mom - work is busy, lots of projects underway right now and home is busy, swim practice, exercise, laundry, dinner, dishes, dogs, husband, daughter, fish... Somehow, I've made some headway at work, even after feeling stuck and procrastinating for much of Monday. I even managed to make mini-quiches (which are delicious) on Monday evening for Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-81699817664521386182011-10-26T14:40:00.000-05:002011-10-26T14:40:31.485-05:002011-10-26T14:40:31.485-05:00wordless wednesayI don't think I've ever done a Wordless Wednesday, but it's definitely a cool idea. Love this pic of J from our Yellowstone trip (which suddenly seems a very long time ago).
Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-79415533975610652002011-10-24T09:31:00.004-05:002012-01-10T10:41:27.707-05:002012-01-10T10:41:27.707-05:00Coffman Halloween InvitationalCan I do video on here?
Oh yes, it looks like I can! Yahoo! This is a video of Jordan swimming a 50 free at the Coffman Y Halloween Invitational yesterday. She didn't feel very good (went to the doctor on Friday, amoxicillin, etc) and didn't swim her events on Saturday, but she did go ahead and swim 2 events on Sunday.
Way to go Jordan!
peace.Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-23570834182022399582011-10-18T13:41:00.001-05:002011-10-26T14:43:22.924-05:002011-10-26T14:43:22.924-05:00wheat weight?Have you heard about the new book, Wheat Belly?
I just checked out the audio book from the library yesterday, and I think I am the very first one to get it. It's a brand new book by William Davis, MD and it talks about the wheat that we are eating today, how different it is from the wheat of the early 1900's, and some of the differences between the people of the 1950's (slender, low rates of Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-43410729615259677752011-10-17T08:45:00.004-05:002012-01-10T10:41:40.382-05:002012-01-10T10:41:40.382-05:00One Proud Mama!Jordan had her first swim meet this past weekend and I couldn't be more proud of her. She did great - even placing 13th out of 34 swimmers in the 50 Breast! Plus, she was chosen by the coaches to swim the Breast-leg of the medley relay - and her team won their heat!
This was our first swim meet and everything was a little new to us. What do we do? Why do we have to be there at 7am, in the Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-80938875264547160072011-10-13T19:11:00.001-05:002011-10-28T13:29:59.087-05:002011-10-28T13:29:59.087-05:00Thoughts for ThursdayWell, today (and yesterday evening) has been an interesting bit of time, some interesting revealing from God, and a bit of cleansing... Let me explain a little. Over the past year or so, I have begun following really cool blogs like Money Saving Mom, Passionate Homemaking, and just recently started looking at the Morris Tribe and the Pioneer Woman. Maybe I shouldn't name names. I do admire Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-16455600753101248232011-10-12T09:51:00.000-05:002011-10-28T13:29:59.087-05:002011-10-28T13:29:59.087-05:00100% vs. 5%When we were on vacation, we got into a funny habit of having orange juice with our breakfasts. Not every single day, but enough so that we were kind of hooked on that sweet orange-y taste.
We've been back from vacation for just about a month and I have bought regular orange juice at the grocery a few times now. This morning we had just a wee bit left in the gallon jug of OJ (not Simpson), soKim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-31647366921599034472011-10-11T12:54:00.000-05:002011-10-28T13:29:59.088-05:002011-10-28T13:29:59.088-05:00TuesdayI downloaded my pics from the Hill Climbs this morning - pretty awesome!
Some other random notes:When we got home from swim practice last night, I took some time and made homemade bagel twists (covered in cinnamon and sugar) and bagels (topped with garlic and parmesan cheese). These all came out wonderful, even though it was close to 9pm by the time I finished. The cinnamon sugar twists are a Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-12861546014711907102011-10-10T09:46:00.000-05:002011-10-28T13:29:59.089-05:002011-10-28T13:29:59.089-05:00MondayPosting again this morning - that makes 5 days in a row! Wow!
Went to the Hill Climbs yesterday, very awesome weather. I will be downloading my pictures probably tonight and then posting pictures to Shutterfly... Lots of motorcycles, tattoos, beer in gallon milk jugs, dirt bikes racing up a BIG hill, parachuting American flag, Star Spangled Banner with an unfortunate coughing spell in the Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-69233146421439158662011-10-09T14:18:00.002-05:002012-01-09T15:34:22.788-05:002012-01-09T15:34:22.788-05:00Hill ClimbsJust a pic or two of the Hill Climbs from last year (2010)...
It's quite fun. And the weather is going to be great. I'll post 2011 pics in the next day or so.Happy Sunday!Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-26112962978568870472011-10-08T14:08:00.001-05:002011-10-28T13:29:59.089-05:002011-10-28T13:29:59.089-05:00SaturdaySo, I got my haircut the other day! First time that I have actually gone to a salon and paid someone to cut my hair in at least 4-5 years. It was great - I even colored it when I got home, so it was a cut AND color day. I just didn't want to pay the extra $$ for a salon color, but I may do that in the future. It really gave me a boost in how I felt. I had been doing the ponytail thing for Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-21523935299958318812011-10-07T14:07:00.000-05:002011-10-28T13:35:38.289-05:002011-10-28T13:35:38.289-05:00FridayToday is Friday and it is beautiful outside! Very sunny and a warm 78-80 degrees. Jordan has swim practice tonight and the homecoming football game is this evening also. Swim practice tomorrow and then tomorrow afternoon, I think we'll be hunting for pumpkins and decorating for Halloween.
These were our pumpkins last year! I'll have to post some pics of this year's designs. Jordan even Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36545753.post-77968598600413166082011-10-06T10:41:00.000-05:002011-10-28T13:29:59.090-05:002011-10-28T13:29:59.090-05:00NaBloPoMo - OctoberNaBloPoMo - I think that means National Blog Posting Month, which is October and which I am already 6 days behind. I'll double-up and make up for it...maybe. :)
But I am posting today, although I don't have as much time to write as I might like.
I heard that Steve Jobs passed away. It seems mysterious, his step down from the company just a month or two ago, and then suddenly this announcement Kim Philpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231682833985055598noreply@blogger.com0