The Picture Update I Promised. :D

Well, better late than never, I have heard it said. :) Sorry that it took so long. :D All I can say is that I have not as yet organized my life around my new job, school, and other activities. So... :sigh: PLEASE be patient with me. :)
Here is the update that I promised in early September, and I am going to add  an extra one to the end. :D

1st: After I babysat the I's I went home and helped clean up from my brother's 21st birthday. 

 

After that nothing much exciting happened that I can remember until the end of the month when we did the 2nd thing I am posting about - GAME NIGHT at the L's. :D 

 

3rd: Then, Sunday afternoon we went to a friend's house and my two youngest siblings played Ultimate. :D 

 

4th: Naomi's going away party at the B's house. 

 

5th: The evening that Maria and I spent with Sarah's younger sister, and my dear friend, Emma. :D 

 

6th: The CEF Good News Club training that my mother, sister, several friends and I went to. 

 

The sad 7th event: The official totaling of Mateo/Papa's truck. 

 

8th: The Going away party for Elizabeth and the FUN cake that I made. 

 

9th: Maria's Birthday of which I already posted a little about, and My parents FUN 35th Anniversary trip.  :D 

 

10th: My new job, my shirts, and a couple of my coworkers.

 

11th: The first day at Good News Club.

And 12th: Family friends from Ohio coming over to visit.

Well that is all for now.
Thank you for reading!!!
Till later.....

You may ask: "What have you been doing????"

Well according to my calender an update is LONG overdue on here. and I can come up with a LONG list of excuses of why I have not been posting. But I will not do that to all you poor souls. :D Instead I will tell you a LONG or maybe short list of what I have been doing and then later on I will post some pictures. :D

1st: After I babysat the I's I went home and helped clean up from my brothers 21st birthday. 

 

After that nothing much exciting happened that I can remember till the end of the month when we did the 2ed thing I will post about GAME NIGHT at the L's. :D 

 

The 3rd thing is the Sunday afternoon that went to a friends house and my two youngest siblings played frisbee. :D 

 

The 4th thing is Naomi's going away party at the B's house. 

 

5th comes the the evening that Maria spent with Sarah's youngest sister and my dear friend Emma. :D 

 

6th in line is the CEF Good News club training that my mother, sister, I and several friends went to. 

 

Then came a sad 7th, Totaling Mateo/Papa's truck. 

 

8th will be the Going away party for Elizabeth and the FUN cake that I made. 

 

9th is Maria's Birthday of which I already posted a little about, and My parents FUN 35th Anniversary trip.  :D 

 

10th is my new job and my shirts and coworkers.

And 11th is the first day at Good News Club.

Well I hope that is a LONG enough list for you. :) Now that you kind of know what I have been doing I will post a pictures update as soon as I get it all put together. :D
Till then....

15 years old

My baby sister turned 15 today. I am now starting to feel old. :sigh: Well I guess that is just how it is. We are none of us getting younger. :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY little sister!!!!!!

I GOT IT!!!!

I got a job this week. I am SO excited that I thought I would share it with you. :D

I am now a Library Clerk at our local library.

 I am only working part time but that is enough for me. :)

A Peanut Butter Fudge Pie Recipe

A couple of different people asked me for this recipe so I thought I would post it on my blog so that anyone that would like could make it. :)  I hope that you all enjoy it!!!!

Peanut Butter Fudge Pie!!!

You can skip making the crust and just use 2 pie crusts (preferably 8 inch deep dish)

Pie Crust:

Makes two pastries

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup shortening

5 to 6 tablespoons cold water

1. In a medium bowl with fork, lightly stir together flower and salt.

2. With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissor fashion, cut in shorting until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

3.  Sprinkle in cold water, a tablespoon at a time, mixing lightly with a fork after each addition until pastry just holds together.

4. A With hands, shape pastry into a ball. (If it is a hot day, wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate 30 minutes.)

5. For a 2 pie crusts, divide pastry into 2 pieces, and then gently shape each piece into a ball.

6. On lightly floured surface with lightly floured stockinette-covered rolling pin, roll into a 1/8 -inch-thick circle, 2 inches larger all around than pie plate.

7. Roll half of circle onto rolling pin; transfer pastry to pie plate and unroll, easing into bottom and side of plate.

I usually skip the rolling part and just press it into the pie plate. :)

Fudge Pie Filling:

¼ cup cocoa

¼ cup flour

1 cup sugar

 2 whole eggs 

 1 t. vanilla

1 stick butter

Combine cocoa & flour, add sugar. Add remaining ingredients and pour into 2 unbaked shells. (It will only fill the shell about half way, remember you are going to add Peanut butter filling on top.) Bake at 300F for 25 to 45 minutes or till it is dry and cracked on top and is not longer "jiggly". ( Sorry :( I can't remember how long I cooked it. Though I know that it was longer then 25 minutes.)

While pie is cooling make the:

Peanut Butter Pie Filling:

4 T. peanut butter

1 ½ cup milk

4 T. flour

¾ cup sugar

Pinch of salt

3 eggs –yokes separated

1 t. vanilla extract

1/3 stick butter

Melt Peanut butter and milk over low heat. Add 3 egg yokes. Mix flour, salt, and sugar together and add to peanut butter mixture and cook until thickened. Add vanilla and butter. Put  half on top of the each fudge pie. You could top with meringue or whipped topping but it might taste disgusting, :D The best thing to do is leave it plan and ENJOY!!!!!

Zach's Birthday and the 2 girls who stole my heart.

So I promised pictures of Zachary's birthday and though I know that most of you may not care about it, it is my blog so I will post them. :)
First a little history: When Zachary was almost 2 years old his mother (Karen) was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, and they said she only had months to live. At the time my sister was helping with the children (there were 5). Then a few months later I started to help taking care of them.When Zachary was 4 Karen died. About 1 1/2 to 2 years after Karen went home to be with her Lord, Darren her husband married Melissa. Melissa was a widow with 3 children. So began there lives together. So maybe you know now why Zachary is SO dear to me and that is why on his 9th Birthday I just HAD to throw him a small family party while he parents were out of town.
So here it is: Zachary's 9th Birthday. :) 
 For his birthday Zach asked me to make a couple of things. For breakfast my ninety-minute-cinnamon-rolls, and for dessert we made chocolate and peanut butter pie. Rachel was a GREAT helper in making the cinnamon rolls, the pie crust, and the chocolate part of the pie. And Zach helped with the peanut butter part.

My 2 helpers. :D

I am sorry to say that I forgot to take pictures of the cinnamon rolls. 

BUT I did get pictures of the pies. 

The pies.

Zach's birthday decor. 

Opening his gift from me, and also one from Annie.

His gifts from me (the pie and the striped bag) and the card that I made him.

And that is all for Zachary's birthday.

Now to the girls who stole my heart.

 Are they not the CUTEST?!!! They stole my heart and took it to Southeast Asia with them. I can't WAIT to see you girls!!!!

Till later....

Happy Birthday Zach!!!!

Happy 9th Birthday Zachary!!!!



While taking care of some of my friends 9 children their youngest son Zach turned 9. We had a small party. He will get a "real" birthday party when his parents are home. It was all fun. I will try to post more pictures soon.
 Till then....

Babysitter/Nanny

So this week I am Babysitting 7 of my friend Melissa's 9 children. Right now 4 of them are watching The Dick Van Dike show, and the other 3 are in bed. It is going to get quiet soon. :) YAY!!!! It is been a great week so far, with my sister and mother coming over for lunch today.

So this is my bedroom, the game/play room, the movie room, and the list could go on. :D
P.S. This is in the basement. :D

Now here are a few pictures of the children.

 

Zach and Annie doing school.

Zach's school tower.

Annie's school tower. 

Rachel reading in her parents room while Isabella is taking a nap.

Zach and Eli watching Mathew playing on my computer.

Eli showing me his new guitar.

Noah building an airplane.

The next 4 pictures are of Isabella eating a snack right before going to bed.

She looks JUST like her mother.

Isabella had just gotten up from her nap and decided that she needed her favorite person. (Rachel)

 So Isabella would not stay in the room with me alone without crying. and then she did.

 SO, I memorialize it. :D

 Well that is all for now. :D
I hope that you all have a great day!
Till later...

VBS Pictures

VBS went GREAT. :) The theme was Creations/Beginnings. Though we did not get as many children as we have in the past it was enough. Through all the week I had 18 students come, though not all in one day.  The most I had n one day was 17. Oh and a BIG thank you to my three helpers. I could not have done it without them all.

15 of my 18 5 and 6 year olds.

 There were 4 stations that we went to, Games, Crafts, Bible, and Snack. After that we all gathered and listened to the missions story.

 Games. Playing "Duck Duck Goose" because of bad weather.

Craft, Making crowns. 

Waiting patiently to go to snacks.

 Snacks.

Bible.

 And last but not least Missions.

 And to top the week off we had a program on Friday night for which I made a cake.

Guess what the theme for the cake is/was.....

Till later this is Lidia signing off. :D