I am making these tonight. And, I'll be eating them tonight too. I got them from here.
Turtle Bars
2 cups flour
2 ½ c. brown sugar
1 ¾ c. butter, softened
2 c. pecans (chopped)
3 tbsp. corn syrup
2 c. chocolate chips.
Crust:
2 c. flour
1 c. brown sugar
3/4 c. butter softened
Mix all of above ingredients together then press into 9X13 pan. Sprinkle 2 c. chopped pecans on top and press them in a bit
Carmel:
1 c. butter
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
3 tbsp corn syrup
Bring to a boil and boil one minute. Pour over pecans. Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes. Take out of oven and sprinkle 2 c. milk chocolate chips all over. Let sit about 5 minutes and then spread softened chips to cover top.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Random Blathering
Today I feel like blathering on in a random fashion.
1. I love scrapbooking but don't have time or energy to actually do it. I go through phases where I have caught the scrapbooking bug and it is all I want to do. I am not in one of those right now. It seems like a bit of a chore to me right now. Clearly I am not feeling creative. I do have 2 projects I must get to though - 3 albums for my cousin and 1 baby album for my girlfriend to document her sweet Ruby's first year.
2. I've gone through a whole week of Max screaming at naptime. Screaming like he's being stabbed. This happens at naptime and at random times through out the night. He is consolable and just wants to cuddle and rock in the rocking chair. We've resorted to bringing him into bed just so he won't wake up his sisters. This has to stop. Actually today was the best day in one week - he only screamed for a half hour and then slept for 2 hours. Yay! He also woke up chatting like in the good ol' days instead of the screaming-like-he's-being-stabbed-scream.
3. Had a YUMM-O dinner out last night w/ my girls to celebrate Miss Nola's bday. We went here. Sweet Lady Gaga. It was so yummy. Burgers...good. Different, foodie kind of burgers...VERY GOOD! Us smart chicks came up with a brilliant plan - we all ordered a different burger and then cut them each in four and shared! So smart! So we got to try four very different burgers that we may never have ordered before. Now my friend listed them by how she ranked them in taste preference. I will do that too - Portobello, Lamb, Tiger Prawn and Bison. (The only different between our ranking order is the prawn and the bison.) The Bison was good, but it really just tasted like beef. The Tiger Prawn had a yummy Asian slaw, but the texture was maybe not my fave. I do recommend this place and I sure hope the four of us will go back and try four different burgers again! And the french fry appetizer was darn good too. Thanks girls...it was a much needed night out.
4. My kids go to my MIL's tonight. I must say that I love my children dearly, but I also enjoy the break and look forward to my Tuesday night alone and my Wednesday too. I kind of do a hop, skip and a jump after I shut the door and say good-bye!
5. I have been busy designing our main floor reno. Knocking out the kitchen to the living room and designing the cabinets, etc. We have decided against a big, monsterous reno be/c this isn't the house to spend all that money on but this size of reno will give us at least another 5 to 7 years here. I think! So I am designing it in order to get pricing so we can set a goal for the start date. My mind is saying one year (heart is saying tomorrow) but we'll see what the number comes in at. We'll price alot of it in the States and hopefully save a lot of money that way. Cannot wait!
EDITED...May 27/10
6. I went to a wine and chocolate tasting tonight with my Mom. It was her Mothers Day present. It took place here. It was good. Not maybe what I was expecting or hoping for, but good. Okay...my compliments first. Yummy chocolate, hand made on site via actual cocoa beans not like some other companies that order their chocolate and then "make" it, but from actual beans. Very rich, very "layered" and I came away with a new love for dark chocolate which I never liked before. Now my complaints. No ambience, very cold in the shop, just not a warm, welcoming kind of place where you feel comfy and relaxed at a wine and chocolate tasting. But, that said, a neat experience and fun to try something different with my Mom. Oh and before hand we had a dee-lish sushi dinner together, without interuption from small ones!
7. Two toe parties this weekend. Other than that...no plans.
8. I feel very blessed to have a small number of friends that I can talk to about very deep, personal stuff going on in my life. Things that God is doing in me. It is so nice to talk to them about it and get sound, Godly advice from them and for them to REALLY get it.
9. Both L and M got check-ups today and came out with a clean bill of health. I went in thinking one or both had pink eye after seeing both kids w/ very red, goopy eyes over the past fews days, but neither of them do. The persistent colds they've had over the last few months is simply be/c they are KIDS who wipe their noses, then stick their hands in their mouths and then touch their eyes. I look forward to the days when their immune systems are built up and they no longer get colds so often.
10. Off to bed. I leave you with a picture.
These two had to make faces for the camera before giving me a decent smile. Max didn't really get the concept, but here you can see his attempt at a goofy face!
1. I love scrapbooking but don't have time or energy to actually do it. I go through phases where I have caught the scrapbooking bug and it is all I want to do. I am not in one of those right now. It seems like a bit of a chore to me right now. Clearly I am not feeling creative. I do have 2 projects I must get to though - 3 albums for my cousin and 1 baby album for my girlfriend to document her sweet Ruby's first year.
2. I've gone through a whole week of Max screaming at naptime. Screaming like he's being stabbed. This happens at naptime and at random times through out the night. He is consolable and just wants to cuddle and rock in the rocking chair. We've resorted to bringing him into bed just so he won't wake up his sisters. This has to stop. Actually today was the best day in one week - he only screamed for a half hour and then slept for 2 hours. Yay! He also woke up chatting like in the good ol' days instead of the screaming-like-he's-being-stabbed-scream.
3. Had a YUMM-O dinner out last night w/ my girls to celebrate Miss Nola's bday. We went here. Sweet Lady Gaga. It was so yummy. Burgers...good. Different, foodie kind of burgers...VERY GOOD! Us smart chicks came up with a brilliant plan - we all ordered a different burger and then cut them each in four and shared! So smart! So we got to try four very different burgers that we may never have ordered before. Now my friend listed them by how she ranked them in taste preference. I will do that too - Portobello, Lamb, Tiger Prawn and Bison. (The only different between our ranking order is the prawn and the bison.) The Bison was good, but it really just tasted like beef. The Tiger Prawn had a yummy Asian slaw, but the texture was maybe not my fave. I do recommend this place and I sure hope the four of us will go back and try four different burgers again! And the french fry appetizer was darn good too. Thanks girls...it was a much needed night out.
4. My kids go to my MIL's tonight. I must say that I love my children dearly, but I also enjoy the break and look forward to my Tuesday night alone and my Wednesday too. I kind of do a hop, skip and a jump after I shut the door and say good-bye!
5. I have been busy designing our main floor reno. Knocking out the kitchen to the living room and designing the cabinets, etc. We have decided against a big, monsterous reno be/c this isn't the house to spend all that money on but this size of reno will give us at least another 5 to 7 years here. I think! So I am designing it in order to get pricing so we can set a goal for the start date. My mind is saying one year (heart is saying tomorrow) but we'll see what the number comes in at. We'll price alot of it in the States and hopefully save a lot of money that way. Cannot wait!
EDITED...May 27/10
6. I went to a wine and chocolate tasting tonight with my Mom. It was her Mothers Day present. It took place here. It was good. Not maybe what I was expecting or hoping for, but good. Okay...my compliments first. Yummy chocolate, hand made on site via actual cocoa beans not like some other companies that order their chocolate and then "make" it, but from actual beans. Very rich, very "layered" and I came away with a new love for dark chocolate which I never liked before. Now my complaints. No ambience, very cold in the shop, just not a warm, welcoming kind of place where you feel comfy and relaxed at a wine and chocolate tasting. But, that said, a neat experience and fun to try something different with my Mom. Oh and before hand we had a dee-lish sushi dinner together, without interuption from small ones!
7. Two toe parties this weekend. Other than that...no plans.
8. I feel very blessed to have a small number of friends that I can talk to about very deep, personal stuff going on in my life. Things that God is doing in me. It is so nice to talk to them about it and get sound, Godly advice from them and for them to REALLY get it.
9. Both L and M got check-ups today and came out with a clean bill of health. I went in thinking one or both had pink eye after seeing both kids w/ very red, goopy eyes over the past fews days, but neither of them do. The persistent colds they've had over the last few months is simply be/c they are KIDS who wipe their noses, then stick their hands in their mouths and then touch their eyes. I look forward to the days when their immune systems are built up and they no longer get colds so often.
10. Off to bed. I leave you with a picture.
These two had to make faces for the camera before giving me a decent smile. Max didn't really get the concept, but here you can see his attempt at a goofy face!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
He's Two!
My baby boy is two. My very last baby. He's gone from this...
To this.
It truly is bittersweet.
Here's a shot from his family party on Sunday. Poor third baby gets no theme and a store bought cake. On Saturday we'll have the "friends" party, which is more of an adult party with their kids in tow, appies and hopefully a home made cake! Hopefully! I figure the third kid is lucky to get a party at all!
Look how big he looks blowing out his #2 candle! Sigh. Heartbreaking.
To this.
It truly is bittersweet.
Here's a shot from his family party on Sunday. Poor third baby gets no theme and a store bought cake. On Saturday we'll have the "friends" party, which is more of an adult party with their kids in tow, appies and hopefully a home made cake! Hopefully! I figure the third kid is lucky to get a party at all!
Look how big he looks blowing out his #2 candle! Sigh. Heartbreaking.
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