brownies a la mode

This post is for all my fans on Facebook, they requested that I "blog" this.

Tonight after dinner the family wanted dessert and we didn't have anything. I wanted it to be easy 'cause I am not feeling very well today. So, I looked in my Bisquick cookbook and there was not a recipe for cake or brownies, so I invented a Bisquick brownie recipe, they loved it.

2 cups Bisquick
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 eggs
Oil and Water (I didn't measure these but together it was about 3/4 a cup)
mix and pour in a greased 13X9 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Hope you Enjoy!!

It was really good with a scope of vanilla ice cream.


Charlie wanted more when I got it out to take a picture.

Beach bound

This Saturday we will be leaving for the beach. We will be going with my in-laws, who invite us to go every year. I was determined that I was not going to do everything the night before like I usually do, so I started yesterday. Lindy and I drove to Sam's Club yesterday to get a few things that we would need. We got some snack foods to bring (fruit roll ups, honey buns, bottles of juice, things I don;t usually buy) Today I have been tackling laundry so that it is all done before we leave (is it ever all done?). I have packed Clara's bag, and towels too. I plan on getting Lindy's bag packed today and continuing with the laundry. I want to have everything ready to put in the car without the last minute running around looking for shoes and did you bring this and I forgot that routine that we usually do. I have a ball game on Wednesday, play date on Thursday morning, and Girls night out on Friday night so hopefully things get done the way I want them to.

A picture (because what is a blog post without a picture)
Clara on July 4th, her 6th birthday with a sparkler.

Happy Birthday Clara

Today my baby turned 6! She was born at 4:08 am on July 4 2003. I love her so much and I am proud of the young lady she is becoming. I look forward to the next year and all the things that she will teach me. Please watch the video that I made of her, all of the pictures have been taken in the last year. Enjoy!

fixing my mistake

The other day, the kids and I set out to make some really awesome tie die shirts. We got white t-shirts, washed them and twisted them and put rubber bands on them. We went to the store and got red and blue die, these were going to be our shirts for the 4th of July, we died them and rinsed them. We were prepared for the awesomeness, and what we ended up with was pinkish purple shirts, a lot of them. (no I did not take a picture of them, I cried and forgot, rather I wanted to forget the shirts). They sat there in their ugliness for a few days until I had an idea how to fix them. Bleach! That is the answer to fixing them. Today Lindy and I set out on a mission to fix the mess I made. I filled a spray bottle with bleach and water, twirled the shirts and sprayed, hoping that they would look a little bit better in the end. To our surprise, they are awesome, not red, white and blue like we wanted in the first place, but we are all happy. Side note, I did manage to save Will's shirt and it turned out really well, it looks like what the others should look like.

Will's shirt, and Will's shirt up close.


Our shirts, after I fixed them.

Turtle

Since some people were not aware, I am posting about our newest pet. We have had it for about 3 months now. It is the easiest pet to take care of and Charlie loves to feed it. Meet our nameless turtle (we were going to name it Tuck or Rosie but the girls never could agree).