38 weeks and green beans

What do a bunch of bush beans and being 38wks pregnant have in common?

Um, absolutely nothing. I just would not recommend spending a half hour hunched over picking them while you're that pregnant. Not so fun. I doubt that Mason enjoyed being squished that much either. Note to self: next year, do pole beans exclusively.

On a different note, Allison had to go and post this recipe on her blog the other day which I have now made twice and eaten way too many of. The good side of it though was that along with the recipe she also posted the great news that she is having a baby! Woohoo! :)

So, if you have a metabolism like a cheetah and can eat whatever you want, whenever you want, I'd suggest getting on this cookie recipe pronto. For all of you others, you may want to be a little more conservative. The cookies are so good that it's hard to eat just one.....or two......or three.....

Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 large egg
1/4 cup molasses
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. In a shallow bowl, place 1/2 cup sugar; set aside.
2.With an electric mixer, beat butter and remaining cup of sugar until combined. Beat in egg and then molasses until combined. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in dry ingredients, just until a dough forms.
3.Pinch off and roll dough into balls, each equal to 1 tablespoon. Roll balls in reserved sugar to coat.
4.Arrange balls on baking sheets, about 3 inches apart. Bake, one sheet at a time, until edges of cookies are just firm, 10 to 15 minutes (cookies can be baked two sheets at a time, but they will not crackle uniformly). Cool 1 minute on baking sheets; transfer to racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container up to 4 days.

good, better and best

Finally! Our hens that were born this February just started laying eggs! I was hoping they'd start this Aug/Sept but I guess they're "late bloomeers." Anyway, we haven't had chicks in so long that I forgot how small their first eggs are.

Here's a shot of (from left to right) one of the babies eggs, one of our "normal" eggs and then an egg from a local dairy that raises Red Sexlinks. Um, those eggs are huge!

And here's how my kids feel about all this silly chicken/egg talk!

Pattern Winners!

Well, little 'ol Random.org chose 2 numbers for me this morning......#34 and #42 (in that order.) So, that means that the winners are..........

"Deb said...
Oh I love any of the Green Fairy quilt patterns, but the other one is beautiful, too. I'd love to win one!"
and
"FabricsNQuilts said...
I love that 2nd pattern!"

Isn't that weird how that worked out? It must have been meant to be! Congrats Deb! If you can send me your info I'll get you the Green Fairy Quilts Pattern!
Congrats Shannon! Get me your info too and I'll send you the Schinbbles pattern! :)
Thanks to everyone else who entered. I'll have another giveaway before the end of the year so make sure that you check back in!

finds.....kid style

I bought this for my children the other day and today in the mail- there it was! Both of my little ones love it and I have to say that I am SUPER impressed with Margaret's work. These things are perfect!! She has done an amazing job crafting them!

Now I only wish she did an extensive line of felt food because I would buy her out! :) Here's her shop link to view other items.

Here's the next item I'm lusting over...

I'm hoping to buy the kids a wooden kitchen for their Christmas present and this toaster would compliment it perfectly!

don't forget!

The pattern giveaway on my blog ends tonight! Make sure you've entered for your chance to win one of the fabulous quilt patterns!