Let's Go Ride A Bike!

..And send it soaring!  

Hurrah Joshua!

My New Wedding Ring

New ring, Same wonderful husband

Bread Recipe

Here's the basic recipe:

3 Cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp yeast (regular)
1 tsp salt
1-2 Tb honey (or some kind of sweetner)*
1 3/4 Cup warm water.

Stir the dry ingredients together. Add honey. Add water. Stir until mixed and you have a moist, sticky dough. Dump into 9 x 5 loaf pan either greased or lined with parchment paper. Let rise and cover with cloth 40 min. (we live almost at sea level so adapt as you need to..) Bake at 400 F for 30 min. Remove from pan and cool.

Another option would be to use 2 Cups whole wheat flour and 1 cup Oats. I find this variation to be a bit drier so I add a little extra water to the dough.

*I've tried to omit the honey several times. When I do, I use 110 F water and let the bread rise a little longer. The end result is almost the same.

We LOVE this recipe. It's so chewy and moist. And SO EASY!
I hope you can enjoy this recipe as much as we have.

Oh, by the way, this is not my recipe, it was taken from the Forks over Knives Cookbook.

Milestone for Madelynn!

God gave me a great present this week and that is:


Madelynn potty trained herself. Yes, I believe it's official. She's been in undies for about six days with hardly any accidents. I'm so proud of her! And she did it all by herself!! Of course she needs help with the obvious things, but she initiated and was motivated. I am one surprised and relieved Mommy!

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