My Lifesaver

This morning I was making pancakes. I easily get distracted when I'm making breakfast because our balcony is right off the kitchen. So, sometimes I get half way thru making something and then step outside for a moment for whatever reason. Well, today I got all the way thru making the pancake batter and even had one out that Nolan was eating, plus one in the pan before I stepped outside. As I closed the sliding glass door I heard a "CLICK." I thought, oh that would sure be funny if I just locked myself out on the balcony with a pancake in a hot pan. But, I continued with what I was doing outside before I checked to see if this was true. Well, it was. I stopped for a moment to think of what my options were. I knew it would have to be fast since I had a pancake cooking and I couldn't bear the thought of burning it! I thought, I could jump off the balcony and run to the front door and get in the house in time to save the pancake. I thought this would be the quickest escape, but since I was a good 10-15 feet up, I thought I could possibly break my leg or some other bone and that would just add to the never ending doctor bills we receive each month, between adam and my surgeries. No, that was definitely not an option! Luckily I had my cell phone in my pocket and called Adam. He was able to leave immediately, but I knew that even if he floored it (which I found out later he did) it would still take about 2-3 minutes to get home. By then the pancake would surely be burnt! Than, I peeked in at Nolan. He started laughing at me! I said, "Nolan, can you unlock the door for mommy." He said something to the effect of, "Let me finish my pancake first." I said, "Nolan, mommy is locked out, can you push that black hook thing down." Finally, he got out of his chair and pushed it down! Yay! Oops, I guess that was to lock me out. The black hook thing was about 3/4 down, so I guess all the way down was completely locked. Nolan started heading back to his breakfast and I said, "Wait, Nolan, can you push it up now?" So, he did and I quickly opened the door to save my pancake! Nolan said, "Mommy, am I your lifesaver?" Well, I guess I should explain. Sometimes when we're using the bathroom downstairs, we frequently run out of toilet paper. One time, I talked Nolan into going upstairs to where the toilet paper was and to bring me down some. He did, and I said, "Thanks Nolan, you're my lifesaver." So, since then, when he gets me out of a pickle, he'll ask, "Am I your lifesaver?"

Quick Rolls

Yeast and I DON'T mix! I don't know what it is, I just can't get that stuff to work! I finally went to an enrichment night where Bonnie Abel gave us her dough recipe! I LOVE IT! It's anything but healthy, but you can always make it healthier! She uses it for bread, rolls, cinnamon rolls, pizza crust, scones, etc. This recipe makes A LOT of dough!

Quick Rolls:
3 1/2 C Warm Water
3/4 C Sugar (granulated)
1 C Oil
6 T Yeast
Mix--Let Stand 15 min.
Add to the Above:
1 T Salt
3 Eggs
10 1/2 C Flour
Mix til smooth Knead 1-5 min

Divide into balls, roll out cut into triangles, roll
out in rectangle, spread with butter, sprinkle
cinnamon & sugar, raisins, nuts, etc.
Roll up & cut for cinnamon rolls.
Put on trays, in pans. Let Rise 10 min.
Bake in oven 425 for 10-15 min.
Remove. Cool slightly. Move to rack, butter or
frost. Eat!

Scars

Yesterday Nolan fell and skinned his knee on the pavement. This morning he was telling Daddy how his knee still hurt and than asked, "Daddy does your knee still hurt?" Adam told him that it doesn't but that he still has scars on his knee. Nolan looked at Daddy's knee for a second and than said, "No you don't." I immediately knew why my boy said that. One of Nolan's favorite movie's lately is, "The lion King." The mean lion's name is Scar. No, Daddy did NOT have scars on his knee! Eventually, Nolan understood that some words or names can mean more than one thing. He seemed to think it was funny that Daddy has scars on his knee, so now Nolan goes around with his pant leg up, saying, "I have scars on my knee!"

"I want to be a missionary now..."

Yesterday was Nolan's first week of Sunbeams! His Grandma Eddenfield got him a new church suit for Christmas that he wore. He looked so grownup! Well, in his class his teacher made crowns for each of the children that said, "I am a child of God" on them. Nolan was of course trying to put it on his teacher's head all during singing time. :) When Nolan got home he looked in the mirror at himself and said, "I look like a cute missionary!" He sure did!

Rise and Shine!

This morning Nolan woke up as energetic as usual. His parents weren't quite so quick to get out of bed though. Nolan was determined for us to wake up! He got me my glasses and slippers as usual than moved on to dad. He tugged and pulled for a while and finally plopped down and said, "It's no use!" Adam and I started laughing. I'm not sure where he picked that phrase up, must be from a movie he's watched. I felt so bad that he gave up, I just had to get out of bed. So much for sleeping in!