Shopping

Hey all. I recently got home from taking my mother grocery shopping. I think that it is the highlight of her week. I usually take other places as well, like the bank, the drug store, whereever she wants. Since she is up there in age she no longer drives. I seem to be the assigned child to do the weekly grocery trip. it is nice to know though that she enjoys it so much.

Math Tutor

Hey all. I was on the internet this afternoon and I came across a great site that reminds me of my son and all that they did for him so I wanted to pass it on to you as well.
Math Tutors is a site that helps children ages four through fourteen that are struggling in the area of math in school. This situation was once my son. He was almost failing math and I was not sure just what to do for him. Well we got him involved in this program and his grades went up to a solid B in a short amount of time. Through this programand hard work on my son's part he is now doing so much better in school. I urge you to check out this site if you have a child struggling in school. They really can help.
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Pizza

Hey all. We had pizza for dinner this evening, so no cooking for me. It was way too hot anyway. So here is a great recipe thatI found and I look forward to trying out when the weather gets cooler. Let me know what you think.
APPLE COBBLER

2 1/2 pounds Granny Smith apples
2 pounds Fuji apples
1 1/2 pounds Gala apples
3 cups granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks (6-ounces) chilled unsalted butter, plus softened butter for baking dish
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 (6-ounce) package sweetened, dried cranberries
1 large egg
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (6-ounce) package sliced almonds

Note: You will need approximately 8 to 10 apples total.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and butter a 9 by 13-inch baking dish.

Peel and core the apples and cut them into 1/4 to 1/2-inch dice. Try to get the apples pieces as uniform as possible to ensure even baking in the cobbler. Combine the apples with 1 cup of the sugar in a large bowl. Cover and set in the refrigerator while preparing the cobbler topping. The sugar will draw out some of the moisture in the apples, so the filling will be nice and thick.

Combine the remaining sugar with the flour and salt in a medium size bowl. Set aside 1/2 cup of the sugar and flour mixture to coat the apples. Cut the chilled butter into small pieces and work into the sugar/flour mixture using a pastry cutter, a fork, or your fingers until it forms a coarse meal.

Drain the sugar syrup from the apples and set aside. Combine the apples with the reserved flour and sugar mixture. Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon zest, and sweetened dried cranberries to the apples and stir well to evenly distribute all the flavors. Pour into the buttered baking dish.

Lightly beat the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and slowly drizzle it into the flour mixture. Don't worry if it seems a little dry at first. Continue to stir the mixture until the flour is completely absorbed into the egg. (You might want to get your hands into it and use your fingers to finish.) Take a small bit of the topping and roll it into a 1-inch ball. Gently flatten the ball into a disk and place it on top of the apple mixture in the baking dish. Repeat with the remaining topping, slightly overlapping the disks.

Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until the juices are bubbling and the topping is a light golden brown. Let the cobbler rest for 10 to 15 minutes before serving. While the cobbler is sitting, coat the almonds with the reserved sugar syrup. Drain off the excess syrup and place the almonds on a buttered parchment lined baking sheet. Roast until the almonds are golden brown, approximately 5 to 10 minutes. Scatter them over the cobble

Wizetrade

Hey all. I was on the internet this afternoon and I came across agreat site for all of you interested inthe stock market, so I wanted to pass it on to you all to check out as well.
The Wizetrade Blog is a new stock market blog also dealing with securities. When you check out the blog, you will see that they have awesome videos and pictures that deal with their product along with the securities and stock market world. According to the site this trading software program and stock research tool is used to conduct both stock market analysis then also chart potential entry and exit signals on any stock symbol. For those of you that are interested in the stock market this is the blog site you will want to check out tolearn everything that you need to be kept up to date on.

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Storms

WOW. Last night about 1 AM we had some wicked storms come through our area. They knocked the power out and lots of wind was associated with it. Lucky for us, we felt no real damage. I heard on the news this morning that areas just north of us had some wind damage though. Oh, our power was back on in about 3 hours, but a grocery store not more than one half mile from our house was still with out power at 9 AM. I think they were concerned about all their frozen foods as well. Hope that all is well witht hem as I love to shop there.

Reading Tutor

Hey all. I was on the internet this morning and I came across a great site that reminds me of all the good this site did for my son, so I wanted to pass it on to you all.
Reading Tutors is a site that assiste children ages four through fourteen that are struggling in reading. This was my son about two years ago. He was failing reading in school and witht e assistance of this program and hard work on his part, he is now a solid B student. More than that though, his self confidence has sky rocketed. This program gave him the confidence that he so needed and now that he has gained that, he is actually assisting fellow class mates that are having a tough time in reading.
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Dinner

Hey all. The whole family is getting together for dinner this evening. It is my daughter's second anniversary and she and her husband are in for the day so we decided to have a get together. We are having a good old fashioned cook out as it is so hot here. My son is making the hot dogs and burgers and i am supplying all the salads and fruits. I try to keep it as healthy as possible. I must say that I can not believe it was two years ago that thye were married. How time flies.