Got One...

Last night I was able to shoot my first antelope. Sorry, I didn't take any pictures, but I was really happy to get it down with the first shoot at about 300 yards. 

A Delightful Harvest Dinner

Monday night after finishing all the cleaning up from the Harvest dinner we realized that we forgot to take the camera and take some pictures. Everything went well and we had between 45-50 people show up. We had about the same amount last year but this year what was so encouraging was that about 20-30% of those who came were not from Oregon Trail Baptist Church or Pioneer Baptist Church. We had several people who would fit the category of "unchurched" and Pastor Jason Crossman delivered a good Gospel message.

Thanks to all of you who were praying for the dinner.

Shopping Carts For Little People

If you have ever carted kids around the grocery store you know how anxious they can get just sitting in a cart. They even seem to get a bit fussy in those special carts designed to hold 2-3 kids and have nifty steering wheels to entertain the kids. On our way home we stopped at a grocery store in Lusk, Wy and they had just got shopping carts that were kids size. Our two kids absolutely enjoyed them and it made shopping more of a family experience. We still had to make sure that the kids didn’t add things that we didn’t need but at least they enjoyed themselves.

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Soft and Sweet Homemade Ice cream

This last week I bought two ice cream makers at the auction barn. One is an old wooden hand crank and the other is a tall 5quart with a motor. Since we had some company over on Friday I decided to try them out and make some Ice cream. I started using this recipe in college when my roommates and I wanted to make some ice cream. I called my Aunt JoAnn and here recipe has proven to be a winner. Everyone seems to love this ice cream an I thought I would share the recipe.  Unlike most homemade ice cream recipes, this recipe will stay soft in your freezer for months on end.

Ingredients

• 4+ Cups Milk
• 3 Cups Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• 1/3 Cup Flour
• 3 Tablespoons Vanilla
• 1 Pt. Half And Half
• 1qt Heavy Whipping Cream

Directions

1. Scald 4 cups whole milk (Basically, warm the milk until it starts to foam or bubble. Don’t let it boil!!!)
2. Mix and then add to milk
   1. 1 ½ Cups Sugar
   2. 1 Teaspoon Salt
   3. 1/3 Cup Flour
   4. 3 Eggs
3. Stir until custard like (thick and creamy)
4. Add another 1 ½ cup of sugar and stir until gone
5. Turn off the heat
6. Add
   1. 3 table spoons of vanilla
   2. 1 pint of Half & Half
   3. 1 quart of whipping cream
7. Put in ice cream maker and use whole milk to fill the container to the full line

Optional

Ingredients

• Crushed Candy
• Fruit (mash up as small as possible or add just before serving)Chocolate/Strawberry/Carmel Syrup
• Chopped Nuts
• Flavored Coffee Creamer (Use this in the place of the Half and Half)

Low Sugar

Only use 2 cups of sugar. Using less sugar will make it harder for the leftover ice cream to stay soft in the freezer.

Foaming Watermelon

Any ideas why a watermelon would start to foam after 2 days on the counter?

 

On The Lighter Side of Life

Andrew is living it up at Grandpa and Grandma’s house. They are teaching him how to eat healthy meals… or at least big meals.

Fresh Food From the Garden

Becca's Garden has done very well this year, but I think the kids are going to take all the credit.

Becca and Her big Zucchini

Elizabeth and Mom's Zucchini.

Andrew's proud of Mommy's Zucchini

Elizabeth just looking cute

Elizabeth's 2nd party for her 1st birthday