Wow...it has been more than 2 years since I have posted... Crazy. Not only did we start homeschooling this year, I have been cooking breakfast every Wednesday for the bible study women as well as the moms groups (about 110 women). Now- In response to overwhelming demand (really just a few people have mentioned;-), I will see if I can carve time out to post my recipes that I have been cooking for the church. Truly, it is mostly Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummand, but I am happy to share links and recipes here as well;-) Ree's Blueberry Muffins http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/08/dairy-contest-finalist-recipe-the-awesome-est-blueberry-muffins/ Ree's Lemon Blueberry Rolls - YUM http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2012/11/blueberry-lemon-sweet-rolls/ Cinnamon Raisin Bread pudding http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2013/08/cinnamon-raisin-french-toast/ And finally Migas http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2013/06/i-love-migas/ Most of my Egg Casseroles are just hashbrowns layered on the bottom of the dish, followed by cheese, whatever meat I would like to add (bacon, ham, sausage), eggs scrambled with some sour cream or milk and various spices. My favorites are garlic powder, dried onion, pepper and Lawry season salt. enjoy! And I am sure I have forgotten many... Feel free to request and I will try to accommodate;-) TTYL! D~

Coffee shop food

So I am struggling with wether to have donuts and kolaches, or just home baked goodies. Right now, I am thinking standard fare: cookies, cupcakes, rice crispy treats, cakes and pies. I would like to have some protein avaiable, but am not sure what, since I am limited by funds and the restrictions of the Texas bakers bill. I would love to offer quiche, but I don't think that will be a viable option. Thoughts? I think I will be making jelly rolls fairly often (mmmmm pumpkin cream cheese jelly roll), but what do y'all think of the donut situation?

Legacy Cafe

Now that I have our family blog to talk about the family(http://jchondawn.wordpress.com/), I am planning on using this blog to now start documenting our forray into our cafe. We are hoping to open in about 6 weeks, and I am primarily going to be making the food for the shop myself. The texas basker's bill just went into affect, and I am very excited about trying out new recipes and seeing how they work. Stay tuned for more;-).
First thing I have been semi-researching are jelly rolls. I am thinking with a nutella filling....what do you think?

I’ll Have a Double-shot Latte, please.

Jchon and I are opening a coffee shop. Did you know that?

Not a full-blown, stand-alone coffee shop. A coffee shop within the walls of our church. But a coffee shop none-the-less.

I was going to write out this whole long journal entry about how it all began, how long it’s taken and all that’s happened along the way – but that started getting really long and really boring.

And since my goal here is to gain and retain you as a reader – I saved that to a folder I’ll probably forget about and end up deleting eventually.

So instead I will first present a few facts about our little venture and then pose a question for you.

Facts:

1. The name of the coffee shop: Legacy Cafe (that topic alone will likely be an upcoming post)

2. Hours of Operation: Cafe will be open whenever there is a significant scheduled gathering (Sunday services, weekly classes, special events, etc.)

3. Grand Opening: We hope to be open by the this winter.

4. The heart behind the cafe: Actually, that’s it for now because I don’t want to bias the question I now pose to you.

Question:

How do you feel about a retail coffee shop operating physically within a church?

Happy Memorial Day

Thanksgiving is a day when we pause to give thanks for the
things we have.

Memorial Day is a day when we pause to give thanks for the
people who fought for the things we have.

Memorial Day is on the last Monday in May and honors those
men and women who lost their lives serving their country.
What we celebrate as Memorial Day today began at the end of
the Civil War. Family members of the many soldiers slain in
battle would visit the grave sites of their fallen relatives
or friends and decorate the graves with flowers.

On May 5, 1868, General John Logan proclaimed this day a
holiday through his General Order No. 11. The day was
entitled Decoration Day and was first observed on May 30,
1868. The northern states celebrated this day every year,
but the southern states celebrated a day similar to this on
a different day until sometime after World War I.

In 1882, the name Decoration Day was changed to Memorial
Day, and in 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national
holiday to be held on the last Monday of May every year.
Over the years it has come to serve as a day to remember all
U.S. men and women killed or missing in action in all wars.

I am truly grateful for the freedoms which we enjoy today.
Too often, we take these gifts for granted, little realizing
the sacrifice which was involved in ensuring that these
freedoms continue to be a part of all of our lives. Be
honest, how many of us think of Memorial Day as just another
chance for a three-day weekend? A chance to go the lakes or
beaches or mountains? A trip to Disneyland or Six Flags or
some other amusement park?

If you are here in the United States, please remember to
display the flag, not just for the day but for the whole
weekend. Let's not forget the real reason for having this
holiday. The quote below says it all. Please take the time
to read it.

"It is, in a way, an odd thing to honor those who died in
defense of our country in wars far away. The imagination
plays a trick. We see these soldiers in our mind as old and
wise. We see them as something like the Founding Fathers,
grave and gray-haired. But most of them were boys when they
died, they gave up two lives -- the one they were living and
the one they would have lived. When they died, they gave up
their chance to be husbands and fathers and grandfathers.
They gave up their chance to be revered old men. They gave
up everything for their county, for us. All we can do is
remember." -- Ronald Wilson Reagan, Remarks at Veteran's Day
ceremony, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia,
November 11, 1985

This is a repost from GCFL.

Hello 2011

What a crazy busy couple of years! I truly have not disappeared, but had greatly underestimated how busy 3 boys 6 and under keep you! I am hoping to actually start blogging again regularly. ;-)

Been a while!

Boy..it sure has been a long time!! I have something that has been on my heart for a long time, and have been battleing with if I should blog about it or not. so...consequentially, I have not blogged at all. Still have not fully decided, but was not going to see anything until MOPS was over at least...we shall see. But regardless- small update...We are due in 6 days. If Elijah does not decide to show up on his own, then he will be escorted from the premisis on Thurday. More news to come tomorrow I am sure. Just wanted to let everyone know I have NOT fallen off the ac of the earth, despite all appreances;-)

Today is amazing

Regardless of whether you voted for Obama or not, today really is an amazing day! Today proves once and for all that (as my wonderful MIL so quainty put it) "it is about the ability of ALL regardless of background etc. to rise to greatness through hard work and lofty goals". Indeed;-)

WOW

My goodness! The devil sure does know how to kick you while you are down! We have a family saying that that is his business and business is good. Indeed;-(

I'm still here...really

I have been very quiet lately. You know the old adage "If you can't say anything nice..."? Well, I have not been saying anything at all;-). Obviously I am struggling with frustration and discouragement. If you could pray for me, I would really appreciate it!

On a different note, JJ had tubes put in his ears on Friday and his adenoids out. Everything went really well except for waking from anesthesia. He cried and cried for about an hour. Kept saying "I don't like this place. I want to go home now". Poor kid. But after we went home, he slept for a while and woke up fine. It is really great having his hearing back. I was so tired of yelling and not knowing is he was just being a 4 year old boy, or if he really couldn't hear me!;-)

The funniest part was when they gave him the "silly juice" before he went back. It was to calm him down so he wouldn't care that we weren't going back with him for the actual anesthesia. About 10 min after they gave it to him he was watching the little portable DVD player they have there for the kids, snuggling his favorite blanket and bear and turned to me (with VERY glazed eyes) and asked what would happen if we stuck a blanket in the TV. I was laughing so hard, it took me a couple of minutes to actually answer him. Then he was wobbling his head like a bobble head doll and said " My head feels wobbly. It won't stop wiggling". Again laughing so hard it was hard to respond in a responsible manner. I was laughing so hard that while I noticed he was slowly getting closer and closer to the DVD screen, I didn't realize what was about to happen until it did. He leaned closer and closer and then got so close he bonked his head on the screen. He wasn't hurt, but seemed really surprised that the screen jumped up and hit him. It really was funny. Poor Kid.

OK.. a few pics to leave you with. JJ wanted to talk to a neighbor boy, and couldn't see over the fence, so here was the ensuing action. that boy has some serious perseverance!