Rainy Monday

What a dreary day! I don't mind it too much though because I have a few things I need to get around the house anyway. I'm thinking I might make another cinnamon raisin bread because I want to use up the raisins and it was really good bread :) I might make some brown sugar cookies too. I noticed a recipe on the back of the package and it sounded pretty good. If I do end up making them I'll post the recipe.

Still no teeth for Lauryn. Her gums really seemed to be bothering her last night. She slept well but earlier in the evening she was quite fussy. I can't wait to see that first tooth! It's going to look so cute when she gives her great big smiles!

I've been wanting to do something crafty for the last few days but I'm really not in the mood for crocheting. I was given a scrapbook with some stickers as a shower gift and I've been thinking of giving it a try. I've never done any scrap booking but I've seen what other people have done and there are some really neat ones out there. I might have to check into it a little and get some more ideas but I think it would be fun to see what I can come up with.

I want to use up that ham from last night for tonight's dinner but I don't have the right ingredients for my cheesy ham and potato soup so I'm not sure what I'm going to make. I might try a ham and potato bake that one of my coworkers made a few years ago. I don't remember what all she put in it but it was really tasty and it sounds good!

I recently started selling things on eBay again. I had tried it before and had some success but then I kind of lost interest. Now that I have a little more time, and after we moved I realized we have a lot of things that we really don't need or use, I'm going to start up again and see if I have any luck. I did sell some baby bottles and accessories that Lauryn never used. We have a ton of stuff in the basement that we need to go through though so we'll have to see what else we can sell.

Long Night

Lauryn and I had a VERY long night last night. She's teething right now and she's been waking up quite a few times during the night lately. My poor girl! We are both a little wiped out today. I'm glad the sun finally decided to pop up because that always help perk me up a little....that and a few cups of coffee :)

I'm going to try a new cinnamon raisin bread recipe I found. It sounded good and I have everything for it so I thought I'd give it a whirl. If it turns out, I'll post the recipe for it later.

We did get the garden in yesterday and although I so hate getting my hands dirty, I had fun getting it started. Besides the other things I mentioned in the last post, we also planted some marigolds and dahlia's. If it all goes well, I'd like to try expanding it next year and getting more veggies and some herbs in there. I'm hoping that the bunnies that have been hanging around stay out of it.

*UPDATE*



The bread turned out great! Here's the recipe:

1 pkg. active dry yeast

1 1/4 c. warm (105 - 115 degrees

2 tbsp. honey

2 tbsp. butter

1 tsp. salt

3 c. all-purpose flour

1 tbsp. cinnamon

1 c. raisins

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Stir in honey. Add butter, salt and only 2 cups of flour. Beat on low speed with mixer, until blended. Increase speed to high and beat 1 minute. Scrape bowl and beat 1 minute longer. Add remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes.

Grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan. "Punch" batter down by stirring 30 strokes with a wooden spoon. Stir in the cinnamon and raisins. Spoon into loaf pan.

Let rise, covered, in a warm place for 30-40 minutes or until batter rises to the edge of the pan (not over). Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Glaze:

Mix 1/2 c. confectioners sugar, 1 tbsp. milk and 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract until smooth. Spread on cooled bread.