Tag - How Fun!

Thanks to Jennifer of The Dzioba Family for tagging me for this fun get-to-know-ya game. Here's how it works.


1. Link to the person who tagged you
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. List 6 random facts about yourself
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post
5. Let each person know they've been tagged by commenting on their blog
6. Let the tagger know the entry is posted on your blog


Fact #1
I played trumpet in fourth grade, and then switched to percussion in fifth because I wanted to play the timpani. I was horribly disappointed when I found out that you don't play timpani until at least middle school (at least in our homeschool band that's how it worked). I made it into an honors band in sixth grade where I got to finally play the timpani. And I found out that I hated it! Well, now I love timpani and all the rest of the percussion family.


Fact #2
I had one pet dog - Jed - and one pet rabbit - Michal - when I was growing up.


Fact #3
I have a Bachelor's of Music degree and work in human resources!


Fact #4
We just switched to flannel sheets on our bed and I can't wait to get all comfy in the warmth of the flannel.


Fact #5
One of my life goals is to see an albino deer.


Fact #6
I use aluminum free deodorant and fluoride free toothpaste.


Now, let me see... who should I tag?
Paul and Nicole at Catchlight Imaging (seriously cool photos!)
Carrie at Heart of a Servant
Sarah at In Light of the Truth
Kay at Gluten Free Kay
Tenille at Gluten Free Frugal
Sara at Shane's Girl Heart and Soul

Better Late than Never...

Here’s our menu for the week:

• Wednesday – Tomato soup and grilled cheese
• Thursday – Beef burgundy
• Friday and Saturday lunch – Camping with Sunday school group
• Saturday dinner – Buffalo beef
• Sunday lunch – Bean burritos
• Sunday dinner – Cobb salad
• Monday – Rice and lentils

Last week we didn’t have anything too exciting. Nothing was really blog-worthy. We did have quasi-lasagna. It was lasagna without ricotta cheese L, without meat, and with more cheddar than mozzarella. I filled it with onions and garlic and it turned out alright.

Ode to Autumn

On Tuesday morning it was 90 degrees out, and by 5:30 in the evening, it was 70 degrees. Today I think the high was probably around 62 degrees. What a rapid and drastic change! Autumn is definitely coming soon, if she’s not here already.

I’ve always loved Fall. I love wearing hooded sweatshirts and slippers. I love the changing of the leaves; not so much the raking of the leaves, but the colors are beautiful. I love cuddling with my hubby in bed under four blankets and slowly warming up.

I love making chili and other soups and stews. I love baking hearty muffins and making popcorn. I love anticipating Thanksgiving and Christmas and planning traditional holiday meals. I’m already thinking about what to make for Thanksgiving.

Fall is such a special time of year. I’m excited for it to come.

Apple Cobbler

I made Apple Cobbler for our Sunday school party on Labor Day, but unfortunately I didn’t get a picture of it. Here’s my recipe:

Apple Cobbler

6 medium apples, peeled and sliced
¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice

Topping:
¾ cup softened butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown rice flour
¾ cup gluten free rolled oats
½ tablespoon cinnamon

Grease the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Arrange the apple slices in the pan. Mix together the sugar, 1 T. cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, and pour evenly over the apples.

Mix together the topping ingredients until crumbly. Spread over the apples.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and enjoy!


Thanks to Gluten Free Kay for the inspiration for the topping!

Cricket

There's a cricket outside my window that is literally so LOUD, that I feel like I'm going INSANE! So, instead of posting about Apple Cobbler, I'm going to shut my window and go to bed!

I'll share about my wonderful (if I may say so myself) Apple Cobbler experience tomorrow.

Weekly Menu

We have $27.57 left in our grocery budget until Saturday. This is doable for us, but it will be very tight since I need to buy rice flour and tapioca flour. Here’s what we have planned for meals this week:

Monday lunch – Hotdogs, corn on the cob, fruit
Monday dinner – Cookout at a gluten-conscious friend’s home
Tuesday – Salsa chicken
Wednesday – Split pea chowder
Thursday – Vegetarian taco salad
Friday – Rice and lentil hotdish
Saturday lunch – I’ll be at my state’s Celiac conference, so Tim can make something impromptu for himself; he’s a great cook!
Saturday dinner – Pizza

Check out some more great menus over at Org Junkie.

Also check out the gluten free menu swap at Gluten Free Goodness.

We’re going shopping today. Unfortunately I think that ALDI is closed. That’s where we get our cheapest groceries, so we’ll just leave our ADLI items for a quick trip on the way home from work tomorrow.


Did you know that Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894? I just read a little from Wikipedia about the origins of Labor Day, and even though it seems quite emotionally driven (“Oh the poor working people need a break”), as a working person myself, I’m not complaining about getting a day off. Actually, I’m having a great weekend of getting stuff done (obviously not blogging, though) and having fun, too!

A part of me wishes I had a three-day weekend every week!