Brigitte and Caden

Saturday, after the MS walk, we took some recycling to the KQ2 Recycling Day at the mall. Before we got our digital antenna in January, the only channel we have gotten for the last ten years is KQ2. On the KQ2 news, my favorite anchor is Brigitte Blevins. She was helping at the recycling day and let me take my picture with her! I was very excited to see her there.

MS Walk

I was part of Dad's MS Walk Team. I got to ride with Dad in the golf cart most of the time because he was a volunteer. We were checking to make sure everyone was doing OK. I did walk the last mile with Conrad, Zane, and McKenzie. My favorite thing about the walk was that they had donuts for us at the beginning! Yum!

Caden's Favorite Enchiladas

I wanted to share my favorite enchilada recipe. I made them for supper last night. They are from Southern Living and I LOVE to make them and eat them!

Easy Weeknight Enchiladas

1 lb. hamburger (we use 93% lean)

1 medium onion, chopped

8 tortillas (we use whole grain)

1 ( 1o oz) can enchilada sauce (Hy-Vee brand enchilada sauce is the BEST! We only make them with that)

2 cups grated Cheddar cheese (we use Monterrey Jack)

Cook hamburger and onion. Drain. Add undiluted soup and enchilada sauce to meat. Spoon 1/4 cup meat mixture onto each tortilla; sprinkle with cheese and then roll them up (my favorite part). Put in greased 9x13 dish. Cover and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with 1 cup cheese. Bake five more minutes. We love to have sour cream and tortilla chips with it!

Johnnycakes

We read about johnnycakes (or sometimes called 'journey cakes') in a couple of different books. We decided to try them. They have been around since the 1600's. They were easy to make. I thought they tasted like cornbread (I ate 6 of them!)

Recipe for Johnnycakes:

Combine 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 cup boiling water, and 1/2 cup milk. Stir well. Melt 2 T. butter in skillet over medium heat. Pour 1 T. of batter into the skillet. Cook over medium heat 4-5 minutes on each side. Cook until edges are lacy and lightly browned. Turn gently with a spatula. Serve hot with molasses or honey and butter.

Friday Funnies!

Question: What did the policeman say when a spider ran down his back?

Answer: "You're under a vest!"

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Question: What did the frog order at McDonald's?

Answer: French flies and a diet Croak

Homeschool Classes

Our group homeschool classes started. I am taking Mush-im-do, Sweet Chocolate, and my mom's Spanish class. I loved my classes. In my Sweet Chocolate class, we get to sample something chocolate every week. This is my kind of class!! We learned that the Aztecs would trade 50 cocoa beans for a llama. In my mush-im-do class, I learned how to kick!

Dad's Office

On Tuesday, we went to Dad's Open House for his new office. I helped Mom make all the treats that he served--we worked a long time on Monday. Yum! I got to cut the ribbon with great big scissors at the ribbon-cutting. It was cool.

Science Fair

We went to the Science fair. In my experiment with three different kinds of flour in cookies, we found that the more expensive flour (Hudson Cream) did make better cookies. The other two kinds (Walmart and Pillsbury) were very different from each other, but there were people who voted for each of those. At the science fair, I had to explain my project to the judge. On the score sheet, she said I did a good job of explaining it, but I thought it was hard. Eli and Donna came, too. I got third place in my age group. I got a ribbon and the prize I picked was a wooden boat and trailer model kit to put together (and take apart!!! :-) We also got to watch a show about the science of bubbles that was funny. The Science Fair was awesomely sciency.