Stop licking the floor.
Please don't poor milk in the drawers.
Don't drink from Roscoe's water bowl.
You can't swim in it either.
Don't put ice in daddy's shoes.
How was your morning?
27 March 2009
23 March 2009
Anxiety
I have not been able to sleep all weekend. My heart is pounding. I have been shaking and I can't seem to breathe. I am just a bit anxious going into work this week. I hope it passes soon. I was anxious last week too.
14 March 2009
Happy Pi Day
from this
crust
3 cups flour
1 cup canola oil
4 T soy milk
1 t salt
handful of flax
apple filling
6 Granny Smith Apples
2/3 c sugar
1/3 c flour
1 T cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
to this
with this in between
for crust:
Start making the bottom crust:
Combine 1.5 cups flour and 1/2 salt. Add 1/2 cup of oil and mix in 2 TB soy milk. Mix in with the flour and salt. I like to add a handful of ground flax seed for my omegas. Roll out until it's a bit wider than pie pan. You can roll it in between 2 pieces of parchment paper so it won't stick. Peel off the top. Then turn the pie pan on top of it, top down. Flip in one swift move and peel the paper. It should go in nice and easy.
Slice apples and make the filling.
Just combine 2/3 cups sugar, 1/3 cups flour and the cinamon and nutmeg. Mix it all together. Throw in the apples in a bowl and pour the flour mixture, leaving a bit for the top.
It would be nice if you have more than six apples because six is the perfect amount. And someone is bond to steal some apples.
You want to overfill the pan because the apples will cook down.
Make the top. Crust is the same way as the bottom. You can either just put the crust on top. It's a bit trickier since you can't do the upside down trick. Or you can make it all pretty and take your time to slice the crust and piece it in a pretty checkerboard shape.
I chose just to slap it on top. Of course it didn't work as beautifully as the bottom so it was more like pieced it on top and tried to close in the gaps.
Bake it in the oven on 450 for 40 to 45 minutes and voila! Home made apple pie.
Hope you have a delicious Pi Day!
crust
3 cups flour
1 cup canola oil
4 T soy milk
1 t salt
handful of flax
apple filling
6 Granny Smith Apples
2/3 c sugar
1/3 c flour
1 T cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
to this
with this in between
for crust:
Start making the bottom crust:
Combine 1.5 cups flour and 1/2 salt. Add 1/2 cup of oil and mix in 2 TB soy milk. Mix in with the flour and salt. I like to add a handful of ground flax seed for my omegas. Roll out until it's a bit wider than pie pan. You can roll it in between 2 pieces of parchment paper so it won't stick. Peel off the top. Then turn the pie pan on top of it, top down. Flip in one swift move and peel the paper. It should go in nice and easy.
Slice apples and make the filling.
Just combine 2/3 cups sugar, 1/3 cups flour and the cinamon and nutmeg. Mix it all together. Throw in the apples in a bowl and pour the flour mixture, leaving a bit for the top.
It would be nice if you have more than six apples because six is the perfect amount. And someone is bond to steal some apples.
You want to overfill the pan because the apples will cook down.
Make the top. Crust is the same way as the bottom. You can either just put the crust on top. It's a bit trickier since you can't do the upside down trick. Or you can make it all pretty and take your time to slice the crust and piece it in a pretty checkerboard shape.
I chose just to slap it on top. Of course it didn't work as beautifully as the bottom so it was more like pieced it on top and tried to close in the gaps.
Bake it in the oven on 450 for 40 to 45 minutes and voila! Home made apple pie.
Hope you have a delicious Pi Day!
10 March 2009
Spring is here
well in Texas it's always here. But I feel like it's officially Spring. My clothes line is up and Fred and Desmina did some planting.
We are starting small: tomatoes, jalapenos, cilantro, basil and chives.
We are starting small: tomatoes, jalapenos, cilantro, basil and chives.
09 March 2009
05 March 2009
Yesterday I had more of an idea of what I'm going to be doing for work. I admit, I'm a bit overwhelmed and intimidated.
I will be in charge of six mentally retarded adults. In addition to ensuring they have their medication and do their daily chores I will train with them. Training is one of the biggest reasons why they are in the home. They are striving to eventually becoming independent individuals. Each client has his or her own plan such as working towards expressing anger in appropriate ways.
My biggest challenge I think will be being aware at all times of where everyone is. I am able to keep track of my two darlings. But it's like adding four more to the mix. Between transporting them to different places, giving all six their medicine, baths, and chores it's a very busy house. Eight hours doesn't seem like enough time to do all this. Actually, less then eight hours since they will probably be in bed by nine or ten. I have to do all this before they go to bed?
I just have to come up with a system to ensure everything is done at the end of the day. And of course get the clients to like and respect me. They don't have to like me every day, but that we can build a relationship of trust.
I will be in charge of six mentally retarded adults. In addition to ensuring they have their medication and do their daily chores I will train with them. Training is one of the biggest reasons why they are in the home. They are striving to eventually becoming independent individuals. Each client has his or her own plan such as working towards expressing anger in appropriate ways.
My biggest challenge I think will be being aware at all times of where everyone is. I am able to keep track of my two darlings. But it's like adding four more to the mix. Between transporting them to different places, giving all six their medicine, baths, and chores it's a very busy house. Eight hours doesn't seem like enough time to do all this. Actually, less then eight hours since they will probably be in bed by nine or ten. I have to do all this before they go to bed?
I just have to come up with a system to ensure everything is done at the end of the day. And of course get the clients to like and respect me. They don't have to like me every day, but that we can build a relationship of trust.
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