CARVING PUMPKINS

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A BIRTHDAY CAKE

This is a little late, but last week was my birthday.  It was Casey's turn to have a cooking lesson from "Omy".  So Casey learned how to make a chocolate pudding cake.

He measured all the ingredients and mixed them together.  He learned how to chop using a big, sharp, knife.

He spread the batter in the pan and put the cake in the oven.

Then came the fun part, licking the bowl and cleaning up.  He said this was his favorite part.

The cake was done to perfection and for added pleasure it was served with vanilla yogurt.

PHELAN'S APPLE PIE

Last week, Ryder asked Marlene if he could make a cheese cake in our kitchen.  He had found a recipe in one of the books he was reading.  The cake turned out great.  This week, Marlene suggested that Phelan could learn how to make an apple pie, crust and all.  So he did.  This is the result.  He's pinching the crust just before he slid it into the oven.  It turned out great also.

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SQUEEZING APPLES INTO JUICE

Friends of ours loaned us this nifty apple press and this year we made apple juice out of part of our crop of apples.  All the boys helped in the process.  Phelan and Casey fed the apples into the shredder and when the container below was full of pieces, Ryder would slide it over, align it with the press and turn the handle.  We made 4 and a half gallons of juice in one afternoon.

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THE CLOTHES DRIER WORKS TODAY

It's been raining off and on for the last week, but today the sun is shinning.  Time to string up the clothes line and do some laundry.  Casey always wants to help with whatever we do.

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A GO KART PROJECT

This old John Deere mower has been sitting in our storage yard for a couple of years.  I got it from a neighbor with the idea that the kids could part it out and make a go kart out of the usable pieces.  This week they started the project.  So far it looks like the steering mechanism, the frame, and possibly the transmission will be usable.  I already have an old Briggs and Stratton engine waiting to be bolted on.  We'll keep you posted on the progress.

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PHELAN HARVESTING HIS "BEENS"

Early this summer Marlene asked Phelan what he would like to plant in the garden.  He said his favorite food was beans and rice and he would like to plant them.  Marlene suggested that rice probably wouldn't grow in our garden setting, but that beans would be a good crop.  When he finished planting them, he labeled them "Phelans Beens"  This week just before the rains came, he harvested the finished product.  The "beens" are now drying in the green house and before long Phelan can have his meal of beans and rice (using California rice).

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