This was hidding in my Grandma's Christmas Tree. . .

Jenica's Soup

1 cup carrots

1 cup peas

1 cup broccoli

1 cup Kohlrabi

1 cup mushrooms

1 cup tomatoes

1 cup green beans

Put it in jars, put it in boiler, put lids on, seal, and store on shelves.

Jenica's Grape Juice

Get grapes from my grandma, Put in a sack and let it drip over a big black kettle. Taste it in the morning. Put it in the jars - put it in the big kettle, put caps on, put on the shelves. 

Carob Fudge

Get 7 cups carob chips - put it in the freezer, warm up in the microwave on minute and eat it. 

Jenica's Cottage Cheese Loaf

Get 3 lbs. cottage cheese, then 1 bag of nuts, mash the nuts. 2 cups corn flakes. 7 lbs. onions, and then put in any size dish and bake at 7 degrees for 1/2 hour.  

Jaymin's Mashed Potatoes

Coot it and put in a bowl and take a fork and mash 'em.

Jaymin's Apple Pie

Cut some apples in apple pie. Stir it all up.  Cook it and cook it again - then eat it.

Jaymin's Oatmeal Cookies
First put oatmeal in it, stir it, cook it, then put the raisins in it.
Cook it and put raisins in it again then eat it. Then you put the sugar in.  

This one I couldn't figure out how to flip. . .I tried everything I could think of and nothing worked so tilt your head to the side or rotate your computer screen. . .or just read it below before you look at the picture.

Jenica's Applesauce Recipe
Mash Apples.
Get the pot steaming. Take the apples out.
Grind them up in the food grinder.
Put them in the bowl and put sugar on them.
Put in jar.
Put on lids.
Let them seal.
Put them where you store them.

New Hat

I know...It's super cute!  

After a LONG, LONG ASHA convention weekend and being totally exhausted. 

More exhausted that I thought possible...like mind, body, spirit exhausted.  

I went to work today - all day. 

Eight to six straight with one 30 min break for lunch.

(That I worked through because there is just so much to do before Thanksgiving.) 

Anyways, I finished my last session at 5:30 and when I went out into the waiting room with my client, her mom was sitting there making hats and had a whole bag of them.  

She laughingly told one of my other client's mom's that maybe they should see if I wanted one...

(Note: This is a bag full of little girl's hats) 

...to which I replied "Tienes esos un poco mas grande?". 

She gave me a funny look and pulled out this hat.  

Silver/Grey with two black stripes and a cute flower with a pearl in the middle.  

Of course, I bought it - it's cute.  

So off went my two client's mom's, laughing at the small size of my head, and chatting it up 

about how tiny I am

...in Spanish...

which just sounds funnier when you're being made fun of.  

End Note:

If any of you like the hat and want one let me know.  

This family could use the extra cash...

This Week's Favorite Things

1.) Michelle's homemade pickled turnips...YUM!!!

2.) My new windup toy crab who dances...check it out!

3.) My new boots - may they not hurt my feet.

4.) My Scentsy light and candle warmer in my office - brightens up the corner and hides the smell of the "accidents" that my two year old clients have.

5.) Alyssa pinning Austin down...1-2-3 He's out!

6.) Bella guarding her new bone and sleeping on it...hehehe.

7.) My choo-choo train which was the hit toy of the week...should have not taught the little guys my "choo-choo choochoochoo" song.

8.) My Happy Hippo Angry Duck book - now proudly displayed on a cleaned book shelf and close enough to read on the "days when I feel frazzled like a frazzled thing whatever that is".

9.) Last but not least - Wheezy!!! Always ready for an adventure or squeaky ball.