Blueberries

Today's mission: The kids dove right in and got to work...they're all so serious! Sweetness. Sharing. Pride. This is what 17 lbs (or approximately $40, or two hours of picking) of blueberries looks like... Yummy. So far I've been busy getting them frozen.  Who knew an actual process was involved (more on that later).  I've only made one actual dish; otherwise we've been eating them fresh. Blueberry Crisp (adapted from an apple crisp recipe) blueberries (enough to fill a pie plate or whatever at least 3/4 full) 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup flour (unbleached, whole wheat, whatever; it doesn't effect the texture much) 1/3 cup butter, softened 1 cup oats 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon This recipe is ridiculously easy.  Put the blueberries in the dish.  Mix the remaining ingredients in a bowl with a fork.  Crumble mixture over berries.  Bake for 30 minuets at 375 degrees.

Branson "Vacation"

Last week we went on vacation to...Branson.

Here's our "view" lol



Yes, it was in fact very loud, starting at 7am and lasting until dark.

But there were pretty things too; these were the first things we saw each time we arrived, and the last thing we saw when we left.





We took the kids to The Butterfly Palace, which is actually nowhere near as grand as it sounds...but they loved it anyway.

First they show an educational video...in 3D.



Ember never did get the hang of the glasses.



Then we wandered about and looked at all the pretty butterflies and random things





This butterfly liked my bandana.



And this one liked my bag.



Hey look!  Someone even liked Dale's fugly hat!