Here is the granola recipe I've been making for breakfast. It's yummy. It originally called for raisins, but i prefer cranberries. :-) The message at the bottom is from the program I use for my recipes on my computer.

Great Granola

Ingredients

1. 1/4 cup oil
2. 3/4 cup honey
3. 1/4 cup maple syrup
4. 3 cups rolled oats
5. 1/2 cup shredded coconut, optional
6. 2 tbsp wheat germ, optional
7. 1/2 cup sesame seeds
8. 3/4 cup chopped, unsalted nuts (pecans, filberts, walnuts, or almonds)
9. 1 tsp cinnamon
10. 1 tsp vanilla
11. 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350˚F
2. Combine oil, honey, and maple syrup in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients, except cranberries, and mix well. Spread mixture on a large rimmed baking sheet. Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes, or until toasted, stirring occasionally.
3. Sir in cranberries. Let cool, stirring with a fork occasionally to break up mixture. Store in airtight container in a cool, dry place.

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Edward Monkton

So, I was at the store and I found these cute card. This one was so great, I got it for Jeremy. Hope you enjoy. The card maker is Edward Monkton. Click his name if you want to see his website.

Elliptical

These are pics of my new (used) elliptical machine. Ok, i didn't take the pics. I stole them from trademe, where i bought it. this is the beginning of my new exercise routine. i did 15 mins on it tonight. my knees were only mad at me for the first 8.5 mins. i thought that funny since it's supposed to be low impact on your knees. maybe it is compared to running, but i don't run for several reasons. one of which is our hills. lots and lots of hills. ask brook, i'm not kidding.

Funny thought

So, my friend Daniel Lawson posted a link to the "Funniest email forward ever". I saw this one and immediately thought Tim should try and answer this one for us.

My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day “Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?” How do I respond to that?

First project

This is the first crochet project I did. Ok, the matching scarf was first, but it wasn't sitting here. You can imagine the scarf from the hat. Jer loves his new hat and scarf! I would post pics of the two sets I did after this for Shana, but they were mailed immediately for her use. I'm working on a chic turban for her now, but it's knitted. It'll take me a while. Hopefully, I'll take a pic of that one.

6 years

Happy 6 years anniversary to us...yesterday. We didn't do anything special this year. Church, lunch with friends, watch Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica. Jer wanted to take me out for dinner, but I wasn't hungry enough to eat out.

I've been crocheting up a storm to get some hats done for my friend Shana who is undergoing chemo and recently shaved her head.

My nephew Myles Corbin was born this week. We're pretty excited to talk to them today online.

That's pretty much it for now. :-)

Random

So, not much has been going on lately, which is nice. So I'm not sure I have much interesting things to talk about, but here goes.

1. They have little to no options for low-fat cheeses. There is one called "light" which is a light cheddar. The only other options are low-fat cheese slices. We rarely buy slices...and I need the cheese to be in blocks or shredded or something!!

2. I could not find applesauce at the store last week. I mean seriously, applesauce! Turns out I need to look in the sauces section (I thought I did) not the fruit section. Many make their own too. I might do that instead.

3. I have taught myself to crochet. I have made my first scarf. Much faster than knitting, which I knew it would be, but I'm learning to hold my yarn in my left hand, which I was needing to learn to do for some of my knitting. :-) The first bit of the scarf it quite awful, but it gets better and you don't notice that bobbles that much. Over all, not bad for a first project. Next, a matching hat....

4. We have found a reputable store to sell dry black beans. I say reputable b/c the beans are in a pre-sealed bag. Not like the chinese market store that has them in ziplock baggies with words written with a sharpie like they bought a giant bag and divvied them up. The Chinese store is cool for some things...but others are a little iffy, and you have to be careful of what comes from China here. It's not monitored like it is in the States. There was a whole baby milk debacle not too long ago you might have heard about. It was sad.