The Smith FunHouse

Winner

2009-11-29T22:27:00.002-04:00

THE WINNER IS THERESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let me know when you would like your pie Therese, I'm assuming pie, because you make bread all the time. But I could be wrong.

I will do another one next month

So try again

Merry Christmas

Did You WIN?!

2009-11-28T13:59:00.001-04:00

And the winner is.............................................

Sorry Sam isn't home yet, you'll have to wait a little longer.
I'm off to clean the chapel.

Out

Ain't life Grand!!!

2009-11-23T08:51:00.002-04:00

Only a few days left for my give away and it looks like it will be a Nelson party. Those Nelson's are all over the webworld :-)
I made a yummy granola this week, it has been a hit in our house.

Here is the recipe and cost break down
10 c large flake oatmeal >>>>>>>>> $1.33
1 c dried milk >>>>>>>>>>> $1.66
5 c flaked coconut >>>>>>>>>>>> $2.45
6 c nuts & seeds >>>>>>>>>>>> see note below
3 tsp salt >>>>>>>>>>>> ?
1 - 1 1/2 cup canola oil >>>>>>>>>>> ?
1 cup of honey >>>>>>>>>>>> ?
3 tsp vanilla >>>>>>>>>>>> ?
3 cups of currents >>>>>>>>>>>>>> $2.82

1) Combine dry ingred. except currants
2) Add wet ingred. oil first is best
3) Place on cookie sheet, spead out and level
the thicker it is the longer it takes
4) Use spatual to turn every 5 minutes or so
It's done when it is gloden brown and hot to the touch
5) Add currents and let cool

NOTES:
? marks are items I had in my kitchen and I assume so do you.

The nuts I used are a mixture and you can add any you like
but I put in a mixture to add up to 6 cups
1 cup sunflower seed >>>> $1.41
2 cup walnuts >>>> $3.50
1 cup cashews >>>> $ 4.20
1 cup pumpkin seeds >>>> $ 2.72
1 cup sliced almonds >>>> $ 1.95

So as you can see the nuts are the most expensive part, but also
the tastiest. But you can certainly choose a cheaper variety or your
favorites.
This makes ALOT so you can 1/2 it as well and still have a good amount

Hope you try it, it is YUMMY

Give Away!!

2009-11-18T09:09:00.002-04:00

Okay! So I see these all over the blog world, I mean every where. So it seems like fun...
I'm all about the fun! So here we go. I will bake homemade bread or a fresh lemon pie for
the winner.
Rules: I must be able to drive there in less than a day.
All entries by nov 27th
That's it ... I'm not big on rules either

So leave a comment and I'll put your name in the hat and I'll have Sam pick it out.
Not many people read this blog anyway so you have a good chance :-)
Spread the word if you want a challenge

Embrace the day
Ann (captain of the smith fun house)

Can I just Say... I LOVE MY LIFE!!

2009-10-30T17:06:00.002-03:00

You know sometimes life throws you some curve balls, you wish hadn't come your way but you gotta catch them and throw 'em back.

So hence I love my life, when I check my blessings... I have a lot!!!!! I like where I am in life most of the time.

I still love my husband after almost 29 years, yikes that's a long time.

I have 5 wonderful kids, who I have to say are turning out rather fabulously, 1 beautiful little grand-daughter who lights up my life, she loves me and thinks I'm grand! It's nice to be loved like that again. She prefers me over Gil... but shhh don't tell him that. And another grand child on the way. What else can I possibly want, well maybe more money, but what are ya going to do? Next time I marry, I marry for money not love. :-) See how that works.

I love NS and Canada which I think are kinda swell places to live, a little more $ to travel to a warm climate in the winter would be fab though. I have friends who are wonderful at finding things for me though.

I do have friends which are a blessing they make life fun and fill it with laughter. I like that. Thanks guys

I only have 2 kids living at home, which I must say is very manageable, indeed. Most of the time.

So here's to life, fun and love! Tell me what you are blessed with...

Ann Out

Now What?!

2009-04-30T14:00:00.002-03:00

Well this is a very big week in our house. A day we have been anticipating for 9 years. Life will be very different... in fact so different we're not sure what to expect or even imagine what it will be like. As I say... I don't know who he will be but I support and sustain him. It is a big job and you can never really know until you have lived it. So I pray you will sustain the new "guy" as well, who ever he may be?!
As of this posting we have 3 more sleeps, till Gil's release. We looking forward to more time with family and friends, less stress and demands. More camping and Saturdays to walk on the beach and work in the garden. I also have a "honey do list" 9 years long. Gil will be busy :-)
But one thing we have decided is we don't want to fill the space with other busy-ness. Unwind will be the order of the day, I hope.
And if you are the new "guy" or the wife of the new "guy", please know we love and sustain you in your new adventure. Enjoy the journey and ignore the people who want to derail you.
So long

2009-03-19T09:39:00.004-03:00

This is us now--- wednesday march 18th, 2009*

And this is us 28 years ago... we look a tad differant. Sorry for the layout, craziness but Lesley is trying to help me over the phone.

2009-03-10T04:00:00.000-03:00

This is for Les.... I changed my blog ;-)

2008-12-22T17:20:00.002-04:00

Okay! Okay! I guess I suck at this blogging thing, but I did say that in my original post. I do enjoy reading every ones updates though.'
December started off great, and I had high aspirations for a Christmas with us all together after 2 years. I was going to make this a spectacular Christmas. But around the middle of the month I caught a cold, oh great! But I usually shake these things really quick, with my herbal witch's potion. But it didn't work, go figure! I had a temp and had no energy. This was not looking good, we were supposed to be going to Vermont. Gil & Peter gave me a blessing and I felt better but still had the cough. SO off to Vermont we go...
We drove to NB and met up with the Pattison's & Green's and left Sunday morning. We went to church in Bangor and then finished last leg of the trip to Vermont. (I asked first and they said they didn't mind if I came with a cough) The power was out at the hotel when we got there, but it was great to have arrived. Vermont is a lovely place and the mountains are big, take that Martock! Gil & I didn't ski, but the others did. The cough persisted, but other wise I felt fine. We went to the Stowe lodge for a day and hung out there, check out my pics on facebook... what a place. Can't afford to stay there.
We saw the Von Trapp family lodge which was kinda cool, you know the family from The Sound of Music. A beautiful place too, I might go stay there someday, sing with them a bit maybe?
Anyway to make a long story short we had a LOVELY time, thanks Pattisons & Greens. We love you guys, you are a lot of fun.
We got home and I started to not feel good again, still constant coughing, Gil has changed beds by this time. :-) I finally gave in and went to the Dr, he said oh you have pneumonia, well I 've never had that before...nor do I want it again! So I have been in bed, everyone doing all the work, which I'm not going to lie is kinda nice. But some Christmas traditions are going to take a break this year. It will be simpler, which is a good thing I guess. I feel on the mend now, but still get tired easily. Which I don't like :-(
Lessons learned: You don't get pneumonia from going outside in the cold
First you get a cold, then if your run down you get a secondary infection "P"
Antibiotics are great, but sometimes take a few days to kick in
You can let others help
Christmas still comes even if your house isn't clean and you haven't done any
baking
Resting is good when your sick
AND I like watching church from my bed :-)
But alas life is still good and I 've been greatly blessed, there have been lessons learned this year and many great things have happened in 2008. I'm looking forward to 2009 being better, still! That's it for NOW

This is Crazy!

2008-06-17T19:49:00.002-03:00

Here's the thing... I did say I was too old to blog right? Well this is fun and all but I can't figure out how to put pictures in here and how to have that little thing on the side with other people's blogs. I thought I figured that out, and added Kristine's but alas I was wrong. Now I can't get it off. (To old)
And what's with the no spell check... how are we supposed to live without that? Since spellcheck came into my life I don't know how to spell anymore. Sad really :-)
So if anyone wants to come over and teach me how to do those 2 things I would be grateful and I"ll make you some cookies or maybe even Mars Bar Squares. Fair trade I think.
Happy Day
( I'm surviving Gil's practise run at retirement.)
Ann out

Let the Fun Begin!!

2008-06-07T09:03:00.001-03:00

Just so you know right off the bat. I won't be blogging much, but if you don't have a blog you can't comment on other people's blogs... aka my daughters. But I do enjoy reading peoples blogs they are a great way of catching up and keeping a record. And some of you guys are very funny... aka Rob Veinot & others. I also enjoy that yum fun and then some site, great recipes guys.
I am more than likely breaking some unwritten age code of blogging as well, shhh don't tell.
That's it from the Smith FunHouse
"Have a great day"