Monday, October 09, 2006
Internet Safety
John Walsh has teamed up with Julie Aigner-Clark (of the Baby Einstein phenomena) to create a new DVD that wil be available tomorrow. It is geared towards helping families (parents and children) learn about internet safety. I hope that all of my friends with school-age children consider picking it up and watching it with their kids!
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Sunday Update
Wow - where did the week go? Things have been so busy around here...
(Ugh - as I'm typing this - first word is coming out that North Korea may have conducted its first nuclear test...)
We had a nice weekend at home. We kept busy but had no dinners, appointments or functions to go to. We enjoyed just relaxing at home with the kids. We baked a fantastic new bread recipe (see below), worked in the yard a bit and decorated the house and the porch for Halloween.
We watched the California gubernatorial debate and did paint touch-ups in and around the house. I enjoyed the Fox News 10-year anniversary shows today while ironing and the kids watched Willie Wonka (for just the 27th time). You gotta love Johnny Depp in that one... After the children went to bed last night, my husband and I caught up on some of the many television shows that we've had on the DVR for the past few weeks. We watched 3 episodes of ER (amazingly great show!), 2 episodes of Jericho (which we are warming up to) and 2 episodes of one of my favorite new shows - Studio 60. WOW is that a fantastic show. I'm a huge fan of Bradley Whitford and, like with West Wing, Aaron Sorkin has managed to do it again - the guy is a genius.
I've spent a lot of time lately thinking about possibly working part-time. I haven't had an "official" job in years (and the thought of resumes, applications and interviews makes my skin crawl) but still feel like I have some useful skills that could be put to good use. Even though the kids are in school 6 hours/day, I'd really prefer to do something from home or, at the least, something very flexible. (I don't want to give up the gym or volunteering in the kids' classrooms 2 days/week.) Two things I've contemplated haven't quite worked out. I have another two that I'm still working on. I'll post when (if!) there is news to share!
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
3 cups white sugar
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
4 eggs
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 1 pound size coffee cans, or three 9x5 inch loaf pans. In a large bowl, combine sugar, pumpkin, oil, water, and eggs. Beat until smooth. Blend in flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts. Fill cans 1/2 to 3/4 full. Bake for 1 hour, or until an inserted knife comes out clean. Cool on wire racks before removing from cans or pans.
(Ugh - as I'm typing this - first word is coming out that North Korea may have conducted its first nuclear test...)
We had a nice weekend at home. We kept busy but had no dinners, appointments or functions to go to. We enjoyed just relaxing at home with the kids. We baked a fantastic new bread recipe (see below), worked in the yard a bit and decorated the house and the porch for Halloween.
We watched the California gubernatorial debate and did paint touch-ups in and around the house. I enjoyed the Fox News 10-year anniversary shows today while ironing and the kids watched Willie Wonka (for just the 27th time). You gotta love Johnny Depp in that one... After the children went to bed last night, my husband and I caught up on some of the many television shows that we've had on the DVR for the past few weeks. We watched 3 episodes of ER (amazingly great show!), 2 episodes of Jericho (which we are warming up to) and 2 episodes of one of my favorite new shows - Studio 60. WOW is that a fantastic show. I'm a huge fan of Bradley Whitford and, like with West Wing, Aaron Sorkin has managed to do it again - the guy is a genius.
I've spent a lot of time lately thinking about possibly working part-time. I haven't had an "official" job in years (and the thought of resumes, applications and interviews makes my skin crawl) but still feel like I have some useful skills that could be put to good use. Even though the kids are in school 6 hours/day, I'd really prefer to do something from home or, at the least, something very flexible. (I don't want to give up the gym or volunteering in the kids' classrooms 2 days/week.) Two things I've contemplated haven't quite worked out. I have another two that I'm still working on. I'll post when (if!) there is news to share!
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
3 cups white sugar
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
4 eggs
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 1 pound size coffee cans, or three 9x5 inch loaf pans. In a large bowl, combine sugar, pumpkin, oil, water, and eggs. Beat until smooth. Blend in flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts. Fill cans 1/2 to 3/4 full. Bake for 1 hour, or until an inserted knife comes out clean. Cool on wire racks before removing from cans or pans.
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