Favorite Finds Friday: Sweet Little Elijah Boy!

A year ago today one of the greatest blessings enter my life, so it's fitting that on Elijah's birthday I dedicate my Favorite Finds Friday to him. I wouldn't call Elijah a "find", but he's a favorite blessing, a favorite joy, a favorite gift!

Elijah one year ago today on his birthday. He was a beautiful newborn!

 

Elijah's newborn photo shoot by Brenda Schaefer Photography.

 

 

 His daddy's pretty handsome too!

 

Elijah is blessed to have parents that love each other so much!

 

I thought I'd share the poem I wrote in his scrapbook. (I have a song for him to, but don't worry I won't sing it for you).

 

Can't wait to meet this sweet baby boy,

Can't wait to snuggle this bundle of joy!

Who will he look like, what color eyes,

Green like his daddy's, or blue like the sky?

Will he play baseball and like to hunt?

What will he be when he grows up?

So many questions but this I know,

He will be loved... my heart over flows!

 

Ok, time for more pictures!

 

Can you say Gerber Baby!

 

He wasn't feeling very good on this day. (Easter)

 

With Grammy and Grandpa

 

 

 He was laughing so hard that he'd take a few steps and then fall down. Cute!

 

 

Oops! There he goes!

 

This little guy has stolen my heart!

 

As much as I want him to stay little as long as he can, I can't wait to see what kind of adventures he takes us all on!



 

I hope you enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed writing it! Oh, and did I mention that he's really smart too! :)

 

Blessings,

Julie Wagner



 





Favorite Finds Friday: Dough Trough

My family and friends have been encouraging me to blog more, and I'm determined to do just that. It was never my intention to only blog recipes, but about life in general. I have so many ideas..... One of these ideas is "Favorite Finds Friday". 

I've really been enjoying "junking"! I haven't had time to do as much of it as I'd like, but now that graduation is over.... I don't have a good idea of what a good deal is yet, but my friend Tammy can sometimes help with that. I've always liked the look of the old dough troughs! (I didn't even know what they were called, but Tammy helped me with that too). While my DIL, Abbey and I were strolling around the Monticello Antique Mall in Portland, I saw this beauty and bought it!

I'm sure I didn't get a good deal on it, but I love it! I really don't even remember what I paid for it. Probably too much! My hubby would probably think so anyway! He's been beyond supportive of my new hobby, but I don't think he quite gets this piece. He just looked at it  and said, "it's just a old piece of wood".  Which I replied "yep"! :)

It's a lot bigger than it looks.

I need to give perks to my 3rd son, Nolan for these great pictures.

He's so handsome! This picture was taken by Jordan Zurfluh of JZ Photography.

Usually my dough trough just sits on the kitchen table looking handsome, but here it is being put to practical use as a chip holder at Nolan's graduation party. Tammy's idea!

This Fall it will be filled with pumpkins and I'm sure I can find a fun way to display it during the Christmas season. Well worth the money !

Blessings,

Julie Wagner

Hard Boiled Eggs

Up until about a year ago, I did not know the correct way to cook hard-boiled eggs, and I've found that a lot of others did not as well. I was watching the Food Network and Ina Garten was using hard-boiled eggs and said not to overcook your eggs because you didn't want the green ring around the yolk. Well, my eggs always had an ugly green ring. I guess that's what happens whey you boil the h.e. double toothpick out of them to insure that they're done. They were done alright!

Since I have a hard-boiled egg with my smoothie every morning I wanted to find out how to properly cook them. Here's what I've found works best for me.

 



Cover your eggs with water and bring the water to a rolling boil over med-high heat. (I put my burner on 8).

Once the water is at a rolling boil, turn off the burner and cover the pan with a lid. (And if you're anything like me, half the time you'll forget you have eggs on the stove and they'll get the h.e double toothpick boiled out of them again).

 

Let sit for 9 mins. Do not remove the pan from the burner. I have done this before and my yolks were not cook thoroughly. Because of this, if you have a gas stove this method will not work. You will need to let yours sit a little longer. Sorry.



 

 As soon as your eggs are done, place them in ice water to stop the cooking.

 

Now isn't that a pretty egg!

Happy Easter everyone! He is Risen!!!

Blessings,
Julie

PS - I have heard that if you're using fresh eggs, adding a teaspoon of baking soda to the water will help them peel easier. Haven't tried it, just have heard it.