Well so much for our storage tent idea....The Oregon winds were around 50-70 mph at some points and our poor make shift PVC tent didn't hold up. It did pretty good with winds right up to about 30 mph but higher than that it is too much. The pipes came apart from each other and just buckled. So back to the drawing board for us. We may order a tent another fulltime family suggested and use that instead. Oh-well at least we tried :)
We've talked about how we have winterized our RV. It gets cold here at night (although not as cold as some of my Michigan peeps are getting)!! Colder than Mars, Yikes!! All of our RV has insulation we put around it. All but our RV tube coming out. Well you know the debacle we had with that so Tim made a makeshift insulation for that as well. Now everything in our RV including the hoses are winterized and are handling the winter great!! Yes, our underbelly is heated but we also have a heat lamp we have put underneath and those two things working together are keeping everything nice and toasty warm underneath. I'm prejudice but I think my husband is a genius!! So glad I found me a handyman!!
We were going to go back to Crater Lake this week, but alas, it has been so warm here 55 yesterday that there isn't much snow. So we patiently wait for the snow to fly so we can take our little guy sledding. They are saying this weekend they are expecting to get a couple of feet, fingers crossed. So if that happens we will be going next week and doing some serious (maybe 30 mins) of sledding at Crater Lake. Because it has been so warm we (Tim) decided to take advantage and give the truck a good cleaning out. Hasn't had a good cleaning since we purchased it back in July and boy did it need it!! Garrett, Bailey and I decided to go for a walk around the park while Tim worked. We saw a couple of hawks flying overhead and in some trees. Was such a beautiful day.
Came back and Garrett was having fun playing in his house. He loves to play with this and the batteries are lasting a LONG time!! If you are thinking about getting this for your little one we highly recommend it!!
Came back and Garrett was having fun playing in his house. He loves to play with this and the batteries are lasting a LONG time!! If you are thinking about getting this for your little one we highly recommend it!!
I absolutely love Pinterest!! So one of my goals for this year is to try a different meal off of Pinterest at least 2-3 times per week. So our first meal to try was Beer and Brown Sugar Kielbasa and Sauerkraut. MMMMMM, it was so good and very easy to make. The only thing I would change about this is I would add another 32 oz jar of sauerkraut. Other than that it was excellent and definitely a keeper!! The recipe was off of Brown Eyed Baker's blog www.browneyedbaker.com.
BEER AND BROWN SUGAR KIELBASA & SAUERKRAUT
yield: About 10 servings
prep time: 10 minutes
cook time: 4 to 10 hours
total time: 4 to 10 hours
INGREDIENTS:
12 ounces beer (can or bottle)
1 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
3 pounds polish kielbasa
1 bag (or jar) sauerkraut (32 ounces), drained ( I personally would change this to 2)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Combine the beer and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, until the sugar melts and the mixture is slightly thickened; set aside.
2. Cut the kielbasa into links and place in a slow cooker. Cover with the drained sauerkraut. Pour the beer and brown sugar mixture over top. Cook on high for 4 to 6 hours, or on low for 8 to 10 hours. (We ended up doing a combination - high for 3 hours and then low for another 3 or so. Definitely the longer it cooks the better it tastes!)
3. Serve on its own or on your favorite sandwich roll.
BEER AND BROWN SUGAR KIELBASA & SAUERKRAUT
yield: About 10 servings
prep time: 10 minutes
cook time: 4 to 10 hours
total time: 4 to 10 hours
INGREDIENTS:
12 ounces beer (can or bottle)
1 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
3 pounds polish kielbasa
1 bag (or jar) sauerkraut (32 ounces), drained ( I personally would change this to 2)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Combine the beer and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, until the sugar melts and the mixture is slightly thickened; set aside.
2. Cut the kielbasa into links and place in a slow cooker. Cover with the drained sauerkraut. Pour the beer and brown sugar mixture over top. Cook on high for 4 to 6 hours, or on low for 8 to 10 hours. (We ended up doing a combination - high for 3 hours and then low for another 3 or so. Definitely the longer it cooks the better it tastes!)
3. Serve on its own or on your favorite sandwich roll.
I am hopelessly in love with my two guys!! I love them both so much. Here they are having a conversation together. Garrett is slowly learning new words. I love to read to him and he loves to point to things in the books and have me tell him what they are. I love to watch him grow and learn and I know how fortunate I am to be able to stay home with him and get to see all the things he is doing.
