rain on tulips

You’d think that the person in change of compiling and regulating the church newsletter & calendar would make sure her own calendar contained special church meetings. (We missed conference yesterday. Oops!)

found this recipe the other day, for Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread… we’ve had it twice this week! Yum!

Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread

This is a great old Maine recipe, moist and spicy. The bread actually tastes even better the day after it is baked. Great for holiday gift giving!

Prep Time: approx. 15 Minutes. Cook Time: approx. 50 Minutes. Ready in: approx. 1 Hour 5 Minutes. Makes 3 - 7×3 inch loaf pans (24 servings).
Printed from Allrecipes, Submitted by Laurie Bennett
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1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
3 cups white sugar
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7×3 inch loaf pans.
2 In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
3 Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Contrary to popular opinion, I have not dropped off the face of the earth. Maybe come close, but still clinging.

The kids are settling into school. GC finally started preschool this last week, and loves riding the bus 4 days a week! (I’m loving the relatively quiet mornings.) Still following up with the doctors on EK — hope to get more concrete news Tuesday.

Fuul has been working and his current project ended yesterday. This next week, he’ll be around the house all week, then he’s been promised another project. Hopefully it all falls in like that. (Feel free to keep your fingers crossed for us!)

We traded in our old van this week on a 2005 Suburban… 9 seatbelts, plus cargo room! Yippee!

I’ve been sewing and quilting tons this past month… 3 quilts in progress, plus I’ve started attending a fun lap quilt class put on by the Bishop’s wife! All this quilting has necessitated lots of shopping, too! (GC is quite through with shopping — if we walk into a fabric department, she starts whining about my not needing any move quilt stuff!)

I’ve been asked to be the church Newsletter Specialist… its a fun but time-consuming position! (Lets me use my editing & layout skills!)

I’ve signed up for Nano again… maybe I’m just a glutton for punishment?

Lots of travel time coming up in November– my brother is getting married on the 21st, and we have a family reunion the 23rd-26th in another state. Woohoo. Getting to see everyone will be fun; getting there, not so much.

Will try to be less contrary in the near future, and keep posting more. Really.