Well, work started up again and this is the first year since 1998 that I have not had a daughter in our local public school district! It is such a weird feeling. Kind of bittersweet.
Let's pause today to give thanks for all the blessings God brings into our weeks. Sometimes it is just simple things and other times they are more significant. No matter, it's important to keep an attitude of gratitude. Participating in the FFF by Susanne really helps with this! How about joining in and sharing FIVE of your FAVES!
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| Indian Lake as seen from Snowy Mt summit Indian Lake, NY Central Adirondacks 2 September |
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| Central Adirondacks and High Peaks Region as seen from summit of Snowy Mt |
- HARD HIGH PEAK HIKE! Last Saturday my friend Cheryl from my hometown met me at a trail-head in the Central Adirondacks for one of the hardest hikes I have ever attempted. She needed two more fire-tower hikes to complete her badge which I earned 2 years ago. We did manage, after 3 hours of climbing 3.4 miles up mostly bare rock, to reach the summit. So now she only has one mountain left with a fire tower. This hike kicked our butts. It was TOUGH. The first 2 miles were relatively easy with a nice woods walk for the first 1.5 miles and then the climb began. The very last mile was so steep we had to go extremely slow and there were so many loose boulders it was downright treacherous. We ate lunch on the summit, enjoyed the overlook ledge pictured above, and then after another 10 minutes of rest, headed back down. Going down was a little less time...just 2.5 hours. It was just so difficult. I will never hike it again but it felt good to do another mountain over 4000 feet!
- APPLE CRUMB PIE: Sunday was a very rainy day. In fact, it rained all day long until about 6 pm when the sun came out fleetingly. I didn't mind as it gave me a chance to catch up on laundry and chores after church. Later in the afternoon, I decided to bake an apple crumb pie with the first of the state's apple harvest. Oh my...it was absolutely delicious. We all enjoyed a piece with coffee in the evening while playing another round of Carcasssonne our new fave family board game.
- BACKYARD REST: My husband decided to get some yard work done on Labor Day since the rain had stopped and the day ended up being just so nice! After he did that, and I had done some errands, we sat in the backyard swing together and then I completed two books I had been reading over the last month or so. I just loved sitting outside with the books and a comfy pillow behind my head. It was a lovely way to wrap up vacation.
- EASY WORK WEEK: So far, the 3 new students are fitting in nicely with the 6 other preschoolers. All of the new children just have speech and language issues...none are on the autism spectrum which makes the classroom a bit easier to handle. I have had loads of fun helping to plan lessons, and getting to know our new students. It's been a good first week back!
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| my new-to-me depression era glass juicer found at The Red Barn in Northville NY (an antiques place which is literally in a red barn) |
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| homemade lemonade |
- HOMEMADE LEMONADE DAD's WAY! Monday afternoon when the sun was getting kind of hot, I decided to use the new old juicer I bought last week while on a day trip with my sister. I love depression era green glass and only have one bowl of it. My parents use to own much of it. Well, I found this juicer in an antiques place and bought it. So Monday I used fresh lemons to make my dad's lemonade recipe. It is SOOO good! He never used much sugar so neither did I. And we never take the seeds out. We squeeze about 5 large lemons, add a mixture of sugar and water that boiled and has cooled, and then add 7 cups of water. It is the BEST. I like to think my dad was smiling down on us as we enjoyed this drink. It's funny but all these years of being married (27) and I had never made Dad's recipe. It was a hit!
Those are just some little things that made my week special.
How about you? What was one special thing about your week?
Have you ever made homemade lemonade? Do you like it with more or less sugar??
6 comments:
Wow that hike sounds hard but it must have been satisfying to reach the top. I've never made lemonade but yours sounds delicious as did the apple crumble. Yes the baby on my page is my Grandson Nathan. He was born back at the end of March but he was 11 weeks early so he still looks younger. He's catching up well though. Enjoy your weekend.
I have made homemade lemonade before. It is such a refreshing drink. I don't care for much sugar either. isn't nice that even after all these years, you can still serve surprises to your family. How fun to make and think on this recipe of your father's.
Sitting on the swing with your hubby, the right pillow behind your head and two books sounds like a perfect way to spent time.
HURRAY on hiking that mountain over 4,000 feet. What an accomplishment for the both of you. I am glad you got to achieve that and get some photos without anyone getting hurt.
Have a good week, Faith.
Congratulations on conquering that peak! I love apple crumb pie. Your Labor Day sounds nice. Glad the new students are settling in well. This will sound weird, as much as I like sweets, but lemonade always seems too sweet to me. Maybe the trick is less sugar like your dad's recipe. I usually save my sugar calories for foods rather than drinks, though.
Congrats on hiking that peak! It makes you feel so accomplished, doesn't it? And rightly so!
That pie sounds sooo yummy. It has been too hot here to turn on the oven so no baking has been done.
What one thing am I thankful for this week? (Besides my own FFF) I'm just loving the two new books I got at the library book store. I love me a new book!
Faithe, the pictures are gorgeous! I'm in awe of your climbing ability.
Reading outdoors is one of life's simple pleasures - I do mine at the lake, lol.
I love depression glass. I only own 2 pieces of it. Mine is pink. Glad you got to use yours for a family recipe.
Homemade lemonade and apple pie? Yum would have loved to have been at your house last week! So nice that you got some backyard reading in to finish off your holidays. And boy oh boy you are one serious hiker! Don't know if my knees could handle that kind of climbing but the walk through the forest sounds more my speed. :)
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