1. I lost my first marathon toenail this week. One down, one to go.
2. I am a full fledged scout mom. This begins what will be a minimum of ten years in which at least one of my 3 sons will be in some sort of scouts. I have so much to learn! My MIL helped Z earn his Bobcat while I was running the marathon, so at Z's first pack meeting ever, he earned a patch and I earned a pin. I think I may end up with a bunch of these pins. Where does one wear Bobcat pins (or their relatives)? Perhaps Stacy and Clinton could give me advice on the appropriate use of such accessories and if it's okay to wear more than one of the same kind at once (since I will conceivably have some triplicates in the coming years).
3. I don't buy sandwich bread anymore. I have been grinding my own wheat and making my own bread for a few months now. So far it's been in the bread machine. I'm working up the nerve to make it completely by hand. I have a good easy recipe (or so I'm told), I'm just trying to figure out the scheduling of it. I think it's healthier than what I could buy in the stores; it's definitely fresher and cheaper and there is a certain pioneer satisfaction in doing something from start to finish.
4. I make my own yogurt about once a week. This was borne out of frustration as the yogurt prices kept rising and my children continued to favor only the most sugar laden varieties and would eat and/or waste them by the dozens each week. I love the fresh homemade stuff. My children are still adjusting to the idea. But I have found a new use for it: as a buttermilk replacement, especially in buttermilk pancakes. For the cost of one gallon of milk and a packet of unflavored gelatin (to thicken) I can have 4 quarts of yogurt and a lot less sugar and other stuff I can't even pronounce!
I don't consider myself to be terribly crunchy. I'm not the mother earth type. I believe in technology and make up and disposable diapers. But the older I get and more importantly, the older my children get, there are things that seem worth learning and doing for myself, whether it be out of a desire to put less gunk in our systems, to spend less money, or just to learn to be more self-sufficient and less dependent upon someone else as a supply chain. Even though the scouting thing comes because of its place in the boys' programs of our church, I think its value is largely because it does exactly the same thing for the boys.
I don't know what toenails had to do with this.
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Is it difficult and/or time consuming to make yogurt from scratch? Pretty much everyone in the family eats a ton of it, except for me. I'd love to make a more healthy option for them.
I had no idea you were making your own bread and yogurt....send me your recipes so I can try! That's awesome!
You'll have to post your bread recipe! I keep thinking I need to start doing that. And I didn't know yogurt could be made from scratch. We get it so seldom because of the expense.
Fresh ground is the only type of whole wheat bread I can get the whole family to eat without complaining that it tastes to "wheaty". I've gotten a bit lazy lately though and am waiting for my electric grinder to arrive.
Do share more info on making yogurt - I read about it in some baby food book, but was way afraid to try it for some reason.
Your toenail bit is going down on my cons list of whether to do a marathon with my running group friends or not.
We have made little ribbons for the cub scout mom pins. They are cute and super simple - just a yellow ribbon sewn on top of a blue ribbon - sewn together in a v at the bottom - big enough to go over your head.
I'm sorry i don't know you but I read your post today on seagullah and noticed you had been making your own bread. We use a great recipe on allrecipies.com called Amish white bread we substitute with as much whole wheat flour as we want and often add a teaspoon or two of wheat gluten it's perfect for everything. I mix my bread in the Kichenaid and then proof it in a bowl. I think you may enjoy making it by hand! You should try it!
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