Strawberry recipe

I found this at cooks.com My mom has gone strawberry picking crazy... so here is a recipe for all of those strawberries...
STRAWBERRY JAM
Printed from COOKS.COM

4 c. sugar
2 c. crushed ripe strawberries (about 2 pts.)
3/4 c. water
1 box powdered fruit pectin

Add sugar to crushed strawberries in a large bowl; mix well and set aside. Combine the water and pectin in a small saucepan; blend well. Bring to boiling and boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir into sweetened strawberries. Continue stirring about 3 minutes. (There will be some sugar crystals remaining.)
Quickly ladle jam into jars and cover with tight-fitting lids. Let stand until "set". If used within 2-3 weeks store in refrigerator; if kept longer store in freezer. Five (1/2 pint) jars of jam.

Rachel and Ashley

Rachel, aka Nicole and Ashley have been begging to spend the night for several weeks. They are staying tonight. We are watching A Night at the Museum. I have tooooo many hours of paper work to wrap up, but they are really missing spending time with us. We want to take them to Tennessee with us to see their Uncle James, however their ball schedules wont allow it at this time. Maybe after ball season is over.
Austin and Devon are going to Tennessee with their parents. Devon is coming to our house with us from there. We will have so much fun. He is my little buddy and I am sure we can find lots to do while he is here.
I know we will be going to the park often. My mom will spoil him, and we will all have lots of food to eat.
School is almost over for the year. Some are finished. We have 2 more days. Hope they fly by.
I have been checking out the St. Jude house raffle. Go check out their site. Maybe there is a home near you that you can get a raffle ticket for.
Nicole has finally posted to her blog. She is getting pretty good at it. Now she needs some pictures to post. I will try and find time this week to take her out where she can take some pictures.
Have a great day!

Home from Tennessee

James is home from Tennessee. Here are some pictures that were taken there. James in his wheel chair, Virginia and James, Sarah's son, Lucas Hayden and a picture of the deer that Blake shot on the property and Blake with the Baby.

One more Monday

There is only one more Monday left this school year. No school next Monday because of the holiday. YEAH! Then the following Monday we have teacher workshop so the students do not attend. On Tues the 2nd of June is report card day... if any high schoolers come then they are there for a whole 30 minutes. To me that is not worth even rolling out of bed for.

I have begun the process of getting my classroom organized for the summer cleaning crew. It will be ready on the last day of finals. I am amazed at how quickly this year has sped by.

Hi Rodz... SO glad you are coming to visit America, via the Internet. Looking forward to your real visit.

I am going to Devon's birthday party on Sunday. Mum is going with me. Rachel and Ashley both want to go, however their biological father has them that weekend and so I doubt he will let them go. Such a shame. Family is important to kids. It doesn't matter which parent they are with at the time of an important date in their world.

Rachel and Ashley I will try and bring back some cake for you and some pictures. Remember how much fun we had last year... You camping in the tents with aunt Lara and uncle Chris and then the storm that came in.

At least you were close to the camper where you could come join us. LOL

Love to all my family here and across the great pond.

What a Rainy Spring we are Having !

Rain, Rain and more Rain. My yard man came today. It was a little wet, however he weeded and mowed the lawn. The storm hit my electric outlets outside so my pond is without its filter for the time being. Chris said he would come Friday and fix it for me. James is in Tennessee with James. Little James seems to be doing better, however things are serious. His leg is not healing like it should and the doctors made an error. Not once but three times. Now it is a matter of time to see how things will turn out. The storms that hit here yesterday are rolling through Tennessee today. James left his phone outside in the down pour. Hopefully it will dry out and work okay. My flowers are doing well and they are growing quickly. The girls are growing too! Devon is getting to be quit the talker on the phone. And Austin can't wait for school to end. It is close. I figured Austin would get out before us, however with all of their snow days they are getting out after us. Enough of this for tonight. I am busy scanning my magazine articles so I can get rid of the magazines. Talk later.

French Onion Soup

Ask anyone in my family, one of my favorite soups is French Onion. Here is a recipe so you can make your own.

2 tablespoons butter
2 cups thinly sliced onions (about 2 large onions)
4 cups beef broth
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Dash of pepper
6 slices French bread, toasted
3/4 cup shredded Swiss Cheese

In a large saucepan melt butter. Stir in onions. Cook, covered, over medium-low heat for 8 to 10 minutes or till tender and golden, stirring occasionally. Stir in beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, sprinkle toasted bread with shredded cheese. Place bread under broiler till cheese melts and turns light brown. To serve, ladle soup into bowls and float bread atop. Makes about 4 1/2 cups (6 side-dish servings).

Coconut No Crust Pie

Mom gave me this recipe. My sister, Marianne, gave it to her. It is good and it is simple. Give it a try.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
1 3/4 c sugar
1/2 c self-rising flour
2 c milk
1 1/2 c coconut
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 stick oleo
4 eggs

Mix all ingredients in blender. Pour into a greased pie pan.

Cook for 45 minutes.

Geocaching

Check out this site... Rails to Trails. Maybe we can do some of this this summer. I know the kids would love it. Plan the family vacation. Maybe we can go to Tennessee where your brother is. I don't think he will be doing to much traveling this summer.

http://www.traillink.com/