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Berry Breakfast Cobbler

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Walker and I have a morning routine that really never varies during the school week- I guess that is why they call it a routine.  I wake Walker up at 7- we get dressed, and he goes downstairs to fix breakfast while I make the beds.  Corby on the other hand, usually gets up around 6 and is doing work or reading the paper when we get downstairs.  Walker eats breakfast while I feed Nemo, our dog and let him out.  Then we leash up Nemo and go outside to the corner to wait for Walker’s carpool and Corby heads to work.  After everyone is out of the house, I get about 30 minutes to exercise. I do work out videos in our den. I love them.  I have a ridiculous collection of them.  Anyway, after I work out, I shower and then ride my bike to work.  Breakfast is usually whatever candy is at the front desk of the library which defeats the entire purpose or maybe is the entire purpose of working out- not sure which one.  So, I have been trying to find easy, slightly more healthy breakfast options than 8 Hershey Kisses.  This berry cobbler from www.allrecipes.com is super easy, quick and so delicious, and it is sweet enough for me not to go into sugar withdrawal after switching from candy.

Berry Breakfast Cobbler

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups mixed frozen berries

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1/2 cinnamon stick, ground
2 tablespoons flax seeds, ground
1/4 cup unsweetened flaked coconut

Directions:

Stir the berries and brown sugar together in a microwave-safe bowl; heat on High until the berries are hot, about 2 minutes, stirring once about 1 minute into the heating process. Stir the ground cinnamon, ground flax seeds, and coconut into the heated berries and serve.

 

Turtle Candy and Real Turtles

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I have a very weird fear of small animals like mice, fish, lizards, frogs, etc.  I am really only afraid of these things, which lets be honest, can not hurt me really at all, when they are close to me and move unexpectedly.  Then I freak out.  Take fish- I love fishing and catching fish, it is super fun, but when said fish that I caught gets put into a bucket and starts jumping around and trying to get, I run screaming.  I really don’t know why.  Walker had a pet fish for a while, and I dealt with it pretty well until the day I was cleaning the fish bowl, and the fish was in a glass on the counter next to the sink.  And then the fish jumped out of the glass and into the sink, and I started screaming.  Did it even occur to me to pick up Walker’s beloved fish with my hands?  No.  And we were out of paper towels and the fish was getting closer to the drain.  So I grabbed a spoon- not quite sure what I was going to do with that, but anyway- sad story, the fish went down the drain.  Maybe not my best moment and definitely won “Worst Mother of the Year” award for that one.  It turns out that my fear of little animals extends to turtles as well.  We went kayaking last Sunday which was so fun.  Walker and Corby were in a kayak together, and Walker spotted a turtle in the water.  I thought- neat- and kept on paddling.  A few minutes later, Walker and Corby paddled up and Walker thrust his new friend at me.  I screamed and nearly fell out of my kayak.  This was the funniest thing that Walker had seen in a long time.  Before you get the entirely wrong impression of me, I am not completely girly.  Spiders, cock roaches, insects, I have no problem with these things.  I can kill spiders all day long, but rodents and small aquatic and amphibious creatures not so much.  Anyway, as with most things I do, I immediately starting thinking about what fun recipes I could get from this experience.  Turtle soup- no.  But turtle candy- yes!  This is a fun easy recipe from www.allrecipes.com

Pretzel Turtle Candy

Ingredients:

20 small mini pretzels

20 chocolate covered caramels

20 pecan halves

(or however many you want to make- doesn’t have to be 20)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Arrange the pretzels on a parchment lined cookie sheet, and place one chocolate covered caramel candy on each pretzel.

Bake for 4 minutes, and while the candy is still warm, press a pecan halve on each candy covered pretzel.  Cool completely before storing.