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Best Blueberry Coffee Cake ever!

Usually I am strict about only posting disasters, but I thought I'd make an acception here. Paula Dean has the best recipe on foodnetwork.com for this Blueberry coffee cake. I love it and it's so easy to make.

Granite Steps Country Blueberry Coffee Cake
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (12-ounce) can buttermilk biscuits
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
1/2 cup sugar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Generously grease a 9-inch square baking dish. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon and mix well with a fork. Separate biscuit dough into 10 biscuits. Cut each biscuit into quarters, and dip each piece in melted butter and coat with brown sugar mixture. Arrange in a single layer in baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the oats.

Combine blueberries and sugar in a bowl and toss to coat. Spoon over oats and biscuits and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup oats. Drizzle remaining melted butter on top. Bake for 20 minutes or until cake is golden brown and center is done. Cool for 20 minutes. Serve warm.

Hat Obsession

James has taken to wearing hats non stop.

Trying on Christina's Shoes

Boys will be boys, but our boys, well...

No matter what age or gender a kid is, they seem to always be amazed with shoes and trying on adult clothes. We're in such a hurry to grown up.

Don't worry, our boys won't be wearing heels for long, it will be cowboy boots, soccer cleats, or snow shoes.

Fried buttered bread, mmmm

I know its a terrible title, what are the Wiecks going to post next? Not much, just the awful confession that I (Eileen) have taken to snacking on whole bags of caesar salad croutons. Ok, not just any crouton, they must be safeway brand, anything esle would unacceptable. I am a nursging mom after all.

Just the thought of eating a whole bag of buttery fried bread is enough to make one sick, but yes I am actually doing it. Hey, everyone has a weight loss program, I thought I'd give this one a try. mmmmmmmm

Another unfortunate toddler mishap

Well again, this would be a James creation. Watermelon's aren't in their best season right now anyhow if you haven't noticed. The taste is pretty woody. Still, its a pitty that this one met an early fate. Cosentinos guy said the best watermelons in terms of flavor are still the seeded ones. Hmmm...

Some updated Beach photos in Slideshow

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27767425@N05/sets/72157606208565739/show/

Butterhead

Why, I dont know. Why is it always James?

I find myself asking this question a lot particularily after cleaning the house and mopping the floor, hoping for a day of refreshing bliss. It never fails on those days that some type of oily substance in the house gets a test run from my two year old.

I have decided to change my blog from "Our Happy Clan- changing the world one diaper at a time" to something a little more realistic, like "Wieck mishaps", or "life's little unfortunate moments", can't decide. Im taking ideas. This seems to be my number 1 topic.

All in all we are blessed. I thank God for each opportunity to have a little head to clean butter out of.

Kitchen Safety

This morning started nicely, Vincent taking the boys on their daily romp, a bike ride all around the trail at 7 a.m. Him doing the biking of course, while our 2 little princes ride in heir chariot, motionless, big eyed and silent.

The moment they walk in the door the action begins, "mama, mama, brekie, brekie!" Breakfast if you couldn't translate.

Kitchen safety tip #1- never try to scrape egg and grease out of a pan while still flaming hot. Doing so can result in eye loss. I tested the theory myself today and the result was one small scrap of burning egg flying into the conjunctiva of my left eye, not before searing the sclera. Ok enough nurse talk, it hurt like a missile firing through my head. Words flew out of my mouth at the same time, sounding somewhat like a cross between a prayer and a curse.

Top it off with a little boy who likes to wear his toast and jam as a hat every meal, and we have a well balanced morning:)

Question for you all

Hey does anyone know how or if its even possible to make a slideshow in Flickr and then blog it? I know individual pictures can be blogged but wondering how to do a slideshow.
Thanks!

Nap time at our house Part Deux

Nap time at our house looks very different today!

Nap time at our house

Its amazing how some babies find comfort when they sleep. Hey dont knock it, it may work.

A is for awake; B is for Bad Vitamin…

Yes B, that beautiful vitamin. In copious amounts it is designed as more than a natural pick me up, in fact it creates such an awake, alert state that it is truly one of the best gifts you could give yourself- just make sure its morning when you take it.

When my darling husband kindly brought me home Jamba Juice last night at 10 I was sooooooooo grateful. I am sick with a bad head cold right now. I really need sleep, it’s been 3 long hard days, and Vincent has had to pull extra hours and meetings – God bless that Saint of mine! So I was happy to see my sweetheart after a full day of weepy eyes and head pressure, weep with me now, you can do it, I feel the love already in the form of your sympathy.

Shortly after drinking the first few sips of Jamba juice (my usual is orange a peel- with double immunity boost) I noticed it tasted a bit different, just couldn’t put my finger on why. Maybe bad fruit? After 7 hours of not being able to sleep a wink despite an accompanying feeling of dead tired, I realized it tasted different because what was added was most likely the double B vitamin alert boost. Would have been bad enough if it was a single, but a double. Whew.

In addition I was nauseated several times. Bbbbb bbb bbb baddd vitamin.

I can’t explain what its like to be tired beyond compare while at the same time, stimulated to the point of a whirlwind in your brain. I should let you know I’ve solved each one of your problems last night in my brain, so just call me for a personal analysis. Kidding… Just like the proud eh?

Thought Id leave you with one glimpse of how my 2 yr old likes to finish his Jamba Juice in above photo. Viewers note- this is the not the Bad vitamin cup which I was sure to ingest. This is James' from a week ago, good to the last drop.

Why kids and apple juice dont mix

Yes its apple juice, nothing more, nothing less. Just thought Id share one of the brighter moments of my day. Go ahead click on the photo, you really need to see it the way I did.

Happy Canada Day- July 1st, 2008

How To Tell If You're a Canadian:
You're not offended by the term "HOMO MILK" It really is the type of milk we drink.
You understand the phrase "Could you pass me a serviette, I just dropped my poutine, on the chesterfield."
You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars.
You drink Pop, not Soda.
You know what a Mickey and 2-4's mean.
You know that a pike is a type of fish, not part of a highway
You drive on a highway, not a freeway
You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
You know that Casey and Finnegan were not part of a Celtic musical group.
You cried when you heard that "Mr. Dress Up" died recently.
You get excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.
You brag to Americans that: Shania Twain, Jim Carrey, and Captain Kirk are Canadians.
You know what a touque is.
You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always pronounced "Zed"
Your local newspaper covers the national news on 2 pages, but requires 6 pages for hockey.
You know that the four seasons means: almost winter, winter, still winter and road work.
You know that when it's 25 degrees outside, it's a warm day.
You understand the Labatt Blue commercials.
You know how to pronounce and spell "Saskatchewan"
You perk up when you hear the theme song from "Hockey Night in Canada."
You are in grade 12, not the 12th grade.
"Eh?" is a very important part of your vocabulary, and is more polite than,"Huh?"