Yummy Peach Cobbler

A few years ago, I saw this recipe on a morning talk show and I quickly jotted it down on a scrap piece of notebook paper. It quickly climbed the charts to become one of my family's favorite desserts. Everytime I make it, I hear, "Man, that's good!" It's a little different than traditional cobbler, and the recipe can be adapted to use any fruit that you might want to use. Let me know what you think!

Peach Cobbler

8 cups fresh fruit (or frozen fruit + 2T flour)

2½ cups sugar, divided

pinch of salt

1 Tbsp vanilla

2 cups flour

1 cup sliced almonds or chopped pecans

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

shredded coconut (optional)

1 cup cold butter

2 eggs

Mix fruit, 1 cup sugar, pinch of salt, and vanilla in a bowl. Let it stand 25 minutes, stirring about every 5 minutes. Place in a 9x13 casserole dish.

In another bowl, mix flour, 1½ cups sugar, almonds or pecans, baking powder, salt and coconut if desired. Cut in cold butter. Add eggs and mix until dough forms.

Plop spoonfuls of dough on top of fruit to cover it. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.

**I have always made it with coconut and either almonds or pecans. I haven't tried any other fruit, but I bet it would be good with summer berries. I always serve it with vanilla ice cream (Blue Bell Vanilla Bean is my favorite). I hope you love it like we do!

Can I Erase Last Week?

Last week was definitely one week of my life I could have done without. I am struggling to find something positive that came out of it. God gave me a great opportunity to spend some one-on-one time with my daughter and I was so exhausted and frustrated most of the time that I wasted it. The whole week, wasted.

"I feel sick because I have sores in my mouth. It hurts"

Princess was sick with a fever and horrible mouth sores for 6 days. She missed the entire week of school. On top of that, I worked 24-hour shifts on Tuesday and Friday, and Drummer Boy was out of town Wednesday and Thursday. I was exhausted from work, more exhausted from taking care of a sick child, and even more exhausted from single-motherhood. It was not good. I have to say I was the worst nurse-mom ever!!! Princess is not as compliant as the newborn patients I usually have. I'm not used to my patient saying, "I don't want that medicine. It tastes bad!!!" I was so frustrated and not very understanding and my brain and body were just so tired that I didn't have any extra patience or good ideas. I failed as a nurse-mom. Thankfully, I have some very sweet friends that checked in on us, and one who dropped by a goody-bag for Princess. She really enjoyed painting a couple of little plaster animals one afternoon.

I'm glad to say that we survived the week and Princess is much better. Of course, if it were up to me, I'd choose to never have to go through that again, but given that I have two girls in school and kids spread germs like wildfire, I'm sure there are many more opportunities for me to practice my nursing skills at home in my future. I just hope I'm a little better at it next time.

School is in Session

Princess loves school! So much so, that she has turned her bedroom into a school room. Her favorite thing to do these days is to play school, with herself as the teacher, of course. As soon as Drummer Boy gets home from work, Princess says, "Will you play school with me?" She also takes a lot of care in making sure that everything in her room is in it's place. Her room is so cute. Here are the school areas:

Teacher's chair and chalkboard

Book Fair Schedule

Library

Students' desks