Banana Bread

My daughter, Jill, loves to make banana bread. How can I refuse to let her do something she loves? She made some this afternoon and it was delicious.

Here is the recipe:

3 ripe, mashed bananas
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil or shortening
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9x5 loaf pan. In a large bowl combine sugar, oil (shortening) and eggs. Beat in bananas. Add remaining dry ingredients and combine. Fold in nuts. The batter should be thick.

Pour into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. Insert a toothpick in center to check for doneness. If toothpick is clean when removed, the bread is done. Remove from pan and cool.

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That's what she said!

10 Things I Love About The Office (so far)

1. Michael

2. Toby

3. Pranks On Dwight

4. Stanley's Ugliness

5. Diversity Day

6. Phylis Gets Flashed

7. Pelvic Cast Signing

8. Oscar Forced Out of the Closet

9. Kevin's Shifty Eyes

10. Jim & Pam (of course)

Look at those melons...

First of all, I have to thank my cousin, Jaimee, for introducing me to the joys of watermelon. It's not like I didn't like watermelon before, I just hadn't thought of cutting it up and keeping it in my fridge for a healthy snack. I'd buy a watermelon, slice it, eat what I could and then throw the rest of it away, mainly because I couldn't fit it in my fridge. Well, now I have a bigger fridge and I cut the watermelon into chunks and store them in a tupperware bowl...
it's great and the whole family loves it!

Some Interesting Facts (taken from West Chester Dish.com):

1. Not only does it quench your thirst, it can also quench inflammation that contributes to conditions like asthma, atherosclerosis, diabetes, colon cancer, and arthritis.
2. Over 1,200 varieties of watermelon are grown worldwide.
3. Watermelon is an ideal health food because it doesn’t contain any fat or cholesterol, is high in fiber and vitamins A & C and is a good source of potassium.
4. Pink watermelon is also a source of the potent carotenoid antioxidant, lycopene. These powerful antioxidants travel through the body neutralizing free radicals.
5. Watermelon is a vegetable! It is related to cucumbers, pumpkins and squash.
6. Early explorers used watermelons as canteens.
7. Watermelon is grown in over 96 countries worldwide.
8. In China and Japan watermelon is a popular gift to bring a host.
9. In Israel and Egypt, the sweet taste of watermelon is often paired with the salty taste of feta cheese.
10. Every part of a watermelon is edible, even the seeds and rinds.

Rough Day by Jace

Yes, the little guy is taking an afternoon snooze. His feet are 5 inches off the ground... it must have been too much effort for him to make it up on the couch.

The Pop In

I am not a fan of the pop in... unless I am at work and then I really like it! Today my nephew, Logan, and my sister-in-law, Kristy, dropped in on me at work. I was actually working too, which was nice. I like to set the example to Logan when I can!

They brought me some yummy white chocolate squares that were awesome. I took a couple with every intent to share with JLowe, but ended up eating them both myself. Sorry Jill, but you were gone too long and they were calling my name. I know, if anyone, you can appreciate my plight.

Thanks for breaking up my day!

Dog Kisses

So cute...

...and so gross!

Bits and Pieces

• attended Lola's blessing today. She looked so sweet, all dolled up and princess like-she even had a french manicure

• looking forward to work and I appreciate (more than she knows) that my mom offered to watch my boys while I work this year
  

• can't believe it is already time for the Ladies Club Championship

• they sure smoked a lot of cigarettes in the 60's