Snow Day...and other news!

Today has been a long day. I have been somewhat productive..but it's been unusual because of all the snow and my mother has been in the house too because of course, she was off school. As I was thinking of making some coffee this morning shortly after getting up, I was also considering making some scones. I really enjoy scones and I think they're especially good with coffee. I have some raspberries I froze a couple months ago and I was thinking of making some more raspberry scones. I found a new recipe from Martha Stewart (the original Martha, not to be confused with our very own Martha S. on the blog) that looked pretty tasty so I decided to try it. I think they turned out nicely, but I don't know that I would use the exact same recipe again. The only reason I say that is that the raspberries were supposed to be kneaded into the dough, I think I would have preferred to mix them in or fold them in because by kneading them in, I had a couple of the scones with layers of berry on the bottom. The individual scones didn't want to stick together as well this way and didn't bake as nicely. I didn't actually end up eating any of them for breakfast because by the time they got out of the oven I was done with breakfast! But they'll be there for tomorrow...and hopefully the next day. Yum, scones!

Before they went onto the oven..I made them rectangular instead of triangular

I also tried to take a walk today...Ever since I can remember, I don't have any recollection of the snow being so high that I couldn't take a walk. Today I went outside with plenty of layers on and I wore my rain-boots since the snow was so high. I have snow boots which are more insulted but I thought the snow too deep for my shorter insulated boots (as opposed to my tall, cold rain-boots). Although I didn't get any snow inside my boots with the rain-boots, the rubber easily transferred all the cold from the snow onto my legs and feet. Nova also tried to come out in the snow and of course, she couldn't walk very easily. From her vantage point it was probably like trying to walk straight through the side of a mountain with every step she took. Unfortunately my walk was very short. I was also hoping to get the toboggan out and sled down the hill a few times, but I was discouraged with how deep the snow was and went back inside. I needed some friendly encouragement and camaraderie to get me going...but since I was by myself I couldn't seem to encourage myself enough. Since the temperatures aren't supposed to get any warmer, I should have another chance to go sledding tomorrow or even the next day. I'm planning on it!

Like Martha S., I also worked on catching up on some homework today. I finished some math home work that needed to be done and I have also been working on editing more of the wedding photos for the Ramsay's. Perhaps I can motivate myself to study a bit on my time off tomorrow. I'm not sure about you all...but my school has been called off for tomorrow too! It's a good thing...because I wouldn't be able to make it out if they did have class. I've heard prediction that the public K-12 schools in the area may be closed all week. Of course that means no work for me either...but we shall see what happens, they may go back Thursday or Friday.

In other news:

• I attended my first tractor/truck pull on Saturday. It was unlike anything I'd ever experienced before. Even though they tried to control it, there were alot of fumes in that building. It was also REALLY loud. The beau and I wore earplugs the whole time. It was quite an experience. I think I would prefer to watch my next tractor/truck pull outside! We also went to the National Farm Machinery Show to look around, before the pull.  
  
• The weekend before last I tried The B.O.M.B. at Sonny's barbecue. I read an article on Facebook that Miss Ellaneous' sister had shared about a man from Richmond creating a sandwich for the Annual Pitmaster Showdown. The sandwich has a patty of macaroni & cheese, brisket, onion straws and sweet barbecue sauce, all on a bun. It was an unusual sandwich, but it was very tasty!  



You can't see it very well here, but this is the only photo I took

• I'm sorta getting the hang of the whole substitute teaching routine. I've now substituted for two kindergarten classrooms (once as the regular classroom teacher and once as the teacher's aid), one middle school special education teacher and one elementary school special education teacher. Each day presents new challenges, but I haven't been too overwhelmed with any of the classrooms yet. 
• It's Girl Scout cookie season!!

I know these as Samoas...they're my favorite!  

Adios for now!
The Farmer's Daughter

So much fun!

There have been so many reasons I should have made blog posts these past couple weeks, but I haven't felt motivated to. So, I will make this blog post very full of news and adventures I have been having in the month of August and early September!

I've been baking. I made blueberry scones recently and they were delicious! I froze about half of them to get out as I crave them and they freeze really well. I just pop them into the microwave and they're a tasty breakfast. Everyone in my family was impressed with them. If anyone is interested in making some, I used this recipe!

The state fair. I had loads of fun with my parents and my beau at the Kentucky State Fair. It has been several years since I had been to the fair so it was a real treat to go this year. We had so much fun checking out the animals, entries & exhibits, and watching performers! 

Top photos: award-winning decorative cakes;
bottom left: duck-tape flowers entered by a 4-Her; and the largest watermelon! 

Exploring Luh-ah-vul. Labor day weekend, my beau and I went to Louisville to celebrate the anniversary of our first date-- we've known each other for 1 year! :) We ate lunch at The Cheesecake Factory which was scrumptious and walked around St. Matthew's Mall. Then we went to downtown Louisville where WorldFest 2014 was going on. There was a large number of people at this festival and some interesting cultural performers along with numerous vendors. On the walk back to the parking garage we needed to find a bathroom and we happened upon a really interesting hotel by turning down Main Street. It's called 21c Museum Hotel and it was an eccentric place. We went inside and were unsure what this place may be. There was so much neat artwork and exhibits that we thought it was just an art museum, then we realized it was a hotel and a sort of modern art museum. It was a fascinating place. If you're ever near Main Street in Louisville I would recommend stopping in just to look around. 

One of the hotel's exhibits which could be seen from outside the building

Fun Outside. 
Last weekend my beau finished up cutting and baling his hay. I decided to help him out and on Saturday I went to his farm and helped him move the hay out of the field. We both started on tractors, then when we got farther out into the field we used his truck, "Bondo", and trailer to haul several bales at once. We spent from mid-afternoon through the entire evening hauling hay bales. It was tiring but I was glad I could help him out!

My view from Bondo

To celebrate Labor Day my beau, his cousin and I took a trip to a nearby creek with the ATVs and went riding in and around the creek and on surrounding trails. We really enjoyed the riding and the scenery was beautiful.

The beaver dam from a distance

The big catch. Yesterday we took a fishing trip with the beau's grandpa and cousin. I reeled in the biggest fish of my life last night and it was very exciting! It was a 5 pound large mouth bass; it's given me a little bit of a fishing bug...We hope to go night fishing soon!

I hope you've enjoyed my random update. I'll try not to wait as long until my next post!
The Farmer's Daughter