Some Old videos

Papa had been playing with Aaron. When ever Aaron would move Papa would react. We all got to laughing so hard I couldn't resist recording.

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A few pictures

Here are a couple of 4th of July pictures.Aaron loves to play with this ball. He throws it and chases it.
Aaron loves to play in the water.

First Big Scare

We have had Aaron fall out of his stroller and fall against the entertainment center and fall off the couch but generally he was no worse for the wear. However we had a freak out moment as parents in the past few days. Aaron had his vaccines at the pediatrician and he had a TB test. For all you mom's out there this is not a typical test for infant so your doctor probably won't be giving your children this. Aaron was born in a country where TB is common and so it is not unusual for us to do this test. He also had a worm test which was negative so I am like life is great no worries health wise. Well Aaron had a positive test. Which meant he had to have a chest X-ray and I had to call the health department. Being a pharmacist I am trying to figure out how to avoid giving him medicine. Well Aaron does not have any active disease so he can't share but the general recommendation is prophylaxis which means to treat to prevent disease. This is not a lot of fun we are looking at 6 to 9 months of treatment. But in the long run it is best. I am reminded again to be thankful that Aaron is healthy and we are dealing with this now instead of when he was sick. Pray that Aaron will be a good sport about taking the medicine. We see a special doctor at the end of July which will decide exactly which medicine we will use.

A Couple of Requested Recipes

Today Katrina asked for a couple of recipes from the last couple of days so here they are...





Lettie Bond's Chicken Biscuit





1 Tbsp butter


1/4 cup diced onions


1/4 cup sliced celery


1/3 cup water


1 can cream of chicken soup


~1 cup of cooked chicken





Saute in butter onions and celery. Add soup and water. Add chicken bring to a boil. Pour into 9 x 13 pan. Top with biscuits. Bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes.





Notes:


-You can use any creamed soup. I often use cream of mushroom.


-Perry doesn't like celery so I make it without


-I like dinner in a pot so I throw in mixed veggies


-The biscuits can be made from scratch, drop or buy the fridge variety(suggest the small biscuits so they cook through faster) If you use the grands you may need to cook longer.


-Chicken can be from the can or left over from the night before. Also you can use turkey.



Berry Buckle (Lion's Cookbook)



2 cup flour

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 tsp salt

2 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup of shortening

3/4 cup milk

1 egg

2 cup berries (blueberries,raspberries)



Topping:

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup flour

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 cup soft butter



Preheat to 375. Blend all ingredients except berries. Then gently add berries and place in greased 8 inch pan. Mix topping ingredients. Place on top of batter and bake for 45 to 50 minutes.

Notes:
-I made this with black raspberries, the original recipe was for blueberries
-This recipe can easily be made 1/2 splenda and sugar. Also margarine worked just fine in the topping.

Enjoy

Fourth of July

We had a wonderful 4th of July. It involved eating too much and spending time with friends and family and telephone calls. Dad had been wanting to have plain old burgers and hot dogs. We sort of obliged by having these items and he also bought some hot - hot dogs and some cheese ones. Mama made potato salad(some of the best in the business) and baked beans. I got off easy Perry made tea and I made cobbler. We had some extra special guests - Ben Hanah and Isaac from church. They had picked some of the berries that went in the cobbler. Due to rain the party that was supposed to happen at mom's happened at my house. Good eats occurred and Perry went to the parents to watch the baseball game. This is one thing Perry misses with the cable cut.

Today is Seth's birthday. Happy birthday.

We also had 17 people for lunch today. We enjoy the company. Perry is recovering and is such a good sport. I love him. I like to cook and have crowds but Perry needs some chill quiet time occasionally. Tomorrow we plan to have one of those days. I will post a couple of pictures later. I haven't down loaded yet.

Life's Adventures

Where do I begin. Life is full of so many small things. Aaron has figured out how to climb several stairs. His first experience was at Leland and Lettie's (Papa and NanNan) Bond. He loves anything that makes noise. He says Da when Perry comes home and loves playing with a ball. He went to West Virginia for Association and did wonderfully. Grandpop had him most of the day. He has made the switch to milk. The sad thing at a little over a year he is only 19lbs 4 oz which means we can't flip the car seat. Maybe next time. He is an inch taller. He had the pleasure of 4 shots and TB test.

Perry had to work an all night so he is trying to get his schedule back on straight. We have picked raspberries at Kevin and Katrina's Aaron tried and liked them, I have agreed to work vacations and emergencies on days when Perry is off. We will see what happens. Well this is just a quick update.