Cranberry Scones/a few funny quotes

On this beautiful almost spring Tuesday I would like to share a recipe for scones. My amazing sister, Anna Kvamme, is the source of this delicious recipe; she is an amazing cook, and has been making these scones since she was maybe 9 or 10. They are super easy to make, they're probably a cheating recipe, because there's no yeast and rising time for them, just mix it up and make a circle, cut them in wedges or circles and bake them! My kids were able to help me easily, too! Noah helped me stir the dough, and Raegan provided the entertainment. ;) Once they were baked, we ate them pretty quickly, especially when we made the yummy clotted cream to go with them!

Cranberry Scones and Clotted Cream

3 cups white flour

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

3/4 Cop butter

1/2 cup white sugar

1 cup cranberries, cut in half (or craisins!)

1 cup buttermilk

Mix flour, baking powder, and baking soda together. In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add butter and sugar to flour mixture and mix well. Add cranberries and buttermilk. (note: if you don't have buttermilk or sour milk, take a little less than 1 cup of regular milk and add a little lemon juice to it to make it curdle). Turn dough onto a floured surface and pat into a 3/4 inch thick circle. Cut into circles or wedges. Bake at 400 degrees F for 14-16 minutes.

Clotted Cream

4-oz. cream cheese

2 Tablespoons honey

1 tsp. vanilla

Blend cream cheese, honey and vanilla. Whip. Serve with scones. Enjoy!!!

I have a notebook called "Famous Raegan-isms," dedicated solely to the purpose of recording things that my daughter, Raegan, says. I thought today I would share a few, just in case you need a good laugh. :)

Age 2.5 ~ "um, don't really say that" (in response to something she didn't approve of)

~ While she was supposed to be taking a nap, she came downstairs and said: "Well, I was just kinda wanderin' around this place"

~ While riding in the stroller with 3 month old Noah: "Mama, I'm just givin' Noah some little kisses. Oh, he's so cute!!"

~ "Mama, am I married?"

~ "Mom, I'm in love. I'm in love with Daddy. And I'm in love with you too."

Rae: "Can we go for a rainwalk, Mom?"

Mom: "Sure we can, you can wear your sandals b/c they won't get soggy like shoes would..."

Rae: "Mom, we won't get soggy 'cuz we're not eating cereal!!"
(above is the picture of the rainwalk that spring, when she was 2.5) :) Oh memories!

Live in the Moment

Ok, so I'm reading a book that my mom gave me. She always gives me just the book I need, just at the right time. She has a very keen motherly intuition. The book is entitled A Mother's Book of Secrets, by Linda Eyre and her daughter, Shawni Eyre Pothier. This book is so inspiring, encouraging, and motivating. In addition to the great advice and awesome ideas, I'm not gonna lie, I LOVE the photography featured in this book. One chapter in this book is entitled "Moments," which happens to be the inspiration for my blog. So here is a paragraph from this chapter, I hope it will be encouraging to all of you!

"...A few years from now, I'll be roaming the mall, and all my kids will be in school. Yes, it will be nice. It'll seem so free and strange in a good way...there's no doubt, as I'm wandering the mall all fancy-free, that I'll run into my double self...she'll be wrestling with her toddlers with a frustrated look on her face, assuring them that they're almost done with the errands of the day. And oh, will I ever wish I could go back, at least for a little while, and slow life down while I snuggle those kids up and kiss their chubby cheeks. I'll try to envision them as their little selves, climbing on me, all whiney and needy, and I'll probably tear up a little just like I am right now because I'll miss those little people. I know the bigger form of my little people will be wonderful. I can't wait to "meet" them and grow with them. But for now, how grateful I am that I can recognize how much I need to cherish each moment- snotty noses, messy faces, dramatics, and all that craziness in one great big package with a bow. Because when I blink they'll be all grown up. But those moments that I cherished will still be there..."

Blessings to all of you!