tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post601657469421725923..comments2024-03-27T18:25:13.690-04:00Comments on Runs for Cookies: Baseball, Old Style, and creepy crawliesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-76731981020063140882017-07-13T20:28:51.894-04:002017-07-13T20:28:51.894-04:00They've grown a TON in the last year or so. El...They've grown a TON in the last year or so. Eli, especially! That is one reason I have continued to blog--I really like being able to look back to five years ago (or any time frame) and see what we did that day. It comes in handy when I'm trying to figure out when we did certain activities, too! ;) I have a separate private blog (just for me) where I've written things they've Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-32005231382841693862017-07-13T20:24:21.782-04:002017-07-13T20:24:21.782-04:00I almost always fact check something like that, bu...I almost always fact check something like that, but the beer must have gone to my head, because I didn't! hahaha. I had no idea that it's brewed by Pabst. I normally don't like beer, but I actually really liked the Old Style!Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-59533257027554304642017-07-13T20:23:04.068-04:002017-07-13T20:23:04.068-04:00No, that poor spider chose the wrong house to ente...No, that poor spider chose the wrong house to enter!Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-72609454300177384732017-07-13T20:22:23.274-04:002017-07-13T20:22:23.274-04:00It's kind of hard to describe, but a skillet i...It's kind of hard to describe, but a skillet is wider with low sides, while a sauce pan is more like a small pot. Teaching Eli that was much easier than pointing, and saying, "No, the one to the right--no, behind that one--yes, that one!" ;) Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-28071906430843303792017-07-13T20:20:07.572-04:002017-07-13T20:20:07.572-04:00The big key for me is that I don't stir it at ...The big key for me is that I don't stir it at all. Ever. Once it comes to a boil, I cover it, turn the heat all the way to low, and set my timer for 20 minutes. Then I use a skewer stick to "stir" it. It never gets mushy that way! Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-77275869711160989102017-07-13T16:59:24.743-04:002017-07-13T16:59:24.743-04:00How do you cook perfect rice? I get it perfect mos...How do you cook perfect rice? I get it perfect most of the time, but it's been through lots of trial and error. trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688001590373132381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-84563679770535740082017-07-12T17:20:28.416-04:002017-07-12T17:20:28.416-04:00Love the idea to teach the cooking at home - inste...Love the idea to teach the cooking at home - instead of the class! We saw a fishing spider while camping last summer - it freaked us out!! They are crazy big!jenlarsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491222753872971429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-11806041059681863582017-07-12T15:38:09.145-04:002017-07-12T15:38:09.145-04:00I am absolutely addicted to Shameless. Growing up...I am absolutely addicted to Shameless. Growing up in the south suburbs of Chicago...I had NO idea Old Style wasn't widely available outside of Illinois. It is definitely the cheap beer choice of the older crowd. hahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-187020490248026252017-07-12T13:30:06.028-04:002017-07-12T13:30:06.028-04:00That spider??!! No thank you!! I would have scream...That spider??!! No thank you!! I would have screamed!<br />I love that your son enjoys cooking, good for him. I hope your 13 year old enjoyed camp!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770921192446083261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-27578134856066881162017-07-12T12:16:24.102-04:002017-07-12T12:16:24.102-04:00I had an encounter with that same spider just 2 da...I had an encounter with that same spider just 2 days after I came home from the hospital with my baby (not a baby anymore). I was home alone and it was right in the middle of the kitchen floor. I was mortified. It was way too big to stomp on or squash, it needed to be shot, lol! I went through the front door and into the garage to get a jug of big killer. As I splashed the liquid on it from Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187499983137223227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-55404940541048836102017-07-12T09:41:03.320-04:002017-07-12T09:41:03.320-04:00What's the difference between a sauce pan and ...What's the difference between a sauce pan and a skillet?Cat Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311961836151509632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-61447520874557873302017-07-12T09:38:35.105-04:002017-07-12T09:38:35.105-04:00What is the difference between a sauce pan and a s...What is the difference between a sauce pan and a skillet?Cat Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311961836151509632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-25039319952859056072017-07-11T22:38:02.440-04:002017-07-11T22:38:02.440-04:00I thought the same! Eli looks so grown up in those...I thought the same! Eli looks so grown up in those pictures!! How did that happen? <br /><br />Also, I had a giant jumping spider in my house last week that looked similar to your spider visitor. It snuck in the door and I couldn't get it out. So now there is a giant jumping spider in my house somewhere, probably laying giant jumping spider eggs!!! Eek!!!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577987845741959339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-26201820687847268452017-07-11T17:10:26.616-04:002017-07-11T17:10:26.616-04:00I was thinking the exact same thing! I don't k...I was thinking the exact same thing! I don't know what it is about kids growing up that when they get into the double digits the speed of their growing up seems to accelerate! Jessica Rikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473291972609591971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-67684031396664488382017-07-11T16:43:07.772-04:002017-07-11T16:43:07.772-04:00Eli's steak looks fabulous, and he is just so ... Eli's steak looks fabulous, and he is just so handsome! I can't get over how big he's gotten. I love his hairstyle! Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08842371739392786714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-76033859596713965832017-07-11T15:00:38.074-04:002017-07-11T15:00:38.074-04:00That's awesome that Eli wants to learn about c...That's awesome that Eli wants to learn about cooking! Maybe you'll get lucky, and he'll like it so much that he'll take over all the cooking chores! Just be sure he also learns about cleaning the dishes. :)<br /><br />That spider is freaky big - we saw a big one like that in my mom's garage when I visited over the 4th of July, but no water near there, so I don't know ifMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990649439090414595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-49337753243217152652017-07-11T12:26:28.880-04:002017-07-11T12:26:28.880-04:00So did you let the spider go back in the marsh??
...So did you let the spider go back in the marsh?? <br /><br />Eli looks so happy with his meal...and so cute!! ;-)Ms. Witihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304175400543323958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-68188505652385527092017-07-11T12:07:14.526-04:002017-07-11T12:07:14.526-04:00Your boys are really growing up.. Just too quick.....Your boys are really growing up.. Just too quick.. They are so handsome.. By the way steak looks great; a little too rare for me. But I would try it...Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490301583402394225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-62233665924766896292017-07-11T09:41:37.471-04:002017-07-11T09:41:37.471-04:00My son is 16 and also loves to cook and he's b...My son is 16 and also loves to cook and he's been doing some of our dinners this summer. Your son's beef looks really good! My husband and I both love to cook and he watches Gordon ramsey's videos a lot. <br /><br />But that spider.... YUCK. Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16476362494172091282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-38460510980691029642017-07-11T08:54:06.852-04:002017-07-11T08:54:06.852-04:00Ok, so I'm going to be that person to correct ...Ok, so I'm going to be that person to correct you (ugh don't hate me lol) but as a loyal Wisconsin-ite and Wisconsin beer drinker, just wanted to let you know that Old Style beer is brewed by Pabst and originated in Wisconsin! They did however later cross state lines to Illinois and therefore probably became more famous there. Also, Illinois is not my favorite place since I'm a loyal Amanda Karnitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580689543342367545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-58160459312507947692017-07-11T08:14:27.420-04:002017-07-11T08:14:27.420-04:00Cool home cooking class, and aaaaaahhhhhhhh on the...Cool home cooking class, and aaaaaahhhhhhhh on the spider!!Cat Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608746838589731341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-14327860479027524902017-07-11T03:33:16.129-04:002017-07-11T03:33:16.129-04:00That spider is awesome! I love how they can walk o...That spider is awesome! I love how they can walk on water. Usually big spiders creep me out, but for some reason these ones don't. <br /><br />I love the photo of Eli & the broken bat :DSushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930067305761467094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-8228087145758834482017-07-11T01:26:09.318-04:002017-07-11T01:26:09.318-04:00Just be glad you don't get scorpions! We moved...Just be glad you don't get scorpions! We moved to Arizona a couple years ago and the scorpions they have here (bark scorpions) can be deadly... and they are a common pest! I hate spiders but I'd rather find a huge semi-harmless spider than a tiny dangerous scorpion. I would have been cussing if I saw that thing too, though... haha!Notanotherstatistichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757140359116287018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-29388251739142752212017-07-11T00:34:55.983-04:002017-07-11T00:34:55.983-04:00Katie, your boys are looking so mature all of a su...Katie, your boys are looking so mature all of a sudden. They are growing up! It will be a gift to them to look back at their childhood through the lens of your blog.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108181693260430429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-88158727613407591852017-07-10T21:27:43.864-04:002017-07-10T21:27:43.864-04:00So cool that Eli has an interest in cooking! Looks...So cool that Eli has an interest in cooking! Looks like you are a great teacher! Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666355190488941199noreply@blogger.com