Honor just obeyed me! I told him to go get some socks out of his drawer and he did it. The very first time I told him. And I didn’t have to walk him into his room and make him do it either. He just obeyed. This is a very momentous occasion.

And while we’re speaking of poop these days, I just over heard Eden say in the bathroom while she was undoing her overalls. “Just a second poop, I’ll let you go in the toilet.”

The stupid toilet is backing up. This happens once in awhile, just one of the joys of owning an old house. But, good Lord, this stuff always seems to happen at the worst times! I guess it could have been worse and happened the night of the fiesta. Yes, that would have been worse…

It’s amazing how the weather changes around here. Monday night I went out and picked all my tomatoes out of the garden, the first frost should be here any day. The kids enjoyed running around in the brisk weather and I let them continue to play while I kept an eye on them from the kitchen. Jim was having a bad day, so I made him some cupcakes and one of his favorite meals, enchilada casserole. Just as I was about to pull the cupcakes out of the oven, Honor came in yelling, “Shoe, Shoe!” and proceeded to walk all the way through the kitchen to me. He’d stepped in very fresh dog poop and tracked everywhere.

I wonder, how many times in my life will I clean up poop from places it doesn’t belong? Fun!

I’ve been making this really yummy and easy granola lately. Eden and Honor are addicted and are always asking for “Bamilla.” I thought I’d share the recipe.

2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 cup sliced almonds
1/3 cup oil
1/2 cup honey
1 cup raisins*

1. Preheat oven to 300º. In a small sauce pan, combine honey and oil and cook over medium heat just until honey melts and can be easily combined with the oil. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine oats, coconut and almonds. Pour honey mixture over oat mixture and stir well, making sure to evenly coat the dry ingredients. Spread evenly on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until granola is a golden brown color. Stir after 20 minutes of baking.
3. Remove from oven, stir in raisins and spread out on a parchment lined counter top. When granola is completely cool, break up and store in an airtight container.

Serve with milk or yogurt.

*You can use any combination of nuts and dried fruits.