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One of my fave recipe

Here is one of my favorite recipes ever! Enjoy!

Soft Oatmeal Cookies- From Allrecipes.com

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes


INGREDIENTS:
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white suger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup packed brown suger
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 cups quick cooking oats

Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir in to the creamed mixture. Mix in oats. Cover, and chill for at least one hour. (I (Halley) never chill the dough and it turns out fine)

2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie with a large fork dipped in sugar.

3. Bake for 8 to 10 in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to wore rack to cool completely.

You can add a cup of raisins or nuts if you desire.

Halley:)

Crazy,Crazy Picture

Okay, pretty crazy picture, huh?
Nathan, Josh and Gregory

Halley:)

Ode to Randomness

I am copying Vivian on this one, I just have so many random pictures!
Josh Luffmen

Rachel Wagner looking pretty as usual

Rosie (my puppy) Rachel and Mariah

Matthew Potratz

A tiger we saw at the zoo

Makiah

Olivia

Elisabeth and Cathrine

My Mom and my Aunt

Henry, Me and Harrison

Halley

Thing have and want to do

The things in bold are what I have done,
this is a lot funner (is that even a word!?!) then a to do
list:

-Started my own blog
-Serve a meal at a shelter for the homeless
-Ride an elephant
-Slept on an overnight train
-Had a pillow fight
-Had your picture in the newspaper
-Seen the Grand Canyon in person
-Published a book
-Saved some one's life
-Held a lamb
-Bungee jumped
-Climbed a sand doon
-Flown in a helicopter
-Wrote a check
-Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
-Watched a sunrise or sunset
-Hit a home run
-Been on a cruise
-Grown your own vegetables
-Walked on a beach by moonlight
-Gone whale watching
-Had your portrait painted
-Visited the White House
-Held a praying mantis

God's Amazing Creatures

Here are just a few picture of Gods Creatures, Enjoy!!

......Love those little puppies

Look at that little otter, isn't he so cute??

Here is one for the cat lovers......................

Isn't that such a cool picture?!?

The King of the Jungle...................

Doesn't that rabbit look so soft and fluffy?

A little tiny tree frog

Thats all for now,

Halley:)

Hi,
I am back from F/A (Forest Avenue). It was great, there was about 20 people (not counting our group), only two children both girls ages 10 and 12 (I believe their names where Sadie and Seana). The meal consisted of chili, corn bread, chips, fruit, cookies and cupcakes. It was so great just to see how God is working in the life of these Women. One lady was telling me how much she wanted a Bible with large print, and how she could not read the small print bibles. My mom and I had bought a few beanie babies, which we gave to the Sadie and Seana, they seemed very pleased. I am very glad I got to go. It was a great experience!


Halley:)

Forest Avenue

This evening my family and our care group is going down to Forest Avenue Women's Shelter, Forest Avenue is a shelter for homeless women, that gives meals, provisions and a place to stay. I will let you know how it goes.

Halley:)

List of things that happened in 2008

-I got a puppy
-We got a new van
-I found out that Lord willing I was going to have a little sister in May
-Harrison was attacked by a German Shepard
-I got glasses
-A lot of new baby were born in our church

Well that's about it!

Halley:)

Ice Skating Pictures
Mariah

Mrs. Hurley and Audrey had a little topple
Henry and Pat

Anna, Lauren and Emily enjoying the ice My Mom

Hannah and Leah helping Olivia learn to skate

Rachel Wagner and Me,

Thanks, Dad, for taking all these great pictures!!

Harrison

Tomorrow is Harrison's 14th birthday, I am so thankful for him here are some things I Love about Harrison:

I Love his Love for Jesus
I Love his sense for adventure
I Love his Love for reading
I Love his readiness to forgive
I Love his Love for nature
I Love his Smile

Dear Harrison,
Happy Birthday, Bro!
I could go on and on about what I love about you!
Thank you for being such a sweet example to me!
I look forward to growing in Christ with you!

Your Loving Sister,

Halley:)

Jessie

Hi There,
Here's a picture from Jessie Sharps birthday party, her birthday was Jan. 4th (the reason I did not post the picture sooner is I just now loaded them on the computer). Well, Happy (late, late) Birthday Sweet Friend, Love you lots and look forward to growing in Christ with you!

<><><><><><><>Halley

Hoyas vs. Jayhawks

Amazing B-ball Game
Henry's 3rd Upward basketball game was today. It was a really amazing game!The other team (the Jayhawks) won by one point. This is how it happened. Henry's team (who name is the Hoyas; don't ask me why) started out losing, but after half time they really started to come back, until they were one point ahead of the other team (I think the score then was 27 to 26, Hoyas’ favor). The game clock was almost out, and I was thinking it was another victory for the Hoyas, but no, with only a few seconds left on the clock, the Jayhawks stole the ball from our team and dribbled half the way down the court and threw to another Jayhawk player. With only two seconds on the clock, the Jayhawks shot the ball. It was long enough; it was high enough … just as the buzzer went off, the ball went through the hoop! Both Hoyas and Jayhawk fans were on their feet cheering! Henry's coach says "Every boy’s dream is to make a goal just as the buzzer goes off."

Halley:)

Book List-

This is a list of books I have enjoyed reading and still do:

-The Bible
-The Lord of the Rings
-The Chronicles of Narnia
-Christian Heroes Then and Now
-The Redwall series
-Black Beauty
-Misty of Chincoteague
-The Little House Books
-The Light and the Glory
-The Boxcar Books
-Little Women
-The School Story
-Frindle
-The Moody’s series
-Fury
-Calico Captive
-The Dear America Dairies

Halley:)

Light and Fluffy Doughnuts

Light and Fluffy Doughnuts
Saturday morning about 10’o clock the Kettler family drove all the way down from Paola to help us paint our kitchen walls and cabinets, a few ladies from our care group also came over. Mariah Kettler came along with her parents. Mariah and I had a lot of fun, we desisted to go on a adventure so we packed a bag with the only the necessities of life, two glazed doughnuts (that Mrs. Pagono had brought from Krispy Kream), a bottle of water, hand sanitizer (which Mariah had insisted on bringing), two tangerines, napkins, Mrs. Kettler’s cell phone in case we got lost (which little girls are proem to do.) We left home and went down to a creek near our neighborhood, and skated around on the ice we fell though the ice a couple times each, then we sat down on Mariah's coat and Mariah was telling me how much she loved a light and fluffy doughnut, I had to agree, but to our dismay upon opening the bag Mariah pulled out the zip lock bag that we had stored our light and fluffy doughnuts; But our light and fluffy doughnuts were no more, the doughnuts on the way there had been swished as flat as a pancake! Mariah and I brust out laughing, then we ate the squashed doughnuts, which weren't that bad. And before we got home our boots were full of icy creek water and our stomachs with squashed doughnuts! Thank you, Lord for such sweet friends!

Ranger

Hello,
This is a picture of my older brother's breaded dragon. Isn't God's creation amazing?
We have had Ranger (the lizard) for over 3 years, he has been a great pet (never bites!!)

Halley:)

Doggy's first haircut

Hi Everone,

Rosie (my Five month year old shih-tzu puppy) had her first hair cut today! My dad gave it to her.

She hated it, she had her little tail was between her legs.

I felt sooooo bad for her!

Halley:)

Pine Wood Durby

Hi there,
Our church had a pine wood durby for the boys and the dads! The prize was a trip to Coco Key (a indoor water park) with your family, I was hoping one of my brothers would win but they got 6th and 7th that was great too! We all had a-LOT of fun!
Thats all for now,

Halley:)

Henry

Hey Everyone,

Henry (My little Brother) had his first basketball game of the season.Henry's team won 30 to 12 .

Halley:)

Picture of Henry

Book List-

This is a list of books I have enjoyed reading and still do:

-The Bible
-The Lord of the Rings
-The Chronicles of Narnia
-Christian Heroes Then and Now
-The Redwall series
-Black Beauty
-Misty of Chincoteague
-The Little House Books
-The Light and the Glory
-The Boxcar Books
-Little Women
-The School Story
-Frindle
-The Moody’s series
-Fury
-Calico Captive
-The Dear America Dairies

Halley:)