♥ New glasses

We all went to the eye doctors within the last 2 weeks and we were told that Emma needed reading glasses. Her eyes aren't BAD but they think with a little help she might not need them when she's older. They call them learning glasses, I guess. She just needs them for reading and if she is on the computer. Anyway she got them today and she's so excited about them. You can't really tell in the pictures but they're black and lavender.

I figured I'd load a couple of colored pictures too so you can really see them...

So lately I've been trying to plan our meals out and have everything on hand and it's been working really nice... Tonight we had homemade rolls and Slow cooker creamy potato soup that I got from Becky! Thanks Becky we all loved it. Joe thought that it would be good with clams instead of bacon (blech) I was liking the bacon! It almost reminded me of Ham & Navy bean soup...

Slow cooker creamy potato soup

6 slices of bacon cut into pieces
1 onion finely chopped
2 cans chicken broth
2 cups water
5 large potatoes diced (I left mine pretty big so they wouldn't get too soft)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground white pepper
2 cups half and half (I used fat free! Still tasted great)
1/2 cup flour
1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk

Place bacon and onion in large skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until bacon is evenly browned and onions are soft. Drain off grease.
Transfer the bacon and onion to a slow cooker and stir in chicken broth, water, potatoes, salt and pepper. cover and cook on low 6-7 hours stirring occasionally. (I think that you could totally go with 5 hours and be okay too.)

In a small bowl whisk together the half and half and flour. Stir into the soup along with the evaporated milk. Cover and cook another 30 minutes before serving.

Granny Greenup's Rockin Rolls

by Melanie Jurgens

Ingredients:
6 cups of all-purpose flour
1/2 shortening
1/4 cup water
1 Tablespoon of salt
2 eggs (beaten)
2 cups of cold water
1 & 2/3 pkg of yeast or 1 & 1/2 Tablespoons of yeast
1/2 cup of sugar

Sift 6 cups of flour into large bowl & set aside. (I didn't do this. I just added it into my kitchen aid after everything else was mixed) Combine shortening, 1/4 cup water, salt, sugar & heat till shortening is melted, remove from heat & add 2 cups of cold water to cool down. Add yeast & 2 beaten eggs & stir till smooth. Make hole in flour & pour in half of liquid stirring from inside out. (again I didn't do this I just added it into the kitchen aid) Add remaining liquid & stir till combined. Cover with towel & set aside 1-2 hrs. Until doubled in size. Knead until together & roll till 1/2 inch thick. Cut into 3 inch squares and place on pan 1/4 inch apart. Cover & let sit for another 1-2 hours. Bake @ 350 for 15 minutes, remove from oven & brush with melted butter. Bake an additional 5 minutes until golden brown.

These were very light and airy so good!

P.S. Spell check worked TONIGHT!!! YIPPEEEE....