Career Day and now to sit and take a break
@shaggin (71659)
United States
May 7, 2018 8:18pm CST
Today was an easy day of cyber school. Usually my sons live classes are over at noon and then we have offline work for the next few hours. Today though the live classes went until 2:30 and there was no other work for the day. It was a mandatory career day event. It was pretty neat.
He decided he might want to be a baker someday. I told him he should start helping me cook and start learning how. After dinner I made a Cranberry Sweet Potato bread. He wanted to help so he added the flour but then ran back to his new video game that came in the mail today 
I folded laundry, did the dishes and mowed 1/4 of the lawn. I also picked up some of the garbage that had blown down the big hill over the years and picked up some of the metal. I will have all the metal picked up and in one spot for the guy to pick up by tomorrow.
Darn phone battery just popped up as low so I have to plug it in. I might as well go lay in bed and read a book. I finished “One Summer” last night and started reading “The Hit” this morning. Both are books by David Baldacci.
Photo is of the bread I baked.
I folded laundry, did the dishes and mowed 1/4 of the lawn. I also picked up some of the garbage that had blown down the big hill over the years and picked up some of the metal. I will have all the metal picked up and in one spot for the guy to pick up by tomorrow.
Darn phone battery just popped up as low so I have to plug it in. I might as well go lay in bed and read a book. I finished “One Summer” last night and started reading “The Hit” this morning. Both are books by David Baldacci.
Photo is of the bread I baked.20 people like this
22 responses
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
8 May 18
A baker would be cool. My aunts husband is a baker, and i believe he has his own bakery.
Sorry he didnt stay long to help lol. But least hes getting use out of the new game lol
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
8 May 18
@Courtlynn I think he would have helped me longer if it hadn't been for the new game he was so excited about. I cook things all the time so he is welcome to help me anytime he wants 
When they were little they loved helping me bake things but the older they got the less fun it was for them.
When they were little they loved helping me bake things but the older they got the less fun it was for them.2 people like this
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
8 May 18
@shaggin yeah, I think its normal for kids to stop helping as they get older.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
9 May 18
@cintol that is so neat! I wonder if my son will actually want to do this when he is older. He is 10 and a lot of interests change as they grow up. I wanted to be an art teacher when I was little but as a late teen knew I wasn't good enough lol
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
9 May 18
@shaggin I was a single mom so I worked a lot and he had to make some of his meals, he got into it and never let it go. His dream was always to open a bakery and it was the best money I ever spent. I hope your son will enjoy cooking and want to stay with it. I am sorry you didn't get to be an art teacher
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
8 May 18
@DianneN I got a few minutes to sit down and write this post as well as read for about 15 minutes before I fell asleep at 10 so I won't complain. If I had extra time I'd just find something else that needed doing I don't sit still very well.
I don't sit still very well.1 person likes this
@shaggin (71659)
• United States
8 May 18
@JudyEv it was great that he wanted to help but yep that new game was just to exciting. He had been waiting a week for it to arrive. I hope soon he will want to bake with me again for a longer time. He used to help me cook a lot more when he was little.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
8 May 18
@Happy2BMe it wasn't to bad I just didn't get much time to sit. Today while my son is doing cyber school I am catching up on here. I gave the puppy a bath and will be mowing more of the lawn soon and picking up the remaining metal.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
8 May 18
@snowy22315 It looked good but was a bit plain I thought. I think it was supposed to use a lot of healthy ingredients but it could have been better if the recipe had called for granulated sugar.
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@snowy22315 (169641)
• United States
8 May 18
@shaggin Did you use honey as a replacement?
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
9 May 18
@snowy22315 I think there was a little in it but I can't remember
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
8 May 18
It's good to have another cook or baker in the house. The bread looks good and I can almost taste it but not quite!
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
9 May 18
@1hopefulman with an entire can of sweet potatoes in it I assumed it would taste kind of like pumpkin pie but it didn't at all. It wasn't bad just bland.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
9 May 18
@shaggin Maybe it needed some other ingredient.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
9 May 18
@1hopefulman yes I think it needed granulated sugar. It was better today though after being chilled.
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@Tina30219 (81539)
• Onaway, Michigan
8 May 18
The bread you were making sounds good. I hope you enjoyed it. Sorry it didn’t last with your son helping you make the bread. Glad you enjoyed your books you just finished I am getting ready to start book 29 tonight.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
8 May 18
I am on book 9. What one are you reading at the moment? The bread was pretty bland. I think it needed granulated sugar. Getting ready to make a smoothie here soon and my son's lunch before going out to mow more of the lawn.
@Tina30219 (81539)
• Onaway, Michigan
8 May 18
@shaggin On book 29 the cherry cheesecake murder. Good book so far. Sorry to hear the bread was blah. Hope you enjoy your smoothie.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
11 Nov 18
@Aquitaine24 thank you! It was actually a bread not a cake. It does look good but since this is an old post I can't remember if it was actually good or not lol.
@shaggin (71659)
• United States
8 May 18
@LadyDuck the bread to me needed some granulated sugar added to it to give it more flavor. I ate it warm though so maybe it will be yummier today eaten cold. Some foods are better after being chilled. I always relax in bed at night and read before falling asleep. It helps me sleep better.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
14 Jun 18
@HazySue I had a get together Tuesday at a local park with my friends and their kids. I made strawberry Rice krispie treats, zucchini cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, and apple crisp. It was all delicious and I enjoyed what little leftovers there was.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
9 May 18
@FayeHazel thanks! It looks good but was pretty bland. I have to try it now that it has been chilled.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
9 May 18
@FayeHazel It is a lot better cold but I probably wouldn’t make it again anyway
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
9 May 18
@shaggin Oh yeah, sometimes that happens, when stuff is too warm... hope the flavor improves as it sits
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
8 May 18
Bread looks good. At least your son helped add the flour.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
9 May 18
@KrauseHome the bread was pretty bland I think the recipe needed granulated sugar. Next time when he isn't so excited about a new game he will probably help me for a longer period.
@Tampa_girl7 (48890)
• United States
8 May 18
Your cranberry sweet potato bread looks really yummy.
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@JESSY3236 (18885)
• United States
8 May 18
That bread looks good. I hope to finish reading Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead later today. I will start the last book of the Vampire Academy book series tomorrow. I got a new belly ring and a coupon for dry cat food in the mailbox today. I hope to get some new shoes tomorrow.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
9 May 18
@JESSY3236 sounds like a great day for you. I am having a little bit of a wild day today but not really bad. I'm catching up on my notifications here then will write a new post. Not sure I've ever read any books by Richelle Mead.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 May 18
Yummy bread! You have a productive day!
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
8 May 18
@andriaperry the bread could have used some granulated sugar to make it taste better. I think it was supposed to be a fairly healthy recipe though. Today I have to mow more of the lawn and clean up the last of the metal before it starts raining at 2.
