Since I helped Paula make her cinnamon buns I have decided that I should go back to making bread. When we were in Wagga Wagga, Brian made a loaf of whole grain bread every time we finished a loaf. So I dediced when I got home I would dig out my bread maker and make bread. The first loaf I made I used whole wheat flour and multi grain bread flour and it turned out great. The recipe called for 2 tablespoons of yogurt and we just don't buy yogurt, so I had french onion chip dip in the fridge, so I used that and it turned out beautiful. The load rose and was plenty for my sandwiches for the week last week for my lunch.

I am looking for a bread slicing guide. If anyone comes across one in your travels, please let me know where I can buy one. What it is, is a box you place your newly baked bread in and it has guides to slice the whole loaf at once and then place the cut pieces in a bag or a bread keeper. I have found some on the net but am liary about buying off EBay. I called a bunch of stores around Calgary who I thought would carry them, and they just are not a popular item in kitchen wares any more. A couple of clerks at least knew what I was talking about.

Then today I decided to make a loaf of bread with flax, oat meal and rye flour and guess what??? It flopped. I don't think the yeast even rose a bit and it is hard as a rock. I think the birds will be thankful for that loaf. Then I started a new loaf after dinner tonight and it is smelling sooooooooo goood right now. I can hardly wait for the cycle to finish so I can have a slice of hot bread and butter.

If any of you want a real good recipe, I have one now for you to try. It has whole wheat flour, multi grain, and 10 grains in it. It is really good. I think I will stick to one recipe for now, now that I know it works. I love the more grains I can get in a loaf of bread. To go back to eating white bread is like eating paper now. Why I even have Paula eating grainy bread too, and I thought that would never happen.

I called Marvelle today, just because I haven't heard from them for a long time. The Nobles are all coming to Calgary tonight for Adam's home coming tomorrow at church. It sure doesn't seem like it has been 2 years since Adadm left on his mission. So WELCOME HOME ADAM. Marvelle is going to try to come and visit with us tommorrow on their way back home.

We bought a new lazy boy chair for Ardell today, so now I want to rearrange the furniture in the living room and put the couch over to the other wall and put our two lazy boy chairs in front of the TV for watching TV. Today is Appreciate Husband day, so I bought my husband a new chair for just being so nice. I really appreciate him. He is wanting to do so much around the house and gardens this year. We just bought a new garden arch to try to get the climatis to grow up and around. We bought some upside down tomato planters, we are going to try any plant some tomatoes this year. We want to make more garden planters in the back yard. Ardell built one in the front yard last year and has fall bulbs planted in it. We are going to start a compost and use the compost on the gardens. So all our kitchen waste is going to go into the compost now.

Hope this finds all the family well and if you are ever in Calgary and need a bed come and see us for sure.

Love to all.

Shirley