I know, I know! I'm behind on my newsletters! Probably have some unhappy readers. But LIFE happens! So things have changed for now instead of home inspection (will pick back up at a later date).
Steffon and I surprised every one by getting our electrical licenses (apprentice license). We will be starting our training soon!
With this in the works and with me looking to join the ranks in the electrical world. We have been busy studying. I have been making flash cards to help with memorizing all sorts of codes, types of wire and how to use it. Although I have to say he still is itching to take my sewing machine apart to see how it works. He still has some of the IT personality in him. So Honey, hands off of my machine! LOL
Our garden is coming along. Although I think we lost the strawberries and they are hard to grow after all. We will conquer and have strawberries one day! All other veggies are doing good. You can read our garden blog , it has more garden details that the family news letter.
Steffon should have the ground tilled and ready after Easter for the transplant of the plants.
We are also busy with our hobbies. I'm currently working on block for my guild, and decorating some towels for our house, and working on orders people have placed for quilts.
Steffon has been doing some wood working and antique furniture restoration,and running his model trains.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
January Norris News
I hope everyone had a Great and MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! We stayed home and celebrated by watching movies and eating pizza with some friends. Nothing fancy here!
Steffon is starting the New Year off going back to School. He going to become a Home Inspector. GO Baby! I'm cheering on the side lines as he starts the 4 month process of doing this.
My Job is a job at this point LOL. Wal Mart has changed the way employees are handled and treated. They have made all full time employees part time, with no choice in the matter. There are also many other changes coming in the near future. So when your at Wal Mart and see only 3 check outs open you will know why. Please feel free to complain. We can provide the direct number if need! lol They deserve it! We no longer support Wal-Mart or any corporation that does not value or treat their employee's fairly.
As for sewing / knitting/ Crocheting/ Quilting I'm pretty busy with Clubs and meet up groups. I really enjoy them. Steffon is getting a taste of quilting. He has gone a couple times with me., And seems to enjoy it. Of course you mention computer, Car, Train, Wood working and he is detoured for a while. I give him credit ! Lately he seems interested in the quilting programs on the computer. You never know, he might decide to start quilting. lol
Our four legged babies are doing well. The Golden Oldie has been in good spirits lately. Moving slow but enjoying life. Wile our 7 month old black lab pup is exploring and testing his limits. He has not figured out he is scheduled for the snip here pretty soon LOL. Which will probably slow him down a little.
Till next time!
Steffon and Sandra
Steffon is starting the New Year off going back to School. He going to become a Home Inspector. GO Baby! I'm cheering on the side lines as he starts the 4 month process of doing this.
My Job is a job at this point LOL. Wal Mart has changed the way employees are handled and treated. They have made all full time employees part time, with no choice in the matter. There are also many other changes coming in the near future. So when your at Wal Mart and see only 3 check outs open you will know why. Please feel free to complain. We can provide the direct number if need! lol They deserve it! We no longer support Wal-Mart or any corporation that does not value or treat their employee's fairly.
As for sewing / knitting/ Crocheting/ Quilting I'm pretty busy with Clubs and meet up groups. I really enjoy them. Steffon is getting a taste of quilting. He has gone a couple times with me., And seems to enjoy it. Of course you mention computer, Car, Train, Wood working and he is detoured for a while. I give him credit ! Lately he seems interested in the quilting programs on the computer. You never know, he might decide to start quilting. lol
Our four legged babies are doing well. The Golden Oldie has been in good spirits lately. Moving slow but enjoying life. Wile our 7 month old black lab pup is exploring and testing his limits. He has not figured out he is scheduled for the snip here pretty soon LOL. Which will probably slow him down a little.
Till next time!
Steffon and Sandra
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
September/ October 2009
Hope this news letter finds everyone well! We are doing great! We have a new four legged baby. Our Black Lab Bandit. He is full of Life and Energy! Jake is doing well for his Age . He turns 10 at the end of Oct.
Sandra's garden did ok this year. hopefully it will do better next year! We harvested bananna peppers, tomatoes , bell peppers. Her parents Harvested Figs in Aug. Boy! My sweetie makes a killer Fig Jam! Anticipating the next harvest so I can get more homemade Jam! We are hoping that the pecan trees make again this year. If so there will be pecan pies for the holidays and maybe some Fudge.
We are getting ready to celebrate Our 1st Anniversary! Wow At Year Already! As for plans we will probably celebrate with family over the weekend and maybe revisit the place where we met. Time fly's when your having fun!
Till Next Time!
Steffon and Sandra
Sandra's garden did ok this year. hopefully it will do better next year! We harvested bananna peppers, tomatoes , bell peppers. Her parents Harvested Figs in Aug. Boy! My sweetie makes a killer Fig Jam! Anticipating the next harvest so I can get more homemade Jam! We are hoping that the pecan trees make again this year. If so there will be pecan pies for the holidays and maybe some Fudge.
We are getting ready to celebrate Our 1st Anniversary! Wow At Year Already! As for plans we will probably celebrate with family over the weekend and maybe revisit the place where we met. Time fly's when your having fun!
Till Next Time!
Steffon and Sandra
Monday, July 20, 2009
another good sugar free Pecan recipe!
| Diabetic or have had gastric bypass surgery and can't have sugar? Here is a delicious pecan pie you can enjoy....and the best part is it doesn't taste sugar free! | ||||||||
| Ingredients | |||||||||
| 1 cup sugar free honey | 3 eggs | ||||||||
| 1 cup Splenda | 2 tbsp butter | ||||||||
| 1 tsp vanilla | 1 1/4 cup pecans | ||||||||
| 1 -9 inch deep dish pie shell | |||||||||
| Directions | |||||||||
| Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl combine the honey, eggs, Splenda, butter and vanilla until well blended. Stir in pecans and pour into deep dish pie shell. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool; Top with a dabble of Cool Whip Lite if desired and enjoy! | |||||||||
Monday, June 29, 2009
June, July And August 2009
Hello to everyone! We hope you have been having a great summer so far, and have been able to beat the heat. It has already been a really hot summer, and it's just started.
Our Summer has been fun and exciting so far! Sandra hand has healed nicely, she is back to her favorite activities quilting, cooking and helping me refinish our antique furniture. Our new and recent hobby is caning. Finding people to Cain chairs is really hard. It is getting to be a lost art. So we are learning through a book program. Hopefully planning a business of refinishing and caning furniture as a side Job.
The trunk above is our current project. It was Sandra's grandmother's (Christine Starnes). We have stripped it down to the wood and stained it. (More pictures to come later).
It will be good for another 100 years!
The pie safe on the left is a recent addition. It has been restored except for the tin. They used screen instead of the tin on this pie safe. We will be replacing the screen with tin and displaying our 19th century cooking utensils in this cabinet.
As for traveling and day trips we put them on hold due to the heat. We both burn and melt so easily!
We are catching up on movies and trying to keep our garden alive. Which the heat has just about done it in except for the herbs and banana peppers.
But the one thing we plan to do on the 4th is cook out at Sandra's parents. Visit with friends and family while we are there.
Stay cool until next time!
Steffon and Sandra
Our Summer has been fun and exciting so far! Sandra hand has healed nicely, she is back to her favorite activities quilting, cooking and helping me refinish our antique furniture. Our new and recent hobby is caning. Finding people to Cain chairs is really hard. It is getting to be a lost art. So we are learning through a book program. Hopefully planning a business of refinishing and caning furniture as a side Job.
The trunk above is our current project. It was Sandra's grandmother's (Christine Starnes). We have stripped it down to the wood and stained it. (More pictures to come later).
It will be good for another 100 years!
The pie safe on the left is a recent addition. It has been restored except for the tin. They used screen instead of the tin on this pie safe. We will be replacing the screen with tin and displaying our 19th century cooking utensils in this cabinet.
As for traveling and day trips we put them on hold due to the heat. We both burn and melt so easily!
We are catching up on movies and trying to keep our garden alive. Which the heat has just about done it in except for the herbs and banana peppers.
But the one thing we plan to do on the 4th is cook out at Sandra's parents. Visit with friends and family while we are there.
Stay cool until next time!
Steffon and Sandra
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Quilts!!!
I Got the King Quilt done! Pictured on the right of our new letter is the quilt.. For my quilting friends who are not on Facebook. Pictured below are some of my quilts I have done. I will try to keep Facebook and my Blogger updated as much as possible. Until the Web site is finished!
Thanks,
Sandra
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
May 2009
Hello Everyone!
A lot has happened since the last Letter. Sandra totaled her car and fractured her ring finger and jammed her pinky down in her hand. We just got the pins out and she is off to therapy. should be back at work soon. In the mean time she has figured out how to sew and drive with 1 hand and 3 fingers.
Steffon got to add passenger/and driver floor boards to the Harley. Now all we have to add are the passenger seat and windshield. He will put the seat on soon( sitting in garage at the moment). The windshield will be ordered toward the end of the year. They do not come cheap LOL. Like they say at the Harley Shop the Bike is cheaper than the accessories!
We also got our garden started. We planted Tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, carrots, dill. Along with that are lessons in canning and making jelly. I think we will be busy for a while if the garden survives the summer.
As for traveling we have done our share there too. Spent time with a good friend in Ft. Worth to check out the stock yards whew~~ (Fresh from FT Worth)~~!! lol, A much needed weekend at the Lake (LBJ) to do some fishing and try to work on the Jet Ski (still a work in progress), then we are off to Fredericksburg this coming weekend to check out all aspects of German heritage (all the good food and beer)!! .
Yes, we have had a good time and look forward to more trips in the future.
Till next time,
Steffon and Sandra
A lot has happened since the last Letter. Sandra totaled her car and fractured her ring finger and jammed her pinky down in her hand. We just got the pins out and she is off to therapy. should be back at work soon. In the mean time she has figured out how to sew and drive with 1 hand and 3 fingers.
Steffon got to add passenger/and driver floor boards to the Harley. Now all we have to add are the passenger seat and windshield. He will put the seat on soon( sitting in garage at the moment). The windshield will be ordered toward the end of the year. They do not come cheap LOL. Like they say at the Harley Shop the Bike is cheaper than the accessories!
We also got our garden started. We planted Tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, carrots, dill. Along with that are lessons in canning and making jelly. I think we will be busy for a while if the garden survives the summer.
As for traveling we have done our share there too. Spent time with a good friend in Ft. Worth to check out the stock yards whew~~ (Fresh from FT Worth)~~!! lol, A much needed weekend at the Lake (LBJ) to do some fishing and try to work on the Jet Ski (still a work in progress), then we are off to Fredericksburg this coming weekend to check out all aspects of German heritage (all the good food and beer)!! .
Yes, we have had a good time and look forward to more trips in the future.
Till next time,
Steffon and Sandra
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