P's (#1)

Some of you might be aware of my PROPENSITY for using the letter "P." This POST is much to the Schvaneveldt's dis-PLEASURE I am sure. (I PROVIDED a talk for Jill which she gave in Sacrament Meeting which contained a PLENTIFUL number of P's and I think some of them were PITIFULLY embarrassed.)

PUMPKIN Chocolate Chip Cookies. These are fast becoming my favorites. They are so quick and easy. For a huge batch, mix 2 spice cake mixes, 1 large can of pumpkin and 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips. Bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Enjoy! I have a funny side-note about these cookies. One of the missionary sisters, who we referred to as Granny Clampett, was sort of a health food nut. She wouldn't eat sweets or ordinary food. One of the concoctions she ate looked like dog POOP or a suet bar with nuts that you'd PUT out for the birds in the winter. But you should have seen her PIG-OUT on these cookies. When I caught her with her 'hand in the cookie jar' she said they were good for you. I figured it was because of the PUMPKIN, but she said it was because they had ginger in them. Ha-ha.

PRETTY leaves on our PEAR trees. These are a bright spot for an otherwise bitter cold and dreary day.

PASTIMES...like reading. We go to the Hyrum Library, Bookmobile, and the Bookmobile Headquarters (PROVIDENCE Library). These are some of the books we are working on right now.

PUZZLES...Sudoku. Each morning in the newspaper there is a PUZZLE. They get PROGRESSIVELY harder each day of the week. I cut it out, stick it on my copier, enlarge it and PRINT two copies, one for me and one for Jill. I did the same when Robin lived here when Andrew was in Iraq. We use our PINK PEARL erasers and PENCILS. I hope it keeps my mind sharp.

PICTURES of our POSTERITY. We added a couple of PRECIOUS little granddaughters while we were serving our mission. My PICTURE wall didn't have enough frames to accommodate the new additions. One of my PROJECTS has been to obtain more PICTURE frames, PAINT them black, staple them with jute in between and PUT them back up. Reed PATCHED the PREVIOUS nail holes. We have room for three more grandkids with the current setup. Anyone PREGNANT? You can tell me, I PROMISE not to reveal any secrets. I do have my PREDICTIONS, however.

PROJECTS such as POWERWASHING the garage, front PORCH and siding have helped with the boredoms. Reed has winterized everything, PAINTED linseed oil on the deck of the 4-wheeler trailer etc.