About Me
- Zepmom
- Las Cruces, NM
- Child of God, Wife of one, Mother of two, Mother-in-Law of two, Grandmother of 3 girls and 2 boys - , Friend...Growing in the knowledge of Christ, always reforming as the Holy Spirit faithfully and graciously applies the Word of God to my heart.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Happy '2' Months-Birthday, Silas!
Grandpa schools Silas in the fine points of
self-storage merchandise sales.
He is now completely under Grandpa's spell
Silas is now contemplating his own 'sales pitch'..I believe he's going with the
'You-must-buy-this-stuff-because-I'm-an-adorable-baby' technique!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
BAPTISM Bean Soup
Prepared for the after-church party in honor of Silas's baptism last week - hearty and delicious!
Baptism Bean Soup
This is the method I used, I’m sure there can be many variations…
• 1 bone-in ham - baked, then finished over-night in crock-pot
• 1 small bag of ‘small white’ beans (navy beans o.k. too) soaked in water overnight (old-school, not quick-soak)
• Sliced carrots to taste
• Chopped onion to taste
After the ham was baked I took it off the bone, reserving the yummy juices, then simmered the hock for about 2 hr.
Remove hock, drain, rinse and add beans and reserved ham juices to ham broth, bring to boil then simmer until beans are almost tender.
Add sliced carrots and chopped onion and simmer until everything is tender. Add ham chunks as desired to finish. Heat through and serve.
I didn’t add any salt – the ham had enough, I did add some pepper, you can all other spices if you like. I also sometimes add cut potatoes – very good. If the soup is too thick after it cools, add water to desired consistency.
Freezes well.
And for dessert - I highly recommend 'Just A Spoonful's' fabulous 'Over The Top' Brownies - see link...Thanks again, Mary!
Baptism Bean Soup
This is the method I used, I’m sure there can be many variations…
• 1 bone-in ham - baked, then finished over-night in crock-pot
• 1 small bag of ‘small white’ beans (navy beans o.k. too) soaked in water overnight (old-school, not quick-soak)
• Sliced carrots to taste
• Chopped onion to taste
After the ham was baked I took it off the bone, reserving the yummy juices, then simmered the hock for about 2 hr.
Remove hock, drain, rinse and add beans and reserved ham juices to ham broth, bring to boil then simmer until beans are almost tender.
Add sliced carrots and chopped onion and simmer until everything is tender. Add ham chunks as desired to finish. Heat through and serve.
I didn’t add any salt – the ham had enough, I did add some pepper, you can all other spices if you like. I also sometimes add cut potatoes – very good. If the soup is too thick after it cools, add water to desired consistency.
Freezes well.
And for dessert - I highly recommend 'Just A Spoonful's' fabulous 'Over The Top' Brownies - see link...Thanks again, Mary!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Arrival!
Yesterday evening at 10:36 p.m., Silas Richard Heerema made his public debut! He weighed 8.75 lb. and is 21" long with a little bit of dark, curly hair.
Charity called me about an hour after he was born with the news. She sounded great, and said he's a very sweet boy!
Their hospital does not allow children under age 12 to visit the mom and baby in the room, so Esther and Hendrik will not be able to meet their baby brother until Charity is released - Lord willing tomorrow morning! Grandpa Rick and I had decided it wouldn't be fair for us to get to meet Silas before his own brother and sister.
However, our resolve was 'dissolved' when Charity 'encouraged' us to meet Silas tonight when we took the kids to visit her in the hospital lobby. He's a very precious little guy and it was a such a blessing to hold him.
We were happy brother and sister didn't seem to mind. They KNOW their momma and were happy just to visit with HER! Esther clung to her for the longest time and told me on the way to dinner how happy and surprised she was for the visit - she really didn't expect to see her until baby comes home. Neither Esther or Henry has cried for their parents or seemed overly-disturbed with the strange circumstances.
They've stayed with us multiple days before when Charity and Richard went on little vacations, just the two of them. We felt it best for Esther and Henry to sleep in their own beds, and Henry still gets a nebulizer treatment before bedtime, so it's just easier for them to sleep at home. Grandpa Rick is the designated sleep-over guardian - bunking on the sofa in the playroom at Esther's request. She told Grandpa she wanted him close - that when she calls for Momma and Poppa in the night they take 'too long' to get to her. I'm sure being wakened out a sound sleep doesn't have anything to do with their delay!
I'll post some pictures soon. I didn't take my camera out with me tonight - didn't think I needed too - not very prepared was I?!
Charity called me about an hour after he was born with the news. She sounded great, and said he's a very sweet boy!
Their hospital does not allow children under age 12 to visit the mom and baby in the room, so Esther and Hendrik will not be able to meet their baby brother until Charity is released - Lord willing tomorrow morning! Grandpa Rick and I had decided it wouldn't be fair for us to get to meet Silas before his own brother and sister.
However, our resolve was 'dissolved' when Charity 'encouraged' us to meet Silas tonight when we took the kids to visit her in the hospital lobby. He's a very precious little guy and it was a such a blessing to hold him.
We were happy brother and sister didn't seem to mind. They KNOW their momma and were happy just to visit with HER! Esther clung to her for the longest time and told me on the way to dinner how happy and surprised she was for the visit - she really didn't expect to see her until baby comes home. Neither Esther or Henry has cried for their parents or seemed overly-disturbed with the strange circumstances.
They've stayed with us multiple days before when Charity and Richard went on little vacations, just the two of them. We felt it best for Esther and Henry to sleep in their own beds, and Henry still gets a nebulizer treatment before bedtime, so it's just easier for them to sleep at home. Grandpa Rick is the designated sleep-over guardian - bunking on the sofa in the playroom at Esther's request. She told Grandpa she wanted him close - that when she calls for Momma and Poppa in the night they take 'too long' to get to her. I'm sure being wakened out a sound sleep doesn't have anything to do with their delay!
I'll post some pictures soon. I didn't take my camera out with me tonight - didn't think I needed too - not very prepared was I?!
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