Crescent roll/Cinnamon roll recipe

A sweet older lady gave me this recipe over a year ago. I forgot about it but found it in my recipe binder a couple of weeks ago. I tried it and these things are really yummy! I love baking bread, but these are just extra special!
So, since I just typed this recipe for my mother in law, I decided to copy and paste it here for my blogger friends. Hope you enjoy!


Crescent Rolls or Cinnamon rolls

Dissolve 1 package of yeast in 1 cup of very warm water, add 1/2 cup of sugar, let stand for 30 minutes.
Add 2 beaten eggs, 1 stick of margarine, 1 tsp. of salt, and 4 cups of flour.
Mix, let stand overnight or 6-7 hours. Cover with a damp cloth (or use a large bowl with a lid on it). DO NOT REFRIGERATE.
Next morning, divide into 3 parts. Roll each part in a circle, and spread with soft margarine. Cut into pie shape, 8 times. Roll up, starting with wide end. Place on greased baking pan. Cover with plastic wrap. Let rise 2 hours. Bake at 350* for 15 minutes, brush with margarine and bake 2 min. more. Mary Ellen (the lady who gave me the recipe) said she always doubles this recipe , because once you start making these they expect them.

For cinnamon rolls, spread the dough into a rectangle and spread soft margarine on them. Then sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture, roll up and slice.

For cinnamon rolls, ice with powder sugar icing.

*May put into a large bowl with a lid and let raise overnight, Tupperware or plastic one.

Jonathan is five!

My sweet little Jonathan turned five Sunday the 15th. He is an adventurous little boy who loves to wrestle with daddy and stay outside all day. He loves dirt, bugs, guns, and all the things little boys love! He is quite the comedian too. He is always trying to make us laugh!
He is so proud to be five. He asked me the other day... "Mommy, now that I'm five will I stay five?" He also has made proclamations that "since I am five that means that I can do___" . Which of course is always some big grownup thing. He has also told Justin that he is catching up with him. I don't think he understands the concept that Justin will always be 2 years older.
He starts Kindergarten next month and he is so excited about that. Only I found out that he will be the only boy in his class of four! However, he will get to play with Justin and his other boy cousins on all of his breaks. Maybe by being the only boy, he will be able to pay better attention in class. At least until he is a teenager!

For his birthday, I made him a pirate ship cake. He and Justin both love to pretend to be pirates so I found the idea for this cake on Familyfun.com. Here he is taking a big breath to blow out his candles.

Here is a picture of Ryan with chocolate cake on his face. He love hats (he is wearing a cowboy hat in this picture).

Justin lost his other front tooth the other day. He is so cute when he smiles!

Justin's birthday is on August 4th, and Ryan's on August 27th! Susanne will also have her baby shower sometime in August and school starts on the 20th! So we definitely have a busy summer ahead celebrating birthdays and getting ready for the new baby but ,of course, we are looking forward!

July 4th

I know it's July 12th, but I still wanted to post my July 4th pictures. First of all, I want to say how grateful I am to live in this great country! We are so blessed and I am so thankful for the freedom we have. I am so thankful for the sacrifice our men and their families (past and present) have endured so that we can have our FREEDOM!
We celebrated several ways. First, we went to our local parade. We all enjoyed it! It was not as hot as in the past, so it was definitely more fun. I forgot my camera, so sorry no pictures from the parade. Next, we went to Michael's parents'(Papa and Grammy) home for the afternoon. We always enjoy visiting and do so at least twice a week. Then we went to the town of Mitchell fireworks display. Mitchell is a small town,but they do their fireworks in a big pasture. Everyone either gets in the backs (or on top) of their pick-up trucks or car and watches them. No fireworks though... it started to storm. Oh well, we had fun waiting.

Justin with some blackberries he picked from Grammy and Papa's back yard. Poison ivy already had made its attack from the day we went to the farm. Justin and Jonathan playing with a net. Justin "catching" Jonathan.
Ryan being tickled by his Uncle Joe
Ryan on the way to see the fireworks. He was showing me how they sound.
Ryan was spared the dissapointment of no fireworks.He drifted off on the way there.

Jonathan-his usual silly, self!

Everyone waiting... and waiting...

The boys weren't too horribly dissapointed because they knew I had bought them some sparklers. They were happy about that!

Day at the farm part I

It has been so long since I last posted! I have been extremely busy lately. We had a big yard sale last weekend and of course I spent a lot of time going through cabinets, closets, and storage to see what junk I could find. It's amazing what we accumulate! The sale did well! Not only did we de-junk, but we made a little bit of money too. Always a good thing.

Yesterday we needed a break and some family time, so we decided to visit our favorite spot. We have a friend who has at least 200 acres of farm land. She is a sweet little old lady and we have permission to roam, hunt, fish or camp any time we wish. I thought I would share some pictures from our day. I created 3 posts posts to get them all in. If you start at part 3 and then go backward, you will get the pictures in order. Sorry about that. I am still figuring out how to do this!

The creek bed is so neat because it is all lined with smooth limestone. There were small puddles everywhere. Jonathan could not resist going for a swim!

Jonathan and Ryan loved the water. Justin wanted to crack open the rocks so he could see the "crystals" inside. The area in the picture below is under what used to be a railway bridge

Justin patiently posing for me

There were lots of these rolls of hay in the fields

The boys think what they call "hay-jumping" is a fun game

Day at the farm part II

The boys playing on a dirt hill. This hill was a big hit with them!

The laundry is a challenge

The boys picked me some flowers and I got tired of holding them so I put them in my hair :-)

Ryan saying "cheese" and not caring at all that Mommy would have to wash those clothes!

Michael posing for me in front of the soybean fields

day at the farm part III

The boys waving at me

Michael picking blackberries and raspberries. I made a cobbler today and I plan to take it to my in-law's house to serve with ice cream for our July 4th celebration.

Justin showing you a blackberry

Jonathan would have eaten them all if we would have let him!

Ryan walking on the path. There is an old railroad (not used anymore of course) under the ground. You can see parts of it sometimes if it rains really hard. Justin loves it when he finds pieces of coal every once in awhile.