Edie Wadsworth

4th of July, part 2

July 9, 2010 by Edie Wadsworth 23 Comments

Caiti brought her boyfriend Cody along……

Taylor brought Morgan……

and of course, Marcus and Katilin joined us…..

My sister hosted our family renunion at her spacious and gorgeous house…..

—where we ate too much of this…..

and got to meet baby Piper!

and got to visit with our out-of-town relatives…..

we ended the night with a bonfire and smores.

and although my kitchen is still not quite done, I did get the old pantry converted to a small half bath. This is my favorite little bathroom in the house. We all fight over it!

Tales from the 4th of July, part 1

July 8, 2010 by Edie Wadsworth 17 Comments

We started out our holiday extravaganza by picking up Mal from the airport. He’s the oldest of this large brood of children and we feel so lucky that he took time off work to come and visit. We know that these times of most of us being all together will get fewer and farther between.

then we wasted no time heading to the water to play on this……

and this

and this……

Our sweet neighbor invited our gang for dinner!?! We enjoyed wonderful food and company and then went back to the lake to watch fireworks from the boat.

The boys enjoyed some ceeegars.
The girlies got excited about the fireworks.

And the dogs went a little crazy.

BTW, dogs + lake = stinky.

stayed tuned for part 2.

10 years of bliss!

July 7, 2010 by Edie Wadsworth

{photography by studio 3z}

What greater thing is there for two human souls

than to feel that they are joined together to strengthen

each other in all labor, to minister to each other in all sorrow

to share with each other in all gladness,

to be one with each other in all the silent

unspoken memories?

George Eliot (1819-1880)

Happy Anniversary honey. A lifetime won’t be enough. Love you.

june

June 28, 2010 by Edie Wadsworth 39 Comments

And Summer, dear summer, hath years of June

With large white clouds, and cool showers at noon:

And a beauty that grows to a weight like grief,

Till a burst of tears is the heart’s relief.

George McDonald

fyi:
we are living summer to the fullest!
i’m reading lots of curriculum stuff to get ready for school—it’s gonna be a great year!!
my kitchen is sooooo almost there.
we’re going to houston/galveston soon so i need your advice on fun stuff to do with kids.
i jumped in the lake with my dress on.
my other house (with the turquoise kitchen) sold after being on the market for less than 3 weeks.
communion is by far my favorite meal of the week.
june is too short.
you are awesome.
life is good.

Chocolate Cake and Homeade Cheese Danish

June 23, 2010 by Edie Wadsworth 23 Comments

Now that I’m the proud owner of the most wonderful stove in the world, I fear this may become a food blog.
Meet Beatty’s Chocolate Cake (courtesy of Ina Garten) which I made for Father’s Day! It’s wonderfully moist with a bit of a mocha flair although not to be confused with mocha cake proper.

Then there’s homeade cheese danish which could very well be the easiest yummy recipe known to man.

And then you can top it with homeade strawberry jelly and fall in love with danish all over again.

Here’s how simple it is: (and I can’t take credit for the recipe)
Preheat oven to 350.
Unfold and press 1 can of crescent rolls into a 9×13 pan.
Mix 2 sticks of softened cream cheese with 1 cup of sugar, 3 egg yolks, and 1 t. vanilla.
Spread this mixture over the crescent rolls and then unfold another can of crescent rolls and lay it on top of the cream cheese mixture.
Brush the top with egg wash (the leftover whites from the mixture) and then sprinkle with sugar.
Bake for 35 minutes and cool before slicing.
Enjoy as is or top with preserves.
Serve to your wonderful family!

(Steve modeling his homeade Father’s Day gifts!)