the new days of fall

The weather here has taken a big swing for the colder and definitely the wetter. Though I do have to admit when my heat kicked on about 2 weeks ago in the morning I got that warm fuzzy feeling that comes with the autumn. Things here have become very routine Finnley in full-time school this year being a big 1st grader, and Iain in part time preschool, has broken our days down into compartments. Mornings are filled with backpacks, finding matching socks, brushing teeth, and the race out the door. How is it that we can live no less than 1 minute from either school and it still be a scramble to get there on time?

speaking of that fuzzy feeling here are some of the fuzzy things I've been working on...

Also my mom's birthday was last week and for her cake I made a new recipe chocolate chip cheesecake, and i do have to say yummy!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, butter and cocoa. Press onto bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch spring form pan. Set crust aside.
2. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add sweetened condensed milk; beat well. Add vanilla and eggs, and beat on medium speed until smooth. Toss 1/3 of the miniature chocolate chips with the 1 teaspoon flour to coat (this keeps them from sinking to the bottom of the cake). Mix into cheese mixture. Pour into prepared crust. Sprinkle top with remaining chocolate chips.
3. Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 1 hour. Turn off oven (do not open oven door) and leave the cake in the oven to cool in the oven for another hour. Remove from oven and cool completely. Refrigerate before removing sides of pan. Keep cake refrigerated until time to serve.               

Cheesecakes have become my thing lately, I seem to make them for everything, I find them incredibly easy and everyone loves it.

Well, today's to do list...make bread, do laundry, clothes and linens, vacuum...o yes and of course the biggy, crochet...lol