Home Made Noodles for Chicken Noodle Soup

I made these last night. It is a recipe that comes from Great Grandma Pitman. These are seriously the BEST noodles ever!

1 egg, well beaten
2 Tbs. milk
1/2 tsp salt
1 to 1 1/4 cup flour

Mix the egg and milk.  Add the salt and the flour, making a really stiff dough. I cheated and used my mixer for this part.
Let the dough rest for about 20 minutes, and then roll it out flat and thin. Use a pizza cutter and cut into 1 inch wide strips. They have to dry for a couple of hours. Add these to your chicken noodle soup and cook for about 5-7 minutes.


I'm grateful for delicious family recipes. These are special to me - I know that my dad enjoyed them, my grandma, my great grandma... and now I am making them for my little family. You just can't beat something that is made with love. :)

What Counts as a Blessing

This is a ditto of the Hulse Blog. I am challenging some of the authors to post a blessing that they notice that might otherwise be uncounted. I will even start. Color. Isn't it amazing the beautiful colors we are looking at these days. I think it is even great that we have green for a season, so we don't get tired of the vivid reds, oranges, golds and shades of brown. I have a lovely burning bush with a background of gold and dark green. I love being in my backyard and seeing that bush! Are you glad for the variety of colors around us?

Fresh Squeezin's

For years Steve has talked about the fresh pressed apple juice he enjoyed on the farm in his youth. I always was like "Yes, Dear, that sounds wonderful." He did something about it this year. He built an apple juice 'machine'. Last night we had an 'Apple Festival' (sorry kids, now that I know what that is, I will provide dinner next time!). We washed and cut up the apples, threw them into his 'grinder' and pressed the juice out of those apples. I didn't think I would drink any of it (Steve was hurt that I bought Apple Juice on my shopping day). It was delicious. What a fun experience. I think everyone loved the juice. At least a gallon was consumed as we were 'squeezin'.

The contraption


Marinda- The cutter


Morgan- The Switchman


Stephanie- Quality Control

"I read about this on the internet"

We will have improvements to the system in place for the next festival.

Get Well Wishes for Grandma Johnson

Here is wishing Grandma Johnson a quick recovery form her surgery. We hope you are doing well. We missed you at Lacey's birthday celebration. Thanks for all you do for us. You are a fantastic Grandma!

What a Great Family

I just wanted to say what a great family we have. I thoroughly enjoyed the party on Friday night. I just wished we had more time. Next time I am sitting on the south tables to visit with Lori more. I think we should have a siblings night out every once in a while. Once or twice a year? I know it is hard to find a time to get together and it's even worse to get our children all there. Maybe if we just get us together. Anyone up for that?

Another Great Year With Grandma Johnson

Grandma is celebrating another birthday this coming week. We are meeting for a gala event at Barton Creek Park. (Same place as Grandpa's J's birthday. We plan to meet @ 6:00 PM. Please bring a side dish to share. Hope to see you there. Sorry the picture is from Stephanie's wedding...my brain can't find anything else and I know I have more recent photos.
Questions??? Call them! Sorry- it's Friday August 28th.

Jenny Is Coming Home!

Sister Beckstead has honorably served a full-time mission and is coming home this week! There will be a party for her at Grandma and Grandpa Johnson's home on Friday, July 17th at 7:00 p.m. Her homecoming address will be Sunday, July 26t at 11:00 a.m. in Dayton, Idaho. Hope to see you guys all there!