"Here Mom...would you mind if these loaves would finish rising on your kitchen counter? Just let them rise until an inch above the pans, then put them in a 350 degree oven for 1/2 hour. Oh, if you brush each loaf with a bit of melted butter, they will taste even better".

May I tell you, they are the best tasting loaves of bread that I have ever tasted, not to mention how my whole house smelled as I baked them. Not to mention also, that they are made with many healthy ingredients. I wish you could taste them with me.

While the bread was baking,and while she was making some necessary stops and at a hair appointment...I was loving her little ones. Yes, you are right...they are on top of my kitchen table. I set the little ones up there for their own protection, and never without my supervision.

Yes...I gave their sister permission to sit up with them for this picture. You can see, she was quite pleased with that privilege. Her little scar above the eye...resulted from falling down the stairs last week.

He was so intriqued by the pot holder mits I used to remove loaves of bread from the oven...and no I do not have matching ones. I just use what I have on hand...as you can see they have survived many years in my home:)

The "Back Yardigans" were on the television. Life is good!

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"As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful."

~Laura Ingalls Wilder