adventures in sourdough

so i recently became obsessed with making good sourdough bread. its supposed to be healthier and all that, so i set out to make it. dor got me on to no knead bread, which actually is what started this thing, then belinda gave me some sourdough starter. so here's the first semi success, after many, ok three, failures, all of which were still edible. i think the flavor is a bit mild, i'll have to work on it some more. i'm pretty sure i under proofed it a bit, thats why it cracked beyond is slashes.


also, here is my improvised equipment. the bowl is pampered chef stoneware. i got it from goodwill yesterday. the lid is from my crockpot with the handle taken off so it wont melt. the basket is for proofing. i dusted it heavily with corn flour. i even managed to find that we had some new straight razors for a scraper in the closet, i used this for slashing the top.

i read a lot of blogs, but this site was the most helpful. http://northwestsourdough.com/

more pics

.Simeon loves to play with his toys from Gramma and Grampa. He can almost sit up unassisted, but he loses his balance when he goes to put a toy in his mouth.

Simeon has been sleeping better these days. Here was a rare morning that I woke up earlier than he did. You can see his bear from Heather. He always sleeps with it, it gives him something to hold so he doesnt take out his paci while he falls asleep.

short video

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Auntie Belinda held Simeon a lot while I was cooking. He is most fractious at about 5 pm.
Simeon in his ducky jammies from Gramma.
Simeon and Daddy reunited over Philippes french dip sandwhiches.

More of Simeon

simeon in a few videos. he goes nuts about water in a sippy cup. he borrowed a space ship from some friends. simeon had a facination with his tongue for a few days, and with shrieking.

simeon swims, sort of

Simeon Laughs at Daddy

simeon at 4 months

Our boy is growing up. Simeon is so much fun, I love mothering him.

Things are going well here. Shawn has been working on sermons lately. He preaches for the first time this Lord's day, both AM and PM services. I dont think that I blogged the fact that he's now able to work one day a week, and study the rest of the time. God blessed our plan and made it happen!

So we're on a pretty tight budget, especially since we want to go to Jody's wedding in May. I'm so excited to see my last sister married.

I hope to finish knitting a pair of socks this week. They were for me, but they fit Shawn, so that's nice that they are brown and non girlish. I plan to transfer my new skill to making some for Simeon, they should go faster right?