A New Addition to the Family

Today we welcomed a new addition to the family. No, not Baby M! He hasn’t decided to make his appearance yet. No, this was a 2010 Honda CR-V, a pretty pale silvery green with tan interior. I have so enjoyed driving San Fran S’s VW Beetle while she’s been in San Francisco. It’s made me feel closer to her, scooting around town in her yellow Bug, with Coastal Carolina parking stickers, graduation tassel hanging from the rearview mirror and yellow sunflower twirling around in the flower vase – I didn’t change a thing from the way she had it. But alas, I needed to not only be able to carry Baby B in his car seat, but now pretty soon, Baby M. So today SS was so wonderful to buy me this CR-V. Mommy M says it looks like me. I like it because it’s not too big(like the Yukon) and not too small(like the Bug), but just right for me.

We don’t know what we’ll do with the ole Granny Galant yet. She’s been through a lot. She started out as a company car for SS until he got a truck. Mommy M learned to drive with it and drove it(into a ditch once) until she got her red Mitsubishi. Then it was San Fran S’s turn to learn to drive with it until she got a little Toyota before getting the VW for graduation. So the ole girl’s been through a lot, and now it’s time for her to retire. I’ll miss her, but I’m looking forward to “circulating” (as Mommas would say) around town in my little green SUV.

So Farewell Faithful Galant, and Welcome Little Honda – I look forward to travelling many happy miles together.

Love to all of Pamela’s Girls from CiCi

Banana Nut Waffles

As I was lying in bed enjoying a leisurely wake-up Saturday morning, I was thinking about what I would fix for breakfast. On Saturdays, as you Pamela’s Girls know, it has been a tradition since SS and I got married to have something with syrup on Saturday – waffles, pancakes or French Toast. This was a waffles-morning. As I lay there though, I remembered the ripe bananas that I had forgotten to put in the trash Friday morning. I had thought I could make some banana nut bread, but I suddenly remembered how much SS had enjoyed banana nut waffles with a dollop of whipped cream at the Marriott this summer. So I immediately came downstairs, went to the laptop, and googled “banana nut waf…” Several possibilities popped up and there was the one I wanted – Banana Nut Waffles from Bisquick. In less than 30 seconds, I had my recipe! Can we appreciate how amazing that is – to have information that we want in seconds!

I remember when San Fran S wanted some information one time several years ago- I think what movies were playing -and she made the comment – "What did people ever do without the internet?" Well, when I was in school a lot of our education consisted of learning HOW to research and find information – not the information itself, but how to acquire it. You would go to the library and search through whole books searching for information. There were huge books – Guides to Periodical Literature – where you would search for magazine articles on the topic you were researching. Then you would go pull the magazines and make notes-they couldn’t be checked out. Every family had to have a 20 volume set of World Book encyclopedias, with an updated volume every year. We had to have a dictionary, Atlas, Thesaurus, and many other different kind of reference books. Twenty years ago, we had no idea really of what the Internet was. Now, how could we live without it – the world of knowledge at our fingertips. A recipe in the blink of an eye. Isn't that a miracle!

Now here is the recipe that prompted this revelation:

Banana-Nut Waffles

13 Ratings

INGREDIENTS

2	cups Original Bisquick® mix
1	cup mashed very ripe banana (2 medium)
1	cup milk
1/4	cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans
2	tablespoons vegetable oil
1	egg

1. Heat waffle iron; grease with vegetable oil or shortening.
2. Stir ingredients until blended. Pour onto center of hot waffle iron. Close lid of waffle iron.
3. Bake about 5 minutes or until steaming stops. Carefully remove waffle.

Wishing all my Pamela's Girls a wonderful week as we eagerly await the arrival of Baby M
Love to you all, CiCi