Mompreneur Sunday - September 20, 2009

Today was another great Sunday for this Mompreneur.  We had a full house off and on over the weekend, which meant that there wasn't much in the way of productivity happening...  that's OK though, sometimes you need to take a break, regroup, and gear up to go full stream ahead come Monday.

This Mompreneur Sunday started off with sleeping in.  When I woke up, there was coffee made for me by my wonderful fiance, which sets just the right tone.  The guys were already full on with the football when I got up today (when does the pre-game stuff start anyway... the crack of dawn?), so I prepped the kitchen and made blueberry waffles to die for.  These are scrumptious, and so easy.  Use one box of Jiffy Blueberry Muffin Mix, and 1 cup of Bisquick, one egg, a little oil and about 1 1/2 cups of milk.  While I have the waffles cranking out of the waffle iron, I start making my warm blueberry compote.  I pour half a bag of frozen blueberries, about 5 tablespoons of sugar, and about 2 tablespoons of cornstarch that has been whisked into approximately 2 cups of water, and mix it all together into a pyrex bowl.  I microwave on high about a minute at a time, until the mixture starts to boil. Then, I take it out, crush down the blueberries a bit to help get the juice into the mixture, and continue to microwave until it starts to thicken.  By then, all the waffles are made, and everyone can build their plates.

Of course, I have to make sure at least one person is getting some work done...











My assistant ate so much this morning, her little belly was tight as a drum.  After breakfast, she was a sticky blueberry mess, so she got to have a very splashy Sunday morning bath.  Between the excitement of football, a full tummy and a complete water aerobic work-out, she was ready to conk out right about the time the Raiders won.  Amazing, two miracles at once!

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Workin' Mom Sunday

Thank God it's football season!  Now, that may not normally be something you would hear come out of my mouth.  I mean, I like football.  I like the food, I like having company over to watch the games... heck, I even like watching the games in small doses.  However, what I like the most about NFL Football is Sunday.  The guys are busy and out of my hair all day!  I can work with virtually no interruption.

At our house, Sunday is my morning to cook pancakes.  It is my gift to everyone, and helps get things off to a good start.  This morning, I made Apple Cinnamon pancakes that were absolutely scrumptious.  These are pretty easy, and make you appear to be some sort of Goddess in the kitchen. I start with Bisquick, and whatever quantity of mix the recipe calls for, I substitute half with muffin mix.  Today, I chose to do a bran and apple cinnamon mixture.  Muffin mix tends to make you batter thicker, so I increase the milk to make my pancake batter thin enough so I don't end up with muffin high pancakes.

Now, everyone is full and happy, and I can sit back and work in peace.  Today, my project is to wrap up the football program.  I am over halfway finished, and should knock it out today, at least enough for the initial proof.  I was up late last night, going onto MaxPreps to find the players roster, since the client didn't have the players photos labeled with jersey numbers or names.  It is a bit of a pain in the butt to have to do this, but I would rather get the players laid out in the program now, instead of waiting for my client to get the coach to do it.

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