Try this!!!

You must try this new recipe I found. It is super yummy and so refreshing for the summer!
Lemon Sherbet
1 ½ cups of sugar
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
1 cup milk
¾ cup lemon juice
Few drops of food coloring

In a saucepan mix sugar and gelatin. Add 3 cups of water. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Add lemon peel, milk, lemon juice and food coloring (It may look curdled-that is ok). Pour into a 9x9 pan or other dish. Cover and freeze for 2 to 3 hours or until almost firm. Break frozen mixture into small chunks. Transfer to a chilled bowl and beat with mixer until smooth but not melted. Return to pan, cover, and freeze till firm. Makes 2 quarts – feeds 8 to 10 people. To make Orange sherbet: Prepare as above, except substitute 3 ¾ cups orange juice for water. NO lemon juice. And use orange food coloring instead.

Today was a busy day for us. We had our Indonesian class in the morning (from 9-11), then we played games with the kids and lunch. we all went to the gym to play basketball, then Garth and I played racquetball-off to the pool to cool off and dinner along with a pile of books before bed and then snooze time for the kiddos. Of course in there are all the non-fun tasks (dishes, sweeping, cleaning…but they are not worth mentioning).
I asked Cale yesterday if he was growing up and he replied, “Yes, Mommy. Are you growing down?” And tonight at story time when we were reading a book about heaven that asked, “Who would you like to see first in Heaven?” Cale replied after thinking, “Grammo!” (That is what the kids call my Mom).
We are trying hard not to be homesick and lonely here during this long summer…It helps that we have new kittens around. Our cat Gypsy had kittens while we were in Bali and when we returned, we could not find them so we thought that maybe they were eaten. But yesterday, Wyatt heard the faintest of meows and we went searching and found them in the back of a broken dryer. So the kids have created an awesome cardboard fortress for all of them. There are 4 beautiful kittens and of course Emma got first choice in picking since her kitten was hit by a car and killed while we were in Bali. More kittens will soon be making an appearance as another of our cats is about to deliver as well. Every morning the kids rush outside to see if she delivered during the night…but not yet.
Love to all of you who are growing up and those of us that are growing down.
Love
Rachel