Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Squares

I spent part of the day in the kitchen on Wednesday only to have my husband come through the door after work and say, "Why can't you just make normal stuff and follow a recipe ?"

(He was referring to my experimenting!)

My answers:

1. It would be boring if I made the same old thing over and over again.

2. How do you think new recipes are made?

3. It may be good but you won't know till you at least try it.

They tried it & in the end, supper was alright.

Not bad - but not a top 10.

However, dessert was a 10 and then they all thanked me for it!

Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Sqaures

1 box yellow cake mix

2 eggs

4 tsp. butter, soft

1 tsp. vanilla

3 tbsp. water

8 oz. cream cheese

1 cup sugar

1 bag of chocolate chips

In a bowl, combine cake mix, butter, vanilla, water and 1 of the eggs.

Mix well and spread into a greased 8X12 pan.

You may need to wet the spatula that you use to spread this out as it will be thick and sticky.

In another bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and 2nd egg till creamy.

Stir in the chocolate chips.

Spread this over top of the cake layer.

Bake in a 350° oven for about 40-50 minutes.

Cool, cut and refrigerate.

Enjoy!

Sitting At the Top

They say 3's a charm so maybe this attempt at posting will work since it's the 3rd time I've tried! Anyone else out there ever have those kind of days?

The above picture is of the kids sitting on the stone wall that surrounds the whole top of the mound.

(If you just popped in and are new to my blog then go to my previous post and you will understand more about these photos. It's just a quick photo tour of our field trip.)

The next one is the monument that sits on top of the mound. It is dated 1942 & has a large E at the top. I'm not sure what it symbolizes or why it is there. That would have been a good question to ask the lady when we got back to the museum but I forgot.

Looking down upon the backside of the museum

Across the way you can see a church under construction with a blue roof, well that is the church that we were married in a little over 15 years ago.

Right across the street from the Mound is the Old West Virginia State Penitentiary which is rich in history and tales. You can click on the link to read more. One of these days I will share some of the photos that I took when I toured the building. Pretty Interesting!

Here is another picture of the main entrance to the Pen taken in the parking lot of the museum.

We played on the front lawn of the museum for a bit. The leaves were falling all around and the kids had a blast crunching through them. The down side was that not only were the leaves falling but the acorns too! It was pretty tough to come off that little hill when your shoes just wanted to roll because of all the acorns on the ground. (Kinda like walking on marbles!)

These tall trees make my kids look like midgets. It was a far away shot but couldn't pass it up.

Well that's all I have tonight.

I did spend some time in the kitchen today experimenting so I have a new recipe to share later.

It brought smiles from my husband's face and then he dug in for more so

it's definitely a keeper!

Good Night!

Technical Problems and in Need of Advice!

It's been a busy couple days around here and I was beginning to think that I would never get the last few photos posted from our trip to the Mound.
Well guess what?
I was right!
I'm not going to get to post them tonight.
I uploaded my photos to Photobucket but then was not able to retrieve the codes to be able to use them on the blog. I guess they must just be experiencing technical difficulties. So we will try again later or tomorrow.

I too am having difficulties and would greatly appreciate anyone's assistance.
I am trying to set up an RSS feed and am having no luck. I don't know if I am stupid, blind or what!
I have read and read and still have not been able to figure the thing out.

So, if anyone out there can give me a tip or two I would be ever so grateful.
You can leave me a comment or if you have lots to say feel free to use my email listed on my left sidebar.
Any and all suggestions welcome!

Hope you all have a great evening!

The Adena People & Their Mound

A couple of Friday's ago we spent the afternoon on a field trip. Another "in our own backyard" trip.

A place my children hadn't been to though they pass by it daily and a place that I hadn't visited in many moons.

The Grave Creek Mound & Delf Norona Museum

The mound is located in the center of our town, hence the name Moundsville.

It was built many years ago (250-150 B.C.) by the hands of the Adena people as a burial ground. The base of the mound measures 295 feet in diameter and climbs to a height of 69 feet. Originally, there was a 40 ft. moat that surrounded the base and was 5 feet deep but that has long been gone.

(Click on the link above if you would like a bit more history!)

Now a days you can enter for free and take a self-guided tour through the Delf Norona Museum which holds many artifacts, exhibits and displays of the Adena.

When finished with that you can climb the stone stairs to the top of the mound and get a beautiful view of Moundsville as it sits nestled between the hills and bordered on the west by the Ohio River.

Tomorrow I'll show you a few of those views.

Halloween Wishes!

Wishing all the little ghost & goblins a safe and Happy Halloween!