Packing Up

Our family is leaving to go to Branson, Missouri for vacation. We will be gone for about two weeks. The last few days we have been packing and getting everything ready to leave. As you know we have a pretty large family, so this takes quite a bit of time. On average our family packs:

42 shirts

21 pairs of pants

18 pairs of shoes

50 pairs of socks

7 full sized pillows

1 large cooler

1 guitar

1 banjo

1 mandolin

1 fiddle

Not to mention everyone bring throw blankets and things to entertain themselves. Plus all of us!

Thankfully we have pretty big vehicle to transport everything!

"I've Just Seen Jesus"

I Have just added "I've Just Seen Jesus" to the "Schnarr Family Music" link. I sang this song on Easter Sunday with a friend, Jacob Mast.

Last week Tyler, Trent and I have made a paper mache boat. It took quite a while. We first shaped it out of card board, then covered it with paper mache. We used acrylic paint to give it some color and then sprayed it with water proof spray. We had a fun time doing it.

Yesterday we spent the night at our grandparents house and we were able to take it out on their lake. It worked very and stayed together for the whole ride.

Trey Carson

Trey is eight years old and just finished third grade.

Profile of: Amber Brook

I have decided to periodically give you a "profile" of each of the members in our family. I hope to be provide recent information as well as pictures for each person as I did for Amber, below.

Amber is an energetic eleven year old who loves the out doors. She doesn't mind getting dirty, for instance, this spring she and Trey have planted their own garden in our back yard. She is very faithful to taking care of it. She also has a girly side. She enjoys dressing up for church and having her hair done for recitals and such.
Amber enjoys music and plays the banjo and piano. She has been asked several times to play in church along with her other siblings.
Amber's heart is very soft to the things of God and we have seen immense spiritual growth over the past year.
She is very good at remembering to thank people for things. Probably the most common way for her to do that is by writing a note expressing her love and thankfulness. Her notes are always very thought out and detailed, from the words she uses, to the way she decorates the letter.

Snapshots of Amber Brook Schnarr

Amber is 11 years old and just finished sixth grade.

Baking Beef Brisket

Yesterday Amber, Trey and I made dinner together. Recently I found this great recipe for Beef Brisket so we made that together. It was a nice time to bond together as a family. It was also a good learning experience for Amber and Trey. The meal turned out very good. Everyone loved it! The meat was very tender and it's the kind of stuff you just can't stop eating! Below is the recipe for those interested.

Beef Brisket
Ingredients
• 4 lbs beef brisket
• 1/3 bottle liquid smoke
• 1 teaspoon salt
sauce
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 cup brown sugar
Instructions
Directions
1.Best if this is done the day before serving: Rub brisket with liquid smoke and salt.
2.Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
3.Bake covered for 3 hours.
Do not rush, as this will insure the meat tender.
Cool and refrigerate several hours until firm (or overnight).
This makes it easy to slice. (I usually do up to this step the day before).
7.Slice meat very thinly and cover with sauce.
For sauce: Combine all ingredients in saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes.
Place meat in baking dish and cover with sauce.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake until heated through about 30 minutes.