Crockpot Oatmeal and a Close Call

We went to a show downtown on the weekend, a musical called 'Anything Goes'. It garnered a standing ovation, with an excellent cast.  The orchestra played wonderfully beneath the stage.  I thought it was a bit old-fashioned, but it was okay. I had gotten a half-price deal for the whole family.  L is leaving soon to return to school so it was nice to have us all together that night.

I noticed these pretty lights as we walked downtown. That is an RBC bank building and the CN Tower right beside it in red. It's neat how they have those blue lights running up one side of that building. We also noticed some teenaged street skaters skateboarding on a busy downtown road.  I had noticed one of them doing a trick leaping onto a pile of construction material on the sidewalk.  I suddenly heard a huge collective sigh of relief. My daughter L had seen the teenager tumble into the road directly in front of a car.   Fortunately the driver was alert and was able to slam on his brakes in time. That was a close call and the boy's time had not come!

This recipe is being shared on Facebook (Emily's Skinny Friends). It is delicious, it tastes like bread pudding and smells like a cinnamon bun!

place 2 sliced apples
1/4c brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt
in bottom of crockpot

sprinkle in 2c oatmeal (I used quick oats)
then add 2c milk
2c water 

do not stir

cook overnight 8-9 hours in your crockpot on low.

I actually added more water and a bit of extra sugar.