Thank You!

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?"

~William A. Ward

Just wanted to say thank you to my wonderful sister "Mommyx5" for the new blog header and to Amazing "A" for the fun and beautiful pictures you took of our family!

Dinner anyone?

My Husband and Brock went hunting this weekend! Next weekend we get to bring home all the meat. I have never had elk meet before so we will see how it taste for dinner sometime!

Entranced!

For me my reading consists of reading bedtime stories, scriptures and it seem that the only reading time I get is on Sunday, as I read the ward bulletin during sacrament meeting. However, a friend in the ward said that she just finished a book and told me it was one of the best books she ever read. I was skeptical since I dont have time to read all that much and sitting still is about impossible for me. Well needless to say I spent some time on saturday night reading and I got entranced in this book. I finished the book about 10:30 last night. I never have read a book that fast. I tried to recall the last book I read, I figured out that is was four years ago when I was on complete bedrest with my pregnancy. My daughter now wants to read it and I want to read the rest of the books in the series. I guess it might end up being a christmas present from Santa to Us.

What a day we had!

Lately we have some struggles with Kade! He is testing out his boundaries and learning what Mom and Dad will and wont let him get away with. Today to keep him busy we made our own "I Spy" pages. It was fun to see him build his page and ask me what I spied. Later in the afternoon after running kids to their lessons, Kade decided that he wanted to go to McD's. After Kirt and I both telling him no, he staged a protest. He sat in his carseat for at leat 30 minutes. The pictures below tell the story! I finally got him settled down and in the house when I had to leave and go get the older kids. When I got back I learned that Kirt had sent him to bed because he acted up again. I went in to check on him and I found him sound asleep in his bed.

Kade's Day!

Just for fun....

Today I thought I would list all the things I did just for fun and not so fun!!

1. I woke up 40 min.'s late and had to rush to get kids to school on time.

2. I let Kade play games on the computer while I watched part of a tv show.

3. I took a drill over to a friend so she could borrow it. She is making christmas crafts for a boutique. I ended up staying for a couple of hours while Kade played with her daughter and now he has bumps, bruises and a scrape on his neck that looks like a hickie. Kirt and I both are laughing about that one.

4. I curled my hair only to not like it and wet it down again and blow dry it straight.

5. I had to put Kade into the car kicking and screaming and no shoes on to go do car pool. The poor kids in the car were absolutly afraid of Kade and covering their poor ears to try and not hear him screaming.

6. I called my dear husband during Kades out burst so I could share with him how my day was going!

7. I went with my friend and helped her take her crafts to the Kandy Kane Castle Boutique. I just love all the things she made. It is always fun to go to boutiques and see what others are making.

8. I made grilled hamburgers for dinner. For us having hamburgers is a treat!

9. After dinner my dear husband knowing the kind of day I had took me with him to run a couple of errands. After the errands we stopped at Neilson's Frozen Custard! YUM!!!!!

10. After coming home from there I had to rush Brock over to an other friends house to have her help him with a cello part he is working on for our primary program on sunday.

After all that my husband let me veg in front of the computer and have some time alone while he entertained the kids! Thank You Kirt, I really needed it today!

My wake up call

This morning I was awaken by the little cute one on the left at 6:00 am. He was petting my face and saying"Mom you are so beaut-ee-ful" . I can not think of any other way to be woken up.

Carving Pumkins

One of our family traditions is to carve the pumkins on Halloween night. Chantel tried to carve a spider in hers. It turned out look like a circle in the middle of the pumkin. Kirt helped Kade carve a bat into his. Brock carved a silly face in his. His turned out the best of the three. They had fun and for us it helps keep the kids away from the candy. It's always fun when we get to have fun activities like this with dad.

Happy Halloween

Wishing everyone a Happy Halloween!!!!

Round and Round!

What has been going around has finally come around to us. We have been sick all weekend. I spent most of the morning at the Dr.'s office with Chantel and Kade. Chantel (and Kirt) had a cold that turned, really quick, into a sinus infection. Kade had a cold that has brought on his asthma and we have been up every hour or two for the past two nights doing breathing treatments and steam showers. Brock seems to only have a little cold (lucky) and if I could get some sleep maybe I could start to get over my sickness. So I am going to try to get everyone into bed and maybe I can get a little more sleep tonight!

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   Today after doing some deep cleaning of some window sills and having worked hard on trying to keep up with things around the house, I was day dreaming of being somewhere else! So I have put together a list of places I would like to go on vacation ! These are in no particular order just places I want to go.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   1. Hawaii: Never been but I hear it is heaven.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   2. Alaska: Dreaming of a cruise.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   3. Grand Canyon: Yes, I have lived in Arizona since 1979 and have not yet been to the Grand Canyon.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   4. Scottland, Ireland, and England are the only out of country places I would love to see.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   5. Disney Land: I have only been once and I would love to take the kids and have fun.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   6. Seattle Washington: I grew up there and would like to go visit and see the sites again.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   7. Church History sites back east.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   8. Utah/Idaho: I want my kids to see Temple Square and see family that we have there.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   9. Colorado: Our family goes every summer to spend time with Grandma C.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   10. Texas: I would like to go here and visit Kirt's sister Katrina and her family and visit Amanda and maybe see a longhorn game!:)

For Fun....

Today just for fun I took Chantel out of school and took her shopping.:) :) She has had a rough week and needed a break. It was nice to have some alone time with her and give her a chance to escape from all the pressure she has been under.

Citizen of the Year!

Just want to say congratulations to my WONDERFUL Mother in law for recieving the Citizen of the Year! You deserve that every year!! What a wonderful example you are to all of us. We love you very much!

Listen!!

I found this little letter and felt impressed to post it on the blog. I have been putting it off and I need to follow the prompting and do it. I hope it helps someone who reads it.

When I ask you to listen to me, and you start to give advice you have not done what I asked.
When I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell me why I shouldn't feel that way, you are trampling on my feelings.
When I ask you to listen to me and you feel you have to do something to solve my problem, you have failed me, strange as that may seem.
Listen. All I asked was that you listen, not talk or do - just hear me.
Advice is cheap; two cents will get you both Dear Abby and Billy Graham in the same newspaper.
And I can do for myself; I’m not helpless.
When you do something for me that I can and need to do for myself, you contribute to my fear and weakness.
But when you accept as a simple fact that I do feel what I feel, no matter how irrational, then I can quit trying to convince you and can get about the business of-understanding what's behind this irrational feeling.
And when that's clear, the answers are obvious and I don't need advice.
Irrational feelings make sense when we understand what’s behind them; perhaps that's why prayer and meditation works. So, please -Listen and just hear me. And if you want to talk, wait a minute for your turn; and I'll listen to you.
Anonymous

A naturally therapeutic person is one who, by a natural response to those in pain, empowers them to realize their own healing potential lies within them, and never in the one who is helping or giving advice.
-- Jaquelyn Small, 1993

Friday Fun on the Farm

On Friday we had a blast! My good friend Amanda who is visiting from Texas invited us to come and meet her and her family at Superstition Farms! Once a year they have"Friday Fun on the Farm ". The kids had fun doing a little art project and petting the calf's and trying to get them to eat and drink from their bottles. Kade had a blast on the hay ride. Thank you Amanda for inviting us!

I love saturday mornings!

One of the reasons I love Saturday mornings is because we get to eat breakfast together as a family. I love it when we get to sleep in till 8:00 am. ( I know for some of you 8:00 is really early) After everyone is awake, I get to make pancakes! I love the smell of them cooking and the kids faces when they see what we are having. I Think it is the best time of the day, because the kids work together to get the table set and usually, no fighting while they do this. The kids like pancakes for breakfast, because they are just like the ones that Grandma Clara makes when we visit her. And everyone, except Brock, even likes the blended peaches on top! YUM!!!

I guess after all that I will have post the recipe!

Here it is:

2 cups of flour

1/2 cup of sugar

4 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder

1 teaspoon of salt

1/4 cup of butter

2 cups of milk

2 eggs

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Beat eggs in a medium bowl. Mix in milk and melted butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until blended. Ladle about 1/3 cup of batter onto hot griddle. Bake until bubbles appear on top, turn and bake two or three minuts more or until done. Top with syrup or fruit topping of your choice.

Memory Lane Monday (on tuesday)

I Love looking at others blogs on monday and seeing the memories that they post. One of my favorite memories is from when I was about eight or nine. We lived in Tacoma Washington and in April they have a Daffodil Parade. I rember my dad and mom getting all of us dressed and ready to go to the parade. That was quite a feat with six kids and having to prepared for rain or sun shine. For the most part, I remember the sun shining for the parade. I loved everything about the parade, but thing I rember most is the smell of the daffodils and being excited when the Jr. Daffodils would come up and hand out flowers to all the kids along the parade route. I thought I was sooo cool to be able to come home with a handful of Daffodils. Maybe thats why the Daffodil is one of my favorite flowers.

These are the things I am NOT getting done today! I still have pictures in my hall way that need to be hung, and closet doors that still need to be bought. My Daughter s room still needs blinds, curtains and furniture for her room. My Laundry is piled on my couch with loads still in the washer and dryer. I purchased books on how to make curtains and still dont have material or the time to make them yet! ( I think the sheets and tacs are starting grow on me, not!) I also have to fix and upholster Kirt's rocking chair that we inherited from his Grandmother. I also have to get my kitchen cleaned from having family home evening group last night. I also have to decorate the kitchen and remodel the playroom . Anyway, this is just a short list of the things that are bugging me that I have not or dont have any inspiration to do them yet!

Worksheets for Kade

I was looking online for things I could print for Kade to work on while the kids are at school. I cant take him to preschool yet so I decided to work with him at home. I found these free printables that I am going to have him do. He loves things like this and is really eager to learn so I am going to take advantage of this. They also have dot to dots and trace and color pages. They have lots more stuff I will search through later, but I thought I would share this find. The site is www.kidzone.ws

Just For Fun!

I was shown this ad from the 1950's and I had to post it! I dont think that this ad would make it to print now!!!

Just Peachy!

Today I made peach jam. I had to cheat and make some toast with some of the jam. Delicious!!!

Bye Elder M.

We have the privilage of having the elders in our home often and love the spirit that they bring. We also get to know and love them. Elder M.( the one in the grey suit) is no exception. It is hard to have these guys come into our home and let them go when transfers come. Next transfer we'll have to let Elder R. go.

Thank You!!

I have to give a BIG THANK YOU to my big and little helper ! My dear husband stayed up till midnight three nights in a row to cut out wooden christmas trees for our wards craft day! Our scroll saw broke so he had to use a jigsaw. My little helper was trying his hardest to be just like dad!

Misc. Pictures of our Trip

I love this dirty face!!! He was out playing in the dirt and got hurt and it was cute to see the dirt and the tears marks on his face!