Did you ever????

Did you ever decide you were finally going to tackle a project...get started and wish you never thought of it at all. This is the contents of the last 3 boxes that have been sitting in the garage for almost 2 years. Lots of books and papers and "stuff"... Now I am at the point of no return and I have no idea where to put this stuff. HELP!!!! Where is my mom when I NEED her???

I love Diapers and Divinity blog....

Go read today's post on the sight Diapers and Divinity. It is wonderful! Especially if you are an LDS mom...you will feel so much better about your "mothering mission" Her link is on my side bar. Go and visit!

Homemade Bread...Yummmm

This is the 2nd time I made this 4 loaf recipe.

The kids like it and so does Steve.

4 Loaf Bread Recipe

4 Cups lukewarm water

2/3 cups dry milk powder

1/3 cup sugar

4 teaspoons of dry yeast

1 Tablespoon salt

1/3 Cup veg. oil (or melted margarine)

12 Cups of flour

Mix water, dry milk, and sugar in large bowl. Sprinkle yeast on top of mixture. Allow yeast to dissolve some ( you will notice bubbles)

Add salt, marg or oil and flour

Mix with spoon until stiff. Kneed with hands for a full ten minutes.

Put dough in oiled bowl- flip so covered with oil

Cover in warm spot...rise for 1 -2 hours

Punch down dough

Divide into 4 lumps

Roll out and shape dough...

Put into 4 well greased loaf pans. Cover.

Rise until doubled in size.

Bake 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

After baking brush with butter on top if desired.

Try not to eat it all at once. :)

Dinner Time!!!

Can you tell everyone is hungry?...and they love Steve's Mac and Cheese...

Remember the movie the Birds???

I was looking out my kitchen window after hearing the very loud chirping going on outside. "Wow!" I said to Steve "Look at all those birds!" They just kept coming and coming...I didn't get a picture of the ones lurking in the trees. We were having flashbacks of the movie The Birds...where you couldn't go outside without getting pecked to death. "What will we do ...what will we do???" "How do we know we won't get pecked to death???" We did what any good horror movie character does...convinced someone to go out there and check it out...and just like any good horror film...the eager one...the cocky one...who thinks they are invincible goes first. Douglas volunteered...he is the fastest runner you know. We watched with horror to see what the flock would do to our boy... oh the horror!!!! He must really love us to sacrifice himself for the good of his family... what a good boy.

First he tried to sneak up on them...then he ran straight at them...without a hint of fear. Face the Fear Boy...Face the Fear!

Can you believe they just flew away? Gee whiz.

Our conquering hero sauntered back to the house.

"That was fun!" he declared.

Having fun in the orchard...

Sadly we lost about 6 or so trees to fire blight. Although I think the "boys" had fun taking them out! So much fun to destroy stuff!

Happy Birthday Steve

Oh...I miss my deck!!!! :(

Here is the way I think of Steve most often. Working on a project. Today is his birthday. Who knows what the next project will be? Whatever it is I know he will work hard on it and it will be great. Happy Birthday Steve!

Maggie

Looking too grown up!

I have a condition...

Ok...I don't really know if it is a real "condition" but I think it is... I call it REVERSE Anorexia. When a person with anorexia looks in the mirror they see themselves as fat, no matter how skinny they are...I on the other hand see myself like the picture above...not what actually is in the mirror! I have recently come to this conclusion after yesterday getting the Wii Fit. You put in your height and it weighs you and tells you NOT nice things. Then it changes your Mii. A Mii is the character that you have made for yourself, to look like yourself. I went from a thin hip looking momma to oooohhhhh lets not go there! Basically it changed me into a blob and then told me to make some goals to lose weight.

Now the Land of Denial is a place I normally like to live. I still do...but now I have seen myself in living color on my tv. Nice. I guess it is suppose to motivate me...I hope it has...because I don't think I can visit the Land of Denial any longer...

Ben Franklin

Here is Jacob's Ben Franklin puppet. We found the pattern to make it on the internet. I am amazed it came out so well. Jacob cut out all the patterns and Steve and I helped with assembly...Steve and I could totally do 6th grade again!!!

Jacob's report is done...yipee! Only 3 or so weeks of griping and 1 week of total melt downs every time we mentioned the report! He was not pleased that we made him redo everything two or three times. Hopefully we have learned a few lessons here. His Wii privilages are being reinstated today. Well... until the next report is due!!!!