Monday, November 24, 2008

Granny's Thanksgiving Stuffing

Well it's Thanksgiving time! This is my favorite time of the year. September through January. And it is already almost over. For Thanksgiving this year we will be spending it with my family.

My mom who is the best cook I know makes THE BEST stuffing ever! I know that Aunt Valerie makes this recipe and I am guessing that my other Aunts (Aunt Nan & Aunt Marcie) make it as well. She got the recipe from my granny who was another really good cook (I think my mom probably learned a lot from granny because she has a lot of good recipes from my granny). Well my mom decided that this year one of us girls needs to make the stuffing. I guess it is time for the next generation to learn how to make it. Michelle who cooks just as good as my mom decides because I am at home I get to make it. Ugh! I am a little nervous about the whole thing. I bought bread last week and already started drying it. I am heading out to the grocery store today to buy the rest of the ingredients! I hope it turns out ok! Wish me luck! Pray for me... Sprinkle good luck dust on me....

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Out of the mouth of Drew...

So last week Andrew got a Ding Dong for reading his scriptures for the month of October. As he was eating it we started talking and I told him I didn't like chocolate and I thought Ding Dongs were "Yucky." He then asks, "How do you know mom?" "Have you tried it." Nope! "Well you don't know unless you try it."

Friday we had our date night and we dropped the kids off at our friends the Little's. When we got home I was talking to the kids about what they did. Did they have fun? What did you eat? Well Drew starts telling me. Then he tells me had something with cheese in it. I asked him what it was. He told me to guess. Hot dogs? Nope. Corn Dogs? Nope. Mac and Cheese? Nope. Cheese Crisp? Nope. Finally I tell him, "I give up, you tell me what you had." He then tells me, "Your s'posed to never give up mom, never give up."

What a wise boy I have.

And for all my Globite Friends...

As we were getting ready to leave for church today I am hollering at him to come downstairs. He tells me, "Hold your chonies!"

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

8 Things...

I was tagged by Michelle and Margo

8 television shows that I watch...... (ok, you get to find out all the bad TV shows I watch)
1. Days of Our Lives
2. Chuck
3. Biggest Loser
4. Desperate Housewives
5. Office
6. Dirty Sexy Money
7. Samantha Who
8. Everyday Entertaining (just started watching this one)

8 Favorite restaurants......
1. La Casita's (Globe Mexican food, the best Mexican food ever)
2. El Pollo Loco (The Crazy Chicken, as Drew would call it)
3. Mom's house (ok, i know it is not a restaurant, but there is nothing like going home to mom's home cooked meals)
4. Rubio's
5. Pei Wei
6. Quiznos
7. NYPD Pizza (the best calzones)
8. Macaroni Grill

8 Favorite Singers/Bands........
1. Hilary Weeks
2. Sugarland
3. George Strait
4. Toby Keith
5. Jack Johnson
6. Harry Connick, Jr.
7. Martina McBride
8. Rascal Flats

8 Books I have read.......
1. Twilight
2. Eclipse
3. New Moon
4. Breaking Dawn
5. All of the Great and Terrible Books, except for the 6th one
6. The Biography of Gordon B Hinckley
7. Harry Potter books
8. No One Can Take Your Place by Sheri Dew

8 things that happened yesterday.....
1. Took Drew to get his hair cut
2. Went to my 1st book club, it was a lot of fun, we talked about the book Twilight
3. Took the kids to Tastee Freez for dinner
4. Worked on my Vinyl Business. Made a really pretty sign
5. Downloaded Care Bear Movie for the kids to watch.
6. My friend Melissa came over.
7. Did the Wii Fit
8. Cleaned

8 things I am looking forward to.........

1. Losing 20 more lbs
2. Thanksgiving
3. Christmas
4. Losing 20 more lbs
5. Date night with my husband, even though we are babysitting this weekend i am looking forward to next weekends
6. Decorating the rest of the house
7. Seeing Drew go on a mission
8. Seeing my kids married in the temple to wonderful spouses who love them and love us and seeing them grow up to be good righteous people who love their Heavenly Father.

8 things I wish for....
1. A new President
2. The economy to be better
3. My kids to be happy
4. Have my year supply stocked up (Almost there :) )
5. My kids to not be afraid
6. To be able to sing!
7. To have bills paid off
8. A CLEAN house!

8 people I am tagging.....
1. Kyle
2. Andrea
3. Verlynne
4. Becky
5. Xela
6. April B
7. Nicole, ok, Nicole I know Michelle put you on the list too... (hint, hint)
8. Steph, I know, you probably won't do it but I am putting you on the list anyway :0)

Monday, November 10, 2008

Riding the Quad


I was going through our pictures and found this today. This is at my parents home. Jaedyn and Andrew LOVE going to Grammy & Grandpa's. And they love to ride the quad. Their cousin Mimi, who Jaedyn thinks is the bee's knees, was riding the quad with us.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Happy Halloween








We had a lot of fun for Halloween. I took the kids in to see Kyle at work on Halloween and he got to parade them around the office and show them off. Then that night we made pizza and went Trick or Treating around the neighborhood. Last year it was so busy in our neighborhood, everyone ran out of candy, including us. This time we were prepared, but it was a much slower night and a little more calm. Jaedyn dressed up as a pirate and Andrew was a "Choo Choo Train Driver." They had a lot of fun. We handed out candy and then left to go Trick or Treating. When we came home Jaedyn was so tired she went straight up to bed and Andrew and Kyle and I stayed up to hand out candy. I think he had a lot of fun. Well it is time to put the decorations away till next year. I am going to have to do this while the kids aren't around because I know they will get upset.