Quotes from my 2 1/2 year old

"What the craps?"  "Oh craps!"

Redhead Quotes.

"Of course, part of the problem with redheads is that there aren't enough of them. They make up just two percent of the population. So they're pretty extraordinary. Redheads are too numerous to be ignored, too rare to be accepted." Grant McCracken

"I love being a redhead. It's a rare thing, so I think there's a bond between redheads." Laura Prepon

"Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead." Lucille Ball

"If you want trouble... find yourself a redhead."

"You'd find it easier to be bad than good if you had red hair," said Anne reproachfully. "People who haven't red hair don't know what trouble is." -Anne to Marilla in Anne of Green Gables

"Blondes are noticed but redheads are never forgotten."-Unknown

"Please just call me red-headed and forgive me."-Anne to Gilbert in Anne's House of Dreams

"Nobody who has known a redhead can say that redheads are tame. Even shy redheads have a burning spark of adventure inside them. Opinionated, hotheaded, logical, loyal, friendly, reserved, whatever the redheads' personality, you can bet they'll have SCADS of it!"-Review of The Redhead Encyclopedia

"I do believe my redheadedness plays a huge part in who I am. If I were a blonde or brunette, I would be an entirely different person."

"We redheads are a minority, we tend to notice each other - you know, and notice our identity."-Juliann Moore, actress

"All throughout history, from Reuben to Robbins, redheads have been recognized as a rare breed. Blondes may have more fun, brunettes may be brainier, but when it comes down to raw energy, creativity, and personality ... you just can't beat a redhead well, you can, but beware ... she'll probably beat you back!"-Redheads Unlimited

"While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats."-Mark Twain

"Ruadh gu brath!"Scots gaelic for "Red heads forever!"

"It's not the hair that turns men on, it's the spirit that redheads exude."


"When a fellow has a home and a dear, little, red-haired wife in it what more need he ask of life?"-Gilbert in Anne's House of Dreams

"Gentlemen may prefer blondes, but it takes a real man to handle a redhead."

"Out of the ash I rise with my red hair, and eat men like air." -Sylvia Plath

"I used to hate my red hair, but now I love the attention I get with it. I think that very smart, daring men love red hair, and I love that in a man."

"Redheads have been nicknamed demons by my associates and I because of what they can do to the human heart. Best thing that's hit the Earth, ever. Never had too much luck with them though. Advice is accepted...."

"The attraction to redheads is a lot like being addicted to drugs."


"Redheaded people are highly intelligent. They have many admiers, and marry young." - unnamed London scientist


**thanks to another Red for the quotes!**

Bucket List

 I am soooo excited to have my kiddo's home for the summer.  We have some fun stuff planned.  We decided to make a "Bucket List" of activities to do.  I am sure we will add some and not do some.  I can't wait for them to be home!                                         

1.    Interview grandparents w/video camera. ) - Friend March 2012 


2.    Interview each child w/video camera. – 5000 days project www.twobrothersthemovie.com
 
3.    Fair

4.    Fly a Kite

5.    Go fishing

6.    Geocaching up North

7.    Grand Canyon

8.    Read stories to the kids (Boxcar Series)

9.    Play on the swingset

10.   Sleep at GramC’s and Grandpa’s

11.   Sleep at Grammy and Grandpa’s

12.   Treasure Hunt

13.   Go Swimming (A Lot)

14.   Have sleepovers

15.   Library

16.   Buckeye activities

17.   Movie Theater

18.   Hikes

19.   Ride bikes

20.  Go for walks

21.   Wii tournaments 

22.  Fifty Nifty United States

23.  Camp in backyard.

24.  Roast Marshmallows

25.  Read books!

Homemade Hamburger Buns (Bread Machine)

I am making homemade hamburger buns today. It was sooooo easy (I like easy). We will see how they taste at dinner tonight. Cooking is not my favorite thing to do but when you are trying to pinch penny's you find yourself cooking from scratch more. I guess it is teaching me to be more self-sufficient which is a good thing and, I think, kind of cool.

Anyway, I got the recipe (and picture) from this website, food.com. The recipe had 5 stars, I don't like to get a recipe unless it has 4 1/2 to 5 stars. The big test is to see how my family likes it.

Note: They loved the homemade buns. After I cooked them, I sliced them in half and put them under the broiler to crisp them up a bit. We are trying to eat healthier so I didn't butter them (on a weekend though I might butter them first and add a bit of honey and then put it under the broiler). YUM!

Who am I?

Who I am...

I am a wife, a mom, a daughter, and a friend. I am proud to be a mom. I love my husband and my children passionately and I am a stay at home mom and I LOVE it!! I am easy going. I am generally a happy person. I believe in God. I am grateful for the atonement, because I have certainly needed it throughout my life. I am grateful for a a church that excepts imperfect people, because I am so far from being perfect. I believe that we are here on this earth to be tested and tried and to learn and grow. I believe families can be together forever. I believe marriage should be between a husband and wife. I am conservative. Sometimes I like to listen to Rush, Hannity, and Beck. I have strong beliefs and I know others have different beliefs and that is OK. I don't like confrontation, but sometimes I say things before I think. Thank goodness for forgiving family and friends. I come from a family of farmers. My father was a pig farmer. I eat meat, some of my family hunts and they eat the meat they hunt. I have friends that don't believe the same way or live the same way I do and that is their choice but I don't think they are bad people. I am grateful that we all have freedom to choose how and what we believe. Sometimes I will post things that other people disagree with, in fact I have family that disagree with my thoughts too, but we still love each other and get along and like each other despite our thoughts. I am grateful and proud to be an American. Thank goodness for freedom of speech and freedom to go to church where and when we want to. I thank my Heavenly Father every Sunday that my family lives in a land where we are able to worship where we want. I try to read my scriptures and pray daily. I am trying to teach my children to do the same. I am trying to raise them with conservative values. I want them to grow up reading the Book of Mormon, The Bible and the other standard works. I want them to read other good books, and to read the classics. I want them to grow up learning about our past so they know how to live in the future.

I try to believe in the best of others. I don't like gossip. I try not to gossip and tend to stay away from people who do. I try not to judge, I don't have that right. We all make mistakes, none of us are perfect. We are all just trying to live the best life each of us knows how.

These are just my ramblings, This is who I am.

Power of Moms - Deliberate mom and wife.