They Came

Mr. UPS brought our Halloween costumes today.
It has been a party ever since.

A Happy Woman

I've come to the realization that since I had James and am now a 3 kid mom... I never blog.

Barely check my facebook.
Never sit and browse my favorite websites...
Heidi's recipes
Amy Atlas
Pioneer Woman
Food Network

Wishlist is history (as fun as it was).
Barely reply to emails.

What do I DO all day?
I've added it up:
2 hours out of my day is spent just putting on and taking off boots as the kids go in and out of the house.
The other 14 hours of awake time is spent stuffing their mouths.

I do sneak in a daydream here and there and this is what I've been dreaming about...

I could stare at that photo all day.

I'm going to turn this exciting idea into reality this Saturday...

As well as a Chili recipe with beer in it. It cooks out... doesn't it?

Makin' "Slow Cooker Country Style Pork Ribs with Sausage and Beans" tomorrow.

Let me make a cake pop or two and I'm a happy woman.

HIL

I am LAUGHING OUT LOUD!!!

Best Ever Homemade Bread

James would like to present to you the best ever loaf of homemade white bread...

This recipe was so easy I was just ASTOUNDED!

3 1/2 c. hot water
3/4 c. powdered milk
1 c. instant potatos
3/4 c. sugar
2 T yeast
1 T. salt
1/4 c. oil
flour
(add flour until the dough begins to pull away from the sides) I think I used about 7 cups.

Mix.
Knead for 5 minutes (a Bosch is excellent for this step)
let is rest a mite
form into loaves
put in pans (I used clear glass bread pans and sprayed them with PAM)
Let raise. (for like an hour maybe. Maybe 2. whatev.)
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Makes 4 loaves.

Life Happens

Our new backyard....Ah, isn't it beautiful? We enjoyed it for about one day and then...

...we rented our home and moved out...

All set and ready to go...
Headseat? Check!
Dum dum? Check!
Personalized DVD player for baby on repeat? Check!Personalized chauffeuring by Pappa Fred himself? Check!A small army to move the piano? Check!Finally getting a picture of Jill and baby James? Check!
Job Offer? Check!
He da man!!!
(Mountain Orthopedics, Dr. Pepper Murray, Bountiful, UT)So here we are at Grandma K'Lyn's house in our spacious one room suite in the basement.
We have good days...And bad...The whole process has just worn us out...We're ready to relax and eat pumpkin frosted sugar cookies all day.

Life is good!!!

(big smile on my face)

New Curbing

There's nothing cooler than finally putting in a backyard the day before you move out of your home. Nothing.

There's also nothing cooler than finally putting in wood blinds the day before you move out of your home.

There's also nothing cooler than cleaning the oven, cleaning the grout on the tile, and cleaning the oil stains off the floor of your garage the day BEFORE you move OUT of your home.

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