Ohhhh the Joys of a Mom....

If you did not learn about God what would you do? Thought provoking note my SIX year old was writing during sacrament meeting. I wonder what else she would write if allowed more time. But really. What would YOU do if you've never learned about God?

Ohhhh the Joys of a Mom.....

Does anybody hate coming up with what to make for dinner? One of the worse jobs out there (okay, tied with washing dishes AND then having to put them away off the counter). I decided to gather the troops and get some suggestions from them.

Dan: steak, shrimp pasta, hamburgers, tacos

Koen: carrots, tacos, elephant ears (German pancakes), rice with milk and sugar

Daradie: ramen noodles, cookies, candy, bread, gum, rolls, cake, ice cream

If only....

And the Results are in...

Everything is finished! We had a huge list of to-do items before the snow came and we made it with 24 hours to spare. There are now trees in our yard. Yeah! We transplanted 13 trees from our neighbor's house and parent's. We even hauled off a 20 feet Mountain Ash. Go ahead. Imagine Dan and I maneuvering that bad boy down the road. And yes, some are merely sticks. As Koen and Daradie said while helping us, "But Mom, I thought we were going to plant trees. These are sticks!" Faith is like a seed children. I can finally look out our front window with satisfaction and pride. Love the front yard. Just pray that they will survive the transplant. We put up Christmas lights. Dan does not like putting them up in the snow and ice. Dan is great at putting up lights. Our rule is, no Christmas lights until birthdays are done. We have a pretty big raspberry patch. Plus, "Peck's Pumpkin Patch" that will be up and running next September. And the grand finale...
this is what 550 feet of hoses look like all wrapped up and ready for winter storage.

Simple Craft Idea

Easy Christmas tree ornament for all ages, I used this for my Webelo troop (Craftsman pin--nonwood item) and the kiddos. The metal rings are the ends of a frozen juice container. Just hammer in a design with a nail (make sure the metal ring is on a wood block or something to eliminate holes in the nice dining table) and tie a ribbon on top. Took us a matter of 10 minutes for each scout to do 2. Festive lil' activity and low maintenance while the turkey is roasting.

Sistine Chapel 101

Koen's becoming a budding artist. He's finally sitting down to color and write! Above is on original pencil sketch of his family. Koen is quite advanced by even putting the family in chronological order of age. Below is an AWESOME colored picture. His choice of medium was the crayon. Talk about staying in the lines. He is obviously extremely proud of his new found talent. One of his and Daradie's favorite things to do in the car is to play "book." Koen illustrates the pictures and Daradie then is the author and writes the storyline based on the pictures. It's fun to hear them play together and cooperate.