Children's Class

Today I went to town and had my visual aids laminated for my class and made copies for them to color. We got bubbles for them to play with and marshmellows for the marshmellow race. Bailee and I also went grocery shopping so Tommy will have food while we are gone to Lagoon.

The kids (big and little) had a fun time with the balloons. Melanie our neighbor came to help me along with Bailee. They are a big help. I really need them to help entertain the kids.
Now it's time for bed so I can get up early in the morning and go to Lagoon with the Janna and the kids.
Grateful Statement: I am so grateful today for my calling. It's good to serve. Makes me feel needed.

Pizza Night

I decided this morning that I was going to find a pizza recipe and make some. I found one on the internet and made the dough this morning in my Kitchen Aid mixer. It was super easy. Janna called to go to lunch so I put it in the fridge and off we went . Only Harley came because the other two didn't want to go. So Harley drove us there so she can get more time in behind the wheel. Then I came home and took a nap. I was soooooo tired for some reason. But when I finally woke up I felt really good. I brought the dough out to the fridge and let it sit. I brought Austin over to help make pizza's with me. He did a good job. We made a round pizza and a square one. We had one really good pizza pan of Janna's. I am going on the hunt for another one. And it was a huge hit. Not one morsel was left and they wanted more. AND Bailee said it was the best pizza she had ever had... I'm keeping this recipe.

I am ready to watch relax and then go to bed. What a lazy laid back life I lead.

Grateful Statement: Today I am grateful for all my many blessings. I have so many things that I am grateful for. But I think my most precious one is the gospel. The gospel is the thing that helps me get through the hard times and enjoy the good times. I am truly blessed beyond measure.

Horses Galore

I cleaned house and did laundry as usual this morning. Tommy has been painting the outside of our house so he has been busy too. Then after lunch Harley and I headed out on our drive. We are going to Idaho Falls to get her two sucker fish for her horse troughs. She hopes they will eat the algae. We'll just have to see how that works. On the way we passed this tractor going down the road on a four lane highway. Only in Idaho!

 After we got her fish we headed out to the pasture where Boyd's horse are. Harley wanted to take pictures of them. I took these of the canal and the mountains. Very pretty.

 Then I had to get one of Harley under these big trees. It was so shady and nice. And she took these horse pictures. I think she did a wonderful job. She is becoming quite the photographer.

After we got home I was very tired and sat down and did nothing for a while. Then I made a Sausage and Egg casserole for dinner. The kids weren't very crazy about it so I won't be making it again. I am just trying to use up some of the eggs we have laying around here.
Bailee had a presidency meeting so she went to her leaders house and I took Austin and Jon to Scouts tonight. They were supposed to be done at 8pm so I went back to the church to pick them up and waited and waited and waited. Finally at 8:30pm Janna called me to tell me that they were at one of the leaders homes and they would bring them home. What! Communication is lacking around here. Back home I went and watched a little TV and now I'm going to go to bed.
Grateful Statement: I am so grateful today for Harley and how sweet she is to her grandma. I have fun on these little rides we do everyday. I'll probably miss them when we are done.

Driving Miss Grandma

I took the kids to Payless for some new shoes. Austin's tennis shoes where trashed and he needed church shoes and flip flops. Bailee needed church shoes and flip flops. So we got them all and it only cost Janna $100. Payless isn't so payless after all. I also got a pair of flip flops that I can walk in the mud with and wash off. We seem to have lots of thunder storm and summer showers so I need them.

Then I came home and got Harley and we went for a long drive down country roads.

 We stopped at this cemetery along the way. We drove thru it looking at how many years ago these people were born and died. I kept wondering if they had their work done for them.

 Then we crossed a fork of the Snake River. It's so pretty. I love to watch the water go down. Isn't Idaho pretty. Especially down these county roads.

I came home and rested for a little while and then made Foccacia Bread and spaghetti for the kids. That really made me tired. I also made a custard pie for Tommy. Too much cooking for one day.

Now it's time to watch "The Closer" and then I'll for sure be ready for bed.

Grateful Statement: Today I am grateful for Heavenly Father's creations. He made such a beautiful earth for me to enjoy.

Observing the Sabbath

The Bishop's counselor wanted to meet with Bailee this morning at 10:45 so Janna, Austin, Bailee and I went to church early. They called Bailee to be the 2nd counselor in the Beehive presidency. She was a little nervous to meet with them but she said it was fine after it was all over with. Church was good. I realized as I listened to the Relief Society lesson about how "Where much is given, much is required", that I needed to get with the program and do my best.

We came home and Janna and the kids went out to lunch with Ronnie and Tommy and I had leftover Potato Soup. It was good and hit the spot. Harley and Janna decided to put the goats in a temporary fence in the front so they could mow down the grass. They just didn't want to go into the pen so Janna and Harley hauled them in by their horns.

 One of them got away and started running down the road so Janna had to hot foot it after it. It's a good thing she runs fast.

 Finally they got them all in and before you know it there will be no tall weeds. They are really funny because if you scare them their legs get all stiff and they can hardly move.

That has been my day. A very good sabbath. I did genealogy today and worked on the Hudlow family. Lots of research and names to submit. I knew someone needed something done because I kept getting that prompting to go find someone. The first family I opened up had a child that had never had their work done so I submitted her. Of course, that just is the tip of the iceberg. But I'll just keep plugging away one family at a time.
Grateful Statement: Today I am grateful for our Relief Society President. I know she works very hard for us sisters. She is so cute and friendly. It makes it fun to go to Relief Society.

Getting My Hair Done

Janna and I went to Melanie's on Main Street and I got mine cut and Janna got her's woven. It took 3 hours to get it all done but we were well entertained with a funeral next door at the mortuary. The man that they had the services for was a biker and they had his bike loaded up on a trailer and pulled by a pickup behind the hearse. It was all decorated with flowers and all his buddies followed on their motorcycles to the cemetery. What a lot of noise when they all started them up to go to the cemetery. It was quite the site. He must have been a well liked man to have so many people show up to pay their respect.

After we came home I went and took a nap. It was so good. Then it was off to Bob's Qwik Stop to pick up my one and only. It is so good to have him home again. Austin made pancakes for us for dinner. He is very good at it. Scott taught him well.

That's been my wonderful day. Denise sent down a head of romaine lettuce and a bunch of celery. So I washed them and cut up the lettuce and put it in my salad bowl in the fridge. What a wonderful friend I have found. Now I'm heading for bed.

Grateful Statement: Today I am grateful for Tommy. I am so glad he is home!



Reed's Dairy

I cleaned house this morning and got all the stuff chopped for potato soup. Then Janna called to see if I wanted to go to Abbott's with her. Of course, I would love to go to Abbott's. She was looking for a frame for this picture of Bailee and Austin to put up in her office that I took in 2007. I took 6 more with Bailee making all sorts of silly faces. Abbott's didn't have any mats that would work so we went to Porter's in Idaho Falls. It is a wonderful store. They were able to cut out a mat to fit her pictures perfectly.

We came home and Janna put it together and this is what it looks like. Pretty cute.

 

We came home from that and I put together potato soup and tried to make yummy rolls. Well, I must be out of practice because I messed them up. I was able at one point to get them right but forgot to raise them twice. So they had to raise forever. The kids think they are great but I know better. Afterall, I've had Amie's rolls. Delish....

After dinner Janna decided to let Harley drive us to Reed's Dairy for Ice Cream. So very yummy. Here we are in line and I'm taking a picture. Don't they know I can't help myself. So Janna decided to take a video of my fat little body. Now that is so unfair. We got a good laugh over that.

That's been my day and now I'm going to hit the hay, hug my pillow, count sheep and hope one of these really happens.
Grateful Statement: I am grateful for my talented daughter. She can just about do anything. She makes me happy...