What's for dinner?

In honor of that thought I'd like to try to revive the
Delectably Delicious Dinners, blog. See link below for past goodies and let me know if you'd like to be a contributor (so official). Tonight we're having this, (in bread bowls that Publix had on sale)...soo excited, http://delectablydeliciousdinners.blogspot.com/2008/08/creamy-chicken-and-wild-rice-soup.html

which is what made me remember the long lost blog, it is in need of design perfecting. If you're interested in decorating the place let me know, other wise I'll add it to my list...:). Ooh look for the honey bun cake, I tried that and it was yummy!

http://delectablydeliciousdinners.blogspot.com/

The places we went - ATL

first up, since last blogged, we went to ATL in April. The temple was renovated and therefore had an openhouse and we thought the kids might enjoy. The temple was beautiful. I love the carpets feel and engravings and the woodwork was beautiful. Cole dreaded the trip and was generally not happy, this is notable because the day after we returned a prayer of Cole's included his thankfulness for temples :)!

Alright Already!

So everytime I click on my blog to see new posts of other people's the blog pics and date yell that it's been too long. As has my friend, Tricia (thanks Tricia) and Cole (constantly). So here we go.

Here's a list for myself of posts I would like to make:
Our travels
Christmas
Camping
New Year's Eve Eve date
Kid's updates

and there were some more....

and just to add more to this post...obviously the blog doesn't reflect real time life. We have good times, we have bad times. I don't know if my posterity or anyone else cares to hear about our mundane miseries. Besides the fact that I'm usually certifiable and Brandon often saves me, we don't have bloggable trials. We do have our not so glorious moments and days where it's all hanging by a string. The experiences noted here are the bits of glue that restrengthen the twine and help us climb back up. Just thought I get a disclaimer in case tomorrow the string breaks and you're wondering where everything went wrong :). And life right now is REALLY good.

good post

I might not have many enlightening posts, by I can repost some...

http://bravegirlsclub.com/archives/2151

Dinner and Conversation

So tonight's dinner is bloggable and around here that's usually not the case, so I'm not going to let it pass. It was really just tacos, I found this on pinterest...

http://www.makeaheadmealsforbusymoms.com/cafe-rio-chicken/

and had the ingredients. I really wasn't sure about it, but it was yummy and Brandon agreed. Usually if I like something he doesn't so much.

Then I was supposed to make crepes for Cole yesterday, but we got a dinner invite and took it. So we had them today and they did not fail us. I had nutella, raspberries, whipcream and if we're being honest...powdered sugar. It was divine.

The conversation part was really a one liner. Cole is really good at many things, finding/looking for things is not one of them. He's severely colorblind so I often left him off the hook with that although I don't think it's as much of a hindrance as other possibilities.
Tonight he was looking in the refrigerator for strawberries, for said crepes. I said Cole they're right there, no luck. I get up and get them...right there! I think he then compliments my finding skills and says... I am going to marry a woman that "looks good".....get it...looks...good.. It's hokey in type, but it was so funny at the time. :) Hope you had yummy fun dinner.

Changes

Tomorrow morning, after about an hour of acid level action and jamming out the door, my life begins a new chapter. I will be alone for six hours and twenty minutes, five days a week. This freedom for the low price of sending my babies off to be taught, nurtured, disciplined, attended to by a teacher and about 20 of their counterparts. :(. I remember when there were days I dreamt about such a time in my life...some just during the past three months of summer (we survived). Now that it's here my heart is screaming, hold the phone, please wait, it's all happened too fast. And then there are the nagging questions. Is Hannah too young to be a Kindergartner and at school for so long? Will Laura make friends and be happy and not die over the stinking fcat? Will Cole handle being separated from the majority of his friends who are all in a class together? I didn't imagine the stress of the weight of these questions and my perusing into Florida virtual school, but alas it's true. It's not something we'll jump into lightly, the summer is too fresh on our minds :), but it's defintiely a consideration which I would've never anticipated.

I'm going to miss them so much and worry about them, for them. I keep going back to the fact that I made it through and if I baby them, then what happens when the real world comes knockin..and it will.

But I'm excited for the good things school brings and I'm not so foolish not to be excited for myself and the time I'll have (when I'm not subbing or working at target).

Here's back to school tidbits:

Cole is the one most dreading school. So tonight I said, "Ok, Cole what if I tell you we're pulling you out, you'll be homeschooled, starting tomorrow." He said all disgruntled and torn "I need the playground and my friends here and I'm good". I said, "Your friends will be at school." He replied, "I need something bad to happen to the school." :) Always has a plan that guy.

Laura has been a quiet ball of nerves, she's expressed her anxieties over random things and pretty much internalizes everything and then explodes over the little stuff, but once she's done exploding for a little bit she's good. She should be good for a while now. :) She said on the way to church this morning, "I don't want to be the middle child." She couldn't cite me an example of how this a bad thing, she just knows it is. I do rely on her a lot and am so appreciative of her help. She's the child I'm having the hardest time sending. :(

Tonight Hannah asks me for the third time to lay down with her, she'd been pinging off the walls for much of the evening. As I lay down with her, again (cause tomorrow's the first day of school and I'm a sucker) she says, "This time Mommy, lay down with me for a long time" I say " I'll lay down with you for a little time". Pause "Mommy, a little time is not even a word".

Here's a pic of Cole and Laura meeting Hannah when she was born, the day before Cole started Kindergarten. Time has flown and the song is true.."you're I gonna miss this".

My kids :)

don't wanna forgettables..

Cole thinks 103 degrees is great weather!

Hannah calls people different things when she's correcting them...(hard to explain)
My mom asked for another kiss and hug and Hannah said "you already got one missy!", her tone adds to the humor. She called Laura, cowboy girl and young lady in the same tone today. It's really cute.

Hannah got her kindergarten shots today and was like whatever. The first shot she laughed through and then she was stunned for the next three but she made it. But still gave that look of why would anyone do this to another person look.

Laura did not want to be in the room while Hannah was getting her shots and she waited outside. I didn't know she was squeamish about these things.

Laura's learning to jump rope, it's really cute and we have to watch her do it every attempt. She's up to 15 consecutive jumps.

Hannah sings..all the time. she make ups songs, she makes up songs to church tunes. She sings sentences that she would say to me.
She's doing it right now..
"he stoled it and
the sneaky man took this away a long time ago"
while holding a lego airplane.

Hannah says her name will be Crystal Lemonade when she's 17.

Cole reads as much as he breaths.

Laura can make a ponytail in her hair and is rightly very proud!

They all love their dad very much and I can't blame them.

In honor of father's day here some of thing they love about him...
Cole...
he loves and cares about us
he takes his time with us
he helps us with learning

Laura...
he plays with me
he tells me stories at night whenever I want one
he goes to work for us

Hannah
I like to tickle with him and tuggle with him and play rolly polly
and snuggle
and eat with him
have fun with him
and learn about the Holy Ghost with him