Demo Day

We had to demo a little bit of the kitchen in order to make room for the fridge that we had to purchase(ouch) the fridge would have stuck out in walkway of the kitchen by about a foot(we had jammed the last fridge under the cabinets cause it was already a piece and like 20 years old, no joke the repair guy just kinda laughed at joe when we called to see if we could get it fixed) which wasn't going to work that space so we took out so cabinets and wall behind to make it fit better. We still need to put new wall back in but that is going to have to wait till the fridge is payed for.

Is this not the coolest wallpaper every? There are about 4 layers of wallpaper on the kitchen walls and then somone decided to put a coat of plaster over the top and make it look like they ran a broom down the wall it is just lovely...I think we are going to have to take out all of the sheet rock and put in new stuff. It took me about 4 hours to get a 1ft section taken off the wall I vote for new sheet rock anyone else with me.

So we decieded to do some demo last week and the kids loved it!! Bria was right there in the mess of it most of the morning! As you can see she was trying to help pick up the broken tile. And by the way this is the laundry room if you couldn't tell. It was totally non funtional I couldn't shut the door cause my machines were in the way and to me a laundry room needs a door plus it is tiny any way so we cut down the cabinets and moved they to the other wall and stacked my machines in the corner which gave us a ton of room.

Joey was helping to scrap the wall paint off little did we know at the time that Daddy was just going to rip the whole wall down..oh well it kept him busy for a long time!

And just thought I would share this one, there is no lack of power tools in this house. I don't have a stand mixer(and despiretly need one, so feel free to bring one my way) and my hand mixer died about a month ago. My husband thinks it is a waste to buy another one when he has perfectly good power tools on hand!

Crazy WEEK!

I am so glad that we are at the start of a new week! I was just ready to be done with the last week! We lost winston on Wen. but on top of that we lost the Fridge, I found that right after I had gotten our friend out the door with Winston...all of our freezer stuff had thawed out and some of the fridge stuff was bad...at this point we still don't have a fridge and are thankful that it has been cold out so that the food could just be outside. As I was trying to cook the meat that was still cold in the freezer but had to be cooked right away so it wouldn't be all bad I managed to knock a glass jar off the top of the fridge and shatter it in the middle of the kitchen floor...could this please just stop...I was ready to just go to bed and pretend like the day hadn't started, but that wasn't an option cause Joe was still out of town so we have to just keep on movin. The kids actually did really well the whole day with everything that just kept snowballing so I am greatful that they knew I needed a bit of cooperation from them! Then Sat. my children had a lovely time of the runs you moms know what I mean....I think that they have gotten some of that Salmanilla poisoning but they had such a small amount of the peanut butter that I think it hasn't been as bad...but who knows maybe I am wrong and they got something else but I really think it was the peanut butter...I am calling the Doctor in the morning to see if there is more besides the ton of water that I have made them drink that I should do. Any way to make this long story shorter...I am praying we can have a new fridge this week when I can pull that money out of thin air and that this week is going to go better!! Hope you all have a GREAT week and stay positive!!!

~WINSTON~

I Know to some people that this may seem a little weird but I just wanted to post today about winston..he died this morning and we aren't sure why and as much as he drove me nuts with all of his chewing and his shedding and all of that stuff he will be missed. The kids loved him and he loved the kids...Bria would sit on top of him and stick her fingers in his eyes and mouth and nose and he would just sit and watch her...ellianna could almost ride on him like Bria did on a regualr basis cause he was so big, he was only 9 months old so it breaks my heart that he is gone as much as he was a big lug. Joe will really miss him cause he wanted a big dog so much and he spoiled him rotten and let him ride in the front seat of his truck like a little dog on your lap. Now take into account winston was bigger than Joe!! We loved him so much with the short time that we had him and are sorry that he is gone! And I need to put a shout out to our amazing friends who delt with this for us as Joe is out of town and I have 4 kids running around and couldn't deal with the dog too they never read this but out old neighbor whom we love dearly came to my rescue and took care of Winston this morning so Thank you to them!

Fun Times!!

We had some fun in the back yard last week...this house definetly has it's perks. The kids sure loved being out side in the warm water with the snow on the ground!

They are starting to look more and more alike....no wonder everyone asks me if they are twins!

Favorite Recipe

Just thought I would share this since i haven't posted in a while but this is one of my kids(and husbands) favorite recipes. Not low fat my any small strech but it is delicious.
Mac and Cheese
1 can of chicken broth(141/2ounce can)
1 cup plus 2 tbsp of uncooked elbow noodles(we use anything we have)
3/4 cup of evaporated milk
2 tbsp butter cut up
2 tsp flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups shredded chedder cheese

1. Heat the oven to 350
2. In 8x10 baking dish combine all ingredients but the cheese stir and mix together cover with foil and bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Stir after 15 minutes and again after 30 min. Remove from oven stir in cheese intil melted. Serve immediatly.
I hope you enjoy cause we sure do.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!