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!

Note to Self!

DO NOT put the train under the Christmas Tree the day after Thanksgiving....it will drive you crazy!

One Hot Cook!

Look at that Hottie!
Winston even wanted in on this family dinner and gave us the nasty eye for all of dinner.

Cambria was even sneaking stuffing before we sat down at the table and I think that she ate just about all of the stuffing herself.

Just before Joe put the Turkey in the oven...we forgot to take a picture when we took it out.

I am so proud of Joe!!! He is an amazing cook and did all of our Thanksgiving cooking this year. We had it at our house and had our dear family friend from Utah up to share it with us. He did it all literally. The turkey, ham, potatoes stuffing....the works and it all was so delicious...he did get himself in trouble though cause I told him I am never cooking dinner again. Nothing I make even compares to what he did. Sorry this is coming a little late I have tried like 6 times to post and it keeps dropping off for some reason. Any way hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

I GIVE UP I JUST HAD A HUGE POST THAT TOOK ME FOREVER AND MY COMPUTER ERASED IT SO I AM DONE FOR TODAY YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER FOR SOMETHING NEW!

I forgot!

I know I saw a friend of mine post this not to long ago so I thought I would do the same since I am trying to watch what is being posted! Any way if you have our name as your link to the page it would be great if you would change that to something else... for example "The crazy family" or "The Nutty bunch" I don't know what ever tickles your fancy but please just take our name(Last name) off of your blog! Thanks so much for understanding!

Going Private!

I am taking the turn to the other side! We are making this blog private so if you would like to be a reader please drop a comment with your email and I will delete it once I have it so that I can make this change I did a little search and found way more then I would have liked so here we go. I know it can be a pain but I would rather be safe then sorry. I am going to leave it this way for a couple more weeks to give people time but after that you are out of luck.

We have moved!!

Well if is official we have moved! The Lord has definitely worked in some amazing ways to make all of this happen and we are so greatful for all the blessings we have had in our lives. This house will be a work in progress for a long time to come but there is plenty of room for anyone to come and visit!!!

And if anyone is in the market for a new house we have a great deal for you our other house is still up for sale!

We also had some fun in the leaves the other day he are the cuties.

So I just thought since Sharon pointed it out that I would give a little reference for you if you will all refer back to my June 18th post Sorry I don't have time to figure out the link thing but any way It has been less than four months since the last snow hit! What is this craziness?

Merry Christmas

Well I guess we are not getting fall this year it is just going to be winter now! Enjoy!!! My kids sure are!

Sorry

I know it has been a while since I have posted and I will explain later! But here are some cuties! I can't get them to turn right now and I am done dealing with it so there they are in all their glory!

Tagged!

How to play this game. Post these rules on your blog; List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names....

3 Joys
1. Watching my children learn knew things
2. Having a conversation with my husband at night before bed.
3.Waking up next to my husband ever day!

3 Fears
1.My Laundry room(there never seems to be fewer than 3 huge load of laundry)
2.Not preparing my children enough for the real world.
3.Heights I have become such a chicken since I became a mother I used to be such a dare devil

3 Goals
1.Dropping 40lbs
2.Having some sort of FHE lesson every week with the kids
3.Actually preparing my Primary lesson during the week not the night before or morning of.

3 current obsessions/collections
1. Reading (I have read a ton lately, finishing most of my books in like 2 days)
2. YARD SALES (Anyone can now tell I am married to Joe cause both of us can now talk anyone down on a price, I gotta say I think I can definitely beat him)
3. Clearance Sales I love to find them and then share them with everyone I can think of! So if I haven't called you to let you know about a great one I have run into you best be sending me your phone number so I can share the clearance shopping wealth!

3 Random Surprising Things
1. I hate veggies and fruit unless they are in a smoothie I have to make myself eat them(doesn't go over well when you are trying to lose weight.
2. I love the Olympics!!! I can't wait till they are over though so I can get some sleep and as Joe put it "I can't wait to have my wife back"
3. I love Boston and would live there if it wasn't so expensive!

I tag
1.Brittany S.
2.Jeni
3.Marybeth
4. Sat in the Sun
5. Nat Pack

Beethoven you better watch out!

Bria is making her move!

A little behind!

So Happy 1st Birthday to our little girl I know I am posting a little late but my camera wasn't working so here you go. She wasn't totally into the whole candle part but just like Joey(on his first birthday) she wasn't into the cake part.....


That is why I love this picture Joey and Ellianna have a great time eating Cambria's cake even though she hated every second of it.

How cute is she?

Walking...almost!

Cambria is starting to walk a few steps here and there I gotta say I am really exicted about this for some reason. I don't want my baby to grow up but I really would like her to be walking it does make my life easier at this point as I am still trying to recover from surgery. So "Yeah for Bria" as joey and Ellianna say. It is really cute cause Ellianna will help her by holding her hands and walk backwards "walk bria walk" I love watching them!

Ped's Doc

Okay so I am looking for some responses from other mom's in the area. I am in the market for a new pediatrician. I have not been to happy with ours for a while now and I am even less happy with them now after having to sit in the room for 30 minutes waiting to see the doctor with a one year old. Already checked in and weighed but waited 3o minutes after all that for anyone to come and see us. But that isn't it....I have not gotten a single straight answer about anything that I have taken the kids in for in the past year I still don't have any answers as to why Ellianna has had the fevers of 103 and higher for more that a week straight every month for almost a year, so If any of you go to any one but Idaho Falls Pediatrics I would love some recommendations!