Strawberry-Peach Slushie
Fill your blender 2/3 full with frozen strawberries and frozen peaches (about half of each)
Fill with water almost to top of fruit
Add 1/2 cup of sugar
Blend till smooth
Serve up--mmmm good!
Our Life
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Sleigh ride??
Ok, so I am already missing the snow. Don't get me wrong--I am thrilled for Spring to come. It's just times, like in this clip, that I remember how fun winter can be. BTW, this is me with a camera on a sled being pulled by our horse in a field by our house with Marc riding. Enjoy! Oh, and laugh please, that's why I am posting it!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Again! What is with the tag thing!
OK, so now it is my 8 and 2 year-olds turns. Love you Crombie! (smile)
2 likes: snow, horses, singing, Western Horseman magazines, cottage cheese, spaghetti, soda, grandmas, family, playing, water, Signing Time and any movies with horses in it
2 dislikes: sleep, big dogs, strangers, and large crowds
8 likes: Phantom of the Opera (movie and sound track), anything to do with horses, Thomas the train, Harry Potter, Grandma Judy's songs and guitar playing, school, bus ride to school, his 3 best girlfriends in the neighborhood, water, being read to, singing, dancing, steak, spaghetti, soda, hamburgers, chicken nuggets and tacquitos
8 dislikes: homework, milk, dentists, scary music, mean people, little dogs, saying prayers out loud in public, and talking in front of too many people
We tag: Porter and Hallie, and Breanne
2 likes: snow, horses, singing, Western Horseman magazines, cottage cheese, spaghetti, soda, grandmas, family, playing, water, Signing Time and any movies with horses in it
2 dislikes: sleep, big dogs, strangers, and large crowds
8 likes: Phantom of the Opera (movie and sound track), anything to do with horses, Thomas the train, Harry Potter, Grandma Judy's songs and guitar playing, school, bus ride to school, his 3 best girlfriends in the neighborhood, water, being read to, singing, dancing, steak, spaghetti, soda, hamburgers, chicken nuggets and tacquitos
8 dislikes: homework, milk, dentists, scary music, mean people, little dogs, saying prayers out loud in public, and talking in front of too many people
We tag: Porter and Hallie, and Breanne
What is with this tag thing!
A: The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B: Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C: At the end of the post, the player then tags 2 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
10 Years ago..
I was 21 and married for 2 years, having fun camping, hiking and exploring Utah.
5 Things that are on my to do list today:
1.Do this "I'ved been tagged post"
2.Watch American Idol
3.Work on Taxes
4.Clean My room
5. Return phone calls
What would I do if I became a millioniare
Set up accounts for my kids.
Sell our house and buy some property to ranch on with a house like the one we're in.
5 jobs that I have had
1. Mom
2. Early Intervention Aide
3. Graphic Designer
4. Print Tech
5. Mink Farm - now that was YUCK!
5 things you don't know about me:
1. I have always wanted to be a youth speaker at EFY
2. I think my husband is cuter than your husband
3. I wish I could try out for American Idol--not to win--just to see what Randy, Paula and Simon have to say
4. I like working in Early Intervention more than designing
5. I wish I was 15 pounds lighter
I tag Crombie and Ballerfam--only if you read this post and want to do it--I am just not one to do this stuff. (smile)
B: Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C: At the end of the post, the player then tags 2 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
10 Years ago..
I was 21 and married for 2 years, having fun camping, hiking and exploring Utah.
5 Things that are on my to do list today:
1.Do this "I'ved been tagged post"
2.Watch American Idol
3.Work on Taxes
4.Clean My room
5. Return phone calls
What would I do if I became a millioniare
Set up accounts for my kids.
Sell our house and buy some property to ranch on with a house like the one we're in.
5 jobs that I have had
1. Mom
2. Early Intervention Aide
3. Graphic Designer
4. Print Tech
5. Mink Farm - now that was YUCK!
5 things you don't know about me:
1. I have always wanted to be a youth speaker at EFY
2. I think my husband is cuter than your husband
3. I wish I could try out for American Idol--not to win--just to see what Randy, Paula and Simon have to say
4. I like working in Early Intervention more than designing
5. I wish I was 15 pounds lighter
I tag Crombie and Ballerfam--only if you read this post and want to do it--I am just not one to do this stuff. (smile)
Signing
I have had a few people ask if my kids sign to communicate. Yes they do. Just they don't know how to work through their frustrations yet--hence the tantrums. But here is a video I though you would enjoy of my 2-year-old signing. I attribute the signing skills to Signing Time (check out signingtime.com) and to my daughter 16. This was back in 2007--she signs even more now. I would suggest signing to everyone with children--whether they are delayed or not--it is amazing what it can do.
X Factor
My shpeel on Fragile X Syndrome for the week.
OK, I just have to talk about it once in while--I mean it pretty much takes up my whole life. Both my younger kids have it. Bless their hearts.
There are some days that I just don’t know how I can handle it anymore. Communication is such an important thing. When you have an over emotional 2 year old who can’t always tellyou what she wants-it can get pretty stressful. My brother learned that the other night when he was here to work and witnessed one of my 2-year-old’s incredible tantrums. She couldn’t tell me what she needed and I couldn’t figure it out. She fell apart for a good hour and let me tell you, she wasn’t happy. I sang lots of songs, rocked her, snuggled her in a blanket, put on a movie, held her, took her for a walk around the house. Finally, I guess she just got tired of it and fell asleep. And then the next morning she wakes up and she is just so happy--smiling from ear to ear, bounding about the house in the gallop we all know so well. How can you stay frustrated!
Then there’s my 8-year-old. Bless his heart. He is doing so well, and trying so hard to succeed in school. I was so excited because yesterday we found out he moved up a level in his reading!! Oh happy day!!! He talks so well, but he still has such a hard time explaining himself sometimes and really doesn’t know how to explain what his feelings are.
I watch both of them struggle, knowing they are so smart but their little brains just can’t help them get it out there. Oh how I love them. I wouldn’t have it any other way, but there are days when I think Heavenly Father has a great sense of humor because he thought I could handle all this.
Again, I want to express my love for all of you who have put your arms around my children and treated them just like anyone else. I know they do better because of the support group of friends and family we have.
OK, I just have to talk about it once in while--I mean it pretty much takes up my whole life. Both my younger kids have it. Bless their hearts.
There are some days that I just don’t know how I can handle it anymore. Communication is such an important thing. When you have an over emotional 2 year old who can’t always tellyou what she wants-it can get pretty stressful. My brother learned that the other night when he was here to work and witnessed one of my 2-year-old’s incredible tantrums. She couldn’t tell me what she needed and I couldn’t figure it out. She fell apart for a good hour and let me tell you, she wasn’t happy. I sang lots of songs, rocked her, snuggled her in a blanket, put on a movie, held her, took her for a walk around the house. Finally, I guess she just got tired of it and fell asleep. And then the next morning she wakes up and she is just so happy--smiling from ear to ear, bounding about the house in the gallop we all know so well. How can you stay frustrated!
Then there’s my 8-year-old. Bless his heart. He is doing so well, and trying so hard to succeed in school. I was so excited because yesterday we found out he moved up a level in his reading!! Oh happy day!!! He talks so well, but he still has such a hard time explaining himself sometimes and really doesn’t know how to explain what his feelings are.
I watch both of them struggle, knowing they are so smart but their little brains just can’t help them get it out there. Oh how I love them. I wouldn’t have it any other way, but there are days when I think Heavenly Father has a great sense of humor because he thought I could handle all this.
Again, I want to express my love for all of you who have put your arms around my children and treated them just like anyone else. I know they do better because of the support group of friends and family we have.
Weekly Recipe #2
Ok, I know you have all been waiting for the next fantastic recipe! (smile)
Dutch Oven Potatoes 350 degree oven
(serves 10-12 people)
1 pound bacon (Cut into one inch pieces
10 medium potatoes (sliced 1/8 inch thick discs)
2 medium onions (chopped, however you like your onions, I chop them into 1 inch squares or 1/8 inch rings)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
(I have modified this for the stove top and oven at home. You will still want to use a dutch oven--it just makes it taste better--but, you can do this in the summer over coals too.)
Cook bacon on medium heat in the dutch oven until brown.
Add both chopped onions and cook until transparant
Then add potatoes. Stir and cover in bacon grease.
Sprinkle 2 tsp. season all, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper.
Stir until coated in bacon grease and then pour in 1/3 c. water.
Remove from heat. Cover and place in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes take out, stir and then sprinkle cheddar cheese over the top.
Place back in oven for 5 more minutes.
Tada! Dutch Oven at home!
Dutch Oven Potatoes 350 degree oven
(serves 10-12 people)
1 pound bacon (Cut into one inch pieces
10 medium potatoes (sliced 1/8 inch thick discs)
2 medium onions (chopped, however you like your onions, I chop them into 1 inch squares or 1/8 inch rings)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
(I have modified this for the stove top and oven at home. You will still want to use a dutch oven--it just makes it taste better--but, you can do this in the summer over coals too.)
Cook bacon on medium heat in the dutch oven until brown.
Add both chopped onions and cook until transparant
Then add potatoes. Stir and cover in bacon grease.
Sprinkle 2 tsp. season all, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper.
Stir until coated in bacon grease and then pour in 1/3 c. water.
Remove from heat. Cover and place in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes take out, stir and then sprinkle cheddar cheese over the top.
Place back in oven for 5 more minutes.
Tada! Dutch Oven at home!
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