Movie thoughts...

So, I decided I need to read the book again... for me twilight is only fun through the written word. I sat through that 2+ hour movie wondering why I was so interested in the story in the first place. It really seemed to drag, and the more vocal the audience got, the more silly I felt for wanting to be there. I was really disappointed by the language... most of the appeal of the book is the innocent nature of the love story and I think it is a shame that Hollywood need to spice things up with a few "words". What were they thinking...
This was the first time I have gone anywhere by myself in a while, and it was strange the need I had to hold a hand, or search for a little person who wasn't by my side. It was a serious case of Mommy syndrome. Does this ever go away? I guess it means I love my kids.
Thanks Britt for the excuse to do something for myself. It really was much needed and so fun!

Girls day at the movies...

So, I wasn't as excited about this movie as most Twilight fans... I have a very different image of Edward in my mind and I wasn't sure I was ready to distort that image. But when Brittanie called and invited me to go with the girls I was thrilled to have a few hours to myself. Matt is a sweetie. He is going to watch the boys so I can go. Thanks to my honey for loving me and all my silly delights. So I will post my review of the movie later. Happy Girls day...

Why I blog...

Matt has started "Making Fun" of my blogging... he says it is all I do, which is so not true, but it got me thinking about the reasons I blog...

• I love getting reacquainted with old friends and people I don't get to see often. Blogging lets me see your kids, and the great things that you are doing daily. I love all the silly stories and fun things that you are experiencing.
• It gives me a free activity when all the "housework" is done, and the kids are busy playing.
• I have used this as a family/personal history. After each blog post I print a hard copy and put it into a three ring binder. I know that blogs are archived, but at least this way I can say the words "I have a personal history for all to see".
• Most of all I do it for me...

I have read many blog entries from friends and various people. Some feel like a brag session, but others are really inspiring. I hope my entries don't feel like I'm bragging... I am proud of my kids, but I would like the things on my blog to be uplifting. I'm dedicating this blog to the cheerful and uplifting moments in my life. Not only for you, but for me. I think the happier you think, the happier you truly are. So I blog to be Happy...

The Heat of the Pack...

Nothing has taken me back to the good old days like participating in the Fun Run with my son Hunter. It was a silly little 2 mile run, but boy it did wonders for me. We started in a huge pack...(all the kids in the school plus a few parents) and made our way through a course marked off by none other than coach Kelly... It was invigorating. I felt like sprinting the whole way, chasing down every little child in front of me. I held back and ran with Hunter which was almost as thrilling as being first to cross the finish line. I had forgotten how much apart of me running really is. I have given up serious running to spent more time with my family, and enjoying that extra, much needed sleep in the mornings. After this day I have decided to peruse my long time goal of running the St. George marathon. My plan is to train and participate in 2010. But for now I'm going to start slow and run for fun again. I've signed up to run in the Orem turkey trot on thanksgiving day and looking forward to the heat of the pack...

Super easy, Super Yummy Bread Recipe...

Ok, so if you want to look like you have totally slaved in the kitchen all day, and impress your hubby with homemade bread, this is a recipe to try. It looks like you have slaved, but really it is super easy and it only takes an hour, start to finish...

10 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tbs. salt
3 tbs instant yeast
3 tbs lecithin powder- you can buy this at the bosh store, or I have just found it at Macy's
4 2/3 cup hot water

mix all the dry ingredients, than add water and mix for 1 minute.
Check consistency-not too dry, not too sticky.
mix in mixer for 5 minutes without stooping.
shape into loaves and let rise for 25 minutes
bake at 350 for 25 minutes

That's it... Cool huh!

Thanks Janette and Melissa J. for sharing this with me.

A week of Halloween fun...

Monday night for our family night activity we went to the Vinyard Greenhouse "Pumpkin Land". It was really fun to be there with just our little family. We usually do activities like this during the day and Matt usually doesn't go with us so it was extra fun to have Matt there too. Grant was really excited to know that the farmer who grows all the pumpkins is named Farmer Grant. We had to take his photo by the Farmer Grant sign. The boys were really excited about picking a pumpkin to take home. We were going to save them to carve another day, but they just couldn't wait. We didn't finish until almost 10:00 that night, but it was worth it to have that time as a family.

Tuesday night we got out the pony and let the boys ride around in the field. We needed to get old Chief ready for the family party so we let the boys work him into shape. Both Hunter and Grant are regular old cowboys. Hunter really lets Chief know who's boss. I was a proud momma watching my boys handle a horse without any help or fear. (The horse is only three feet tall...) It was still super cute!

Wednesday was our crafting day... We made trick-or-treat bags. The boys glued paper onto bags and then decorated them with stickers and their names. Then we frosted sugar cookies. The boys really liked the mommy cookies the best. Then the boys made this spooky pirate ship. This was Hunters favorite thing because he was going to be a pirate for Halloween, He wanted to take the ship to school with him so everyone could see his it. It's fun for me to have kids who like to create...

Thursday I got to go to Grant's school and watch their little costume parade. Evey one love his costume. He really got the most compliments from all the teachers and even the kids. Grant felt a little uncomfortable with everyone watching him, but I think he had a good time. At recess the teachers said he wanted to take off his costume because he was too sweaty. What a funny kid.

Friday was the big day, and boy was it a big day. In the morning Grant, James and I went to the neighbors house for a little Halloween party. The kids played games and ate cookies. It was so cute. Then we had square pumpkins for lunch.

While James and Grant had a little rest, I went to Hunter's school to do the room mom thing.

This is Brittanie and I as real room mom's. I never thought we would see the day when the two of us would be crafting, playing games and telling stories with our first grader's class. It was a fun/scary moment for me. We are getting so OLD!

After the party we went to the down town trick-or-treating. It was fun for the kids to do a little trick-or-treating in a safe way. Way to go Provo City... The best part was finding this little guy dressed in a sully costume. Both Grant and I were so excited to see this kid. I took this picture, and I think his mom must of thought I was crazy. I had been wishing we would have bought the sully costume years ago when it was in the store, so it really made my day to see one...

It was a crazy busy, super fun, Halloween Week. We are all sugar/costume/partyed out!

I can't wait until next year!