Sorry for the long break on my blog. Have you ever felt like you are going and going and every day you think the next day you will be caught up and it all starts over again and you hardly have a chance to sit down for 5 min. Of course you have, that is life right. Well, i have just been feeling life lately and forgot about the blog. I have discovered some great things in the past while that i would like to share...
1st, I don't know how many of you like black beans, but I do and I have tons of bags of dried beans that I always said I would get to making and never did because I always forgot to soak them the night before and I never flavored them well. Then a while ago I found a great seasoning in the mexican food area in Walmart. It is called Sazon Goya and it is great. You add 3-4 packets of this stuff to your beans while you are cooking them and wha la, you have some really great tasting beans. The great thing is that a box of the seasoning is only about a dollar and it has 10 packets in it. Budd makes up some great rice with garlic and onions like he had in Brazil and we are set for the week. We make all kinds of things with rice and beans. So if you have never made beans from dried beans or have done it many times, give this stuff a try. You will not be disappointed.
2nd I just read a great book called "Stargirl" It is a short book for young readers with an awesome message. I loved that it was a simple read and that i could get through the entire book in a few days. If you know me, I have a hard time finishing a long book. I have read parts of many books, so i try to find fun, simple books that i can make it through so i can feel accomplished. I loved this book. It was about a girl who is always herself and not trying to be like everyone else. Not trying to impress everyone and conform to their fads. It really made me think about myself and why I do the things I do. Am I comfortable with being myself, or do I try to change to impress others? I recommend it to anyone who wants a great read.
There is my list of recommendations. Hope you enjoy.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Things I enjoy
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Mother's Day
I have been wanting to document my mothers day all week and have not gotten to it and now the wonderful feelings i had are hard to remember. A great lesson in why i need to write things down in the moment.
Sunday really was a great day and probably the best thing about it was how excited Brinlee was to get up in Sacrament and sing. She has always talked about how bad she wanted to go up and sing with the other kids when she get big enough, and now she is a sunbeam so she got to go up. Budd even stood up in the back to help mouth the words for her. I don't think she could see him or that she even sang much, but boy was she cute up there and so happy. When she was done and coming back to us, she started running down the aisle with a big smile on her face and arms open wide and gave Budd a big hug, then she came and hugged me. She was beaming and I almost starting crying being so full of joy myself.
Back to the morning, Budd and the kids did make me French toast. THe kids were so excited about it. THen at church for Relief Society they had us go into the gym for a good surprise and it was the bishopric making banana splits for us. It was fun to eat and just chat with the other women. We really have a great ward. It is fun to start getting to know the other women better.
After church we went on a very long walk. It ended up being about 2 hours. But is was beautiful and we walked by a bunch of fields. Then Budd made dinner by grilling some chicken and even grilling some baked potatoes to die for. It was a wonderful day.
Monday, May 12, 2008
A day with the kids
The other day I decided to take more time focusing on the kids instead of doing my hundred other things I think I need to do. We had a lot of fun. We made sock puppets with a kit that Budd's mom gave Brinlee for her birthday and they love them. They loved trying to help me, but mostly made a mess. We did a little picnic for lunch in the living room on a blanket. I was just thinking how nice it was to be spending time with them, and how good they were being, when all the sudden Spencer decided to start spitting his food everywhere. That sweet moment ended fast. In the end, it wasn't a perfect day and I still yelled of course, but I felt better that i stopped doing my mundane things and spent some quality time with them, and i think they really enjoyed it too. 
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Darling Spencer
My friend Emilie took a bunch of great candid photos while with us a few weeks ago and they turned out so amazing I had to share a few.
I love this one of Spence. He is holding a cup of dirt that he just planted a seed in at the Earth Day celebration. When he first saw the dirt he said, "Chocolate?" It was so cute.
Father and Son
Another great one she took while we were walking around a lake at an Earth Day celebration. I love it!!
More Brin Bday
My friend Emilie took this pic of Brin with her cake and it is amazing. I love it so i had to share
