Last night, the Man was in charge of the lesson. He asked me to help, which really means he wanted me to do it. I responded that I do three of the lessons, surely he can manage one. He still asked for help. I told him to go look through the FHE manual and other books for inspiration. He pouted. I stood firm. So this is how it went...
Song: Love One Another (Well, three of us sang this, the Boy sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star).
Prayer: Da Boo was in charge of Prayer.
Lesson: The Man had three little bowls with stuff in them. He asked us to taste the first bowl. It was sugar. Then in the second bowl was salt. Finally, the last bowl help chocolate chips (this lesson was getting GOOD). After we tried all three and talked about how they tasted, the Man explained that although they taste differently, they are all needed to make special treats for us, each one is necessary in it's own way. And this is the way it is with families. We are not all alike; we have different abilities and talents. Although we're not the same, we are all needed to make our own special family.
Then the Man talked about different things that we could do for each other, ways to help out however we could. Da Boo offered some ideas on how she could help the Boy and how she could help Mommy (I'm so glad she'll help me find my toys). At the mention of toys, we lost the Boy and he ran off in search of them. We talked a little more about how we also have family rules that need to be followed (a continuing struggle), such as Clean Up Day, bedtimes, not hitting, etc.
Closing Song: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (why fight it?)
Prayer: da Boo made sure to ask for a blessing on the treats.
Treat: The Boy was in charge of treats so we had his favorite thing: CANDY! I have a big tupperware tub in the pantry that we call the Treat Bucket. Candy from birthday parties, holidays and impulse buys go in this. When the kids are being good, they get to pick out something.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Monday, May 7, 2007
Scene At Church...
INT. CHURCH CHAPEL (AFTERNOON): During services.
Extremely attractive The Man, dressed in black suit and looking amazing, sits in back pew holding on his lap the Boy, dressed in white shirt with cute clip-on tie. As the Speaker talks, Boy squirms. The Man proceeds to keep the Boy occupied with saying words he knows.
THE MAN: Where's you're belly?
BOY: Belly. (pats belly.)
THE MAN: Where's your belly button?
BOY: Button. (yanks up shirt and pats belly...realizes that's not his belly button and begins to frantically search for it). Button? Button!
THE MAN: Shhhhh! Shhhhh, Boy.
BOY: Button! GONE! (search now includes the pew and the floor.) Gone, Daddy, GONE!
THE MAN: Shhhhhh...Here's your belly button, it's right here! (guides Boy's hand to the right spot.)
BOY: Button? Button.
THE MAN: Good job.
BOY: Juice?
Extremely attractive The Man, dressed in black suit and looking amazing, sits in back pew holding on his lap the Boy, dressed in white shirt with cute clip-on tie. As the Speaker talks, Boy squirms. The Man proceeds to keep the Boy occupied with saying words he knows.
THE MAN: Where's you're belly?
BOY: Belly. (pats belly.)
THE MAN: Where's your belly button?
BOY: Button. (yanks up shirt and pats belly...realizes that's not his belly button and begins to frantically search for it). Button? Button!
THE MAN: Shhhhh! Shhhhh, Boy.
BOY: Button! GONE! (search now includes the pew and the floor.) Gone, Daddy, GONE!
THE MAN: Shhhhhh...Here's your belly button, it's right here! (guides Boy's hand to the right spot.)
BOY: Button? Button.
THE MAN: Good job.
BOY: Juice?
Friday, May 4, 2007
Self Esteem for Auction
Well, remember how I was making a cake for the church charity auction? It was tonight. Here is the cake I made:
Went with "Girls' Camp" theme, I thought. Turned out nicely and didn't take me as long to decorate. When we arrived, they had a silent auction set up for all of the baked goods so my teddy bear was taken to that table. Starting price: $5. I kept checking on it, under the guise of bidding on some English Toffee (which I won). There was a bidding war between two families, which was kinda cool. It went right up to the end as they counted down the seconds for the silent auction. Final price? $23. I was a little disappointed. Maybe if they had more time or put it in the regular auction, it might have gone for more. Then, since it had been popular, they asked if I would offer my cake decorating skills as a service for the regular auction. I agreed and felt a little better. There were so many items, from gift certificates to Sundance resort, carpentry labor to lawn mowing services. It took a while and a lot pf people had left before the end. A cake from me went for only $16. That's a little more than the cake will cost me to make. Oh well...it's for a good cause, right?
We walked away with two bracelets for kids, a session of horseback riding, an evening of babysitting and of course, the toffee. Now I'm going to eat a huge piece of toffee and read everyone's blogs.
Chocolate calendar quote that fits right now: "Stress would not be so hard to take if it were chocolate covered."
Amen.
Went with "Girls' Camp" theme, I thought. Turned out nicely and didn't take me as long to decorate. When we arrived, they had a silent auction set up for all of the baked goods so my teddy bear was taken to that table. Starting price: $5. I kept checking on it, under the guise of bidding on some English Toffee (which I won). There was a bidding war between two families, which was kinda cool. It went right up to the end as they counted down the seconds for the silent auction. Final price? $23. I was a little disappointed. Maybe if they had more time or put it in the regular auction, it might have gone for more. Then, since it had been popular, they asked if I would offer my cake decorating skills as a service for the regular auction. I agreed and felt a little better. There were so many items, from gift certificates to Sundance resort, carpentry labor to lawn mowing services. It took a while and a lot pf people had left before the end. A cake from me went for only $16. That's a little more than the cake will cost me to make. Oh well...it's for a good cause, right?
We walked away with two bracelets for kids, a session of horseback riding, an evening of babysitting and of course, the toffee. Now I'm going to eat a huge piece of toffee and read everyone's blogs.
Chocolate calendar quote that fits right now: "Stress would not be so hard to take if it were chocolate covered."
Amen.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
All About Food
I must be stressed. Whenever I get stressed, I bake. And if that doesn't help, I cook. Last night I baked this:
This is how cakes always look on cartoons and don't they always look so tasty? It's very yummy. And I made another one just like previously this weekend for my brother's family. Since the cakes aren't easing my stress, I've been cooking real meals for the family. These aren't the tried-and-true recipes that I've had for years. These are brand spankin' new recipes that I've been thinking about trying. Some will make it into my battered cookbook and others will find themselves in the circular file.
I know why I'm stressed but I can't blog about it. See, part of the reason for my last post was because I always swore I would not blog about this particular issue. Of course, I promised myself that months ago, when life was carefree and we weren't eating so many homecooked meals. And now, this is all I think about. And I can't even tell you. And it's probably bothering you that I'm starting each sentence with "And." And I'm just gonna keep doing it. And if you don't like it, you can get your own blog. :P
So let's eat!
Monday was Crispy Salsa Chicken and Refried Beans Supreme. Tuesday we were pinched for time so I just made roast beef sandwiches. Last night we had Mexican Chicken and Beans. Tonight was Chili Cornbread. Tomorrow night we have our ward's annual Spaghetti Dinner and Auction to raise funds for Girls' Camp. I'm taking a cake. It's will probably be a teddy bear. If it goes for less than $30, I am so going to cry (probably in front of everyone else, too). Saturday will be Crepes. That one is an old recipe and a big favorite. Sunday I am making Spicy Honey-Brushed Chicken Thighs with Creamed Corn. I learned that recipe from a HFPE cooking class. It almost fell out of the line-up when I noticed that a small wedge of Gruyere cheese would set me back $7. Oh well...it's not like I was going to spend that money on anything other than chocolate.
So far the Salsa Chicken and Mexican Chicken have met with approval. The Chili Cornbread was very tasty except that the center wasn't quite done. Oh, and the roast beef sandwiches were pretty good too. I use deli-sliced roast beef on hoagie rolls that have been schmeared with garlic butter and slightly toasted. Yes, we're all about low-fat around here. I'm by no means a gourmet cook; more like a meat-and-potatoes-salt-and-pepper kind of girl. Still, I'm gonna have lots of leftovers this week.
This is how cakes always look on cartoons and don't they always look so tasty? It's very yummy. And I made another one just like previously this weekend for my brother's family. Since the cakes aren't easing my stress, I've been cooking real meals for the family. These aren't the tried-and-true recipes that I've had for years. These are brand spankin' new recipes that I've been thinking about trying. Some will make it into my battered cookbook and others will find themselves in the circular file.
I know why I'm stressed but I can't blog about it. See, part of the reason for my last post was because I always swore I would not blog about this particular issue. Of course, I promised myself that months ago, when life was carefree and we weren't eating so many homecooked meals. And now, this is all I think about. And I can't even tell you. And it's probably bothering you that I'm starting each sentence with "And." And I'm just gonna keep doing it. And if you don't like it, you can get your own blog. :P
So let's eat!
Monday was Crispy Salsa Chicken and Refried Beans Supreme. Tuesday we were pinched for time so I just made roast beef sandwiches. Last night we had Mexican Chicken and Beans. Tonight was Chili Cornbread. Tomorrow night we have our ward's annual Spaghetti Dinner and Auction to raise funds for Girls' Camp. I'm taking a cake. It's will probably be a teddy bear. If it goes for less than $30, I am so going to cry (probably in front of everyone else, too). Saturday will be Crepes. That one is an old recipe and a big favorite. Sunday I am making Spicy Honey-Brushed Chicken Thighs with Creamed Corn. I learned that recipe from a HFPE cooking class. It almost fell out of the line-up when I noticed that a small wedge of Gruyere cheese would set me back $7. Oh well...it's not like I was going to spend that money on anything other than chocolate.
So far the Salsa Chicken and Mexican Chicken have met with approval. The Chili Cornbread was very tasty except that the center wasn't quite done. Oh, and the roast beef sandwiches were pretty good too. I use deli-sliced roast beef on hoagie rolls that have been schmeared with garlic butter and slightly toasted. Yes, we're all about low-fat around here. I'm by no means a gourmet cook; more like a meat-and-potatoes-salt-and-pepper kind of girl. Still, I'm gonna have lots of leftovers this week.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Blog Censoring
Hello!
Did you miss me? I went to Texas for the weekend. My best friend from high school married a really good guy and I wanted to be there for it. Also got to see some of my family. Da Boo came with me and has decided she wants a dog just like China, my parents' Rottweiler. Let's see her get that one approved by the Man.
I was wondering if there is any subject that you won't blog about. There are some things that the Man has asked that I not put on the blog, like photos from his eye surgery and details about that huge fight we had (actually, there wasn't a fight...we really don't argue, which is nice because when I get angry, I cry, and when I cry, I no longer make sense and it's hard to argue with someone who is not making any sense). And I won't give too much personal information but other than that, anything is fair game. I find it particularly brave of one blogger's recent post. Some others give a little too much detail that leaves me running from the computer, hands over my eyes and screaming "TMI! TMI!!"
So what won't I ever read on your blog?
Did you miss me? I went to Texas for the weekend. My best friend from high school married a really good guy and I wanted to be there for it. Also got to see some of my family. Da Boo came with me and has decided she wants a dog just like China, my parents' Rottweiler. Let's see her get that one approved by the Man.
I was wondering if there is any subject that you won't blog about. There are some things that the Man has asked that I not put on the blog, like photos from his eye surgery and details about that huge fight we had (actually, there wasn't a fight...we really don't argue, which is nice because when I get angry, I cry, and when I cry, I no longer make sense and it's hard to argue with someone who is not making any sense). And I won't give too much personal information but other than that, anything is fair game. I find it particularly brave of one blogger's recent post. Some others give a little too much detail that leaves me running from the computer, hands over my eyes and screaming "TMI! TMI!!"
So what won't I ever read on your blog?
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