On My Mind Monday 7

First before what's on my mind. the room. All we have left is color and carpet. We primered and painted the ceilings and closet. So close, i can already picture what it will look like. We won't work on it tonight, i want to take the kids to the night out against crime at the rec center. But, tomorrow we will put the color on, and Wed. i will haul the kids with me to YW so DH can put in the carpet.

I want to talk "Circle of Sisters" First off. i have to say, I really really liked visiting teaching. What i didn't like was not having a partner that would initiate, plan a lesson, or call the sisters on our list, for the past 2+ years. So, it didn't get done as often as I'd like. (but, yes, every month it didn't get done, I would feel guilty) But i still loved it. And i loved a new list and companion every 6 months, so i could get to know the sisters in the ward. Especially since i have been in Primary or YW since I've lived in this ward. I'm not sure how i feel about this "circle" thing they started. They had me paired with my presidency first, and i Love them, but i see them 2 times a week already. And being in Primary and YW's you feel secluded anyway. So now on my new list, i am paired up with 3 other sisters, who have either 17 yr olds and older, or are done raising kids. I can hear the crickets chirping already. I know these women already, and it'll be fine, i can have a conversation with any of them. But my issue here is this. I'm the head of the circle. I don't want to be in charge of more stuff. I don't want to be chief, i want to be Indian. Please.... It's my turn to be asked to do things.

So, not a complaint. Just On My Mind.

Over and out

UDSF

I took 4 of 5 to the UDSF carnival that the Huntington Beach North Stake put on for the UDSF as part of their EFY trip. I think they have done this for our group for a few years now, but 4 of 5 wasn't old enough to go until this year. I only took 2, 5 and 4 of 5 with me, but after i got there i kicked myself for not bringing all of them. Well, 1 of 5 and dad had a baptism to go to, but 3 of 5 could have come. 4 of 5 wasn't very excited, she wanted to stay with me, but an hr into it, one of the youth leaders came and took her from me and played with her, then handed her off to one of the Laurels. The first one she was pair up with was pretty shy about the whole thing. Which, come to find out she was 14. I was the same way at that age.
My favorite part of the activity was getting to meet one of my blogger buddies http://www.sealbark.blogspot.com/ It's funny because i recognised her son from the picture on her blog. Then recognised her coming up to me because she recognised 4 of 5. She is great, mom of 6, primary presidency, her daughter with DS is 5 and her youngest is only 2-3 weeks older than 5 of 5. (we should seriously get our families together for a FHE) I also got to talk to one of the YW leaders. I felt the spirit as she told me what this activity meant to her and the youth of the Stake. I love to be in places where our kids touch people lives. I love when people can feel love for our kids, and want to be with them. It makes me happy. They make me happy. 4 of 5 makes my happy. All of my kids make me happy. They make me who i am.

Rad ish

I went out and weeded this evening. I came back with this. Thing dang near bit my hand off.
And oh my, are these things strong. I have never in my life seen anything like this.
We have been so busy finishing this room we haven't weeded for a few weeks, and i completely forgot about the radishes and carrots we planted. The lettuce we planted in the same area had gone to seed weeks earlier, so we just neglected the area. Anyway, i was a bit shocking to pull this puppy out.



Also, if you need squash... you know where to find me. This is after eating it, ant pawning it off on all the neighbors.

Free recipe Friday 9

I had kind of gotten out of focus these last few weeks. I just read Stamps blog and realized that people actually know that i do ON My Mind Mondays and Free Recipe Friday. That gives me reason enough to stay the course. Thanks for noticing. Buoyed my spirits. (can't believe i said that)

So, since i have been on this low sugar low carb thing..... I thought i would give you my new favorite breakfast. It is a whole Wheat blueberry pancake. I know.... pancake:so not low carb or sugar. But Wait. On the diabetic diet, any number of grams of fiber in a serving, takes that many grams of carbs out. So they cancel each other out. I ended up getting a wheat grinder for my birthday, and have used whole wheat not white flour religiously. And after 2-3 of these for breakfast, I'm am full until noon. And, they are great with out any syrup. I just butter them. And on this diet.... fat is okay. Plus it makes this sweet (from blueberry) and salty (from butter) yummyness.

So.

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup buttermilk or milk

1 egg

1 TBS sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder and soda

1 tps vanilla.

1 cup blueberries. I use fresh when i can get them, but any frozen berry will do.

I have also mashed 1 cup banana into it, and it is so good.

pat me on the back

I Just Got My Dishes Done...... And it's only 2 in the afternoon.
I can't believe it took me that long to get that done.

Oh What do you Do in the Summer Time

I couldn't for the life of me figure out why my house had gotten so messy. Then it dawned on me. I haven't been home in a week.
7 am i get up and feed the baby
8 kids get up and eat and get ready for swim lessons
9 go to said lesson
10 get home, 5 of 5 eats and naps
10:30 i run then shower
11 get kids ready for park lunch
11:30 go to lunch
12:30, get home usually with an extra kid or 2
1 pm get 2 youngest fed (4 of 5 doesn't eat well at the park)Then down for a nap.
1-3 catch up on anything i can shove into the 2 hrs, plus the kids have been working on penmanship this summer, so we get that done.
4 dad gets home
4:30 begin dinner
5 eat
then i clean up and we hang out with the kids
7"30 begin bed time routine
8 bed time.

I really thought this summer would be long and boring. Now i cant' remember where it went'


It really is true, the older you get, the faster it goes.
I miss those long ago boring long days.


Oh, we found this Caterpillar on our door step on our way to the Beehive Deacon Youth Conference.
That was also a ton of fun. We have really great youth. I am really grateful to be able to work with them.

100 random thoughts

To celebrate my 100th post...... Here are 100 random thoughts.
100) global warming is a hoax
99) Onsies on a baby are a necessity
98)I put my babies to sleep on their tummies
97)my stomach turns when i see a kid eat a booger
96)I think my kids are cuter than yours
95 I know you think yours are cuter than mine
94)that doesn't bother me
93)ask for forgiveness instead of permission, bothers me
92)I have no self control
91) i really want to be a size 8
90) I never will be
89)I'm okay with that
88)I want 7 kids
87)I think potatos are the worlds most perfect food
86)I think 2 of5 is an awesome kid
85)Time goes by way too fast
84)I am happy where i am in life
83)I'm sad when i think about my kids growing up and moving out
82 "Eternity" baffles me
81)I get vertigo when i stand in a building with a tall celling and look up
80) I am terrified of drowning
79)I am also scared of carbon monoxide
78)I don't want my kids to go near water
77)I want to be able to see my kids at all time
76)Gripe Water is a miracle
75)i wish i could have a baby for one of my friends
74)If the church changed their policy, and allowed it, i would do it
73)I love taking road trips
72)I hate I-15
71)I wish i lived in ID
70)I've been dreaming of moving to the mid-west
69)I would never tell my DH i wanted to move
68)I want to be fluent in ASL
67)I want to go back to school
66)I have never wanted to work outside the home
65)My DH made 6.10 an hour when i quit my job to stay home
64)It was good for us, we learned to do with out. We were happy
63)I recomend it
62)I would do it in a heart beat if DH wanted to go to school full time
61)I want to go to Vermont
60)I want to drive there....
59)With all the kids
58)In 15 years, i plan on running a self sufficient house hold
57)I am nervous about the world my kids are growing up in
56)How will they support families on 1 income, if people can barely do it now
55)The "R" word doesn't bother me at all
54)I think the campaign to ban the "R" word is stupid
53)I say ban the really bad "F" word
52)Oh yeah freedom of speech, duh
51)I think we have been given enough to sustain life, even if everyone had 10 kids
50)We need to treat it better
49)I would live with the Amish
48)Can we start an Amish like LDS community?
47)sign me up
46)I would trade my life now, for the life of a pioneer
45)I love Monday
44)I like my kids in school, as much as out of school
43)I am in love with my A/C
42)I dislike Summer
41)Snow makes me happy
40)Chickens stink
39)I miss Stamps
38)I forgot to write my sister on a mission, a letter last week
37)I feel guilty
36)I'm not jealous that my sister is pregnant,
35)I thought i would be
34)That's how i know i don't want another one
33)I love my calling
32)some days are better than others
31)I wish more parents were involved with what their kids were doing
30)How can i talk my DH into doing my kitchen floors next
29)Or letting me paint the room he's finishing yellow
28)I am sooo excited about my treadmill
27)I wish i still lived in the 10th ward
26)If we could have found one of the bigger houses there, we would have stayed
25)We didn't because we were meant to be here
24)I wish we had a ward boundaries like the 10th ward
23)I can't believe I'm to #25
22)I want to play piano in Primary
21)12 yr olds are weird
20)Mine won't be
19) you know ,because my kids are cuter than yours
18)I love my van
17)I used to dream of being the mom with a van full of kids
16)I do not take it for granted
15)I need more than 24 hr in a day
14)I would use it to get more sleep
13)Maybe, maybe i would just get my house clean for once
12)I can't tell if my house is clean
11)If the toys are put away, and the kitchen is straight, i feel good
10)I always wonder if people think my house is gross
9)I ran 1.5 miles today
8)I wish i could run 4
7)I miss Mikey
6)I used to think my dad was perfect
5)He is still really close
4)I would like to learn to play the ukulele
3)In my spare time
2)I hate shoes
1)Cardboard gives me the chills... i hate touching it. That's why i won't move ever again.