Morning sickness, Night sickness and Drama sickness...

I am so sick and tired of being sick and tired.
I know it has only been a few weeks, but I am tired of it.
I feel like a bad mother who doesn't do much during the day and when her kids come home from school, their chores are worse.
They are good sports and help me. but the only time I don't feel really sick is when I am laying down.
And I am tired of being hungry.
I am way fat now, I can't even think about how fat I am going to get. And I am not like most people when they have babies and start nursing... I don't lose weight and I am freakin tooooooo tired to do anything but sleep.
I am feeling down already.
And after church I found out something that just makes me sad.
It is involved with gossip and I refuse to make it worse. (so I won't say anything, even if you ask) I am sick of the drama. Way can't we all just get along?

I am sick all day, sick all night, and hungry and sick of drama.
So if anyone asks, just tell them I am sick of being sick.

My Sunday story: A good day.

A miracle has happened.
Today was good.
Don't get me wrong it wasn't perfect, but it was good.
The boys were not excited about going to church, but they didn't complain and whine about it.
They were slow going but they got ready. And the older ones helped the younger ones. (of course I had to ask, but still they did it)
We were late of course, but only for the fact that I forgot to put some of the church clothes in the dryer.
All my fault.
Yes, the one Sunday my boys are being good, and I forget.
Maybe that is why.
Maybe them being so good, threw me off.
I was also having and extra nauseous day.
The boys have been good after church.
Jeff got overtime last night and they let him off a little early. So he was home after church. (he usually works 8am to 4pm) It was a nice surprise and it helped with the boys. They miss him when he isn't here.
All the church clothes got put away with out fighting, Emma went down for a nap without screaming, everyone got lunch with out whining.
Now we get to spend the rest of the day, until dinner, watching movies and hanging out.
And this week I wanna hang with them.
I guess the FHE we had last week about not complaining about going to church helped.
Hopefully this will last.

Baby #6

This is the first ultrasound for our 6th baby.

It amazes me every time.

I have about 7 to 8 weeks before we get to see this little peanut again.

this is what my baby should look like now. at 12 weeks...well I will be 13 weeks tomorrow. But it doesn't change much from 12 to 13.

Don't worry. I am not going to do a week by week picture of what my baby will look like. I just wanted to show you because the ultrasound doesn't share a very good shot. Probably because I didn't have a full enough bladder.

I feel self conscience now. I have heard a few people say they check my blog everyday. Now I feel like I have to blog everyday.

Which is fine, because I like to blog everyday.

Bye Zoey, We love you.

Such a sad day.
Our sweet Zoey was taken to the pound.
She has had a huge (bigger then a golf ball) size lump on the base of her tail. It has grown very fast.
We have 5 kids and a new pay cut. Money was not our friend.
So we could not afford to even have it looked at.
We knew that because it was growing so fast, we figured it could be cancer. She stopped doing a few things, like wagging her tail and letting us know when she had to go outside.
We decided this morning after finding she had chewed the lump so much it was bleeding...a lot. it didn't stop at 9:30 this morning, so Jeff called around and we made the horrible decision.
Now if you have ever owned a dog you will understand our grief.
The hardest part was telling the boys.
Nathan and Caleb took it pretty good, but Sammy took it really hard.
Matthew is sad, but I don't think it has really hit them all yet.
Luckily, we have the pinewood derby tonight and cars to get ready to distract them for a little while.
She was a good dog.
She belonged to my sister Aimee first. She was having a baby and she didn't want 2 dogs and a new baby. We got her our first summer up here.
She was not real good with the boys at first. Sammy was not very nice, but Jeff let her know her place and she was such a good dog.
Always patient with Emma. But Emma was always hugging and kissing her.
I always felt safer with her here when Jeff was gone.
Boys are already asking for another dog.
I said maybe we will get a dog when we buy our own house.
For now we are thinking about fish.
Although they are not very good guard pets, they are much cleaner.
The house will not be the same.
We will miss you Zoey.

Moody, I know..big surprise.

Okay, so I am not in the mood to blog.
I am not even in the mood to read blogs.
Nor do i want to read my email or even sit at this computer desk.
I blame the pregnancy.

Today was my first ultrasound. (I will post a picture tomorrow.)
It was mostly to determine my due date. Since I could not remember the first day of my last menstrual period. (sorry TMI, but it's the truth)
I am officially due to give birth on October 5, 2009.
I will have a c-section and it will probably be a week to 5 days early.
I guess it is just how they do things up here.
My sister Carrie is due on October 7th.
We are both hoping for girls.

I am hoping to get some naps in and hopeful I will be back to bore you with my life.

You're Killing Me Smalls!!!!

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!
This baby is making me crazy.
My hormones are so out of whack. Crazy, crying, almost delusional, irrational, sad, hormones.
I am never this emotional this early, I mean....I am usually 5 months pregnant before I get this irrational.
Today was bad.
I won't get into specifics because it is embarrassing. But if any of you out there have been pregnant and irrational you know what I mean.
Yes, I am taking my vitamins, which is usually a sure sign why I am a crazy crying lady.
My poor friends.....I am so sorry.
I just should warn you, if it is this bad this early..... it could get worse and I totally understand if you are not here at the end of this.
To my sisters...... sadly, you are stuck with me forever. You will have to deal with it. (blame mom)
But on a positive note, you live 4 hours away and I am thinking Jeff is envious of you right now.
To my Mother.... keep telling me you love me and I am not crazy....even if I say, "you have to say that, you're my mother".
To Jeff, the love of my life....remember how hot and gorgeous I was when we met...sooo sorry about that. Try and think positive.... this is our last one. This will be the last time I am like this....well until menopause...sorry, you married a girl.
To my children... I do love you and someday I will be myself. Hang in there and call grandma.
To this baby....stop making me hungry ALL THE TIME. (I'm talking growling stomach). It is making me cranky and fatter.
To the anonymous readers out there.....don't call CPS on me. I really am very happy.

Oh yeah, too cranky today to my Tasty Tuesday recipe... I will do it tomorrow.

FHE Attempt

Tonight...wait I have to go back.
The other day...Friday I think it was... I decide to clean my room. As I was cleaning I found my Patriarchal Blessing. It reminded me of one of my really important jobs as a mother.
Teaching my children the gospel.
I saw it again on Sunday after church.
It made me think (stop laughing, it is not that scary) ...about the boys complaining about having to go to church for the millionth Sunday in a row....how could I change that?
And so today, after making brownies so I could taste the batter, I decided the brownies could be used as a Family Home Evening treat.
So what lesson could I do.
I look through my stash of preplanned lessons and decided it just didn't fit for today.
I got a really cool email from my mom about missionary work in Afghanistan. Soldiers baptising in a pool. (ask me and I will forward it to you. Very cool)
So I got the idea that we could pull out Jeff's missionary scrapbook and he can talk about it. And express how important it is to go to church and not complain about it. It is part of being prepared to be a missionary.
I even got dinner done early. Kitchen cleaned, homework done.
Jeff was irritating me so much I just wanted to strangle him. (right now I can't tell you why, I don't remember)
The boys were cranky, Emma was screaming. It seemed like we were gonna have a grand time.
We proceeded on with a prayer and scripture.
After we talked about the things you need to do to prepare to be a missionary, we opened the scrapbook.
A huge hit.
I almost cried (I mostly blamed the pregnancy hormones). I am so glad I put that book together. Jeff really enjoyed showing it to the boys too.
I showed them all the email from my Mom, and not planning that the song, "Army of Helaman" was on in the back ground as Jeff read the email out loud. Yes, I got goosebumps and tried not to cry.
We ended with a prayer and had dessert.
Not ever having FHE growing up, or doing it in my home as often as I should, I think I did pretty good.
Hopefully next week, will be just as good.
Any ideas?

Sunday story

This Sunday was better.
Why do my kids resist waking on weekdays and then wake up and the freakin' butt-crack of dawn on weekends?
I don't understand.
I mean... yes, I know why on week days, they hate school and probably hate it just about the same that I do. I hate the homework involved.

So they get up way early, and I am telling them to shhhhhush for about an hour. At 8:30 I had to finally tell them to shut up. Yeah, I did.
That yelling woke up Emma.
So she joins me in bed and we vegetate until I could not stand to watch Little Bear any longer.
I was so excited about the left over ham sitting in the fridge calling my name, I wanted to make an omelet with ham.
What the french toast?????
No ham, dingle berry Jeff took it all for lunch.
You just don't mess with a pregnant ladies food.
So now I am even grouchier then I was before, I went to make eggs anyway.
Why do boys fight?
Why do boys have to be mean on purpose?
Why do boys have to be so loud?
So I played referee for about 30 minutes and started getting the evil monsters ready for church.
Just the boys not Emma, she is so cute,well until she screams.

Matthew......well lets just say Matthews' medicine hadn't kicked in and we were late for church....big surprise.
They were not on their best behavior...big surprise.
After church was no fun getting them all wrangled into the car and not all over the church building...big surprise.
Getting them to pick up their room was really really fun, too.
And then making sure they stay quiet while Emma naps has been the highlight of my day.

So if any of you out there are excited about your plans in the future of having a big family, I suggest you read my blog.
You will change your mind.

Stupid Busy

Okay, So i have been gone. I know you have missed my ramblings and nonsense.
I haven't posted in a few days.
I really was just busy.
And it was my husbands day off.
Everytime I was about to post, he would be there, giving me a hard time about being on the computer....again.
We were sooooo busy.
Stupid Parent teacher conferences. Excellent.... both Sammy and Caleb are ding very well.
Stupid Science fair project. (Did you know you can boil about a cup of water with two brazil nuts? well you can! that was amazing) I will post pictures and science fair stuff on my private family blog as soon as I get more free time.
Playing cards at a friends house until 1am. (totally worth it, Matthew is an excellent babysitter and he learned how to text with his dad's phone...Joy.)
Stupid Dentist appointments.
Stupid Homework....
and so on.
Man I am glad those last couple of days are over.
Although, I can't wait to play cards again. (even if the boys kicked our fannies)

An Irish Blessing from me to you

May God grant you always

A sunbeam to warm you

A moonbeam to charm you

A sheltering Angel

So nothing can harm you

Laughter to cheer you

Faithful friends near you

And whenever you pray

Heaven to hear you.

Tasty Tuesday - Janalee Smith's Chinese Chicken Salad

This recipe I got from my old ward.

The Eastern Ave ward in the Sacramento East Stake. (I am not sure if they still call it that).

The Young Women in this ward were having a fundraiser and put together a cook book.

I have never been fond of this salad.

It was the cabbage.

It just smelled funny and did not taste like lettuce.

But at an Relief Society Activity Janalee Smith made this salad. I tried it.

It was so good.

When my sister got married, we used this recipe.

My kids were eating it. Okay so it was only Sammy and I think Nathan.

So simple and so yummy.

The other day while strolling through Safeway, I saw they had cabbage on sale.

So even though it is not summer, it just sounded good.

Jeff got excited and so that is when I decided to make it.

Janalee Smith Chinese Chicken Salad

1 package chicken flavor Top Ramen

1 small head of cabbage (chopped)

4 green onions

1 cup slivered almonds

2 tbsp sesame seeds (toasted)

2 cups chicken (cooked, chilled, and shredded)

Dressing:

Flavor packet from Top Ramen

1/2 cup oil ( i used vegetable oil)

2 tbsp vinegar

2 tbsp sugar

salt and pepper to taste

Remove flavor packet from Top Ramen and reserve for dressing.

Crush Ramen noodles (Uncooked) and set aside.

Toss together cabbage, green onions, almonds, sesame seeds, and chicken.

Add noodles then toss again. Add dressing just before serving.

See, I told you, simple and very easy.

Baby name update

I was gonna reply to all the comments but i figured this was just as good.

What I didn't mention before was that in my family...my side alone, there are 19 grand kids.
16 are boys.
James
Matthew
Coleman
Jacob
Nathan
David
(Mia)
Caleb
Benjamin
Carter
Gabriel
Sammy
(Isabel)
Brigham
Nolan
Logan
Kenton
(Emma)
Levi
(I think I got them all in the right order)

So picking a boy name is gonna be hard.
On Jeff's side: there is only 6 boys
My three and....
Brandon
Clayton
and
Jayden (I know I spelled it wrong)

I really do love the comments and names offered.
And there was one I kinda liked, but for the life of me I can not remember what it is. I think it was a B name?
Interesting....?
Keep them coming.

My Sunday Story: Did you ever wonder...?

Did you ever wonder why your days go the way they do?
Like today for example.
Me, the wonder that I am....well, the lazy wonder that I am, was hoping the whole house would over sleep and we would miss church.
But knowing it starts at 11:00am....of course I was just kidding myself.
I decided we had enough time for pancakes and turkey bacon (not bad, if eaten in small quantities...the bacon, not pancakes).
The sweet sugary syrup was a bad idea before church.
We still had and hour to go and they were bouncing off the walls.
Then the wonderful (and I truly mean it) Primary President calls to remind me Caleb has a talk today on "Mothers Nurture the family".
I was really hoping she would say..."Well since there is only and hour before church and there isn't much time, you can just do it next week"...yeah....she didn't.
Snap!
Mothers nurture the family?.... I wanted to laugh.... because just before she called I was yelling at the boys to knock what ever they were doing off. And Caleb had to talk about mothers...his Mom a nurturing mother?
I finished my make-up and played around on Facebook (yeah, I know, I shouldn't have), I went to www.lds.org on info for a talk I could copy when.....I had to yell at my boys again.
Lots of yelling and screaming and crying... all from me, we got ready for church.
Snap, again.
My shirt was in the washer and was never moved to the dryer.
FINE!!!! We will be late again.
Which worked out. I still had to write Caleb's talk.
We all headed out to the car all looking dashing and adorable.
We made it to church 20 minutes early.
Enough time to fill out my tithing slips and yell some more at the boys for misbehaving at church. I had to threaten the boys that if they didn't stop, I would have the bishop talk to them.
Yes, it works every time.
I won't bore you with anymore details about church. I was in the nursery. Lots of toys, snacks, books, bubbles and crying (mostly from me). My assistant moved and so I was all alone. I thought I could handle it alone.... nope. (Nancy if you read this, I will need help next week. No matter what I say.)
Wrangling the boys, turn in my tithing, and get home.
Wild boys, thanks to the Jelly beans from the bishop, we did chores and had lunch.
Since they were so wild, they have been grounded from the TV today.
No TV!!!!!
It is amazing.
Emma is napping.
Boys are reading or playing Candyland. (mostly fighting and throwing things)
I am blogging.
Jeff is driving home. (yay)
The point of my question still lingers....
Did you ever wonder why your day turns out the way it does?
I do, often, but then something happens and I don't have time to ponder.
Like right at this moment I have to referee a mean game of Candyland.
So I have no answer.
If I ever find the time to wonder about it, I will let you know.

Boy names and girl names....

Okay, before you get all excit-er-ated... I am way to early to know what we are having.
Almost everyone who knows me knows, I want a girl...REALLY BAD!
Knowing my history with boys.... I want to be prepared.
I need these next 8 weeks before I find out to get ready for this.
Because...don't get me wrong I love my boys. Boys are fun.
But I think Emma needs a sister. Everyone in life needs a sister. I got lucky had had 3 of the best sisters ever made. Then got lucky had got 2 of the best sister-in-laws ever too.

I have a had a few girl names for a while.
Right after I had Emma it was certain I was gonna use Sarah.
I have a sister named Sarah, but it changed to Elizabeth...Lizzy for short.
Since I have been pregnant.... it just didn't seem right.
I picked a new name, but I am not sure if I will post it yet.
It is scaring me.

Well, because, with all of my boys, Jeff and I could not agree on a girl name.
I am a freak of nature and I like to pick a boy and girl name as soon as possible.
Weird I know.
But we could not agree on a girl name. But the boys names were easily agreed on.
I would pick a name with a middle name, he would say..."I like it."
It was almost like we just knew.
And we have never regretted it. The names all fit who they are.
With Emma, is was easy....he knew I wanted it for a long time.
Maybe I said it so much he just got used to it.
It was perfect for her, but when I was pregnant with Emma, there was not one single boy name I liked to even ask Jeff his opinion.
Seriously, not one.
So I come to this blog post point....And ask.... Can you please help me with a boy name?
I would really like it to flow with the other kids.
Matthew, Nathan, Caleb, Samuel, and Emma.
Simple, but not to uncommon.
Yes, I went through a baby book. Nothing!
I must be prepared.
Because if the Lord wants to give me ANOTHER boy... then I will happily....sorry, the voices in my head are laughing again....happily take on that job.
I really want a girl...really...really...really bad.
My oh-so-wise Mom says, "well it is done already! It is 50/50...it is what it is."
But I still can want right?

Tasty Tuesday - Pampered Chef Tuxedo Brownies

There is a really great thing about having a sister pregnant with you.

We crave things.

My sister Carrie was craving these delicious chocolaty morsels and it didn't take long for me to crave them too.

I have adjusted this recipe for my own needs. It is suppose to be Tuxedo Brownie Cups.

You have to buy the Pampered chef mini muffin pans.

I have 2 sets, but am too lazy.

So unless I am making them for a party, I don't even bother.

I make regular brownies and go from there.

Pampered Chef Tuxedo Brownies (Katie's way)

1 package boxed Brownie mix

3 squares white chocolate for baking (chopped into pieces) or 1/2 cup white chocolate chips

2 tablespoons milk

1 8oz package of cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup powdered sugar

1 cup thawed, cool whip

2 pints small strawberries, sliced

Chocolate ice cream topping (if desired)

Mix and bake brownies according to directions for "cake like brownies"on box.

Set aside and let cool.

Melt white chocolate peices or chips with milk for 30 seconds in your microwave. Stirring every ten seconds until smooth. Repeat if nessary.

In another bowl, mix cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add melted white chocolate until smooth.

Gently fold in cool whip. Place in fridge 30 minutes.

Once brownies are completely cooled, spread white chocolate cream topping over brownies.

Spread sliced brownies over the white chocolate creamed topping.

Cut and serve. Drizzle chocolate ice cream topping over brownies if desired.

I will not worry if you will like this recipe.

It really is very , very, very good.

If you would like to make the cups. the name of the recipe book is called. "The Pampered Chef: Celebrate"

Also, any left over white chocolate cream topping is also great as just a fruit dip.

The best weekend all year

I didn't blog all weekend because we had company.

I did have the best weekend all year. (so far)
My little sister Carrie and her family came up for a visit.
We had so much fun.
Friday we made dinner, yummy cheesy potatoes and ham.
We played cards and the kids played the Wii they brought up with them.
Saturday, a nice big breakfast and off to the snow.
We went sledding on Willard Hill.
That was fun.
My sister brought up their little puppy we picked out for them here. Twilight was so cute. She loved the snow and chased the sledders down the hill.
We knew the kids would be exhausted at the end of the day, and they slept until 9am. they never do that.
We skipped church and went up to the Willard Hill again.
Luckily the only injury was Mia hitting a tree and getting a bump on her head. She was fine 10 minutes later and back on the hill.
I totally love that Carrie and I are pregnant together.
I totally love we were having the same cravings.
I totally love we get along so well.
I totally love Jeff and Brent get along so well, too.
The kids played well together, not surprised at all.
Even the dogs played well together.
We all wished the weekend would not end and hoped they could stay longer.
We are already making plans to do it again.
Maybe go fishing and hit the lake.

My favorite picture of the weekend.

Do you know how hard it is to get all these people to hold still?

We tried several times. this was the best.

Happy Birthday Aimee!!!!

My sister Aimee's is birthday today.
She is one of my favorite people.
Top ten...definitely!
She amazes me every time I talk to her.
She just is awesome.
If you know her, you know what I mean, if you don't, I feel sad for you.
Everyone needs a gal like Aimee in their life.
She is one of my best-est friends.
I am so glad we decided to be sister all that five-ever ago.
Happy Birthday Aimee!
I will post a picture of the best gal girl could ever know..... when I find it.

Grocery Shopping

Okay, My favorite day of the month is the day we get our groceries.

Today and every 1st Thursday of the month we have to go get food for our family.

We can not shop here in the town.

We have a Safeway, a WalMart, and Grocery Outlet (to me it is like a "thrift store" grocery store, too long of a story to explain), we also have a IGA grocery store that has probably been her since the town was established. They are way expensive and over priced.

I mean you probably can save money here. I am just not patient enough to figure it out.

So we clean out the van, we load up the coolers and head an hour and a half away to Reno.

They have everything you need.

If we need to hit Target, or Church book store, or scout store, any shopping that does not require getting food, we hit first.

But today Sam's club was first. (because it is the furthest from where we came in.)

Here is my Sam's club list:

1 chicken nuggets
Chicken patties
Waffles -
1 Vanilla wafers -
1 Cheez-its
Fishy Crackers -
1 Club crackers -

1 Chex Mix
1 Fruit snacks -
1 Pizza -
3 cases of Water -
4 big boxes Cereal -
2 Hamburger -
1 Ham (every other month)
1 Hot dogs -
3 Eggs - flat -

10 gallons Milk
2 Bacon -
1 Granola Bars
1 Fiber one bars
1 Oatmeal
Oreos -
Cup a noodle soup
Laundry soap -
2 Shredded cheese -
Paper cups -
Ziplock bags
Scrapbook tape

And sometimes it varies. Every other month I need paper plates, and cleaning wipes. And a few things I can't remember.

This month's budget for Sam's was $350. We went over by $18. And only because we bought Emma a dress.

Then we get gas at Sam's. Because today it was $2.07 a gallon. (here where we live, the cheapest is $2.20).
Next is lunch. Today we ate at Sam's: a drink and 2 slices of pizza is about $3 each. Emma had a hot dog. Well half of a hot dog, they were huge.

And then to Winco.

Here is my Winco list:

2 Potatoes -
4 Pretzels - (bag of pretzel sticks)
4 Frozen Chicken
2 Gram crackers

6 Green beans -
6 canned corn
1 mayo
4 Tomato sauce -

4 Tomato paste -
2 Canned tomatoes
1 black beans
1 Chick peas
Taco sauce packet
2 Italian season packet

6 Pears
6 peaches
2 Apples sauce
6 Spaghetti O’s
6 Beef stock
6 Chicken broth
Cream of celery
6 Cream of Chicken
6 Cream of Mushroom
4 Spaghetti sauce
2 Cork screw
Large Egg noodles
Spaghetti noodles
2 Brownie mix
2 White cake mix
1 Sugar
1 Flour
1 Powdered sugar
Chocolate chips
2 Oil
Onion salt
Salt
Real Vanilla
Quick oats
3 fruit snacks Emma
2 Beef sausage
4 Cream cheese
Slice cheese
Breakfast sausage
2 Tub of butter
6 Margarine
2 Sour cream
6 butter
Tator tots
French Fries
3 Frozen Corn
10 Juice
2 Tortillas
Total budget today was - 200.00. But we went over by $18. I know...not bad.

Okay, so there was of course a few things that I didn't get on my list and a few things that were not on my list that I bought. Does that happen to you?

All this food, added to what we already have in our pantry and a small budget for fresh veggies and fruit, (which is not worth traveling and hour and a half to get in Reno, I just get it at Safeway here in town).

This all has to last a month. What we don't use and what I always buy is added to our food storage. I mean, our pantry is our food storage. (I could go on and on about that)

Our budget has been shortened by a pay reduction thanks to the stupid Governor of California.

It is working out okay.

Then we hit Wendy's for a treat. A frosty.

We have been doing this for 3 years now and it is a tradition to go to Wendy's.

I even put it in the budget.

My favorite part is when I get all the food put away and I can look in my cupboards and see all the food. It is nice not to feel like Old Mother Hubbard. It is also nice not having to go to the store once a week to replenish. I also do a dinner menu for the month. It helps me make my grocery list.

These are pictures of my pantry or pantries. They are not together because of lack of a good space.

This above is our snack pantry.

You have to ask to eat the food in here and some of it is for school lunches.

This above is our main pantry.

This is where most of the food goes.

This above is the water Jeff has to take to work. He can't drink the water where he works. (he refills them sometimes) and we recycle the rest.

This above is our 2nd refrigerator.

We store our milk, bread, cheese, eggs and lunch meat.

Above we have a ton of Deer meat someone gave us. Gag me.

This is the stuff I forgot I had already and bought more anyway.

Food storage!!!!

Above is more extras.
This above is our beloved freezer.
Juice frozen veggies, chicken, meat, (more deer meat, gag!) and waffles and stuff.

Jeff said today as he looked at all our new food, "It feel like a grocery store." and I agree. But just with the stuff we buy.

If you have any questions or if you think I am insane.

Leave a comment. I would love to read them.

Tasty Tuesday - Baked Beans

I made this the other night for our Boy Scout Blue and Gold dinner.
I thought it was very good.
And my boys and Jeff were both thrilled there was some left over for us to take home.
My sister Aimee's is TONS better, but this is pretty close.

Katie's Baked Beans (perfect for the crock pot)

3 large cans of Van De Kamps pork and beans
1/4 cup mustard (your favorite kind)
1/4 cup BBQ sauce (your favorite kind)
1 lb of bacon
1/4 onion, diced
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic salt

Cut bacon into small bite size pieces. Cook until just crispy. Drain and set aside.
Open 2 cans of beans and drain juice. (Remove pork chunks). Add to crock pot. Open 3rd can and with juice add to pot.
Add mustard, BBQ sauce, diced onion, pepper, salt, garlic salt, and drained bacon. Mix well.
Cook in crock pot for 4 hours. Stirring occasionally.
Serve with hot dogs, hamburgers, or even BBQ chicken and steak...well I guess anything on the grill.

So yummy!

Quick Post

I posted a ton on my family blog yesterday.
I forgot to do my Tasty Tuesday yesterday.
I will post it tonight.

Oh and I got to see the baby today.
So it is real.
A heart beat and lots of movement. A little moving blob, really.
Another ultrasound is set in a few weeks.
Still unsure when I am due.
Exciting and scary all at the same time.

Be careful what you wish for...

'Cause you just might get it.
I got my snow.

I got my fluffy, cold white snow.

It was raining so much, I never thought it would actaully snow.

And when it did, I thought it would be just an inch and then it would melt.

Not melting.

Emma was so cute. she had to look out the window and "Oh Wow" over and over again.

She has yet to play in it. Maybe later today.

If you were one of the few who thought fluffy, cold white snow.... I thank you.

I love it.

It makes having to live so far from my family not so terrible.

Rain, Rain

Rain, rain, go away.
Please come again another day.
I need my boys to go out and play.

Instead come back as cold, white fluffy snow.
That would be better you know.

Okay, I have never been good at poems.
I really like the gloominess of the rain.
It makes me want to slow down and stay inside.
Get all cozy with a blanket and a good movie.
I would really, really, really like snow. (big surprise I know).
We haven't been sledding this season.
It would be nice if the boys had something to look forward to than all this muddy, wet, puddle mess.
So I ask everyone to think white, fluffy, cold snow.
Just one more time.

My husband left me

Yes, he left me, but just for a few days.
In his job, he is sometimes called and asked if he wants to take a 3 day hospital coverage in Reno.
When he leaves it is very hard on me.
He left me with 4 very bad boys and one cranky little girl.
He left me with a sink full of dishes that make me want to throw up every time I get close.
He left me to pay the bills and sleep alone. (that part is not so bad. I get the new big bed to myself.)
He left me to worry about homework and a science project.
He left me to go to my doctors appointment alone.
I am not all that upset. I mean I get to do other things while he is gone.
He left me to fix what ever I want for dinner and it doesn't have to be fancy. (eggs and toast or macaroni and cheese)
He left me to fold the laundry when ever I want.
He left me to play at my scrapbook table and not sit with him and watch TV. (I really do like that.)
He left me to sit at the computer and play on Facebook and blog as long as I want. (well until Emma screams)

There is a ton more pros and cons to this out of town thing.
But my favorite...is the overtime check he will get.