You Don't See That Every Day

We went to a wedding this weekend. My niece (my sister's girl) was married on Saturday. I spent most of the ceremony in the cry-room with Miss Antsy-pants, aka baby K. She is a mover! And if she doesn't get to move when she wants to, she becomes a Screamer. So the cry room was the best place for us to hang out at the time.  My extended family; we're down in front The wedding was beautiful; no tears from what I could see back in the cry room - but I wasn't able to see the parents of the bride or groom; We got my family together afterward for the pictures. All but 2 of the 10 siblings were able to make it. With the weather the way it was last week, we weren't sure who was going to be at the wedding. The reception was a lot of fun and noise once we got it going. Good cake, people to talk to, plenty of food, and dancing. I think dancing was my girls' favorite part. They had all the married couples out on the dance floor. My parents ended up being the longest...

We are currently in the talks about buying a van. We're looking at our tax return and savings and thinking we might be able to swing it this spring. But before we get that far, we need to figure out just what we need in a vehicle. I would love to have the suburban, but practically we need to stick with a van. Ok, so the stow-and-go is really attractive to me. And I am siding with a bench seat in the middle. Mr G is leaning towards separate 'captain' seats in the middle. What do YOU think? Vote in my poll on the sidebar, and please feel free to leave a comment as to why you think so.

Please, no pictures. Oh well if you insist. Another? Okay, I'll smile.  But just one more. ** we're getting ready for a wedding tomorrow. Miss M really wanted to try on her new dress and her sister enjoyed practicing her camera skills.**

It snowed in northern Oregon today!! And although schools were not on their regular schedule, my son had his work done by 10:30 am! He was very motivated. I told him he could play in the snow first, but he wanted his work out of the way. The girls on the other hand, went out right after breakfast! (They are doing schoolwork this afternoon.) The little dog ran around crazily when the snow was falling. What is it about the white stuff that makes the world seem nicer, more peaceful, relaxed? Is it because my previously scheduled schedule is shot to pieces? Well, we still had a ballet class that the girl attended, and i was still able to return some clothes that were the wrong size. But watching the snow gently fall, well that made my day!

Q: What do you call a sticky black bird? (scroll down for answer) A: Velcrow! bwahahahahahahahahahaha

This morning I looked at my children and realized we had a lot going on right then. There was school work being scratched out on the papers at the dining table. The baby was pulling everything she could grab out of the cupboard. I was  checking every few minutes to see what Baby was chewing on; and then I added the next ingredients to the bowl for making graham crackers again. So I grabbed my camera. Of course. Just one more thing. No I am not A.D.D. At least I don't think so. And I snapped pictures of the LIFE happening in our house. And another light bulb went off in my head. I tell ya, I'm full of ideas for projects! If anyone is bored I've got a bunch of ideas for you to try! I decided to start up another blog. Yep, you're the first to know. My other blog - titled At 10:38 am -is accessible by just clicking here or on the title I just mentioned. I'll still be posting here; but now you have another site to waste time on have fun viewing. There is no hidden...

Last night was a basketball night, meaning supper had to be in a crock pot. Otherwise we are eating late and then getting the kids to bed late. And with church the next morning I try and find the quickest way to get supper on the table. So I saw a recipe on Tasty Kitchen website about pulled pork made in the slow cooker. I had never, ever, ever had pulled pork sandwiches until about a month ago when the church kitchen made them for a dinner night (another story another day.) Well, when I saw the recipe my mouth started to water. Drool formed on the sides of my mouth. So I went grocery shopping intending to buy pork since my husband does. Not. Like. Pork. At. All. Wait, what? Yes, he had the same pulled pork sandwiches, and actually liked them. I think. At least that's what I thought he said. Good enough for me. So I thought, finally we can have pork! But the price of pork that I needed vs price of a roast? Fuhgeddaboutit. I bought the roast; placed it in the crock pot; poured a ...