Their own Style??

Now as you look upon this adorable smiling face... please note the short bang area... Yes it is true. Both of my girls decided they did not want bangs anymore, so what did they do? You guessed it, they cut them off. Chloe's hair not nearly as short as Alta's in the following picture. Where did they get the scissors???

A picture of Alta's no bang idea. She cut off as close to the scalp as possible. This was done using school scissors.

Did they get in trouble? YOU BET!! They both did, but this is not the first offence for Alta. Notice she is the one not smiling. As you look further down just above her chin, you will notice she also cut the side almost exactly as she did when she was 3 years old. That was when her Aunt Mimi fixed it. Where is Mimi when you need her?
Another picture of Chloe's now bangs. It is too late to go get these fixed tonight, they will get to sport these hairdo's for church tomorrow. What to do??

Blog Candy

Thanks to Susan I found this site that is giving away free blog candy. Go check it out!!
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Snap!!

I am officially non cool. My 8 year old has used this phrase.... OH SNAP!! Now I thought I was pretty up on trendy words, but this one caught me by surprise. I did not quite know what it meant. I asked her does that mean you need to hurry. She looked at me as if I was clueless... which I was. "No, Mom" I then said did you say that because you did not mean to do something...."No Mom". I guess it means.. oops I forgot and need to go do it, "sometimes" Alta said. I asked Max if he had heard it before. Sure honey. He tells me that Raven one of the Cheetah girls says this. He is way cooler than I.

This reminds me of my father. Now my father is a good man, but loves to mess with people...... when I was a teenager, I remember my dad snapping his fingers and saying Damn with a shake of the head, frequently. Usually to me or one of the kids when we were wanting to do something or want something, and he did not feel we should go or have it. Now the snap was not immediate, it was after we started whining and complaining that we were not going to get what we wanted. Now being the good little girl (non swearing teenager) I mimicked the snap, with out the Damn. My brother David and I would do this on any occasion that would allow it, to each other. This would constitute usually me wanting something from David, him not giving it to me, snapping his fingers at me, ending with me punching his arm and us laughing. So as one can see, this phrase... Snap really can have different meanings, Right?!

Now after that memory lane... I am going to go back to my little world where I get to be the parent and snap at my children. But still not be cool.

Father's Day recipes link

I have had a request that I give the recipes... they are all on the internet.
Here are the links... ENJOY THE FLAVORS
Couscous stuffed chicken with kalmata olives, sundried tomatoes and feta cheese.
Blueberry scones with lemon glaze
Apple dumplings

HAPPY TASTING

Happy Fathers Day

I love father's Day. It is a great opportunity to show extra love and service to the wonderful men in my life. My cute husband is an amazing man that has taught me more about love than I ever thought was imaginable. He knows how to love unconditionally. He is very attentive and enjoyable to be around. It is amazing how hard he has worked this past year improving his life, attitude and habits. He is a great strength and support to me. I am grateful he is the father of my children and they get to call him dad. He is in every sense of the word. Thank you, Max, I love you.

Today Max was awakened to a breakfast in bed, (of course after moving sleeping Chloe out of the way...) Blueberry scones with lemon glaze and a fruit smoothie. Of course there was bacon on the side. He loves bacon.

For dinner he asked that couscous be included..... so not only was it included but it was the show stopper. I made him couscous stuffed Chicken breasts with sun dried tomatoes, Kalamata olives and Feta Cheese. He loved it. I have to say it was rather yummy. Thanks to Food network recipes. These flavors together were very complimentary.

We then finished the day full of calories with an awesome, but very simple apple dumpling recipe. Its sauce is nothing but butter sugar, vanilla and mountain dew... yes you read correctly mountain dew. My hubby loves his mountain dew, so when I read this recipe from the pioneer woman's web site I knew Max would have to try it. It Rocked!!!

Now I cannot end this posting about Father's Day with out mentioning my other favorite man in my life.... my Dad. I have no recent pics of him but this is the last digital picture I have of him before he went to Cambodia for his mission. I sure have been missing my parents lately, but I do know they are serving the Lord and helping those humble people in Phenom Pen. My dad is a happy man who loves to tease tease tease. He is a devoted man not only to God, but to his family and service. He has taught me more about how to serve with out expecting anything in return. He has been a great example of hard work and perseverance, even when times are not ideal. It is because of him and the love and life he has shown me that has laid the foundation of who I am and my life. Thanks Dad!!! I love you.

Happy Birthday Mike

It was Mikes 35th birthday Saturday. Michelle and I went to Columbus to take Mike to Lunch. We had a nice time at Don Pablos. (Other than him being tired, cuz we woke him up to be there... he works 3rd shift. ) We sure enjoyed the PART..TAYYYY. (from Barn Yard movie) Mike is a hard worker that enjoys his solitude. He loves his many sisters that love to love him... too much. Hopefully he did not feel picked on or at but just celebrating his life and birth to our wonderful family. I did get him to smile at a few of my jokes... especially my bowling. Any of you who knows Mike would know he is a great bowler. I asked his high score it was 268. WOW. I asked him if he ever plays on a league. He doesn't due to the hours he works. I told him I probably average around 83 points.... I then asked him if he would be on my team. He just smiled and said in is insignificant way.... no. Here are some pics of the group. (please note the GQ pose of my cute hubby)

Happy Birthday Michael.

Fishing with Dad

Memorial Day in the eyes of Max is good for one thing and one thing only.... fishing, okay maybe two things appreciating our veterans. Our weekend consisted of both. Max got the opportunity to teach Alta how to fish. Her second cast was perfect. Max said it was in her genetics, from both sides... Max and my dad, both loving to fish. Unfortunately she did not catch anything but weeds, but she liked it and is looking forward to the next fishing trip.

Are you prepared??

In church today it was announced that in August there will be an extreme shortage of wheat and rice and pasta. That these items are going to cost a crazy amount of money. Due to the devastating storms in the Eastern Hemisphere and the high gas prices throughout, there will be a worldwide shortage of wheat, rice & pasta for at least 1 full year as of August. How is your food supply? Stock up now. The prophets have warned us to have a year supply of food so we can be self reliant during these times of struggle. It has been said that is will happen overnight and if you are not prepared you will not have enough. I have been working on a food supply but not nearly what it needs to be. I encourage all to have food storage now. When the need is there everyone will need it and the time to prepare is gone. The stores will be empty. Take care of your families.