Random Happenings at Our House

We have had a lack of activities to blog about at our house. With sick kids, cold weather, and trying to save money, it leaves us very few options to occupy our time. Because of that, unfortunately, we have resorted to watching the tube. My poor kids brains are going to be mush by the time they reach kindergarten. Here is my attempt at a blog post with nothing much to blog about. Enjoy the randomness!

• We had the Wilsons up for dinner and a movie on Sat. It is so nice to have them over. They have some older kids that will entertain our kids for hours. We ate, sent the kids downstairs to play, and just sat and did nothing for for at least 20 minutes. ;) We had one of our faves for dinner, what we like to call "Cafe Rio." We basically just make the famous dressing and make chicken tacos. Here is the recipe for the dressing if any of you want to try it. 1 Jalepeno, 3 tomatillos, 1 packet buttermilk ranch dressing, 1/2 cup mayo, 1/2 cup sourcream, 2 cloves crushed garlic, 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, & clintro to taste. Put it all in a blender/cuisine art, mix, and enjoy! I add a little corn starch to thicken it up too. Any questions give me a call/email.

• I finally purchased some Stephens Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows. I have been hearing of this new creation and its deliciousness for some time now. Hot chocolate is one of my favorite treats and my favorite hot chocolate is Stephens. Don't give me any of the weird flavors-just the milk chocolate. I fixed me a steaming mug and it did not disappoint. So. Good. (thanks to Kimmy for the pic)

• I talked Trent into going tanning with me so we wouldn't get toasted on our upcoming "outing." Trent was not very happy about it. To make a long story short, we have been a couple times and Trent has been in the bed for a total 16 mins and is SO burned. I tried to advise him to reduce his time and ask for a different bed with "older" bulbs, but to no avail. I call him Ross now. I guess Trent wasn't counting Mississippiously! Here is a little video of Ross's experience with the spray on tan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOLCwaHVtWs . Since I am computer illiterate I didn't know how to upload the video from YouTube.

• Oakley has not been taking naps lately. It makes me sad. Nap time is my favorite time of day. Now I have 3 kids not sleeping. Ouch. Friday night the kids stayed up late and, of course, didn't sleep in the next morning. Saturday afternoon passed without a nap and while as I was preparing dinner Aiden and Oakley fell asleep. It is so nice when kids fall asleep on their own and without a struggle with the parents! However, Andrew was getting pretty mad because Oakley kept falling on him. ;)
  

• I received a calling after 2 years of doing nothing in the church. I am in Young Women's, a Mia Maid Advisor. It has been fun....so far. Today I give my first lesson. I am not a teacher, I hate public speaking, and I am spiritually inept to be instructing someone else. We will see how it goes.

• And last, but not least, I did cut my hair. And no, that isn't a picture of Jennifer Anniston in my kitchen. It is me. Seriously though, I like the change, but am thinking it needs to be a little bit shorter. It is nice to have something different and I love how "healthy" my hair feels after a good trimming.

I hope you enjoyed the post, but I would like to have some future blogging material. If any moms (or dads) know of some fun things to entertain kids, that don't cost money, let me know. I am going crazy having the kids stuck inside all day and I am sure the kids are too!