A New Appreciation

I have a new appreciation of my mom and moms with more than one child! I recently watched my brother's kids for 3 1/2 days while him and his wife are with my parents and my sister and her husband in Mexico for 9 days on a tour. I will have them again on Sunday night until Tuesday morning. There are 2 boys, 3 and almost 2 and a girl 5. My little guy is 2. So I had 4 little kids home ALL. DAY. LONG with me. They are good kids and they played so good together. Bo loved having them to play with. He usually only gets to play with me most of the time. I know that if I had 4 little kids like this it probably would have been easier as they usually come one at a time and you grow with your kids. But all at once is an eye opener for sure! I didn't go anywhere for the 3 days until my stepdaughter Brooke got home from school. Then I would hurry and run to the post office and home again. I did not want to load up 4 kids in the cold and leave for 5 minutes and then come home. 
Their other Grandma came to watch them for a few days and when she picked them up Bo cried and cried. He misses his cousins he asks me when are they coming back.
This has been a great experience for us both and I am thankful for it!!

Just out of the tub. Bo on the Right cousin on the left

Lunch time at the Zoo!

They really did play so well together. It was so cute to watch and hear them play.

                                                          

Five Question Friday

Rules for 5QF: Copy and paste the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then watch for the linky to appear Friday morning! And make sure you have fun!


Questions for Friday, February 11th: (Special thanks to Sandy, Rachel, Pam, Rene, and Colleen for their question suggestions! If you would like to be linked in a future 5QF, c'mon over to my community and offer up your best question suggestions! Feel free to shout 'em out on Twitter, too, if you'd like! Hashtag, #5QF, and @5crookedhalos me! [i.e What's your favorite color? #5QF @5crookedhalos])


1. Would you rather be on ABC's Extreme Home MakeOver or TLC's What not to Wear?
2. Do you have any tattoos?
3. Do you tell your kids about things you did growing up?
4. If the traffic signal turns yellow, do you stop or speed up?
5. What's your preference: chocolate or chips?
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1- I am not really all that into fashion. I know that I probably need some help in that area but I like my cloths. I am not totally out of it I just like to be comfortable. So with that said I will most definately have to say ABC's Extreme Home Makeover! I would love a new house!

2-HECK NO!!! I HATE, HATE, HATE Needles! THere is no way I would sit there and willingly let someone do that to me.

3-Well my little boy is only 2 now but yes I do tell him about somethings that he would understand. I will tell him about more things when he gets older. I loved my life growing up and I want him to know about it!

4-I used to speed up all the time. Now that I am a mom and drive mostly with my little man it depends on how far away I am and how fast I am going. But I usaully stop.

5-Hmmm I love salty plain potato chips!! But I also like chocolate too. But in the store if I buy me a treat it is chips. So chips win.

Wordless Wednesday

This is my first Wordless Wednesday

We were at a state drill team competition ALL.DAY.LONG! Bo was so good the whole time we were there.

New crafts are finished

Here are my new Valentine's Day crafts finished. They were so fun to do and I think they turned out great!

 I love this post. It is so fun to hang different signs on for the different seasons. And yes those are Christmas lights but it is fun for Valentine's Day too!

Meet Me Monday!

Meet Me Monday Blog Hop





Questions:

1.  Did you watch the Superbowl?
2.  What is the last book that you read?
3.  What is your favorite kind of cake?
4.  Do you snore?
5.  Do you play an instrument?
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1- Heck YES I watched the Superbowl! I love to watch the Superbowl for the actual game. The commercials are a bonus for me. I was not really enthused about the teams in the Superbowl this year all my teams lost in the playoffs. I was cheering for Green Bay and I was VERY VERY VERY happy they won!! I didn't really think the commerials were as funny as they have been in the past though.

2- Umm the last book I read was Bambi gets lost. LOL. I have a 2 year old and I don't have much time for reading novels right now. But I do love to read books.

3-My favorite cake is Cheese Cake! Is that really cake?? I love all kinds of cheese cake. My favorites are plain and apple struddle. My least favorite is chocolate cheese cake. Which is weird because I really like chocolate!

4-Let's see. I woud say NO of course I don't snore. But I had to have my adenoids out when I was little because I woke the dead when I slept! LOL. I don't snore much now but when I sleep on my back or if I have a stuffy nose I will snore a little!

5-I took piano lessons for 8 years when I was younger. I can play a little bit now. I wish I could still. Taking lessons again is on my list of things to do.

This was my first Meet Me Monday post and it was really fun!! Thanks Java!

They found it

The birds finally found our bird feeder we made! We made it and put it outside on Saturday. We waited and watched and for the first few days but no birds. Then it snowed on the feeder and I was afraid it would ruin it. I went out and brushed the snow from it and watched some more. Then this morning I noticed some movement out the window,  I looked and YEA! There were 3 little birdies fighting over the food. I told Bo and he came running over and we watched them for a while. He was so excited and he cried when they flew away. But they keep coming back every few minutes.

The date is wrong again on my camera.

If you look close you can see all 3 birds. 1 is flying between the railings and the 3rd on is on the post to the far right.

This is so fun to watch for the birds to come and then watch them eat the food!

Menu February 1 to February 14

Here is my new menu. I asked Brooke to help find some recipes for our menu she picked some yummy recipes.


Tuesday, Feb. 1
Ham and Poato Scallop


Wednesday, Feb. 2
Fettuccine with 2 cheeses(Brooke picked this one)


Thursday, Feb. 3
Pizza Meatloaf (Brooke picked this one)


Friday, Feb.4
Orange chicken rice bowl--I can't wait to try this one


Saturday, Feb. 5
Brooke's State Drill Team


Sunday, Feb. 6
SUPERBOWL
Eggrolls again, Tracy loves them! He has some ideas to make them better. I will let ya know.


Monday, Feb. 7
Southwestern chicken & pepper wraps


2 T vegetable oil
1 lb skinless boneless chicken breasts cut into strips
1 medium red pepper cut into strips
1 medium green pepper cut into strips
1 small onion(I don't ever use onions)
1 can golden mushroom soup
1 cup water
1 cup black beans rinsed and drained, optional
1 cup uncooked instant rice
8 flour tortillas 8 inch


In medium skillet over medium- high heat, heat half the oul. Add chicken and cook 10 minutes or until no longer pink and juices evaporate stirring often


Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining oil, peppers, onion and cook until tender-crisp, stirring often. Add soup, water and beans. Heat to a boil. Stir in rice. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes.


Spoon 3/4 cup chicken mixture down center of each tortilla and fold.


Monday, Feb. 8
Harris Family chili


Tuesday, Feb. 9
Leftovers


Wednesday, Feb. 10
Navajo Tacos


Thursday, Feb. 11
Chicken and Salsa Pizza


Friday, Feb. 12
Lasgana(Brooke picked this one)


Saturday, Feb. 13
Leftovers


Sunday, Feb. 14
Corkscrew casserole this is one of my favorite casseroles!


1 package corkscrew noodles
1/2 c onions
1/3 c green peppers
1 T butter
1 can Spam diced
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c ketchup
1/3 c cheese I use more


Mix all together and bake at 400 for 30 minutes