Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Afternoon Craft
This afternoon at preschool, Tanner and I made Halloween crafts. This is what I made. I found the idea on my friend, Telisa's blog!
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Around the Kitchen
Love my good old crock pot. It has cooked many meals!
Love my steamer. Today I cooked sweet potatoes and added broccoli for the last 15 minutes. I love that I can leave it alone and let it do it's job while I help with homework. I do most of my meal preparation in the afternoon before the kids get home. It is great to clean sweet potatoes or potatoes and have them in the steamer so that I just have to turn it on about 1 hour before dinner.
On the side of the fridge we have or list of chores and our menu for the week.
Our current chore chart. We rotate the wheel every Monday night at Family Home Evening.
I am a big fan of Greek Yogurt. I like the plain yogurt. It has 22 grams of protein, only 9 sugars, and 0 fat! My family thinks it takes like sour cream, they don't care for it. I like to eat it mixed with fruit. I also use it in place of sour cream.
I also like hummus. My favorite flavor is the pine nut flavor.
Our pantry is clean and organized!
Love this walk in pantry. It curves around the corner so I can't get the whole thing in the picture. Our old house seriously lacked storage, so this is a dream!
I love that food storage buckets fit on the bottom.
Re-motivated
Last night I went to a wonderful Relief Society meeting about meal planning. I love meeting together with other women and hearing their ideas. Here is my plan for the week:
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
The Latest Project
I am decorating a cute room for a cute girl. Here is a sneak peak.
I made the pillow sham yesterday afternoon while Justin took some of the kids to Walmart.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Success or Failure?
Sunday, August 27, 2012
Today I sat in a wonderful Relief Society lesson. One of the talks we were studying was, "That the Lost May Be Found," by Elder M. Russell Ballard. The teacher highlight one of my favorite paragraphs from the talk,
"Put everything you do outside the home in subjection to and in support of what happens inside your home. Remember President Harold B. Lee's counsel that "the most important . . . work you will ever do will be within the walls of your own homes" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Harold B. Lee [2000], 134) and President David O. McKay's timeless "No other success can compensate for failure in the home" (quoted from J.E. McCulloch, Home: The Savior of Civilization [1924], 42; in Conference Report, Apr. 1935, 116).
I have heard, "No other success can compensate for failure in the home" dozens of times in my life. I have always brushed it aside thinking I am not a failure, so it doesn't apply to me. Today I really thought about the phrase and how many days that I have felt like a failure. The days when dinner isn't ready, the laundry is piled high, homework papers are scatter across the kitchen counter, the baby is screaming, and I handle the chaos by yelling. It is days like that I feel like a failure in my home.
I wondered, "What can I do to lessen the amount of days that I feel like a failure?" Sure, I realize that there will be many days that don't go as planned. I feel like often the crazy evenings of chaos come when I haven't properly manage my time and have over committed myself to wonderful causes outside of our home.
The answer to the problem is exactly what Elder Ballard said,
"Put everything you do outside the home in subjection to and in support of what happens inside your home. "
Today I sat in a wonderful Relief Society lesson. One of the talks we were studying was, "That the Lost May Be Found," by Elder M. Russell Ballard. The teacher highlight one of my favorite paragraphs from the talk,
"Put everything you do outside the home in subjection to and in support of what happens inside your home. Remember President Harold B. Lee's counsel that "the most important . . . work you will ever do will be within the walls of your own homes" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Harold B. Lee [2000], 134) and President David O. McKay's timeless "No other success can compensate for failure in the home" (quoted from J.E. McCulloch, Home: The Savior of Civilization [1924], 42; in Conference Report, Apr. 1935, 116).
I have heard, "No other success can compensate for failure in the home" dozens of times in my life. I have always brushed it aside thinking I am not a failure, so it doesn't apply to me. Today I really thought about the phrase and how many days that I have felt like a failure. The days when dinner isn't ready, the laundry is piled high, homework papers are scatter across the kitchen counter, the baby is screaming, and I handle the chaos by yelling. It is days like that I feel like a failure in my home.
I wondered, "What can I do to lessen the amount of days that I feel like a failure?" Sure, I realize that there will be many days that don't go as planned. I feel like often the crazy evenings of chaos come when I haven't properly manage my time and have over committed myself to wonderful causes outside of our home.
The answer to the problem is exactly what Elder Ballard said,
"Put everything you do outside the home in subjection to and in support of what happens inside your home. "
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Getting Ahead of Breakfast
At our house we prefer to eat something besides cereal for breakfast. That said, we have had cereal a lot lately as we have scurried out the door for school.
When it comes to cooking, eating healthy is a big priority for me. I make most things from scratch. The truth is I don't have time to make pancakes from scratch on a school mornings, nor do I have time to wait for muffins to bake.
When it comes to cooking, eating healthy is a big priority for me. I make most things from scratch. The truth is I don't have time to make pancakes from scratch on a school mornings, nor do I have time to wait for muffins to bake.
Today I made made up bags of our favorite pancake recipe so that I can quickly add wet ingredients and get pancakes made for breakfast.
I also made a big batch of "6 Week Bran Muffins." I put them in the freezer so that I can pull them out the night before we plan to eat them for breakfast.
I am also planning to boil eggs ahead of time and I always try to have fruit on hand to add to each breakfast.
6 Week Bran Muffins
(My sister-in-law, Shannon, shared this recipe with me, it has been a favorite for many years!)
2 cups flour (I use fresh ground white wheat flour)
1 cup oats
1 cup wheat germ
3 cups sugar (I used 1 1/2 cups)
1 Tbsp. baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cups chopped nuts
4 eggs
1 cup oil (I used 1/2 cup oil and 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce)
1 quart buttermilk
1 25 oz. box Raisin Bran
Mix wet and dry ingredients in separate bowls. Mix together. Bake 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Store batter in the fridge for up to 6 weeks. It makes about 3 dozen.
6 Week Bran Muffins
(My sister-in-law, Shannon, shared this recipe with me, it has been a favorite for many years!)
2 cups flour (I use fresh ground white wheat flour)
1 cup oats
1 cup wheat germ
3 cups sugar (I used 1 1/2 cups)
1 Tbsp. baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cups chopped nuts
4 eggs
1 cup oil (I used 1/2 cup oil and 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce)
1 quart buttermilk
1 25 oz. box Raisin Bran
Mix wet and dry ingredients in separate bowls. Mix together. Bake 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Store batter in the fridge for up to 6 weeks. It makes about 3 dozen.
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