Busy, busy, busy

This is just a quick post because I've been busy as can be. We'll just say that I've all ready put in a full week's worth in just two days.

I'm also refusing to post Easter pictures because everyone and there dog has done that and I know no one wants to see one more picture of someone finding Easter eggs. It totally doesn't bug me that everyone posted about Easter I just find it funny because I think more people posted on Easter than they did Christmas. Oh and the dinner was really good.

Just a quick story about cute Logan. So two Sundays ago I was cooking Thai food (I was trying to do a whole theme with dinner to go along with Amazing Race but nope it wasn't on that week (yes I know I'm weird to have a theme night)), so I'm cooking away and the phone rings. Of course, there is no phone upstairs because we left it downstairs. So I tell Logan to go downstairs and get me the phone so I can call back. I had to keep repeating the request because I knew he'd find something else and get distracted but I stayed upstairs cooking away and he brought me the phone. Such a good kid.

Where I've Been?

Well I'd like to say I was somewhere exciting but nope I was home. I could say I was busy with work but nope that wasn't the reason either. Yeah so I had some pictures and blog posts planned this week but what was I doing instead. Yeah I was reading a stupid romance novel that was just terrible. It totally sucked me in though.

I've realized I have a problems with romance novels though, it doesn't matter if they are just awful and you know how they are going to end I can't do anything else but spend every spare second reading them.

Well this one was terrible and a book burning has been discussed because it really was stupid. It was by an LDS author and we'll just say it made Jack Weyland books look brilliant. Let's just say that it involved a couple and the girl was dying of cancer and wasn't LDS and the author threw in an orphan. Yes it ended exactly how you would think but the worst writing ever. I'll try better next week.

I'm cooking Easter dinner this Sunday so everyone remember me in your prayers because we all know how I never cook. Here's the menu.

Kirsten's Inside-Out German Chocolate Cake (It's to die for and I'm hoping to decorate it like the cake on the right).

Peppercorn-Crusted Ham

Rosemary New Potatoes

Garlic-Roasted Asparagus

I'm also very excited for Logan's Easter present, it might be more of gift for myself.

Miles' Blessing

Sunday was cute Miles' blessing and he was totally blessed because we got tons of lovely snow. I'm just sad it's all ready gone. We had tons of yummy food (Kirsten I really do want that chocolate coconut recipe). I love this photo of the siblings looking all starved. Oh and Nikki's house has tons of huge windows so tons of back lighting which made it difficult to shoot with all that beautiful snow out there. Auntie Dar even came down from Kamas. Also Nate and Ashley graced us with their presence.

Logan and Jack had their own table to eat at.

Here's the cute family of 3 (they'll say 5).

Then a shot of The Tad and his cute brothers. Please notice the photos hanging to the right of them, Nikki let me boss her around and tell her where to hang stuff.

Sporks and Babies

So I can't load the pictures on here like I want to because something is wrong with my flash drive. So you'll have to wait for Miles' blessing photos.

So tonight we went to KFC for their $2.99 deal. I know you are grossed out but continue on. So when did KFC get rid of their sporks and why? Too many spork related injuries? I seriously want to know why.

Also one of my young women is in the Teen Living class in jr. high and tomorrow she is getting her baby that they have to carry around with them everywhere. So get this they have to use these certain dolls because they are more reliable and the only way to feed these dolls is to breastfeed them. I found this completely hilarious. I can't even imagine having to do that in jr. high. I guess there is something they hook to their t-shirts to feed the babies. Even the boys in the class have to breastfeed. I still can't stop laughing about it.

Something else that has me questioning the world. Did anyone else while watching NBC last night and they revealed that ER is a 3 hour series finale yell, "3 hours!?!" Are you kidding me this show should have died 4 years ago but they are going to drag out the final episode for 3 hours.

Also since most people will be reading this on April 1st I'm so excited about all the snow and that's totally not a joke.

Bag Party

I still need to draw names for the bag winner. I'll get to that tonight.

So I was thinking maybe instead of a crop this Saturday how about a bag party?
It would still be at my house at 7:30 but instead of scrapbooking I'd tell you what items you need to make the bags and I'd show you how to make them. Let me know.

Materials to make the bags
10 yards of duck tape (Walmart is the cheapest or Michael's if you have a coupon)
20" x 16" piece of heavy fabric (this fabric is on sale at Jo-Ann's for 30% off)
stapler
fabric scissors

Also it's really easy to make 2 bags because you can get 2 bags out of 1/2 yard of fabric and one roll of duck tape makes two bags.

Bags

Okay so these photos don't do these bags justice at all but they are seriously so cute and super easy to make. They are just fabric, duck tape and staples.

Well since I've been making these bags like a mad woman, I want to give one away. Just leave a comment and I'll draw a random winner. I'll let you pick which fabric you want. Any of them but the black (only because I gave away that one).

In case you are thinking I'm creative I'm totally not. I got the idea from this book, Simply Sublime Bags. I can't wait to make some of the other bags. They are so cute.

Better Friend

A couple weeks ago I was able to meet up with my 'better friend' to go to lunch. Sarah and I were such good friends in high school and now I see her maybe once every other year. We can't blame distance because we probably used to live a mile away from each other. Well I hope that all changes this year.

She also brought Miss Brooklyn. She was little Miss Chatty and was so funny. She wouldn't go to the neighbors because she didn't believe her mom when she told her she had friends. Hee! It was a fun lunch and I'm hoping to see Sarah again soon and not wait till 2011.