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Saturday, September 19, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Christmas Gifts
Alicia & I figured out who is giving to whom for Christmas. This year we just rotate down one to give to. Next year we will rotate down two, and so on. Hopefully with posting this here everyone will see it and we can also refer to it for next year.
Adults:
Jenn & Mike give to Mauri & Aaron
Mauri & Aaron give to Alicia & Dave
Alicia & Dave give to Breann & Jed
Breann & Jed give to Jory & Sarah
Jory & Sarah give to Jenn & Mike
Grandkids:
Brayle & Noah give to each other
Hunter & Kade give to each other
Sara & baby Emma give to each other
Zach & Jacob give to each other
All clear as mud?
Adults:
Jenn & Mike give to Mauri & Aaron
Mauri & Aaron give to Alicia & Dave
Alicia & Dave give to Breann & Jed
Breann & Jed give to Jory & Sarah
Jory & Sarah give to Jenn & Mike
Grandkids:
Brayle & Noah give to each other
Hunter & Kade give to each other
Sara & baby Emma give to each other
Zach & Jacob give to each other
All clear as mud?
Thursday, September 17, 2009
remember...?
- whoppers
- fritos and bean dip
- hauling rocks
- cookie crisp cereal
- no bears are out tonight
- cheesies
- summers spent playing cards
- onion dip
- cereal candy
- caramel candy
- smurfs
- ramen noodles with vegetables
- pork and bean stew
- annie-I-over...or was it andy-I-over
- red light, green light
- the yellow candy bucket
- 4-H tuna melt sandwiches
- buns up
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Fear
"Mom, what are you afraid of?" Noah asked me a few days ago.
"Um," long pause by me. I know he was looking for an answer like; sharks, spiders, ghosts, or something of the like.
"I don't think I am afraid of anything Noah," I said still having to think. The questions they ask usually don't stump me. I can usually explain any question they have for me. After all of my animal & zoology classes I know that most animals attack out of fear or defense, not maliciousness. I don't fear animals or know what to do when attacked - not that I have ever had to put those into practice.
Noah is afraid of bad dreams.
Kade if afraid of ghosts and has a night light next to his bed that he calls his "ghost light." Even when he is scared and has to come and sleep with us he brings it and has to plug it in.
"I guess I am afraid of one of you boys getting hurt." I had to answer after alot of thought. What a scary thought that is. It almost sucks the wind out of me to even think about it. Not a fall out of a tree hurt, or a broken bone, but something that I can't fix or kiss better - like cancer, assault of some kind, or other things of the sort.
What are you afraid of?
"Um," long pause by me. I know he was looking for an answer like; sharks, spiders, ghosts, or something of the like.
"I don't think I am afraid of anything Noah," I said still having to think. The questions they ask usually don't stump me. I can usually explain any question they have for me. After all of my animal & zoology classes I know that most animals attack out of fear or defense, not maliciousness. I don't fear animals or know what to do when attacked - not that I have ever had to put those into practice.
Noah is afraid of bad dreams.
Kade if afraid of ghosts and has a night light next to his bed that he calls his "ghost light." Even when he is scared and has to come and sleep with us he brings it and has to plug it in.
"I guess I am afraid of one of you boys getting hurt." I had to answer after alot of thought. What a scary thought that is. It almost sucks the wind out of me to even think about it. Not a fall out of a tree hurt, or a broken bone, but something that I can't fix or kiss better - like cancer, assault of some kind, or other things of the sort.
What are you afraid of?
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Miracle at Stevenson Home
I had a dentist appt yesterday. Mike had to come home so we could all drive together, he watch the boys & shop while I got my teeth cleaned. The dentist is a 30 min drive. We were gone for about two hours.
We came home to a smoke filled house. I was the last one in the door since:
Mike had to drive fast to get home in time use use the restroom,
Noah had to go next door to play,
Kade had to follow Noah,
Jacob was being difficult to get in the house &
I had to carry him in.
I had to figure out what the problem was. I had bottled peaches all morning before we left but all was still fine with those things - even with leaving the pot with hot water in it but the stove was off.
After touching every surface & playing hot/cold with appliances - I found the toaster oven was really warm. I use this for everything - toast, chicken nuggets, french fries, sometimes even cookies (not so advisable though). The odd thing was the towel with peach bottles was almost wrapped around the toaster oven but not burned.
I realized what happened was I often use the top of the toaster oven as extra counter space. I had put hamberger to thaw on a plate on top of it. Well, while gone the blood dripped into the toaster oven, shorted it out, caught fire (there were flames & fire damage inside), and put itself out - all while we were gone to Moses Lake. There was no other damage other than the little bit of smoke.
Mike is a volunteer firefighter. :) That would have been a fun one to explain. Luckily the Lord was looking out for us in so many ways!
We came home to a smoke filled house. I was the last one in the door since:
Mike had to drive fast to get home in time use use the restroom,
Noah had to go next door to play,
Kade had to follow Noah,
Jacob was being difficult to get in the house &
I had to carry him in.
I had to figure out what the problem was. I had bottled peaches all morning before we left but all was still fine with those things - even with leaving the pot with hot water in it but the stove was off.
After touching every surface & playing hot/cold with appliances - I found the toaster oven was really warm. I use this for everything - toast, chicken nuggets, french fries, sometimes even cookies (not so advisable though). The odd thing was the towel with peach bottles was almost wrapped around the toaster oven but not burned.
I realized what happened was I often use the top of the toaster oven as extra counter space. I had put hamberger to thaw on a plate on top of it. Well, while gone the blood dripped into the toaster oven, shorted it out, caught fire (there were flames & fire damage inside), and put itself out - all while we were gone to Moses Lake. There was no other damage other than the little bit of smoke.
Mike is a volunteer firefighter. :) That would have been a fun one to explain. Luckily the Lord was looking out for us in so many ways!
Picking Peaches part 2
These peaches were huge & ripe. We picked our fill. Noah fell out of the tree. We blew dandelions while waiting for the peach pick up.
We got there to start picking at 9 or so & left at over 100 degrees. I was melting & exhausted!
We arrived home & I took a nap. After a few days of boxes of peaches on the counter I had to begin to bottle! I had to cut them into 1/4 just to fit them trough the lid!
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