{Surprise}

We woke up to a new member of our family! Turns out our miniature pony, Cinnamae, was pregnant! We had NO idea. My kids are SO excited. They wanted to call everyone in town, to tell them the BIG news.

Honored

This week Tori was chosen out of everyone in her first grade class to read her letter to the Presidente Municipal (Mayor) in person. In the letter she asked the Presidente to equip the local park with swings and playground equipment if, in return, the school would put up signs to remind everyone to throw  away their trash. It would be a joint effort to beautify our park. She did all of this in SPANISH!

I need to vent...

I am so tired of cooking! I think I use my oven at least 3 times a day...NOT kidding! Anytime I crave anything  I usually have to make it...myself...from scratch! Our nearest "fast food" is over 20 minutes away, and that is if you consider Tortas (pork sandwiches) and burritos FAST FOOD. I need a little more variety than that! Other than that, our nearest McDonald's is 3 hours away and I NEED a fish fillet!
My kitchen is always over 100 degrees and my counters are always cluttered with my crock pot, juicer, blender and kitchen aid, all going 100 miles an hour. Yes, I might be SLIGHTLY exaggerating but you get my point, right?! I am SICK of COOKING! I would love an in-house-chef. Yes, that would solve all my problems.

I think the bottom line is that I am just one cranky, tired, pregnant lady who is craving something that she cannot get her hands on!

Favorite Food Blogs

Being pregnant I want to try different things. Things that I normally don't crave. These two blogs have introduced me to BRAND NEW ideas of cooking and eating. Our Best Bites and Coleens Recipes are fun to read and easy to follow. Everything that I have tried has been FANTASTIC from both blogs. Enjoy!

A trip to the Mountains

We LOVE having family come to visit. No visit is complete without a trip to the mountains. 4-wheeling.picnics.pictures.orchards.exploring.cattle.and...

atleast ONE break-down.

Pregnancy this week...

Week 5! 

I am to the point where I am gorging myself of all things before I have ABSOLUTELY no desire to eat anything. Might as well enjoy it while I can. Who knows...maybe I will never ever want to eat Banana Split Cake ever again, so I can completely justify eating the WHOLE pan by myself! :) I know morning sickness is just around the corner....so, forks up!

Spanking

A very controversial subject. Here are some thoughts:

As my mother-in-law says...The Good Lord gave our children bottoms, where there are no vital organs, (just fatty tissue), so we could teach them lessons they don't seem to comprehend by explanation (like running out into the parking lot, or biting another child until they bleed, etc.).

If they don't get it the first time, you have to send it from the bottom up...sometimes!

This bum is too cute to spank!