what's on the menu?

I am trying to organize my recipes and menus so cooking won't be such a crazy time at our house. I am sturggling with meal ideas for breakfast. So What are you having for breakfast this week? and what are your kids eating? and your husband? At our house breakfast isn't the same meal for everyone. Cori leaves at 7, Jared at 8, the elementary kids at 8:30, then the 3 boys and I are home for the remainder of the day. any thoughts? I see all these blogs with dinner ideas but no breakfast or lunch for that matter. But I will focus on breakfast today.

I'm "IT" again

I've been tagged "IT" again. I thought this would be hard for me, but it ended up not as hard as I thought.
The idea of the game is this
1. I write 8 random facts
2. then tag 8 other bloggers to do the same
3. have fun

so here goes.

1. I absolutely hate the dentist. I would much rather go through all the labors, deliveries, c-sections and recoveries all over again, before having work done at the dentist. I hate that little pokey thing they use.

2. I really want to go to hair stylist college. I am so hair illiterate that I would love to go and learn, and I don't need to get a job after either. just so I could do cool things with the girls, and my hair.

3. I have an almost obsession with a clean and organized house. But you wouldn't know it by the way things look. and that is because I have 7 little people coming behind me making messes. and that is the way it is supposed to be.

4. I love to go to the batting cages or to hit softballs. I get such a rush hit the ball as hard as I can. which isn't much, because I am a wimp but I love it.

5. I love paper. printed, colored, stripes, polka dots, flowers. I love it.

6. I love to walk through model homes. I love the way they are perfect and decorated with pictures on the wall, beautful furniture and decorative things and that they are so clean!

7. I love fruit. Lots of different kinds. most days I would take a strawberry or mango over chocolate and diet dr. pepper.

8. I love to do the "Molly Mormon" things. Sewing, getting food storage, canning, cooking, family history, I would love to have a garden, and fruit trees, and I would love to freeze, or can the fruits of our labors. I am not all that good at any of it. but I love to do it just the same.

okay so I thought of a funny #9

(. I love to watch Richard Simmons workout videos. I only have one, but I think they are so great and fun. Jared thinks I am nuts for wanting to watch it, but I think they are great.

okay, so if you got this far, and have a blog. TAG YOU'RE IT

YEAH!!

I hit my first 10% weight loss goal. and a little more. 21.6 pounds. So now on to the next 10%. 10% is easy. I can do it. Just little baby steps, every day.
yeah for me, and my family, and friends. Thanks for the support.

Great brothers

It all began when the kids started riding their bikes to school. I would go out to the front and yell goodbye, I love you and Be safe. It is about a 10 minute ride to the school. Not bad, but there a good amount of cars that go on one of the roads. So anyway, Logan and Austin started running out with me to say goodbye. Recently, Austin started yelling "Be Safe" all on his own without me saying it first. Today, we all yelled (at different times) We love you, Be safe, have a great day. It is the cutest thing to hear these little boys expressing their love, and concern for their siblings.

and today Gage decided to join us.

Snow Canyon

We had a great and tiring day today. We took the kids out to Snow Canyon State park. We hiked 3 hikes and had a picnic. Fun family time. Its been too long since we did something like this. The kids were all troopers. Jared was He-Man. He had Gage on his back and Austin on his shoulders at one point. The rest of the time Austin was holding my hand. It was so cute that he wanted to walk with me and hold my hand.

Isn't he so cute. He is carrying one of those

water packs on his back.

doesn't she look so thrilled? She didn't

want to go in the first place. but we made her.

noise level

just today a friend and I were chatting about how her kids could be loud enough, while they play that she could hear them, while in her room, upstairs with the tv on. I said I don't mind the kids being loud, actually I prefer that to the fighting and screaming that goes on constantly. I think I may need to take that back. The noise level in the house is at a 10+ with happy and not so happy noises. I could go to the neighbors and hear most of what they are fighting and playing over. YIKES. I want to escape. Where can I go? The kids have been fighting, throwing shoes, hitting, biting, breaking things. Then they play good for a minute and are back to the crazy's. I am so looking forward to dad coming home and me leaving. Not soon enough.

night time shower

It is 10 pm, we are watching the movie Wild Hogs, and all the kids are in bed, asleep. Cori comes out, looks like she is only 1/4 of the way awake. She stops, looks at us. We pause the movie and Jared asks her if she caught the bear. (He likes to ask her funny things when she is sleep walking) She says, what are you talking about. He then tells her to go back to bed. She walks to the bathroom, its quiet for a bit, we start the movie. Then all of a sudden I hear the bathtub turn on, I pause, then look at Jared in disbelief. Cori has the shower on. So I walk over to the bathroom door and knock on it.

Cori says, "yes?",
I ask, "what are you doing?"
Cori says, turning on the water.
I ask why (in complete hysterics, but trying to keep it to quiet laughter)
She says, to take a shower
I am now on the ground laughing hysterically
Jared enters the conversation, and asks why are taking a shower right now.
Well, why not dad?
Its night time, why don't you get dressed and get back to bed.

We are both hysterical.
She comes out, we keep our laughing down and he continues to talk to her. She didn't realize it was 10 pm, she thought it was 6 am.
She remembers part of the night last night. I still think its a crack up.
I guess you had to be there, but aren't kids great!!

happy day

Thank You for the encouraging words. I have been fighting so much with bad and depressing feelings. I have been fighting them for over a week. Which I know isn't much time. But it has been awful for me. I am feeling so much better tonight. I took the neighbors dog on a run. It wasn't much, but I was successful. And it makes me happy. I have been very productive the last few days also. That helps in my self-esteem too. There is a floor in my room and no laundry on it. This is amazing. All in all I feel caught up in a lot of normal household jobs. The kids are in school. We are one day away from the weekend. And Jared has work. Life is good.

biggest loser

I felt like the biggest loser, (and that not being in a good sense either), when I went walking/running with my friends this morning. They wanted to up our walking to running 60 seconds, walking 90. It was so hard for me. I made it the first two sets. Then couldn't run anymore. They decided to walk with me, which was nice. Then we walked for awhile, then did two more sets of run, then walk. I pooped out half way through the second set. It probably didn't help that its that time of the month, and the 2nd and 3rd days are the hardest in that department. and today is day two. Needless to say, I felt like a complete loser that I couldn't keep up. I think I may take it a little slower and just do it on my own, and let them go ahead and do whatever routine they want. My body is just not ready to run after two weeks of walking 3 days a week. a body that is 13 years out of shape isn't going to be ready to run this soon. oh well, I will just keep working on it.