I am craving........

......an apple pie caramel apple from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory!!!

Okay, I will be the first to admit that two years ago this would not have been on the top of my list.  I was never a fan of caramel apples, I didn't hate them but I definitely didn't love them!  Until, about two years ago one of my awesome visiting teachers (she has since moved:() brought one by my house.  It was this same kind and that is where my love affair began....  At first, I would make Nate get me one at least once a week but now I haven't had one for almost a year.   It's this time of year that reminds me of treats like these and ever since I saw one a couple of weeks ago I have been craaaaaving one!! So as I was searching the internet the other day and I came across a recipe that is supposed to compare to RMCF's version.   I will post the recipe when I make them and let you know if it passes the test!  Anyway, other things I crave at this time of year are:

*pumpkin bars

*pumpkin cookies

*pumpkin bread

*cream cheese frosting :)

*soup

*warm rolls

*chili

*etc....

As you can tell most of the things on my list are not the healthiest.   I have to restrain myself from indulging too much, otherwise that 1o more pounds I want to lose will end up being 20 pounds!! :)

KaRtEr'S MoViE ReViEw

I noticed that we haven't had one of Karter's movie reviews for quite a while.  He has been asking me if he could do it again.  As mentioned before, Friday night's are FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT's in our home.  We try to rent or watch movies that we haven't seen before.  Last night, Journey to the Center of the Earth was playing at the $2.00 theater, so we decided to go and see it.  Here is his review:

"It was one of the best movies I have ever seen!  My favorite part was when there were floating rocks and Shawn, the boy, was on one spinning.  There was a T-Rex in it too.  Shawn asked his uncle Trevor if he had ever seen a dinosaur before.  He said, "Not with skin on it."  It was funny.  I give this movie 5 stars!! Go and see it."

*We have seen some really good movies lately, so there will definitely be more reviews coming.

AnY IdEaS?

So I need some ideas of some Young Women's activities..... We are having our big planning meeting for the next year and we need to come up with some fun/spiritual/learning activities..... So if you have any ideas or you have done any fun activities or maybe even an activity you remember from when you were in YW's it would be appreciated...... You can either leave a comment telling me about it or you can email me!  Thanks

Whiskey. Tango. Hotel!!

What the Heck?

They say that bad things usually come in threes, but apparently not for us.... Try at least 6 or 7 in the last couple of months.....(knock on wood, right?)

I swear it is either just our bad luck or something just as crazy (like kids:))...

First off our one-year old dishwasher breaks (of course right after the warranty expires...) 

then, Peyton breaks our pocket door separating the kitchen from the pantry... (kids you gotta love them:))

then of course as you all know from an earlier post our old IMAC bit the dust (of course once again as soon as the warranty expires...)

then our air conditioner decides to shut down....(lovely especially in the heat of the desert afternoons)

then our sprinklers spring a leak (lovely)  

we have had a few others but why make the list even longer......

I mean "are you kidding me?"  Luckily Nate has been able to fix  a lot of these on his own (I am extremely grateful for that) for the others they have been fixed but not without being costly.  

Oh yeah there is that problem still with the pocket door (if only there was a way to fix it without ripping a hole in the drywall, patching it back up, texturing it and painting it so that it matches the rest of the kitchen, and not taking another weekend away from us.   Oh well, I guess we don't really need it until I figure out how to do just that, it will have to wait!)

Thanks for letting us vent!!  Let's just hope that this bad luck is  behind us.....  at least for this week anyway!

Soccer 10/11

Look at his determination!

Soccer Update 10/11

Soccer yesterday was in one word, COLD!!  We have been anticipating the cooler weather, but to go from way warm to ice cold overnight is a little too fast for us warm-blooded people.

Once again Peyton, Brekken, and Traevn's games were all at the same time.  So I went to Peyton's game and Nate coached the other game.

Peyton: What could I possibly add... Peyton's team rocked even in the cold weather.  Most of them came bundled and ready to play.  Peyton scored 2 goals and helped to take his team to yet another victory!!  He was so funny because in between plays he would do this funky little dance (I guess he was just trying to keep his muscles warm.)  Good job Peyton!!

Traevn & Brekken:  Even though I only caught the last quarter of their game, they both played awesome.  I was sad because I missed Traevn make a goal!!!  He was so proud of himself.  Brekken ran his little heart out and helped his team out a lot!!! They are both improving so much this year and we couldn't be more proud!  Good job Trae & Brek!!!

Karter:  Kart's game was postponed until 6:00 PM and by then it was really cold and windy.  The kids and I were all bundled up on our bench with as many blankets as we could fit around us!  Karter's team played the team his was on last year and even though he wanted to beat them the gamed ended up in a tie (which is just as good) so he was happy!!!  He is such a good player and team mate to the other players on his team!! Good job Kart!!!

We love you boys and enjoy watching you play each week, keep up the good playing!! 

*This week we get a little bit of a break since it is UEA weekend! Also, I was only able to get a couple pictures of Peyton because it was too cold to bring my hands out to take the pictures!! Hopefully next week I will get some more!

Tagged!

Shellie tagged me so here goes.........

8 TV Shows that I love to watch

1. The Office

2. The Biggest Loser

3. Fringe

4. The Shield

5. The Amazing Race

6. Desperate Housewives

7. Cold Case

8. Family Guy

8 Favorite Restaurants

1. Olive Garden

2. Red Robin

3. Texas Roadhouse

4. Pizza Factory

5. Brick Oven

6. Quiznos (does that count?)

7. Players

8. Tony Romas

8 Things That Happened Yesterday

1. Took Peyton to school

2. Ate lunch with "hot" hubby and only 2 kids

3. Worked

4. Pilates

5. Took work into office

6. Played with kids

7. Did homework with kids

8. Worked again

8 Things That I Am Looking Forward To

1. California next month

2. Halloween

3. Peyton's Birthday

4. Parties

5. Thanksgiving

6. Fall Break

7. Cooler Weather
8. Pumpkin Goodies

8 Things On My Wish List

1. Bigger house (yeah right:))

2. Lose last 10 pounds

3. Win the lottery (ha ha)

4. More kids

5. More dates with Nate

6. My family to be genuinely happy

7. Be financially independent

8. Kids educations paid for :)

8 People I Tag...

1. Michelle

2. Jamie

3. Tiffany

4. Sherrie

5. Angie

6. Nate

7. Kande

8. Anyone else who wants to play

Congratulations!

 

Congrats to Nate for passing Handgun Quals!!! We knew you would!!  Love you tons!!

Good job!!