Sagey-isms

After the last 2 weeks we have had, I can only post something positive and funny. So, here goes.


Sage calls sneezes Bless Yous. She always has. Tonight she is sitting on my lap and says Mom, you better move or I will bless you. I wasnt even thinking and said okay, bless me.

She sneezed right in my face. I said WHAT did you do that for, and she says you told me to.


Ahhh the joys.

POP is a Glorious Sound

I mentioned earlier that I had plans to go Peach picking with my friends the Leavitts and the Kirkhams. We went and it was lots of fun! Mary was up in the tree, and Tiffani had Madi (mary's daughter) on her shoulders to reach peaches. We were all picking them.

I took a huge bucket home and so did Tiffani. Mary already had them coming out of her ears because she had already picked them. I knew I wanted to can them, but I didn't know how. So, I called Shirley, my mother-in-law. We went over last Saturday (so over a week ago) and we canned peaches and we made jam. It was so easy and so much fun! Shirley had mentioned that hearing the cans go "Pop" was music to your ears. I kinda laughed and thought that was funny. Then it was our turn. We cooked them and did all we were suppose to do. Then, we sat and waited for the famous POP. Then we heard one, then another and another. What a glorious sound!

After the peaches we made Peach Jam. I don't even like jam, but this tasted so wonderful! I know the kids will love it. It was such a fun day. I think I am going to get a few flats of strawberries and make those into jam also. YUM!!!! Who knew I could be so domestic?

P.S. We made more than is pictured!

Fire Station Fun!!

Early this morning Kyson came into my bed barely breathing. He would quit breathing for a bit and then take a big gasp of air. It was way scarey. Yesterday all he had was a cough. So I called DH at like 7 ish and told him to come take Kyson to the doctor. I have been extremely careful to keep Kyson in my room and away from all the babies and kids. He has the Gamecube in there (he was so mad I wouldnt bring the Wii up) and he has his Dad. Anyways, they went to the doctor and Kyson has croupe. He had to get steroids and needs more tomorrow, but the doc said he can return to school tomorrow. I'm not so sure about that. He still has moments where he cant breathe at all. Poor guy!

Went to take the kids to school and my van wouldn't go. Turns out the tire was 100% deflated with a huge nail in it. At least Farren was last to drive it. :)

Today Sage's preschool class went to tour the local firestation. Jesse and Sage wanted me to go with them, so I did. We had little Zane but missed Britton so much! Britton is such a joy! I wish you all could hear his laugh! Anyways, we went to the firestation and it was SO much fun!

Here is Sage holding the hoses and hats, they are very heavy!

They got to sit in the Captain's Seat

And they even got to spray the fire hose! It was SO much fun!!

Afterward we went to McDonald's for ice cream! It was such a fun day!!

YUM!!!!!

So last night I made Chicken Cordon Bleu using the recipe from The Lion House cookbook. Yum Yum!! The prep time took me a while, but I am generally pretty slow when it comes to working in the kitchen. Next time I don't think it will take me long at all. It is definitely a keeper.

4 whole chicken breasts, halved
8 thin slices cooked ham
slices Swiss cheese, cut into strips about 1 1/2 inches long and 1/2 inch thick
Salt
Pepper
Thyme
1/4 cup melted butter ( I needed 1/2)
1 cup cornflake crumbs

Skin and Bone Chicken. Place each half between sheets of plastic wrap, skinned side down, and pound with meat mallet to about 1/8th inch thickness (this part does matter though I didn't get most of mine that thin)

On each Ham Slice place a piece of cheese, sprinkle lightly with seasonings. Roll cheese and ham "jelly roll" style, then roll each chicken breast with ham and cheese inside. Tuck ends and seal well (I used toothpicks but you can tie with string) Dip each roll in the melted butter, then roll in cornflake crumbs turning to coat the chicken. Bake at 400 for about 40 minutes. Serve with Cordon Bleu Sauce.

Sauce recipe.

1 can crm. of chicken soup
1/2 cup sour cream
1/3 cup lemon juice (we measured exactly and it was too much lemon juice. Way too tart for us, I would recommend not so much lemon juice)

Blend ingredients and heat, serve over chicken.




It is way yummy! I was too tired to make rolls to go with it, so we served it with green beans and no bread. Enjoy! If you try it, let me know how you like it!

Busy Busy!

Today was a tad bit crazy. This is the one day a week that I do not have extra kids, so, it makes it very very busy. This morning I overslept (I stayed up too late emptying my DVR. oops) I was supposed to meet Tiffani at her house around 840 am so we can drive to a Council PTA meeting at the highschool. I am running late so I dropped my kids off across the street from school and had them use the crossing guard rather than me pulling into the loop because getting out of that loop can take years! I got Tiffani and cute Britton and we went to our meeting. Sage and Britton were SO good. I am way proud of both of them! After that I drove Tiffani to Xpedex because we are out of paper and she is starting work on Reflections and I have a newsletter to do next month.

I dropped Tiff and Britton off at the school and took Sage out to lunch. She wanted Chili's. That was jam packed. We get this teeny tiny 2 person booth. One on each side of the table, but Sage wanted to sit next to me. So, we both squoze into a seat designed for one. She told our server that we were having "Special Mommy Time" Well, apparently the waitress figured out how adorable Sage is because she brought us out a gigantic dessert for us to share on the house. Yum!

After we left there I told Sage it was time to run home and brush her teeth and go get Kyson and Aspen checked out from school because we have dentist appointments. Oh my heavens did that girl freak. She totally wigged out, crying she wasn't going. When we left our house I had to literally unwrap her fingers from the stair banister. I can't really blame her. With all the medical issues she has gone through, the thought of any doctor is enough to freak her out. I was REALLY concerned with how this would go. Last time Sage cried and cried and wouldn't let them X-Ray or clean her teeth. It took the doctor over 20 minutes of him playing with her and letting her play with all his tools (she got to spary the water ect) before she would open her mouth for him. So, obviously I was concerned about how it would go.

She was AMAZING. She went right in and did her X-Rays, climbed up and did the whole cleaning without any freaking, and let the dentist do his exam. I am SO proud of her!!

After that we raced back to school (by now its 3, school was out at 140) and try to make it back in time for the Room Mother Tea. Ya, I was too late, but that is okay because Kyson and Aspen's teacher had lots of parents there. Sadly, many teachers had no parents come or sign up to help in the rooms this year. Looks like I will be "room mom" for a few more classes. We stayed and helped clean up. Came home, did dinner and now its 730. I am beat.

Tomorrow we are canning peaches (hopefully they arent too ripe)

I need a new camera, and Aspen's turn.

Now I am sure that 95% of you who know me personally just rolled your eyes. Yes, I love my camera, but it is not practical for the everyday, candid shots. I cant take it in my purse, and by the time I have the body, lenses, filters, hoods, ect. I'm toting around a huge bag. Sure that is fine (and wonderful) for a trip to the zoo, and Christmas morning, but I want something small that I can take with me at all times for those fun shots, like when Sage falls in the mud :)

Also, with our possible upcoming Disney vacation, there is no way I can take my big set up, so I want something small enough to have on hand. If anyone has any recomendations, let me know. My only requirement is that it doesn't have a long delay.

Here are some of my favorite shots of Aspen.

So of course they never go where I want them, but two of those pictures have funny stories behind them. The one with the books on the bed? That was the night before the first day of Kindergarten. Aspen was sure that if she lined her room with books (they were lining the walls and window seat) that she would wake up smarter. That cracks me up.

The other one is where she is jumping with the pair of jammies. I had bought Sage some Carter's footed jammies because their room is so cold and Sage always kicks off her covers. Well, Aspen wanted some. That is ALL she wanted for Christmas. So, when she opened those last year, she was obviously very excited! The video is hilarious!!

Pudding Painting Princesses

So, this weekend was fun. Saturday we went and picked up some furniture that was in my Aunt Sally's home. Saturday night I played BUNCO and Sunday we took the kids to Lagoon. I think they are getting a bit sick of going so often (Farren and I are WAY past sick of it) because they only lasted about 1 hour. Next year we will use the money for season tickets for football.

My kids have been pudding painting forever. I have pictures of Sage doing it when she was probably about 18 months old. They LOVE it. I figure pudding in the mouth has to be better than even the non-toxic paint in the mouth.

Anyway, I was watching Jon and Kate Plus Eight the other night (my kids LOVE it and so do I) and they let the kids pudding paint on themselves. Up until now, we had always done it inside. So, we took it outside, and Sage and Jesse had a BLAST. They weren't sure at first, but then they loved the idea of getting so goopy with permission.

I had them in old jammies, thinking I would just toss the jammies out afterward, but it all washed out very nicely. here are some pictures of their "art"

(I have no idea WHY my pictures always go to the top when I add them to the bottom. If anyone can help me with that issue, I would greatly appreciate it.)