Jan 20 2009

this about sums up my day. I watched inauguration stuff all day and did some homework. I believe Obama will be a fantastic president and I'm excited to see the change that "we" can make. I'm ready to take some responsibility.

Jan 19 2009

oliver sleeping, isn't he the sweetest thing.

jan 18 2009

I can only bake a few things well, actually make that only 1 thing well and that one thing is tannies. They are my families favorite and I have passed it on to be mine and Bryan's favorites. We make them atleast once a week. When all other food is gone and we need to go grocery shopping you can count on us still having all the ingredients to make Tannies. Delicious.

Tannies

1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup pb (we like crunchy)
cream together, then add:
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt
capful of vanilla
1 cup oatmeal

mix all together and bake in 9x13 pan in 375 degree oven for 10-13 min. Do not overbake. Test with toothpick in center. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over top. When all is cool spread with frosting:
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup pb
3 tbs of milk

jan 17 2009

We had an awesome ward activity called "Ancestor Quest" where we had to run around the church and complete activities to get clues to free our ancestor from spirit prison. This was ours. Ellen from Kent. She died in the 1930s.

Jan 16 2009

I was cleaning my house to get ready to have some friends over when I heard some squeaking. I was worried it was a mouse so I started hunting for it. Then I finally realized that it was this bird that lived in our bird house. I didn't know that birds actually bothered to live in the silly decorative bird houses but found out that this little sparrow did.

Jan 15 2009

Crazy story: we were on our way to the Manhattan LDS Temple for our temple night this month (which was such a beautiful Temple, btw) driving down the Henry Hudson Parkway when traffic stops and a million emergency vehicles go rushing by. We think what the crap this must have been some crash so we turn on the radio to hear what has happened from a traffic update. Everything says the normal, 5 min wait here, a little slower on this road, this way all clear. So we listen a little more and then they start talking about how a plane had crash/landed into the Hudson River! If we had been 30 min earlier we probably would have seen it, but then again we might have been too worried about NYC traffic to be looking up. Anyways we were right there- we didn't get to see anything but it was still pretty cool.

jan 14 2009

for our youth activity we all brought our favorite song and shared it with the group. Mine was "swing life away" by Rise Against.

Jan 13 2009

I spent all day cleaning out our extra room so that our son would get out of our room. Although with baby monitor and all it feels like he is still right there beside us.

Jan 12 2009

Monday is Laundry day. Except when you forget to take your laundry soap out of the car - then in freezes solid. Which moves laundry day to Tuesday.

Jan 11 2009

This is a doorknob in my house that really caught my eye today. It reminds me of Alice in Wonderland. I love how nothing in our home is straight.

Jan 10 2009

Jan 9 2009

Oliver had some cradle cap so we had to scrub his head and then pick the pieces out with a comb, Ollie was trying to help.

Jan 8 2009

Beat Bryan in Disney Scene it. This game was a close one - I almost lost.

Jan 7 2009

My first "Wintery Mix" in Connecticut (not a term I'd ever heard before)

Jan 6 2009

Had to go to the Dr.

Jan 5 2009

When we do laundry- we do it all day. I'll need to get some creative laundromat photos. . .

Jan 4 2009

Lost the diamond out of my engagement ring. Don't worry the jewelers said they'd put a new one in for free but I won't get it back until the end of Feb.

Jan 3 2009

JcPenny's Mannequins - not so appealing (and this was one of the better dressed)

Jan 2 2009

Youth Dance - YMCA

Jan 1 2009

For a new year's project I'm going to take a photo a day to remember the day. Today- sick (not the best way to start the year. fever, cough, grouchiness.)