Looking Like Me

This was last Wednesday. I think this is the most I've ever seen Elizabeth looking like her Mom.

I wanted tortillas...

Perhaps I was feeling a little homesick this evening, but I wanted some fresh tortillas. I Googled flour tortilla recipe and found an awesome website called Texas Rolling Pins.

They have a good selection of Texan and Mexican recipes, and I found exactly what I was looking for! I used the recipe for Low Fat Flour Tortillas and they were delicious! One ended up looking like Africa, but that didn't matter when it was warm with butter on it! Start to finish, about 2 dozen tortillas took an hour to make, with a little child care stirred into the mix (and one chase of a three-year-old around the kitchen with dough fingers).

I don't think many people find my Meal Plan Monday to be very interesting, so I've decided not to post it unless I have a recipe to share. My previous links count as a recipe, so here ya go:

Monday: Chicken Fajita Quesedillas - Don't you think that would be good with fresh tortillas?

Tuesday: Grilled Club Sandwiches

Wednesday: Salmon Cakes

Thursday: Pesto Chicken Sun-dried Tomato Pizza

Friday: Tamales with Chili

Saturday: Out

MOPS & Cubbies Update

It certainly doesn't feel like fall around here, but I have been inspired by seeing all of my sister's pumpkin pictures lately... so here is my pumpkin picture! The jar mix of Pumpkin Mini Muffins was our craft Friday at my MOPS meeting. It was fun to be in kitchen mode with all of the other moms as we each made a jar mix. I'll post a picture of my pumpkin muffins after they're made & let you know how it goes!

Also, I am happy to report that David did manage the long Bible verse this week at Cubbies! He recited:

Give thanks to the Lord,

who made the great lights:

sun, moon, and stars!

I was so proud! And that earned him his first Lamb Path patch!

Costumes, Anyone?

I don't know about you, but I've been wondering what David & Elizabeth might be for Halloween this year... and since we've moved, where are we going to go to show them??? I guess we might go see MawMaw, if she's not in school that evening. We went to "Fire Truck or Treat" the last few years with David.

Naturally, my first thought for David was a firefighter, but he said no. Then I asked him if he wanted to be the same thing he was last year & he said no. Then I think he said he wanted to be a doctor. Who knows what he will end up dressed as... or if he will even dress up when the time comes!

My first thought for Elizabeth, of course, was a ladybug! Actually, I already have a ladybug costume for next year packed away in a box. So then I thought a ballerina or princess would probably be the easiest thing to do. She has a little pair of slippers that my BFF gave us.

This website has lots of costumes to browse through to get some ideas of what you might like to be this year. Check back later this month (or November 1) to see what we actually turned into on October 31!

Is Cheap Worth It?

This is just crazy. It's only October 4, and already this month 9 recalls have been issued for children's items made in China. Eight were recalled for excessive lead content, one for possible choking hazard. There were 18 recalls from China in September. Why are we putting up with this???

Keep up to date with these sites:

• NotChinaMade.net
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Throwback Thursday: 1991

My sister-in-law just started looking for some baby pictures of my nephew... so here ya go!

I was a senior in high school when my first nephew and my first niece were born. Andy was born in September to my brother & SIL. Lauren was born in February to my sister & BIL. This year, they will both graduate from high school! I hope I can attend both of their graduations, but I don't know if I'll be able to get to California or not. Here they are at my graduation reception:




And just for kicks here is my group of friends... Just look at all that hair! (L-R) Janet, April, Stacy, Me, Rhonda

Wanna see some more big hair? Check for more in the Throwback Thursday posts over at the Pinks and Blues Girls Blog.

Wordless Wednesday: Grandpa

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Tiny Talk Tuesday

Here we are for another installment of Tiny Talk Tuesday - noticing and remembering the cuteness all week long!

Some things about David absolutely amaze me. His musical ability for one thing! He can carry a tune so well, he can sing whatever words he wants to, but I can always recognize the melody. MawMaw got him a little toy guitar weekend before last and he has now started strumming it in rhythm with his songs! He also plays Grandpa's upright piano in rhythm with his songs and can match with his voice any note you play.

David also loves to count and is now working on his 30's, though his 30 and his 40 sound the same. We're working on his pronunciation. He also counted backwards the other day (from 8 if I remember correctly), without missing any! And now for a few quotes...

Grandma has a very straight scratch on her arm that has a scab on it. David saw it and said, "Ouchy, Number One." (it really does look like a 1)

While sitting on the potty the other day, he was distracted so in reminding him what we were in there for, I pointed into the potty, to which David replied, "I TT on your finger!" I guess he got a kick out of my reaction, and now he teases that he's going to TT on my foot, on the cat, etc... (teasing is another new skill)

Sorry if this grosses you out, but I was explaining to him why the cat had thrown up one day (cat's tummy hurt like when David was sick) and he decided that the stuff was called "cat tummy poop".

He had a little trouble pronouncing the word "everything" this week, but was able to do it by the time Cubbies came around. So, this week's memory verse that he recited:

He made everything beautiful.

Next week's verse is pretty long... I'll let you know how it goes.


This just in...

David was watching Sesame Street while I was typing this & he made some excited sound that Elmo just made... immediately followed by Elizabeth making the exact same sound! It sounded so much alike, that I had to ask Grandma if that second noise was Elizabeth or not!

Isn't she cute?!?

Aunt Sissy - Recognize that dress? That's the one that was sized 12 months, but that had to be wrong because it just barely fits her now!

Join in the fun of Tiny Talk Tuesday by heading over to Not Before 7 to see what others are saying!

Looking for Thanksgiving...

Yes, looking for Thanksgiving! If you don't look for it, you'll miss it! Thanksgiving seems to have been engulfed by it's surrounding holidays. Halloween costumes & candy have been out for a while now, but now that it's October, all the extra spaces in stores seems to be devoted to spook you! If you're a crafter, you've seen the Christmas craft supplies out for months. Last week the garden center at the Big Box was being cleared out & stocked with Christmas... and it was still September! Thanksgiving seems to get skimmed over every year.

But Thanksgiving is a big holiday in my family. Thanksgiving & Christmas were the 2 big holidays we got together around. Those are the holidays we rotate with the in-laws. It doesn't seem right to just skip over Thanksgiving so nonchalantly.

My sister apparently felt the same way, and has written a wonderful e-book to help your family get back to Thanksgiving! Her book, Give Thanks! Thanksgiving Readings for the Family, is a wonderful resource to guide your family through the Thanksgiving season. She has broken it down into 30 daily readings leading up to Thanksgiving Day. You will be blessed by hymns, scriptures, poems, stories, recipes, craft ideas and more.

I think my favorite part of Give Thanks! Thanksgiving Readings for the Family is that she starts each day with a scripture passage. What better way to focus in on being thankful.

Take some time to get back to Thanksgiving this year and pick up your copy of Give Thanks! Thanksgiving Readings for the Family at the Homeschool eStore today! And drop in on my sister's blog to see some great fall pictures & tell her how wonderful you think her book is!

It's been how long?

I can't believe it's been almost a week since I blogged! What's wrong with me??? I don't know... Anyway, I'll try to get some new pictures up later today and as always, I'll be in Tiny Talk Tuesday tomorrow!