Girls weekend with my Sistas!!!

I know it's only Monday, but I get to leave for girls weekend on Wednesday a.m.! I am so excited to have quality time with some of my favorite girls! They are my sisters!!!! My brother's wives, Mom and the 4 girls all get to spend 4 days together lounging by the pool, scrapbooking, shopping and much much more.....some things are going to be a surprise and I'll let you know all about it when I get back! I hope you all have a wonderful week!!!!!

So tomorrow I am going to make some of my family's favorite meals (Calzones, Pizza and spaghetti sauce...I think Dad can handle cooking the pasta...and turkey taco's so they can eat good while Momma is gone!

I hope that no major mis-haps occur and that my little sneaky boy doesn't get into too much mischeif while I'm away...

Church was great today!

How Firm a Foundation...was one of the hymn's we sang today at church. Although I have sung this many times over my life time, today it had totally different meaning....it wasn't just another hymn! It was beautiful! Read on.....have a wonderful rest of your Sunday!

1. How firm a foundation, ye Saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in his excellent word!
What more can he say than to you he hath said,
Who unto the Savior, who unto the Savior,
Who unto the Savior for refuge have fled?

2. In ev’ry condition—in sickness, in health,
In poverty’s vale or abounding in wealth,
At home or abroad, on the land or the sea—
As thy days may demand, as thy days may demand,
As thy days may demand, so thy succor shall be.

{I was feeling pretty good up to this part.....and then

we started singing the 3rd verse and the tears started

flowing!} Not because I am sad but because the spirit

confirmed what I already know is that I am NOT alone.

I am so blessed to know this!!!!

3. Fear not, I am with thee; oh, be not dismayed,

For I am thy God and will still give thee aid.
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, upheld by my righteous,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

I can't believe she asked for it!

Well, we are moving to Texas! (Big hair!)

So the other day Cami and I were on an evening stroll through the "hood" and she told me amongst many other mother daughter secrets that she needed a BUMPITS! Oh and she would like a medium one and then proceeded to tell me that I needed one too! I think they would be fun! I guess someone is marketing to Mothers and older teens or something during Hannah Montana!

Do you have a favorite poem?

I think tomorrow I will implement some memorization with the kids. I am thinking some kind of classic poem or maybe even one of our favorite Psalms. My friend Lara is having an "un-plugged" summer with her kids....well for most of the day anyway. We are spending entirely too much time in front of the t.v. I know it is hot and I wouldn't want to be out there running around, so instead of what we have been doing we will have some productivity during our week then they can play in the cool of the evening.

Any favorite poems out there???????? Maybe I'll post a video of the kids reciting one that gets suggested!

How was your 4th????

We here on Carolyn Drive love us a 4th of July block party! It's a tradition we started a few years back (as our neighborhood is 7 years young) and we all love it! Not too big but definitely fun and spent with our favorite neighbors! I do have pics and I will post them as soon as I can find the cord thingy that plugs into the computer......Mike has his hidden spots for these kinds of techy things to keep them safe from the boy(Blake) and me I think!

We started the day off with our church's annual Ana Verde Ward Pancake Breakfast! We always have so much fun. The kids did 3 legged races, the men did pie eating contests blind folded while being fed the pie from some one across the table..(so funny to watch), a cake walk for the kiddies and finally the all time ever popular egg toss!

The evening wrapped up with lots of friends(from church and our neighbors) all gathered around watching our Pyro-technician AKA Mike down the street giving us all a wonderful fireworks show! This was our last 4th here in CA on Carolyn Drive and we will surely miss our wonderful neighbors!

Pics to come tomorrow!

Wanna see the cutest cake ever????

This is NieNie's birthday cake! Isn't it delightful? Doesn't it just make you want to dash back into the 50's and break out your party dishes and while we're at it let's get June and Lucy to come eat some too!

Want a great recipe?

I don't know why I made this last night for dinner (especially in the Summer time) yes I do. it's because I had everything on hand to make it (except the red wine...it was really good w/o it) and I could be lazy!!! No last minute trips to the store b4 dinner for this girl! (LOL) Put it in your recipe file or box or whatever you keep that stuff in......trust me on this one!