Shopping

Since we are both moving and going on vacation soon I have been trying to buy less at the grocery store, however that found me today without any bread. I decided to make a trip down to the discount bread store and pick up a loaf.

I grabbed a loaf and then spied the english muffins We love english muffins and decided that we could eat them pretty quick so they made it into the cart. Time to go!

But look! Entenmanns doughnuts are really cheap. They would be good breakfast for when we are on the road. But the kids want the cinnamon rolls, they don't look all that yummy to me, I'd rather have the doughnuts. Ohh . . . what's that? Entenmanns is having a buy 2 get one free sale? OK we can have doughnuts and cinnamon rolls and I'll throw in some pound cake for good measure.

Alright, I'm walking to the check out. Oh look! Pretzels are only $1.29 a bag! They are at least $2 at the store and my kids eat pretzels like they are going out of style, better grab a bag of those. What was that you said Mrs. Check out lady? The prices on pretzels have just dropped to 99 cents! Oh I better grab a couple more. Good. Now we are done. What? More good new from Mrs. Checkout Lady? I spent over five dollars so I get an item off of their free item shelf. Well I don't mind if I do.

At last I make it home. Who's ready for a sandwich? Let me find that bread. What? You want milk with your sandwich? Oh. . . we're all out. I guess we better go to the store.

Dad

I have a friend who on Fathers/Mothers day writes a memory of her parents. I thought that was a fabulous idea so I'm stealing it.

I don't know if having bad dreams are genetic but if so Alan has inherited it from me. Alan is frequently crawling into our bed at night after a bad dream. I did the exact same thing with my parents ALL the time. But I always crawled in on my Dad's side. My Dad didn't get frustrated at the frequency that I would be climbing in bed (or at least he didn't show it). I could always count on being able to fall asleep in his bed and when I was sound asleep he would carry me back to my own bed. Dealing with a lack of sleep from having kids in my bed makes me appreciate even more my Dad's patience. Happy Fathers Day Dad! Thanks for being the man you are.

Summer Fun

We have been keeping busy this summer. Here is a little bit of what we've been doing.


Alan got to be in his first play this summer. Some friends of his wrote their own play and invited Alan to play a part in it. Truthfully every good play needs a villain and when it's all girls doing the play no one wants to be Captain Deadfly when they could be a butterfly fairy. Alan was happy to fill the role.

We also signed the kids up for swim lessons. The kids are making lots of improvement and as you can see Hyrum is no longer afraid of the diving board.

Last Saturday we went with my brother and his family to a WNBA game. The kids had a lot of fun. They caught on pretty quick to what was going on and loved cheering their team on once they figured out who they were rooting for (Mom are we voting for the white one's or the purple ones?).

It's been a fun summer and there is sure to be more fun to come!

Wordle

Have you ever used wordle? It's kind of fun. This is what I blog about.

Dinner for Two

Last night was date night. A friend took the kids, and I made a nice little dinner for two. OK so this is our popcorn bowl filled with the salad I made. Even though it is just the two of us I wouldn't want John to go hungry.

Um. . . . yeah. He definitely didn't go hungry, because that was the smaller of the two bowls of salad I made. It was a fantastic salad, recipe courtesy of Pioneer Woman. And we almost finished off the first bowl. Who am I kidding, I almost finished off the first bowl. Even though John liked it, it was a salad therefore John couldn't take seconds.

In case you have been living under a cyber rock and haven't heard of Pioneer Woman's blog you should check it out. But be careful because there is a lot on there and you can easily get sucked in. I posted a direct link to her recipe under my favorite recipes on the side bar.

Is Anyone Missing Some Elmo Underpants?

Last night before I went to bed I went in to check on the kids. Hyrum was wearing warm flannel pajamas and looked a little warm. I decided to take his pants of for him so he wouldn't burn up. I took the pants off only to discover that he was wearing some underwear that I have NEVER seen before.

They're not his. They are not Alan's. They didn't even come from the hand me down box.

Seriously. . .

How does this happen?