I got most of this recipe from my Taste of Home magazine, but after trying it once, needed to spruce it up for our own tastes. This mix makes enough for 2 casseroles, I use ½ right away and freeze the other ½ for later, just making up a new stuffing mixture when I go to bake it.
Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
Mix together:
8 Cups Cooked Cubed Chicken
10 Ounces of Ham Lunchmeat
3 Cups of Peas
2 Cups of Swiss Cheese
1 Cup of Cheddar
2 Cans of Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Cup Milk
¾ Cup Mayo
½ Cup Mustard
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
Spread out in 9x13 Dish
Mix together 2 6 ounce boxes of stuffing mix with 3 cups water and one stick of melted butter. Let it set until all liquid is absorbed (about a minute or two).
Spread over chicken mixture in baking dish. Cover with foil.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, take of foil and bake an additional 10-15 minutes, until stuffing topping is crispy golden.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Are people assets or liabilities?
I just read the following on a blog I read occasionally. I'm so glad I read it today! I agree wholeheartedly with this post and wholemindedly! The Jueb family has said it best in regards to Nany Pelosi's, President Obama's and countless other socialist minded democrats, who are anti-life. Read on....
"You’d hate to ask this question, but sometimes reality forces the issue. Nancy Pelosi is making the headlines today over her ABC News exchange claiming $200 million in contraception is needed to boost the economy. Her logic goes something like this:
People consume.People drain the economy.Therefore, $200 million in contraceptives will help the economy.
Brilliant. That is, if you’re Planned Parenthood, one of Pelosi’s favorite lobbyists. Such a stretch is incredibly revealing as to who is in whose pockets. $200 million for “family planning” to reduce the number of children born in America? Sure, that may work, but this would somehow boost the economy? Who is Pelosi trying to fool? Andrea Tantaros of Fox News has declared Pelosi’s brain “officially gone numb” in her well-worded title blog, “Show Me the Economist Who Says We Are In a Crisis Because of a Birth Control Shortage.” That’s a good request!
There was 19th century economist Carl Marx who believed humans to be a burden to society. Adolf Hitler would agree, too, but he was a military dictator, not an economist. China’s leaders have been limiting family size for three decades, but I wonder where they’ll be once that generation reaches retirement?
Perhaps where Japan is today. Tokyo reports corporations are aggressively urging couples to start multiplying. In a CNN article, it was reported that the economy is tanking in Japan. “Japan in the midst of an unprecedented recession, so corporations are being asked to work toward fixing another major problem: the country’s low birthrate.”
America is not built on the notion that the government needs to take care of its people. Quite contrare, Ms. Pelosi. America is built on the notion that its government is of the people and for the people. People are the driving force of our economic prosperity and our freedoms. Reversing this to make government the driving force has been tried before, but never succeeded (note Marx’s successors above). As long as people are given opportunity to prosper, they will give into the economy and everyone will grow. Economists who believe this are a dime a dozen.
A government who actively encourages through millions in funding to terminate pregnancies and limit births is begging for–at least–an economic bruising. Change is definitely in the air. One of the first executive orders from the Obama administration was to reverse the Bush policy of refusing federal funds for overseas abortions. So now tax-payers are paying for overseas abortionists. Just what is needed to help stimulate the American economy!
You see, only populations that procreate are ones that have the opportunity to prosper and grow. This isn’t Jeub bias talking here; this is the reality of demographics. Japan–whose birthrate is 1.3 per couple, below the replacement ratio of 2.1–are wising up. They’re seeing the devastating effects of a childless society: they’re getting old, and there are no children left to fill the jobs.
This is why we believe it is quite obvious: people are assets. Ms. Pelosi is sorely short-sighted, seeing only babies in diapers needing government-assisted childcare. We see every person as a unique and special gift from God, a contributor in unique ways to society. On a purely economic level, the Jeub children will grow into 15 adult contributors to society, through their work and their ingenuity. Here’s a much more logical syllogism:
People contribute to society.Government takes from people.Therefore, give back to those families creating more people.
Granted, this logic is Jeub-biased. I would love to see the per-child tax credit go up, and see our government actively encourage couples to stop fearing parenthood and start engaging in this most beautiful stage of life. Such incentives would work better than Pelosi/Obama’s call for contraception spending." -from the Jeub family blog
"You’d hate to ask this question, but sometimes reality forces the issue. Nancy Pelosi is making the headlines today over her ABC News exchange claiming $200 million in contraception is needed to boost the economy. Her logic goes something like this:
People consume.People drain the economy.Therefore, $200 million in contraceptives will help the economy.
Brilliant. That is, if you’re Planned Parenthood, one of Pelosi’s favorite lobbyists. Such a stretch is incredibly revealing as to who is in whose pockets. $200 million for “family planning” to reduce the number of children born in America? Sure, that may work, but this would somehow boost the economy? Who is Pelosi trying to fool? Andrea Tantaros of Fox News has declared Pelosi’s brain “officially gone numb” in her well-worded title blog, “Show Me the Economist Who Says We Are In a Crisis Because of a Birth Control Shortage.” That’s a good request!
There was 19th century economist Carl Marx who believed humans to be a burden to society. Adolf Hitler would agree, too, but he was a military dictator, not an economist. China’s leaders have been limiting family size for three decades, but I wonder where they’ll be once that generation reaches retirement?
Perhaps where Japan is today. Tokyo reports corporations are aggressively urging couples to start multiplying. In a CNN article, it was reported that the economy is tanking in Japan. “Japan in the midst of an unprecedented recession, so corporations are being asked to work toward fixing another major problem: the country’s low birthrate.”
America is not built on the notion that the government needs to take care of its people. Quite contrare, Ms. Pelosi. America is built on the notion that its government is of the people and for the people. People are the driving force of our economic prosperity and our freedoms. Reversing this to make government the driving force has been tried before, but never succeeded (note Marx’s successors above). As long as people are given opportunity to prosper, they will give into the economy and everyone will grow. Economists who believe this are a dime a dozen.
A government who actively encourages through millions in funding to terminate pregnancies and limit births is begging for–at least–an economic bruising. Change is definitely in the air. One of the first executive orders from the Obama administration was to reverse the Bush policy of refusing federal funds for overseas abortions. So now tax-payers are paying for overseas abortionists. Just what is needed to help stimulate the American economy!
You see, only populations that procreate are ones that have the opportunity to prosper and grow. This isn’t Jeub bias talking here; this is the reality of demographics. Japan–whose birthrate is 1.3 per couple, below the replacement ratio of 2.1–are wising up. They’re seeing the devastating effects of a childless society: they’re getting old, and there are no children left to fill the jobs.
This is why we believe it is quite obvious: people are assets. Ms. Pelosi is sorely short-sighted, seeing only babies in diapers needing government-assisted childcare. We see every person as a unique and special gift from God, a contributor in unique ways to society. On a purely economic level, the Jeub children will grow into 15 adult contributors to society, through their work and their ingenuity. Here’s a much more logical syllogism:
People contribute to society.Government takes from people.Therefore, give back to those families creating more people.
Granted, this logic is Jeub-biased. I would love to see the per-child tax credit go up, and see our government actively encourage couples to stop fearing parenthood and start engaging in this most beautiful stage of life. Such incentives would work better than Pelosi/Obama’s call for contraception spending." -from the Jeub family blog
Afternoon of Learning!
Yesterday afternoon my friend and church member, Linda, came over to teach me how to make her most absolutely fabulous, best ever pie crust. Now I too am an expert and will be able to stop buying pre-made pie crusts because I've always been a failure when it comes to them. My mom taught me when I was a kid, I've had other helpful people offer advice but I could just never make one that was satisfying to me. I've even used an all butter recipe from my sis-n-law, but it never turned out like hers. Anyways this pie crust has two unique ingredients- an egg and a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. Soooo delicious, thick and flaky! I will post the recipe, but be warned.... it has shortening. I kept thinking... I'm poisoning my family for dinner but then I thought, okay that's not really rational and I don't use a pie crust that often either, about as often as a store bought pie crust (which is way worse!) The pie crust is for 2
Mix together in separate bowl
1 Egg
About 3-4 Tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar (according to your preference, make sure it smells strong, and you're good)About 1/4 water
In another bowl cut in 12 tablespoons of shortening (I remember buying a non-hydrogenated form at Wild Oats when we lived in Springfield, so it does exist! Lots of luck finding it)
into 2 Cups of flour
until about the size of peas
Now, add about 1/2 the egg mixture into the flour mixture and mix up. Keep mixing in the egg mixture until the dough is almost wet/sticky. Stop when it reaches this consistency, you may not use all of the egg mixture.
Roll out on a heavily floured board.
Enjoy!
With one of the pie crusts, I made a Quiche for dinner (aka egg pie, we eat it monthly in my home). This time I made it with Monterey Jack Cheese, Ham (I use Hormel Natural... nitrate free!) and Finely Chopped Broccoli. 12 eggs (I use cage free, eggland's best... nice to the chickens and the eggs are much better!), about a cup of half and half a dash of salt and pepper and about 1 1/2 Tsp of nutmeg. Served with salad and this delicious pie for dessert:
With the other pie crust, Linda introduced me to this easy and tasty pie!
Coconut Macadamia Nut Pie
Whisk together:
1 Cup Sugar
3 Eggs
Add- 1 Cup light corn syrup
1/2 Cream
1Tablespoon of melted butter
1 Cup coursely chopped Macadamia nuts
1 Cup flaked coconut
Pour into unbaked pie crust
Bake at 350 for 50-55 minutes
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Last Few Days
Friday was Hannhah's 2nd Birthday. She really seemed to know what was going on. I think because we have so many birthday celebrations in our house that it's old hat to her. I did my usual "decorate the dining room" when she went to bed the night before. So when she woke up and we were all telling her "Happy Birthday!" she kept saying "Oh!" with her eyes real big. It was so cute!! Elijah wrapped her gifts (one from mom and dad, one from siblings) and made her some birthday signs. David was at guitar, so he didn't get to help much. Ann decorated her cake. I put the white frosting on, and Ann purplefied it with a tube of frosting. She was sooo proud, and it actually looked really good! There were "flowers" and stripes all over it.
I also took the the kids to our free local zoo (aka Petco) especially for Hannah who loves to look at the fish. She was screaming "fiiiish" most of the time. Atleast people think it's cute at her age. We love going there! There are a ton of cute critters to look at, all at a kid's eye level. Plus people bring in their own animals for us to gawk at. AND there are the cutest little buggies for the kids to push, I put stuff in it for them and then put it back before we have to pay for it! David and Elijah always want to go next door to look at the store, not Big 5, but Staples! Weirdos! They love to save up and buy their own rubberbands, paperclips and whatever else you can reinvent into something else. I just take them, and pick-up supplies for the Corps. I love to pick on the youngest children and ask them to help me lift the 50 pound box of copy paper into the buggy. It makes me laugh so hard! Everyone's had their turn, lately it's been Hannah who tries soooo hard and grunts and everything!!
Saturday we had our very good friends, Stacie and children (minus the husband who had to work), over at lunchtime. The kids played and played and I talked and talked. Paul played and talked. It was great. The Brown kids are just about a perfect match for all of our kids. Their older boy is a few months older than our oldest. Their next 2 are one year older than our next 2. Their fourth just kind of roams about. It's funny to keep track of him, but so nice that he keeps himself entertained! And then we have babies, well 2 yods, that are the same age by about a month. It makes for everyone to have a playmate of their own, including us adults when Steve's around, plus extra! Our next babies will only be 2 weeks apart. Crazy! In fact when I met Stacie, I had just moved here and was pregnant with Ann, and she had just been pregnant with Andrew. I try to play matchmaker with the kids, but the personalities are still not mature enough to figure it out for sure. Elijah has already said that if Stacie has a girl next, he gets dibs on her!! Great way to think ahead! Ha!Ha!
Today is a full day, especially for me. My turn to preach (Psalm 71, "A Lifestyle of Dependance") and my turn to go to Evergreen nursing home to hold church (the boys and Ann will come with me to help), in addition to my regular teaching Sunday School, pick-ups/drop-offs, and be bombarded by 50 people at church (oooops... did I say that? he!he!). That on top of the regular get my own children out the door and kept track of! Wow, when I write that down, I don't feel so guilty about my feelings toward the day! But I've done it long enough to know that when all is said and done, I'm really the one who gets the blessing! And I've learned that in just fulfilling my duties (being obedient!), God gives me enough grace for the day!
I also took the the kids to our free local zoo (aka Petco) especially for Hannah who loves to look at the fish. She was screaming "fiiiish" most of the time. Atleast people think it's cute at her age. We love going there! There are a ton of cute critters to look at, all at a kid's eye level. Plus people bring in their own animals for us to gawk at. AND there are the cutest little buggies for the kids to push, I put stuff in it for them and then put it back before we have to pay for it! David and Elijah always want to go next door to look at the store, not Big 5, but Staples! Weirdos! They love to save up and buy their own rubberbands, paperclips and whatever else you can reinvent into something else. I just take them, and pick-up supplies for the Corps. I love to pick on the youngest children and ask them to help me lift the 50 pound box of copy paper into the buggy. It makes me laugh so hard! Everyone's had their turn, lately it's been Hannah who tries soooo hard and grunts and everything!!
Saturday we had our very good friends, Stacie and children (minus the husband who had to work), over at lunchtime. The kids played and played and I talked and talked. Paul played and talked. It was great. The Brown kids are just about a perfect match for all of our kids. Their older boy is a few months older than our oldest. Their next 2 are one year older than our next 2. Their fourth just kind of roams about. It's funny to keep track of him, but so nice that he keeps himself entertained! And then we have babies, well 2 yods, that are the same age by about a month. It makes for everyone to have a playmate of their own, including us adults when Steve's around, plus extra! Our next babies will only be 2 weeks apart. Crazy! In fact when I met Stacie, I had just moved here and was pregnant with Ann, and she had just been pregnant with Andrew. I try to play matchmaker with the kids, but the personalities are still not mature enough to figure it out for sure. Elijah has already said that if Stacie has a girl next, he gets dibs on her!! Great way to think ahead! Ha!Ha!
Today is a full day, especially for me. My turn to preach (Psalm 71, "A Lifestyle of Dependance") and my turn to go to Evergreen nursing home to hold church (the boys and Ann will come with me to help), in addition to my regular teaching Sunday School, pick-ups/drop-offs, and be bombarded by 50 people at church (oooops... did I say that? he!he!). That on top of the regular get my own children out the door and kept track of! Wow, when I write that down, I don't feel so guilty about my feelings toward the day! But I've done it long enough to know that when all is said and done, I'm really the one who gets the blessing! And I've learned that in just fulfilling my duties (being obedient!), God gives me enough grace for the day!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Wednesday
Aaaah... blessed Wednesdays, full of people and programs. I'm taking a break! Home League (women's ministries) was good, but I missed the first 45minutes due to a staff meeting and a counseling session. But they got started without me and all was well. We made a prayer blanket for one of our missionaries. It still needs a few finishing touches. I made gooseberry pie for Home League. I was thinking that not everyone would like it because it has a strong flavor, but we were fighting over the last peice. They all loved it. Do you know how hard it is to transport a pie with 4 kids?!? I was constantly telling everyone... "watch out for the pie!" as they climbed in and out of the mini-van. We almost made it, but Hannah stepped on the edge and flattened out the meringue just as we arrived at the Corps. It was covered in plastic, so I ate the smashed part, hoping the ladies wouldn't notice. I don't think they did... unless they just read this!
Tonight is youth activities (Troop meetings and Jr. Soldiers). Paul and I are still trying to juggle pick-ups and youth activities with David's Destination Imagination team meetings which also meet on Wednesdays. He will just have to leave early on some days. Thankfully after the competition in March, it will be over for the year.
Paul spent the entire day yesterday putting together bunk beds for the girls. We got them for only $199, but after that experience, we're willing to pay more just to get it already assembled. It was a huge project and the kids and I heard many loud complaints coming from the bedroom. We were giggling, but Paul sure wasn't! I built the boys' first set of bunk beds in Springfield, but is was the metal kind with much less peices and only took an hour or so. I think since it was Paul's turn, he was jealous that mine were so easy! (ha!ha!) Anyways, they are up and the girls slept last night in them. Hannah is on the bottom with her purple sheets (the only color she knows) and Ann is on top with her pink sheets. They were sooo excited! Hannah keeps saying "big" and Ann is having a blast with the ladder.
I was up for 3 hours last night between 1am and 4am, only to get up less than 2 hours later at my usual 5:45am. I am so tired of my sleeping! (or lack of!). I'm willing to not sleep for a newborn baby, but nothing good comes of this! I go to bed exhausted every night, and then half the time- my eyes pop open and I'm up and ready for the day- even if it's 1am!! Last night I read, prayed, watched the news, unloaded the dishwasher, packed lunches... I was wide awake. I wish this would stop. Psalms says that "God gives sleep to those He loves" so why aren't I fitting in there!? I think it's all these darn pregnancy hormones. But, it's still a good day and there could be a whole lot worse wrong with me! This too shall pass... say in about 30 years when life slows down a bit (right?!).
Tonight is youth activities (Troop meetings and Jr. Soldiers). Paul and I are still trying to juggle pick-ups and youth activities with David's Destination Imagination team meetings which also meet on Wednesdays. He will just have to leave early on some days. Thankfully after the competition in March, it will be over for the year.
Paul spent the entire day yesterday putting together bunk beds for the girls. We got them for only $199, but after that experience, we're willing to pay more just to get it already assembled. It was a huge project and the kids and I heard many loud complaints coming from the bedroom. We were giggling, but Paul sure wasn't! I built the boys' first set of bunk beds in Springfield, but is was the metal kind with much less peices and only took an hour or so. I think since it was Paul's turn, he was jealous that mine were so easy! (ha!ha!) Anyways, they are up and the girls slept last night in them. Hannah is on the bottom with her purple sheets (the only color she knows) and Ann is on top with her pink sheets. They were sooo excited! Hannah keeps saying "big" and Ann is having a blast with the ladder.
I was up for 3 hours last night between 1am and 4am, only to get up less than 2 hours later at my usual 5:45am. I am so tired of my sleeping! (or lack of!). I'm willing to not sleep for a newborn baby, but nothing good comes of this! I go to bed exhausted every night, and then half the time- my eyes pop open and I'm up and ready for the day- even if it's 1am!! Last night I read, prayed, watched the news, unloaded the dishwasher, packed lunches... I was wide awake. I wish this would stop. Psalms says that "God gives sleep to those He loves" so why aren't I fitting in there!? I think it's all these darn pregnancy hormones. But, it's still a good day and there could be a whole lot worse wrong with me! This too shall pass... say in about 30 years when life slows down a bit (right?!).
Monday, January 19, 2009
monday
Home all day! Wonderful! I'm usually at the office monday mornings but the kids are out for MLK day. I just didn't feel like taking them to the Corps and I honestly had more to do at home than there!
Paul is at the Corps all day to make up for our Caseworker who is on vacation and fill in the Thrift Store in which our manager has the day off. Mondays are a bear for Paul, so I try to make sure the kids are bathed and in their jammies, rooms cleaned up and dinner on the table when he gets home close to 6pm. (Wednesdays are my draining days... thank God for crockpots!)
The kids and I did a short study on MLK over the internet. I did 9 loads of laundry, (sort, wash, dry, fold, put away). The boys read books to the girls, Ann and I cleaned out and organized her room. Hannah just kept getting into stuff, so I put her in front of a Dora movie. I tackled the kids' momento boxes and finally got caught up on that. They each have a medium sized plastic tub with baby momentos and other special things. Over the last year, I think, I've just piled up the stuff on top of the closet thinking... "I'll get to it later". Well today must've been a year later because I found stuff from Elijah in Kindergarten and David in 3rd grade! How pathetic, Rachel! But now it is more rewarding to be done!! The kids and I played the Wi for an hour. It is so FUN! Even Hannah can swing the remote for baseball.
Fish (hake), brown rice and peas for dinner. I want to stay up tonight and watch John and Kate plus 8 at 9pm. It looked like a good episode. Paul can't believe I like to "chill" by watching another big, crazy family, but I love it!
Ann will finally get her bandages off tomorrow morning . She has been real good with them, but desperately wants it off. I think I'll just take her back to the Corps with me and Hannah can be at school by herself until we pick her up at lunch. Ann likes to use the chalkboard in my office to teach school to all her baby doll and stuffed animal students. She has a stick and everything to point to the alphabet that I write up there. She takes it so seriously! Hannah likes to teach school too, but she mostly likes to beat her students with the stick.
Paul is at the Corps all day to make up for our Caseworker who is on vacation and fill in the Thrift Store in which our manager has the day off. Mondays are a bear for Paul, so I try to make sure the kids are bathed and in their jammies, rooms cleaned up and dinner on the table when he gets home close to 6pm. (Wednesdays are my draining days... thank God for crockpots!)
The kids and I did a short study on MLK over the internet. I did 9 loads of laundry, (sort, wash, dry, fold, put away). The boys read books to the girls, Ann and I cleaned out and organized her room. Hannah just kept getting into stuff, so I put her in front of a Dora movie. I tackled the kids' momento boxes and finally got caught up on that. They each have a medium sized plastic tub with baby momentos and other special things. Over the last year, I think, I've just piled up the stuff on top of the closet thinking... "I'll get to it later". Well today must've been a year later because I found stuff from Elijah in Kindergarten and David in 3rd grade! How pathetic, Rachel! But now it is more rewarding to be done!! The kids and I played the Wi for an hour. It is so FUN! Even Hannah can swing the remote for baseball.
Fish (hake), brown rice and peas for dinner. I want to stay up tonight and watch John and Kate plus 8 at 9pm. It looked like a good episode. Paul can't believe I like to "chill" by watching another big, crazy family, but I love it!
Ann will finally get her bandages off tomorrow morning . She has been real good with them, but desperately wants it off. I think I'll just take her back to the Corps with me and Hannah can be at school by herself until we pick her up at lunch. Ann likes to use the chalkboard in my office to teach school to all her baby doll and stuffed animal students. She has a stick and everything to point to the alphabet that I write up there. She takes it so seriously! Hannah likes to teach school too, but she mostly likes to beat her students with the stick.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
the weekend
Today was a good day, yesterday was too. Actually it's been a good week :). We are back to a normal Corps schedule, which is easier for everyone to keep track of. Attendance has been great, even on Sunday mornings we are seeing those on the "fringes" come more and more.
Saturday was spent at home, yay! We played games, did chores, watched a movie, the boys and Paul had a nerf gun fight. The boys work hard building their "fort" downstairs, it's actually pretty impressive. Paul just gets the matress, but still nails them like crazy. Ann is the bullet girl and happily retrieves bullets for daddy. I stay upstairs with Hannah because there is no doubt she'd get hurt and with all I hear, I don't want to be down there either. I was once and I kept "accidently" being hit. Plus they have all these crazy rules that I can't keep track of.
After church today we went out to lunch with a Corps family. It was a real nice time. I can't believe we were at there for almost 3 hours! It's nice on the Sundays that we don't have church services at the nursing homes because we're able to relax after church instead of gearing up for the next thing.
The boys are playing in the bathtub with their legos. They are waterboarding their lego guys and coming up with other forms of torture in order to interrogate them (like they're ever going to talk!). I wonder if I should be worried.
Ann and Hannah did my hair. I think I have close to 25 bows and clips in my hair. They think I look beautiful. I told the girls the story of the woman who washed Jesus' feet with her perfume and then wiped His feet with her hair. Ann was amazed that someone would do that. It was funny trying to explain the lesson to her, she just couldn't get past the feet and hair thing!
I have my digi cam up and working and have taken a ton of pics. I'm so happy! The kids are dying to use it too, but I don't know if I want to open that door. Paul will teach me how to get everything on the computer since he has done that before with the Corps camera. I can't believe how dumb these computer things make me feel. I was proud of myself just getting my camera up and running, getting it on the computer is another thing.
Well, good riddens. I need to get back upstairs and throw something on the table for a late dinner. Everyone was stuffed after lunch so dinner will be easy.
Saturday was spent at home, yay! We played games, did chores, watched a movie, the boys and Paul had a nerf gun fight. The boys work hard building their "fort" downstairs, it's actually pretty impressive. Paul just gets the matress, but still nails them like crazy. Ann is the bullet girl and happily retrieves bullets for daddy. I stay upstairs with Hannah because there is no doubt she'd get hurt and with all I hear, I don't want to be down there either. I was once and I kept "accidently" being hit. Plus they have all these crazy rules that I can't keep track of.
After church today we went out to lunch with a Corps family. It was a real nice time. I can't believe we were at there for almost 3 hours! It's nice on the Sundays that we don't have church services at the nursing homes because we're able to relax after church instead of gearing up for the next thing.
The boys are playing in the bathtub with their legos. They are waterboarding their lego guys and coming up with other forms of torture in order to interrogate them (like they're ever going to talk!). I wonder if I should be worried.
Ann and Hannah did my hair. I think I have close to 25 bows and clips in my hair. They think I look beautiful. I told the girls the story of the woman who washed Jesus' feet with her perfume and then wiped His feet with her hair. Ann was amazed that someone would do that. It was funny trying to explain the lesson to her, she just couldn't get past the feet and hair thing!
I have my digi cam up and working and have taken a ton of pics. I'm so happy! The kids are dying to use it too, but I don't know if I want to open that door. Paul will teach me how to get everything on the computer since he has done that before with the Corps camera. I can't believe how dumb these computer things make me feel. I was proud of myself just getting my camera up and running, getting it on the computer is another thing.
Well, good riddens. I need to get back upstairs and throw something on the table for a late dinner. Everyone was stuffed after lunch so dinner will be easy.
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