Dessert

Tomorrow night is our last night of Bible study and we are having a potluck. I got my reminder call this afternoon that I'm supposed to bring dessert. Jacob was napping, and Johnny was refusing to nap. So I pulled out a mix that my mom gave me and Johnny "helped" me make the dessert.


Needless to say he didn't nap after all that sugar. :) I'm still waiting for him to crash and go to bed.


Here's the final product:
It's brownie on the bottom and chocolate chip cookie on top. Yummy!

Here's Johnny later on tonight in the dryer:

And Jacob finally let me take his picture smiling:

Guess What?

Jacob's status has moved up from little brother to BIG brother. Yep that's right! I'm pregnant! Woo Hoo! Looks like the due date will be 3/5/09. I can't wait!

"I Tag"

"I Tag"

"I" Verb:

I am: on my computer instead of playing with my boys
I think: I need to get more organized
I know: that Jesus wants me to spend more quiet time with him
I want: to not be so lazy
I have: an amazing family and friends
I wish: that I could have the courage to witness to my dad
I hate: the devil
I miss: the freedom I had when I was younger
I fear: nothing seriously, because I know how it all ends :)
I feel: mostly satisfied with my life
I hear: my boys banging on the walls
I smell: garlic
I search: for learning materials on the web
I wonder: what my life will be like in a year, two, etc.
I regret: not accepting Christ at an earlier age
I ache: when I see pictures of poor children in other countries
I care: about my boys
I always: check my email after dinner
I am not: good at going to bed early
I believe: that we'll know all the answers when we get to heaven
I dance: crazily to the Veggie Tales theme song to make Johnny laugh
I sing: all week with my boys so that I can sing with the toddlers on Sundays
I don’t always: clean up the kitchen
I write: my blog to share my joys and struggles
I win: when I listen to God
I lose: when I don't do what God tells me to do
I never: iron (as I tell my husband 'I don't believe in it")
I confuse: which way is North when I go to Vegas to visit my sister
I listen: to worship songs on the radio
I can usually be found: with Jacob attached to me
I am afraid of: ostriches
I am happy about: being a daughter of Christ

Thank you Malinda for tagging me. I am tagging Donna.

Johnny Starts Swim Lessons

We started Parent/Tot swim lessons today at the Y. This was Johnny's first time in a pool as well. He did so good! He blew bubbles and reached out to his swim instructor. Tomorrow he will go under water. I am so proud of him! We have lessons every day M-Th for 2 weeks. Then it'll be Jacob's turn. Poor Jacob. He is so attached to Mommy right now. He was not very happy in the child care. The lady said he was fine as long as she held him, but if she put him down he would cry. :( Oh well, he'll get used to it, right?

Potpourri Post

I have a lot on my mind this morning so I thought I would copy Monica and do a potpourri post.

Cooking With Wine

I decided to sign up for the weekly mailer from SavingDinner.com. It's $9.95 for 3 months. I know I could just search the web for recipes and create my own shopping list, but I've tried that in the past and it doesn't work for me. I was a little disappointed when I got my first list of recipes and two of them had a white wine sauce. I don't keep alcohol in my house even for cooking. I've looked for substitutes in the past and have used either broth or water but the meals have been bland. I was excited though to see that on the recipes they suggested a substitute of white grape juice with a splash of apple cider vinegar. I can't wait to try this and see how it tastes

Got to Keep them Separated

This morning Johnny was excited when I pulled out his tool box for him to play with. The excitement turned to frustration when Jacob kept walking off with the tools. We have glass French doors on our Christmas Tree Room (now that the tree is down I should call it the den). So I had Johnny go in there and close the door so he could play by himself. He was so happy. Jacob went up to the glass a few times, but never fussed to go in. Also the handles on the doors are hard to turn (Johnny can barely do it) so it'll be awhile before Jacob can go in there on his own.


Bananas

Almost every day the boys get bananas for breakfast. I always peel and cut them up before I put them on their plates. About an hour after breakfast Johnny spotted the bananas on the counter and wanted another one. I let him pull the banana from the bunch and showed him how to peel it and eat it whole. He thought it was the greatest thing ever. I love seeing him learn new things.

What's For Dinner?

I discovered a recipe site through Fly Lady called savingdinner.com. You can sign up for weekly recipes for 6 meals. They even give you your shopping list. I downloaded the free trial and I love it! None of the ingredients are exotic and all of the meals seem pretty easy to make. Also if you use their suggested sides you seem to get at least two veggies with every meal. They use a variety of meats. I don't like fish, but John does so I guess I'll have to tough it out at least one night a week. Anyways, I used the shopping list today and I found everything easily (except for Cajun Spice) and my grocery bill wasn't any higher than normal. Tonight I made Feta Lemon Chicken with Zuccinni and it was yummy! I don't have a picture of my finished product, but it was pretty. I'm not sure if I gave Jacob too much food or he just didn't like the potatoes because here's what he did with his plate when he was done:

"I didn't throw that plate on the floor!"

I also thought Johnny looked so cute tonight so here are some pictures of him:


He looks like a wannabe gangster or something with his shorts down low and his diaper sticking out.

I better go get ready for Bible study!

Toddler/2s Sunday School

Thank you for praying for me. Today went really well. I was still a little nervous and feeling unprepared, but the toddlers seemed to have a good time. Johnny and another 2 year old read an Adam and Eve book with me. I told them that Adam and Eve were the very first Mommy and Daddy and that we thank God for Mommies and Daddies. They kept pointing at the pictures of Adam and Eve saying "Mommy" "Daddy" and they learned the sign for "thank you". It was cute because sometimes they would point to Adam and say "Mommy" or point to Eve and say "Daddy". We only had 3 including Johnny. Also we had way too much time for the activities that I had prepared. I am going to look through the curriculum again this week and plan to do more next week. Thank you so much Lauren for leading worship. You were an awesome helper!