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Family Prayer......

2009-01-07T21:51:00.000-08:00

Sorry, I need to share.
For the last month or so I have really been trying to make an effort to read scriptures and have evening family prayer.
It is amazing to me how hard this can be.
I usually have to yell at at least one of the children before it is over.
How is that for having the spirit in our home?
You know what I mean, 2Cool won't get his scriptures out, Red is guffawing like a big donkey for no reason, Cutie is hurting Little Man, the list goes on and on. In spite, of these setbacks I have kept it up and plan to continue to do so. Even if I am the only one who remembers, and thinks it is important.
But tonight we all ended up guffawing like big old donkeys. We could hardly get the prayer in. First of all, I was helping BigD read and I had to tell some obnoxious 13 year old to shush, so BigD read the scripture like this: "that they no more turn aside their hearts against the shhhhh" He said shh instead of Holy One. But you need to know that all of this is read in a shouting voice,we all were rolling on the floor.
Then a little later I was trying to get everyone to kneel and 2Cool was fighting with me about it and said," but you aren't kneeling" I informed him I would when everyone was on their knees. At which point he said to me " moving a little slow there Grandma" needless to say I boxed his ears then tried to regain a semblance of order so we could have prayer. With everyone laughing so hard this was easier said then done. It was a quick prayer and some were tittering at the end. The reason was because I asked them to "quit tittering" and the 13 year old thought that was the funniest thing he had ever heard. Boys!!!!!

The time has come......

2009-01-07T19:44:00.000-08:00

Okay folks, it is time.........
I can't wait any longer.
I went to a fun blog lunch today with Jill, Amber, and Jo and I can't forget Max (Jill's son)
BTW he is even more adorable than I ever expected, and I had way high expectations!
It was the first lunch I have been to, and it was fun to make new friends. I plan to attend many others.
I talked to them about changing my blog address....... the advice I was given was I probably should. I am doing it to protect the not so innocent.
So the time has come and I am going to do it. I am not sure the proper way to go about it, I am also hoping I don't dump everything I have done. There will be big crocodile tears if I do that.
So tomorrow, I will be changing it. Look for an e-mail with my new address. If you read my blog and need the new address Just e-mail me at: bonniescotland (at) comcast (dot) net

Are you kidding me?

2009-01-06T16:13:00.000-08:00

If this ever happens I know that, the end of western society is nigh at hand. Pole dancing an Olympic sport? Not that I have anything against it. I like to watch the Olympics with my kids. How can I do that when I would have to cover their eyes through it?
"Mommy, What is that lady doing?"
" Ummm.......go ask dad"

Sunday.....

2009-01-06T13:29:00.000-08:00

Sunday I received another calling. I am way excited, but I have never done it before!
Young Women's Camp director. If anyone has any fab ideas. Let me know.
One of the times I have gone as the leader one of the girls called me a B#*@*. Needless to say I hope it goes better this time.
Also 9:00 church just about killed us all. It is so hard to go from 1:00 to 9:00 am. I am sure I will get used to it. I like 11:00 church best. To bad we can't move now, to a ward that attends at that time.

My goal word for the year is HEALTH in mind, body and spirit.

2009-01-04T12:41:00.000-08:00

My goal word for the year is
HEALTH
in mind, body and spirit.

(I just hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew.)

Snowball fight!!!

2009-01-01T12:43:00.000-08:00

I was going to post this before that last post, but that last one took top priority! He is still quite proud of himself. What a dork!

Last week after it snowed a couple days in a row, hubby got home early. I didn't even realize he was home for some time. What was he doing you ask? Having a snowball fight with about 12 neighbor kids.

One snowball against a girl with a shovel. He has no chance. 2Cool got hit in the face with one of the shovels. I don't remember who did it. He had a nice bruise on his face.

I don't know who threw this one, but they got him!

You can even see the smiles on these girls faces in this horrible photo.

He had it in his ears and nose! That is what you get when you take on the neighborhood.

What to do during Christmas vacation, if you are 13

2008-12-31T13:29:00.000-08:00

So 2Cool came in and said to me. "Mom, Look how manly I am"
I just laughed and took a picture to put on my blog.
Then I went up to the bathroom and found little hairs all over the counter, and sink in the bathroom and mentioned the mess, and he said to me.
"Yeah, I know, that is what you get when you have a manly man in the house". "Uncle Zeke will be so jealous."
Apparently he made it out of electrical tape and his sisters doll hair. I am sure she will be thrilled when she sees the condition of her doll.

The other thing you can do, is break your arm like his cousin Duckslayer.

I am so glad I am not 13 anymore!

Christmas, Busy?

2008-12-24T10:43:00.000-08:00

Does anyone else feel totally overwhelmed by this time of year?

I have over 200 posts on my google reader and I don't see me getting to them anytime soon. Nothing has been wrapped yet.

Brief synopsis of craziness.....

Last week I made treats and locked them in my car to keep the kids out of them. sheesh!

I have been trying to teach him the song "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" we aren't quite there yet.

Little man was having a bad night that night so I let him climb in bed with me. He chatted on for a couple of hours. One of the cute things I need to record for posterity, he turned to me and said. " Mom, me and BigD are BFF's" I asked him if he knew what that was, he knew.

I hope they are always BFF's. (Grandma, that means best friends forever)

Sunday night I had the privilege of having my parents over for dinner. We had Tomato Pie and Bacon Wrapped Chicken, BTW Queen Goob, it was great!! Thanks for coming, it was really fun to have you.
That just takes us to Sunday I need to get some projects finished, so I will be back later.
The Tomato Pie recipe is from my great aunt. She is a amazing cook, I highly recommend trying it even though it sounds weird. Yummy!!!

TOMATO PIE

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bake one 9-inch pie shell about 7 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees.

8 large Roma tomatoes (or enough to fill the crust), chopped
¼ cup onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup (plus) Mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
1 cup mayonnaise

Sprinkle 1 cup Mozzarella cheese in bottom of partially baked crust. Mix tomatoes with onion and garlic and pout into crust. Mix Parmesan cheese and mayonnaise together and spread on top. Sprinkle with additional Mozzarella cheese. Bake at 350 degrees until cheese is browned (about 25 minutes)

My love/hate relationship.

2008-12-16T09:18:00.000-08:00

Last week my two cousins and I went shopping and it was lots of fun, thanks Amy and Tracy. Anyway we were looking at Christmas music and got into a discussion about certain songs, Christmas Shoes is a horrible song!!!! It should be banned from the radio waves. But that is just my opinion and, we all know what opinions are like.

Amy mentioned that I don't like the song "Mary did you know?" Now technically it is a pretty song and the message is a great one. I just have issues with some of the lines. These ones in particular.

~Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy Would save our sons and daughters?
~Did you know that your Baby Boy Has come to make you new;
~This Child that you delivered Will soon deliver you.
~Did you know that your Baby Boy Has walked where Angels trod?
~When you kiss your Little Baby, You kiss the Face of God!
~Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy Is Lord of all creation?
~Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy Will one day rule the nations?
~Did you know that your Baby Boy Is Heaven's Perfect Lamb?
~This sleeping Child you're holding Is the Great I Am! "

Here is the whole song for your listening enjoyment.

(Tracy, I was going to use the Kenny/Wynonna one but the videos were stupid and lame. Sorry)
Now, I know I am being anal, it is a doctrine issue for me.

Mary knew who her Son was. She knew He was the Savior, that He was God's son. She knew of his divinity!
Really that is my only issue. I find myself yelling at the radio, while crying, (It touches me, regardless of my doctrinal issues) saying "Yes, yes, you stupid people she knew"!

Please don't send me hate mail, it is a beautiful song and a heck of a lot more appropriate than other Christmas songs.

This on the other hand, this is one of my Favorites. I have no doctrinal issues with this one.

Turn it up, it really is a beautiful song!

Joseph (I Was Not His Father, He Was Mine) - Michael McLean

What are your favorites?
For some stupid reason the comment part isn't coming up, I don't know why.
Leave your comments on the next post down please, pretty please with sugar on top.

Question????

2008-12-15T12:17:00.000-08:00

So I have a question for everyone. What age do you think children could go up skiing without adult supervision for the day?
Needless to say my hubby and I have different opinions, but I am not going to tell you which feels which way. Those who know me, I am sure you know.