Leo broke his arm. Yep. That's right. He didn't even want to got to the doctor but I finally made him almost a week after he crashed on his bike--sure enough, he had a hairline fracture. So not bad but he has to wear a splint like Ana's for the next few weeks. Ana, by the way, hasn't had to wear her splint for the last month except for when playing soccer. Once soccer's over, she's done wearing it for good.
Also, I realized that I posted the wrong video of Isabel speaking. So here's the right one. It really is so cute.
I've given up hope on my irises, the irises at the university are already blooming. My one lone plant is only an inch tall. So sad.
We went to go feed the ducks at the BYU duck pond on Monday for FHE. I should have brought my camera. There were tons of ducklings and the kids loved it! It was really cute.
And that's all of my news, except it snowed today. What's with that?!?! Ruff.
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
New news
Monday, 26 April 2010
Why??!?
Why does my daughter that hated Hannah Montana and High School Musical and despised all things "popular" all of a sudden asking for skinny jeans and who's Lady GaGa???!?!?! Why??!??!?
Sunday, 25 April 2010
My kids are cute...at least I think so.
Remember this a couple of days ago. Yep, she did it again. What a comfortable place to fall asleep.
So these are videos that show just how much of a doting mother I am. I just think it's so funny that Elena's favorite song is "Breakable" by Ingrid Michealson. She asks for it everytime we get in the van and she can sing it so well. Better than in the video--she was being a little camera shy.
This is proof that Isabel can speak. She speaks even more than that too. A lot more.
Friday, 23 April 2010
A bit of poetry...
Fair lady Isabel sits in her bower sewing,
"If I had yon horn that I hear blawing,
This maiden had scrcely these words spoken,
"It's a very strange matter, fair maiden," said he,
"But will ye go to yon greenwood side?
He leapt on a horse, and she on another,
"Light down, light down, lady Isabel," said he,
"Hae mercy, hae mercy, kind sir, on me,
"Seven king's-daughters here hae I slain,
"O sit down a while, lay your head on my knee,
She stroak'd him sae fast, the nearer he did creep,
Wi his ain sword-belt sae fast as she ban him
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Spring!!!
Today, my first iris plant sprung up from the ground!!! I love spring!!! I love irises!!! In Illinois I used to meander around the streets just to look at them. That's my story. Chao.
Monday, 19 April 2010
Life is Wonderful
I can't get enough of this girl. Seriously.
Thursday, 15 April 2010
Goodreads
I have a Goodreads account, because I already kept a list of books I've read (I've done so since I was 13.) and I like to read other book reviews there and get suggestions for other books to read. Anyway, I kept getting friend requests from complete strangers--males--who only had females as friends and no books listed. Ummm... yeah. (And no, I don't feel flattered at all, my sisters said the same thing happened to them. Okay, so maybe we all should feel flattered, I don't know.) So I posted on my profile this:
Twenty-something mom with four kids and the most wonderful, handsome, brilliant husband in the whole Western hemisphere.
It was meant to be a deterrent to all those annoying friend requests. It worked.
Then I recieved this message from someone:
Hi
I am the most handsome, wonderful and brillant man in the western world and we're not married are we? Do you know something I don't because I'm pretty smart and know many things!
Hee. Hee.
And no I didn't become his friend.
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
Wednesday
Sunday, 11 April 2010
A few funny things
I just finished watching the latest Star Trek movie. It was good. But then, I like Star Trek. My husband on the other hand didn't like it as well as I did. He said it was too far fetched and unbelievable (yet he's raving about Sherlock Holmes??!?!) and so then we were discussing the merits of Star Trek and then of course Star Wars came up and then Indiana Jones.
Anyway, at one point I made the comment, "Star Wars (the original three) are like The Lord of the Rings, they completely upped the standard for movie making."
To which Leo responded, "Yeah, but Lord of the Rings is still more believable to me than Star Wars."
Ummm..... "Really, how so?"
"Well, I've seen guys riding horses but not beaming places."
Sometimes I love my husband so much!!! No, actually, he was trying to explain that a lot of the Lord of the Rings is rooted in our own mythology and stories, were as Star Wars is just somebody's imagination. Just how he said it made me laugh so hard though.
Ana made me laugh today too. We watched Oliver (the musical--you know, Food, Glorious Food!) and her comment about Bill Sykes was, "I'm sure glad Dad isn't like him." Umm, yeah, me too.
Another funny Ana story--she had to write a description of our family for school and the point of it was to add details. (Also something her teacher told me she needed to work on at parent-teacher conferences.) It was extremely lacking in details so I made her rewrite it, because I'm a mean, horrible parent like that. So she did. Her rewrite was much better with lots of details, and I seriously had trouble keeping a straight face while reading it. I wish I had kept a copy, but in it she compared Sebastian's black hair to Leo's dress pants, and the whole thing went on from there. It was hysterical. I did write down one sentence in particular, but I think Elena, my paper shredding thief, must have got a hold of it, because it's gone. Lo siento.
Anyway, have a good night. Live long and prosper.
Thursday, 8 April 2010
Around the House
I had a request for pictures. So I graciously complied. Also thank you everyone for all the yogurt suggestions. I will try again. Soon.
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Yogurt Failure
It did not work, not at all. I think it was too hot.
Lynn, what is a wonder box, and how do I get one?
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Yogurt-First Attempt
Used the Greek Gods which contained:
S. Thermophilus
L. Bulgaricus
L. Acidophilus
Bifidobacterium
L. Casei
I read that yogurt's that contain many bacteria usually set quicker, but produce more whey. We will see in the morning. Oh, and if you want my recipe for yogurt, all I did was heat whole milk to 98 degrees and then added a small container of plain yogurt, covered it, and then left it in the oven with the door open for the rest of the night at the lowest temperature the oven would go to.
Tonight
Tonight (well, about five minutes ago) I was having a bit of a fit because I couldn't find the temperature probe to my digital thermometer. (Why is it when you lose stuff, it's the most expensive stuff????) Leo helped me look. It was so irritating because I knew exactly the three most likely places for me to put it and it wasn't in any of them. I even called my mom to see if she remembered seeing it when she came to visit. (I also may or may not have kicked a wall.) My mom suggested some places to look, most of which I had already looked through. Then our conversation went somewhat like this:
"Well, make it tomorrow, you should be going to bed anyway."
"I can't, I have to let it sit overnight."
"What are you making??"
"Yogurt."
At this point my mother was at a loss for words. I imagine she was shaking her head and wondering what was wrong with my head. Hee. Hee. Also, about this time I found the thermometer probe behind the utensil drawer where my mother had told me to look. Sigh. Everything is okay now and my yogurt is cooking away. Wish me well that it will turn out.