I Want to Go..

TO PRAGUE.

Is that too much to ask? NO. Absolutely not.

Will it ever happen? No. Absolutely not.

My little sis's friend is going to Prague on a mission. No fair! : )

I want to go to Europe. BAD. I heard that Prague is the best place in Europe to visit.

Someday..

Recipe

As you can see, Summer is such a great help! : )

We made Scott a Fathers Day cake, bought him a Quicksilver T-Shirt and bought him Tommy Boy/Black Sheep.

By the way, I'm not bragging or anything.. but this cake is the best chocolate cake ever. It's kind of a family recipe I would guess? Anyways, if you want a amazing chocolate cake recipe here you go:

2 eggs

1 2/3 C. Flour

1 1/2 tsp. sugar

2/3 C. Cocoa

1 1/2 tsp. soda

1 tsp. Salt

1 1/2 C. Buttermilk

1/2 C. Shortening

1 tsp. Vanilla

Bake @ 350*

Frosting:

1 cube butter

1/2 package of cream cheese

2/3 C. Cocoa

2 lbs. powder sugar

Vanilla & milk

Anna Karenina

Has anyone else read Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy?
I started it the other day at Laguna Beach. For the 1st 2 or 3 pages this is what was going through my my mind:
"BLAH! BLAH! BLAH! BLAH! BLAH!"
I don't know if it was all the noise around me or what! But I was so excited to read this book! Dangit! I will try reading it again after I finish the Sookie Stackhouse books.

Fathers Day

For Fathers Day Scott told me I couldn't get him anything this year. I strained my brain trying to figure out something cheap to buy him and have came up with nothing thoughtful. SO- I'm going to make THESE:

Aren't they amazing? I love them already. The recipe is on Bakerella's Blog. It looks SUPER easy!

Scott got me a great Mothers Day present so it's not fair that he says that I can't buy anything for him! So i'm either going to get one of these to go along with him cupcake burgers.



OR..
..I know right.. a BOOK or TOMMY BOY? Sophistication or retardation? Which do I choose?

Scott has read one book in his life. He hates reading. But he said the other day that he would actually like to read this one. (Which made me gleefully jump up and down in my mind!) I'm worried it will bore him though.

Scott owns Tommy Boy. But it's on VHS & we don't have a VHS player and have no plans to get one. It's one of his favorite movies (Don't all guys love this move? Please tell me "YES!") & he quotes from it all the time.

Oh goodness..



(Shhhh.. don't tell him!)

Another Review

Now I am woking on these 3. All Sookie Stackhouse books. I just want to get them read. I can't wait to see how they turn out. There is 1 more book after these 3 but I will probably take a little break from these until the next one comes.

I finished "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner". Ok.. we all knew this.. but Stephanie Meyer is amazing. It wasn't as good as any of the Twilight books but it's still great. I wish it was longer.. it was less that 200 pages and the pages have like 2 paragraphs on them! DEF reccomended.

Ordred: "Shiver" by Maggie Stiefvater. Werewolf book. I'm can't remember what it's about but when I was ordering it. It sounded really good! : )

Now if only I could become a professional reader and be compensated.. THAT would be ahhmazing.

OH! And these books too..

I have added 2 more books. I bought 2 more today. I can't stop!!

YES! It's another Twilight book! It's not about Edward or Bella though. It's about the second life of a newborn vampire that is in the Eclipse book.. named.. you guessed it! Bree Tanner. I don't remember her in the Eclipse book. It's a pretty short book so it will be finished within the week.

YES! Pride and Prejudice. I can't wait. I love love love the movie. Who doesn't? I've heard from everyone who has read from the incredible Jane Austen and loves her. Can't wait.

*Just a follow up. I finished "Eat, Pray, Love" LOVED IT! One of the most inspiring books I've ever read. It's sitting on the shelf with the other favorites. There are some bad parts that may make a nice little mormon girl blush.. but it's GREAT!

AND.. I read "For WOmen Only". And let me say.. OH MY GOSH. It's amazing. Everything that I read in the book was dead on. I told Scott the highlights and he would say "Yep, that's right" "Yes, I feel like that all the time". I really hope that I take this book and apply it to my life instead of just reading it and storing it in the back of my mind. Definately reccomended!

A Summer of Books

Well, my cute friend posted a blog about all the books she's working on this Summer. So i'm going to copy her! It's such a good idea, thanks Nat! If you know me well at all you would know that I LOVE TO READ. It's my very most favorite thing to do. This Summer I actually don't have a lot of time on my hands since I've started working again. But i've decided to carry my books along with me everywhere I go. (Well, the one I'm working on!)

First & foremost I'm working on "Eat, Pray, Love". It's about a woman going through a divorce & depression & decides to go to Italy, India & Bali to find... Pleasure, Devotion and a way to balance them both. I'm through Italy & halfway through India. It is one of the best books I have ever read. I am going to be sad when I finish it! (Note: there is some cussing!) It's amazing. It has me thinking long and hard about my life.

My 2nd favorite is the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. The show "True Blood" is based on these books. (I've watched the 1st season of True Blood, the books aren't scandalous like the show. There are TEN books in the series.. yes ten. They are so cute though. I really have come to love the main character. Plus, vampires are all the craze at the moment! I have read six of them. I'm taking a break from reading them to read "Eat, Pray, Love".

Scott & I are working on some books together. I'm reading "For women only" & he is reading "For men only". If you haven't already guessed they are books for one sex about the opposite. Every couple needs some light every once in a while & this is where we are going to get ours from.

I have had the book "The Davinci Code" sitting on my shelf for well over a year. I think it's time to dust it off this Summer. I read "Angels & Demons" (Both by dan brown) and it was amazing! So I am going to read it! I have heard it was really good.

"Women, Food & God" is the next one. I have a HORRIBLE diet & this is just what I need at the moment. The author was on Oprah (yes I am a huge Oprah nerd) the other week talking about her book & it sounds amazing! It's not about dieting. It's about food and the emotions behind the food that you are eating. There is a reason you eat the food that you eat!

And last but not least my Tolstoy has been ordered from ebay & taking FOREVER to get here. I'm going to read "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy. Everyone that has read this has told me they love it. It's kind of an older book which makes it all the more exciting. It's about a women who leaves her family for a count. : ) Anyways.. i'm very excited about this one!

Happy 1st Birthday Summer!

Oh my goodness. I cannot believe that she is 1 (yesterday was her b-day). Time flies. We had so much fun doting on her, playing with her and making her day special yesterday. We had her party at a park in Ogden. Lots of family & close friends came to watch Summer stuff herself with cake & open her presents. It was a lot of fun!

I love my sweetheart so much. I love being her mommy. And I can't believe that my daughter is ONE.. I feel so old. : ) We are so blessed to have her in our lives. She makes life so much more enjoyable & exciting. We would be lost without our little Summer. Anyways.. Happy birthday Summer!

Kitchen Blog #2

Oh.. And I made these to match all my new decorations in my kitchen.

You can just call me Crafty Sue.

Well, I already had the board but it didn't match.

So I redid it!

And the little box is a recipe box!

Goodbye Life

I might die soon.. yes, you heard me right. Scott is going to KILL me.

So, we just moved into a little townhome and the kitchen was kind of blah. So I took the liberty of making it beautiful. After SEVERAL (and by several I mean three) trips to Tai Pan I have made my blah kitchen an amazing work of art.

Scott has only noticed the 1st time I went (and I got the "I could've used that money on bills" talk). And since then he hasn't paid too much attention. Or maybe he has seen it all and thinks that it was all from the 1st trip?

..I don't know. I just know that if he finds out all the things that I have bought he is going to murder me.

This might be the last time I'm posting on here.. ever.

My "Job"

I'm a "nanny".. yep.
All my tears and raging emotions with finding a job and leaving my sweet Summer with a babysitter was all for nothing! (Well, not really.. if I did have to leave her to go back to work I would go into a serious depression.. really.)

BUT.. Great news! After we moved to Kaysville my moms cute cute neighbor asked my if I would babysit her kids 2-3 days a week. My prayers were answered! I was kind of nervous at first. I haven't babysat any other kids since high school.. especially not 3!

Three kids + my own is much harder than I thought it would be to balance.. but I'm doing it and I'm doing it well! (The kids & their mom love me.. YAY!) And, to make matters even BETTER I absolutely love, love, love the kids. 8 year old, 5 year old & a 2 year old. They are all adorable.. and SO GOOD!!

I really and truely am so happy. I was worried though that it wasn't going to last long.. and then the mom told me that she actually got a part time job and that she wasn't just filling in for people anymore.. MORE great news!!

And of course for the most important.. Summer. I hope so much that I am giving her all the attention she needs while caring for these other kids as well. But I think that with the attention I can't give her she is getting it from the other kids. They all love and adore her. It's so cute, especially the 5 year old girl. She asks to play with Summer, hold her and feed her all the time. Summer eats all the attention up.. she loves attention. And, I think it's great that Summer is around other little kids. She's not around a lot of people that are under the age of 16!

Anyways.. so so so happy and hopefully it lasts for as long as Scott is still in school!

Precious Moments collectors dolls for sale!

6 dolls.

$20.

Guesss whatttt..

I am now selling Miche Bags & super excited about it! If anyone wants to have a party or just buy a new shell.. let me know! They're really cute!


www.michebag.com/

A need for a brag moment..

Isn't she adorable?

V-Day is over.. thank GOODNESS!!

WELL, Valentines weekend was HORRIBLE, well, at least Saturday was. We started the day looking at houses in South Ogden, Roy, Sunset, Layton and Tooele. I think we found some that we really liked.. yay!

After loking at houses we dropped Summer off at my in laws so Scott and I could go out for V-day. We went to go see The Wolfman (not my choice!).. soooo lame. Don't go see it. We went back to Scotts parents to pick up Summer and she was super happy! After we were there for a little while she just started screaming her head off.. I think her teeth must've been really hurting her.. she's teething & her teeth have been cutting through this weekend.

So we decided to go home and she sounded like she was in a lot of pain so stopped at Target to get some baby tylenol and teething tablets. Scott stayed in the car with Summer & when I got back out she was fast asleep. Two seconds after I got back in the car Summer started throwing up.. like 5 times! She was covered head to toe in throw up. We FREAKED out & calling a ambulance seriously crossed my mind, but then I decided I was over reacting. I took Summer out of her car seat & held her tight.. (getting puke allll over my new coat.. not that it matters.. I'm just glad she's ok now.) I put Summer back in her car seat and we drove to Urgent Care. When we got there Summer was acting ridiculously happy! I has so happy!! I guess throwing up made her feel better! Scott drove us home and we decided not to go to the Dr.

When we got home I checked her temp she was normal.. weird! Anyways, we decided that I should sleep with her just to make sure that she wasn't throwing up anymore. No puke that night but she did decide to wake up crying at 2:00 & 5:00.. I didn't dare give her any orajel. I was worried that was what was making her throw up in the 1st place.

Anyways, needless to say.. I feel so bad for poor little Summer and would take all of her pain if I could. But I guess if she doesn't feel pain & sadness then she wouldn't know of the happy and good things in life, right?

Oh, and I think I deserve another Valentines date!