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i still kinda like some of them my thoughts are i ll be friends with you unless you are mean to me and even then sometimes im a sucker we try to teach our kids to be nice but we are really ugly sometimes we think we can hide behind our selfies and say whatever we want what does that teach our children are we nice disagreeing doesnt and shouldnt mean hating its really sad that on both sides of issues thats what we think you disagree with my choices you must hate me jesus hung out with all kinds of people some people society detested ok so if you came here to see what i had to say on it all and how i felt about topics you came to the wrong place sure i am passionate about my opinions i kinda love a good debate at times but i ll save that for closed groups where i know we all will still be friends in the end or with my husband man we can talk for hours on topics and its great because we usually agree and he tells me i m pretty agree to disagree be nice and like my oldest says get off electronics and enjoy nature too much electronics is not good for you too much facebook twitter instagram and all those other things are awesome tools they make the world smaller in a good way i mean how else would you all know what an awesome mom i am there are so many pictures of my kids with the toys and laundry piles shoved out of the shot smiling faces threatened with bodily harm and the magic of a digital camera to get just one happy picture for mommy now i m off to make blackberry jam and frost the 23 cupcakes for a family reunion tomorrow they were not just watching thomas the train opinions leave a comment 18 jun 2015 blackberry jelly posted in family food parenting by glimpseofpink there is a segment on pbs kids where ms rosa take the kids to a grocery store they ask where does all this food come from the segment continues with the stocker showing them that it comes from the back room that makes me sad maybe in a small sense it does but food comes from a farm a plant in the ground or an animal from god s resources food isn t a complex out of reach item you have to go buy from a big concrete store i am a afraid we are raising a generation of kid who have no idea where food comes from as parents grandparents caretakers we need to teach kids i dont think we all have to have a huge garden and can everything but visit a farmers market go to a pick your own orchard grow a tomato or squash plant learn have fun this week we picked blackberries from our own patch and isaac was big enough to help make jelly i did the super hot parts filling jars and water bathing them look for his very own jars at the fair my boys know that blackberries start out as white blooms on the thorny bushes then grow into green then pink then black berries they then learned you wash em cook em mush em strain em and add a lot of sugar and you get jelly its really quite simple and not much beats a toast with still warm jelly from berries that had dew on them a few hours before only thing better would have been homemade bread and homemade butter but thats a post for another day i am a mom of 3 boys afterall leave a comment 17 sep 2014 nutella banana muffins posted in recipes by glimpseofpink i always feel so frugal and smart when i actually use up those overripe bananas my family is picky and dont like yucky nasty brown ones so once that little bit of green is gone they are done for and we go in spells sometimes i can t buy enough bananas to make it to the overripe stage and sometimes i ll find the whole bunch turning brown which is when i pretend i m super frugal and waste not want not and make them into something new i ve tried several recipes over the years for banana bread all were so so most of it would be eaten some would be left but this this recipe rarely makes it to day two they are that good i found it on good ole pinterest and i ve made it several times it makes life the best day ever and i feel good about letting my kids devour the chocolate banana cupcakes here is where the recipe came from http www thenovicechefblog com 2013 01 nutella banana swirl muffins i m not going to tutorial the whole thing you can read and follow a recipe right and dont be intimidated the lovely cute chocolate nutella swirls are not nearly as complicated as they may appear they sure do look impressive though dont they but in my house with three little boys the beauty is lost for the fact its nutella you just mix up your batter put into muffin tins and if you are like me and dont plan ahead you put them in christmas papers in september because you cant find any others add a glob of nutella seriously like 1 2tsp i didnt even measure i just used a baby spoon nothing technical here doesnt have to be consistent or neat then i took a tooth pick and swirled again not technical just try to get nutella swirled around so each but will get some don t stir in so its mixed in just kinda draw it out a bit then they ll look like this i even did a few in my mini loaf pan which is more like bars to see how it would do its silicone but i just sprayed it a bit bake those babies up about 15 mins does it leave a comment 15 sep 2014 dutch oven spaghetti and chocolate chip cookie posted in dutch oven family food recipes search and rescue by glimpseofpink this past year we decided to join a dutch oven cooking club which means once a month we meet and cook meals in our ovens and eat way too much good food its a great family event for us and we and the boys learn a useful skill knowing how to cook using cast iron ovens over a fire coals i m going to start blogging about our creations and our recipes this past weekend klay had his quarterly search and rescue field training and since we try to incorporate our whole family into our activities me and boys cooked in the dutch oven for the team well i cooked and boys roasted marshmellows played in the dirt and took rides in the wagon on the menu for the day was spaghetti and chocolate chip cookie this one pot method for spaghetti has become my very favorite for indoors and out it is also very verstaile ive made it with lots of seasonal veggies as well as the more traditional meat and sauce version to make it i cooked a pound of italian sausage along with some minced garlic in my 14 inch dutch oven nothing technical about the heat here just browning up the meat once the meat was cooked i added a big can of crushed tomatoes a big can of tomato sauce and my spaghetti seasonings i wish i could tell you a teaspoon of this and that but i cant i just added a bunch of italian seasoning oregano and some salt then tasted it then added some more just use your best recipe or even jarred sauce i then added a box of beef broth just make it really soupy you can add more along if needed then i bring it to a simmer once its good and hot add angel hair spaghetti or any noodle but a good fine noodle cooks good without becoming gummy and starchy i break them in half as i add them i used one box give it a good stir put the lid on with a few coals on the lid again nothing super technical with the heat just want it simmering enough to cook the noodles if it starts looking too dry before noodles get done add some more broth or water i think this dish was a hit they scraped the pot clean i have a family of chocaholics there are so many yummy fruit cobblers out there for the dutch oven my family doesnt like them much so i needed a chocolate option what could be better than a big hot gooey chocolate chip cookie not much just some ice cream on top there is no fancy dutch oven recipe for this i just took my favorite cookie recipe and put it in my smaller 10 inch dutch oven the 12 inch works good too i like to keep it thin so a regular cookie recipe will make two rather than cook two separate cookings i did one in my 10 and one in my 12 i tried doubling and cooking in the bigger oven for a big crowd and it just didnt work well at all it burnt i was embarrassed because it worked so well every other time i tried it it might work well in one big pan but i suggest just doing two small ones i mixed up my favorite basic cookie recipe then i spread it in the pan i highly suggest lining your oven for this recipe either use the liners or aluminum foil otherwise the cookie will just be too hard to get out i topped mine with chocolate chips because it makes the kids smile i m sure there is a special formula for number of coals to temp etc i just do a few on bottom a few on top and watch it closely to see if its burning or cooking unevenly if i see one spot cooking faster i just try to rotate it frequently take it off as cooking is just starting to brown and this is why you need to line this just lift cookie out straight to a plate and cut and serve you will not be disappointed i think they really enjoyed coming in from training to a hot meal and it gave me and boys a way to be involved they have already put in their requests f0r next quarter s training dumplings has been requested might have to give that a go leave a comment 3 sep 2014 end of our first summer break posted in family parenting by glimpseofpink so schools been back in for a few weeks now we re starting to fall into routine days are getting shorter that breeze is a little cooler the leaves are starting to rustle school is back in summer is over i m starting to want to make all things pumpkin summer break went well it wasnt the scrapbook esque vision i had in mind in may but we had some lovely moments we had some not so lovely moments too but lets not blog about all those we only want the highlights reel online right we did summer reading program we happily turned in our reading log with our 15 books which paled in comparison to the kids with hundreds of books but we enjoyed ourselves enjoyed the programs had a good time read a few books saw a few great presentations magic show mad scientist kindermusic made straw rockets and launched them saw some cool science experiments we did some gardening we picked beans we canned beans we picked and shucked a lot of corn we did tomatoes we picked and put up blackberries we fried and froze okra we ate and pickled squash we shelled and canned beans and peas we let the laundry and toys pile up while we worked on the garden stuff we got stressed over the mess but we got through we had vbs at church we learned about some weird animals we re still singing the songs right after vbs we went right into birthday parties all 3 of them not including the mini parties to make their days special right after birthday parties while still amid the mess of wrapping paper and rearranged furniture we went right into getting ready for school now schools in its september we re having math tests and spelling words and reading homework we re starting preschool at home with james all in all summer was good i wish we would have worked on more stay in practice work i wish we would have had less stare at the tv days i wish we would have played outside more but life is life schedules and plans are made to be broken now we ll focus on doing our best in first grade and enjoying the fall i forsee apple picking pumpkin patch hiking trips dutch oven cooking and days that im not going to blog about thrown in there too leave a comment 2 sep 2014 little monster first birthday party posted in crafts family by glimpseofpink sorry a little late on this post things have been crazy the past couple months as we wrapped up summer birthdays and started back to school littlest boy turned one on july 22 with the help of pinterest for a few ideas we threw him a little monster first birthday party we do first birthdays with a family meal so we had a cookout for invitations i printed the information on a half of a piece of green cardstock i suppose any color could be used our tag line was our little monster is turning one come have some cake and join the fun i then folded in half and glue different size and combo of googly eyes on the front then drew a simple mouth each invitation was a little different sorry i neglected to get a good pic but i think the concept is pretty simple for decorations i carried out the googly eye theme i did a monster banner with different colors of card stock googly eyes and glued triangles onto a strip of ribbon we also picked up a package of balloon animals and thanks to instructions and youtube daddy made a few creations including a one eyed monsters pretty much like the guy from monsters inc cake was contracted out because i didnt want the mess or hassle we have a great cake lady who is very very reasonable so i just tell her what i need very worth it for me i do enjoy dabbling in some cake decorating but i also enjoy removing any stressor and mess from my kitchen i sent her an inspiration idea for cupcakes and then picked up our two dozen monsters very pleased food was simple and made as much ahead as i could manage we had burgers potato salad and baked beans in crockpot which took a lot of the stress off of me and i could focus on cleaning decorating and enjoying his special day i didnt go too overboard with cute food even though i saw some neat ideas i did give potato salad a face of course can t forget the birthday boy i made him a super cute first birthday shirt to go with his special day not much of a tutorial or explanation for it just cut out a number one had my mother in law embroider his name on it for me then i never found the right mouth to embroider and ironing on didnt work so we just painted it it worked surprisingly well added some button eyes and appliqued them on much easier than the lego people from my earlier post i m not an applique fan all in all i think the party was pretty successful he had cake got gifts and was celebrated now he is one next year i think i m doing one big party for all three boys theme still to be decided but i figure i have time right leave a comment 17 aug 2014 lego party posted in crafts family parenting by glimpseofpink we recently had the boys birthday party in a lego theme after months of browsing pinterest here is how we put ours together first of all i wanted the boys to have custom shirts being a diyer i made them i found a pattern online for the pieces and appliquéd them on i had my mother in law embroidery the features number on the lego man and their names it was a relatively easy project just a bit fussy and im not an appliqué fan but i was pleased with the results boys loved them for invitations i printed info on cardstock and drew 6 circles on outside im sure you could be fancier but it worked and kids got the idea thought i took a pic oh well for decorations i used lego colors for all the tablecovers i found a lego bump template online which i printed on various colors and then cut to various sizes i placed them in clusters on tables and wall i used clear jelly jars filled with duplos to weigh down balloons see later pic i printed a lego man outline on yellow paper for signs for gift table labels for games we played guess how many legos in the jar we had...