what a beautiful mess

Korea was a success! Dinner was a hit; definitely a keeper recipe.  So good in fact that I want to share it with everyone in the world....  or maybe just with everyone that reads my blog~ don't you feel special?!?!  Korean Barbeque Sauce  2 tablespoons sugar 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/2 cup   soy sauce 1/2 cup sake (or 1 tsp of chicken bouillon dissolved in 1 cup hot water) 2 tablespoons honey (we left it out) 1 teaspoon   sesame oil  (used peanut oil instead) 4 sliced spring onions or scallions ( chopped green onions) 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds (we left it out) Mix up all the ingredients in a bowl and stir until the sugar has dissolved - you may want to heat slightly to help the process. She served the sauce with chicken, onions, red, green and yellow peppers on brown rice.  Oh. my. goodness. Delicious!! Emily did a fantastic job at making it. She also made Ho Dduk (korean pancakes) Th...

This is not normal.  But I at least had to have it documented for future reference.  Maybe tomorrow when they get on the computer, maybe after they all have been fighting,  they'll remember that they do like each other.  It's at least worth a shot. 

INTRODUCING  SATURDAY PIZZA GAME NIGHT! Because we need one more tradition in our life~ And since pizza is a favorite and games are a favorite, we thought "Why not combine the two?' So we did.  And it's been fantastic. We try to get creative with our toppings. Tonight it was garlic sauce, spinach, green onions, artichoke hearts,  Monterey jack cheese  and sun-dried tomato pizza.  It was delicious .  And we played telephone, down by the banks, alphabet- dessert edition and duck duck goose.  It was a nice break from the traditional charades~although we love that game also. Anybody want to join in the fun?  We've already converted some to Friday Nacho Movie night..... Weekends are the absolute best....

My sister Amy delivered her 5th child today.  All is well.  Baby is b.e.a.utiful! Welcome to the world Brooklyn Penny!!

I need a reminder today of all I have to be thankful for. So here's my list in no particular order: 1. I'm thankful for "72 Hour" kits that have just the thing you need right when you need it. 2. I'm thankful for pictures of sunshine drawn by my children. 3. I'm thankful for fish and that all my kids like to eat it. 4. I'm thankful for the new bread machine a sweet lady in my ward gave me. 5. I'm thankful that my children still need me to comfort them when they are scared (during my shower this morning, Joshy would not leave the bathroom until I was out; he's still scared) 6. I'm thankful for music and that my children love it and always ask to listen to it. It was 80's day in our house this evening. (80's music always reminds me of Stacie!) 7. I'm thankful for good books. 8. I'm thankful for "enlightening" blogs like this one  here   and this one  here.  9. I'm thankful for yoga. It calms and re...

Who's bright idea was it to let the kids watch Michael Jacksons "Thriller" video??  They got through 1 minute (maybe) of the video and I was  comforting 3 crying children who were to the point of hysterics.  They didn't even get to the zombie part.  Only the full moon.  And that was it.  Joshua was attached to our sides the rest of the night.  Anytime my hand was free, he was holding it.  It doesn't help that he thinks there's a knock-knock monster.  So anytime there's a knock, he gets a scared look and asks "what was that?". His fright (of everything) just plain tuckered him out and he fell asleep in Trevors arms.  With 4 scared-y cats here,  it's going to be a very loooong night.

I was reminded of my love of Shel Silverstein tonight as me and the kids read his book "A Light in the Attic". I tried reading it to them years ago and no one was interested. But to my surprise tonight as I was reading, Emily had a couple of them memorized! I had no idea she loved the book as much as I do. So we all read some and laughed a lot. Here's a couple of my favorite poems  from the book: How Many, How Much How many slams in an old screen door?        Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much  you give 'em.  Put Something In Draw a crazy picture,  Write a nutty poem, Sing a mumble-gumble song, Whistle through your comb.  Do a loony-goony dance 'Cross the kitchen floor, Put something silly in the world That ain't been there before. The Little Boy and The Old Man Said the l...