Old Faithful

I don't know how popcorn goes in most families, but when I married Doug I had NO IDEA that one person could enjoy and consume so much popcorn!  This love for popcorn has been passed onto our children.  To give you an idea when it is just Doug and I watching a movie he makes two batches.  Not because I need one to myself I can't eat that much, but because Doug wants the leftovers when I am done.  When we make popcorn for our family of five we make do with two batches but really need like three maybe four because of the boys.  If we go to a movie theater he is sure to get the free refill before we leave so he can eat it the next day.   

 

Several months ago we decided to have a family movie night with the kids.  I started to make the first batch of popcorn and all was well.  When Doug started the second the popper just stopped.  There was no air moving, no noise. . . nothing!  I have never seen my husband in such distress.  He was very disappointed that he was going to now have to use microwave popcorn for the night. You may think I am kidding, but his mouth dropped open when it stopped working.  I will give him that this popper was one he had before we were married and was purchased at a thrift store so it had a good life of at least 10 years with us.  I tried to put his mind at ease and said we would go looking at the thrift stores for a new popper later in the week.  He was quick to inform me that later in the week was not an option we needed to look the very next day.

 

Rather than going to a thrift store (where I am sure I could have found one) the kids and I headed to Target the very next day.  We found a newer model of the old popper.  When we got home and showed Doug, he couldn't have been more happy.  I am pretty sure he made popcorn every night for the next week. . . he claimed quality control.

 

Nothing gets between my family and their popcorn!

 

 

5K at 5 months

 

As some of you know I started to run a little bit as of last year.  In fact, the first I ran was a Saint Patrick's 5K in March 2012. Now a year plus later I have ran four 5K's, would have been five but I got injured and was told not to run in August of last year.  I know it is nothing compared to some people I know, but a big deal to me. 

 

Doug and I found out in November last year that I was expecting our fourth child.  I didn't want this to stop me, I ran in the Colorado Springs Turkey Trot and thought I was going to die!  At the time of that race I didn't know I was pregnant.  I am sure between the hills, elevation, and being pregnant contributed greatly.

 

In January of this year I had a friend ask who wanted to run the Saint Patty's day 5K again this year.  I was unsure of how I felt about running it but thought I could at least walk if I needed to.  I signed up not really sure how I was going to do. 

 

I kept running  and preparing for the race.  I told Doug several times I would be lucky if I could run the whole thing, I mean the day of the race I would be 20 weeks pregnant.  I set a goal to finish in 35:00 minutes. 

 

Well . . . I didn't finish in 35 minutes I did  finish in about 38 minutes ( I don't remember the exact time).  I was so glad I was able to run it with some awesome friends and even convinced Doug to run with me, he wasn't sure when he saw the team name, "Hot Mamas on the Run" posted on his time chip. 

 

It was fun and I was glad I was able to run most of the race.  I am already looking for a race to sign up for after the baby comes.  

Ayden and Scouts

Ayden started scouts when he turned 8 in September last year.  He has really enjoyed the experience.  He earned his Bobcat badge in December 2012 and then his Wolf in May 2013.  Here are some pictures of him earning his awards and his pinewood derby that Doug helped him build.

 

 After receiving his Bobcat badge

 

 Receiving some belt loops at pack meeting

 

 The pinewood derby car for 2013

 

 

Ayden pinning Doug with his wolf parent pin.

 



I can't seem to find the picture of Ayden's face paint for the Wolf badge.

 

See what happens when your husband is out of town

In the middle of May I took Ryleigh to school on a Friday like I did every Friday since school started.  On my way home Masyn and I are playing the alphabet game.  We are just about home and then we hear a loud noise.  I ask Masyn what he thought it was and as I turned around I saw it.  My furthest back window on the passenger side of my van had shattered.  To this day I can not tell you what happened other than I was driving over the railroad tracks. We were lucky that Masyn was in the middle row of the van and only had a few pieces of glass that ended up at his feet.  Most of it was on the seat and the floor.  The scary thing was it was the seat Ryleigh was sitting in on the way to school.  I am thankful it didn't happen then.

You can sort of see the shards of glass on the car seat that Ryleigh was sitting in.  This was only a small portion.



Father's day

As many of you know my husband loves bacon.  To be honest I don't know what he likes better popcorn or bacon.  I am positive if there was a way to mix the two he would be in heaven.  For Father's day this year I was struggling with what to do.  I had a friend that made bacon roses for her hubby on Valentine's day.  So I thought I would give it a whirl.

 

 

Doug discovered them before the kids had to chance to give them to him let alone see them.  I guess that is what happens when you put something in the fridge and hubby comes home and puts his unfinished drink in the fridge from work first thing.