One of my Baby Brothers

OK so I received a complaint on face book from my brother that he was no where on my blog. So I dedicate this entry to him. My little brother Ryan is so special to me. He has a place in my heart that hardly no one has been to. He is my hero, he has fought in Iraq for my freedom. He is a great uncle and a good example for my boys to become missionaries. Everyone has their mountain to climb and Ryan is no exception but he does face his challenges head on. He has a way cute family. I love his wife Heather, his little girl and his will have a son next month. He is truly blessed. So here's to you Ryan. So sad the Eagles didn't make it to the Superbowl but we will still cheer them on through the thick and thin. Keep climbing those mountains your doing AWESOME!! LOVE YA ETERNALLY!!! your big sis

Nobody Got Sick?

Ok, so anybody who know me know that I can't cook very well. Well that is an understatement. I don't like to cook. I don't enjoy it either. But Sunday I have no choice it has to be some kind of home cooked meal. Usually nothing frozen, like TV dinner or a pizza. My skills are pretty slim pickins. I have tried different recipes and some turned out OK but most do not. I am a stranger to spices so I try whatever and that is usually my mistake. I also don't enjoy cooking because I have picky eaters in my home. My husband and son Tanner will eat or try just about anything. My son Tyler is a whole different child. When I cook something he usually asks what is it? What is in it? I try and say stuff he likes like cheese or bread or chicken. But if it's not a chicken nugget I get the ewww or that's sick or I am not eating that. So it ends up being a fight. So imagine my surprise when I made dinner on Sunday and it was a new recipe and it had stuff that everyone like and everyone wanted seconds. I fell as if I have in some small way been DOMESTICATED. I am sure it's not even a real word but I fell like I have finally done something right that a women is suppose to do. Well my glory will be short lived cause tonight is pork chops and not everyone likes those especially the veggies. So I am giving out the recipe and want you all to try it and see what you think. Let me know if it works out for you.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
2 cups cooked cubed chicken

2 cups cooked cubed ham

2 cups instant rice

2 cups sour cream

2 cups grated cheddar cheese

2 cans cream of chicken soup

Croutons

1 tsp. onion Salt

1 cup milk

Mix everything but croutons and onion salt and put in a 9x13 baking dish. Crush croutons and sprinkle on top then sprinkle on the onion salt. Bake at 350 for about 45 min to 1 hr.

Don't cook covered it makes the casserole soggy.

Ringing In the New Year with Rock Band and Friends

I love New Years and the days leading up to it and the next few days after it. I love the few days before cause I get to take down all of my Christmas stuff and clean the house like new cause we always have a party. It always looks so nice when I am done and right before the party. The days following New Years we had the Ekstroms (next door neighbors) over and played games both nights untill 1-2 in the morning. We ate way to much food and drank way to much Mt. Dew. But it was fun to enjoy friends and family.

This year I made 1 resolution. My usual goal it to lose weight or get into shape. Well I have finally decided to accept that I am in a perfect pear shape and I need to love it. My goal is to have a better attitude. I want to be more positive and have a better outlook on life. So far it is going pretty well. Check back with me on January 31st that is usually when I give up. So until further notice.......... Happy New Years to You!!!

Merry Christmas To All

Well our Christmas was not what we had planned it to be. There was a huge storm headed our way and if we wanted to be able to get through the canyon to see our families on Christmas day we had to head out on Christmas eve. But we did not figure this out until 2pm. And since I waited until the very last minute to wrap my Christmas it was very easy to pack up in totes. When Wayne returned home from work we loaded up the truck and headed to my mothers in Centerville. The children loved playing the PlayStation and Wii with uncle Weston. We had to bring both of them cause Santa was bringing games for both the PS2 and the Wii. So I stayed up most of the night wrapping, like I always do, (learned that from my mother) and got to bed very late. Woke up and guess what no snow. You mean I could have stayed home in my own bed and rested well. Oh well, we got out of bed and opened gifts from Santa. Tanner got more DC stuff.

Roger got sweet smelling Cologne.

Tyler got Mario Party 8. He has only been asking for that for 3 months.

And of course that both got rock band. Now I wish someone would have told me the drums will drive me crazy. But they love it and it is real fun to sing.

After that we were off the see Wayne's parents. Where Grandpa bought the kids a Wii fit and that game is so much fun. I don't think we have ever laughed so hard at each other. We decided to drive back home cause there was still no snow. Well we hit Brigham City and we were hit hard. The road was covered. We started up the canyon and Wayne said he would take it real slow. Tanner said we should pray and he prayed for our safety. It took us 2 hours to get home that night and we made it. It took a while to dig out the next day. It was a big storm. And it was defiantly a white Christmas.

Family Christmas Party

Well this year was a first. Well almost! Weston was home from the mission. Ryan was not in Iraq. Mikey and Coeur D' Alene and I was even there. All the spouses were in attendance but not all grandchildren. We were missing Mikey's -Christian, Alex and Katie. But we almost had everyone at Grandma Hares home. We even had a fire going. But let me tell you it must have been over 100 degrees. We were all sweating in that family room. We just opened the gifts quickly and headed upstairs for some dessert.

Weston got Dominoes. I don't know when he will ever play it.

Tanner loves the DC brand and because I am so (old) I didn't know it was Pink Floyd logo. His aunt Coeur D'Alene bought it for him. He also got a hat. She did well. Now he wears it at least twice a week. And I thought girls were bad.

Tyler loves the Broncos. He got spoiled this Christmas with Broncos stuff. The NFL will stay in business with all the stuff Tyler received. His grandma gave him a John Elway to put on his dresser. We had to rearrange his room so he could see it while he lays in bed at night.

My two little nieces and nephews are so cute. They just wanted to open all the presents and act surprised. I wished they lived closer. They sure grow up fast.