A Little Dinner Conversation....

Ryan: Mom, I am still standing strong on being the Grim Reaper for Halloween.

Me: I see you standing strong. Cassidy, Have you thought about what you want to be for Halloween?

Cassidy: Yeah, I want to be Hannah...I mean Miley.

Me: How are you going to make yourself look like Miley?

Cass: I'm going to wear my Miley shirt.

Me: I think you will look like Cassidy wearing a Miley shirt.

Cass: No, people will see my shirt and know I'm Miley.

Ryan: Maybe, you could carry a microphone.

Cass: Yeah, I'll wear my Miley shirt and carry a microphone.

Me: I still don't think you'll look like Miley.

Ryan: Hey...maybe you could just be a brown haired girl walking with a microphone!!!

Nathan: (smiles)

Ryan: If I'm not the Grim Reaper, I saw a really cool cochroach costume!

(Nathan did add more to the conversation but with budget cuts I had to edit his comments, for the flow of the story, ya know. Hey at least he's still in the scene.)

Apple Fest

This weekend we went to Nebraska City for Apple Fest. We went down the Arbor trail to see all the trees and nature - okay - who am I kidding. There was a playground, a tree house and a little punch card for the kids to do, so we paid the crazy amount to play on the playground and punch a card. (Yeah, I know we could have done that at home for free, don't you think Nathan pointed that out to me already, but it's all about the memories, honey!!!) Here are some of our memories.
Notice Ryan's new glasses. He just got them this week. Aren't they cute!!

Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage

We found this website where you upload a picture of yourself and it tells you what celebrities you resemble. I've never really seen Michael Jordan in Nathan before but...well, there was that one basketball incident.

Paul Walker and Patrick Dempsey...neither are my twin but I wouldn't turn either down.

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph

I Can Bring Home the Bacon....

Okay, so I'm not really bringing home much bacon but I did enter back into the workforce this week. This is my first job since I was pregnant with Cassidy. I am working at Scheels. For those of you that don't live in the Midwest, this is a huge sporting goods store, kinda like a Big 5 or Cabella's but with more emphasis on sports than camping. It may surprise you that I am working at a sporting goods store but what I am doing is not really sport related. I hold the position of "Clothing Support" This is the formal way of saying "clothing folder and hanger." In the last three days I have become an expert in folding and hanging clothes. I know which hangers Nike clothes go on and which hangers youth clothes go on. I know that all Under Armour gets a security tag and when said security tag goes in the back and when it goes on the side. I am working 8am-12noon four days a week, so I still have sometime to do "mom stuff." It's been a busy week but I like my little non-stress job.

When I was leaving for work on my first day Cassidy said, "Wait, I want to take a picture of you on your first day of work." (Spoken like a true MOTHER! - I'm glad she's learning something from me!)

Recipe for Cinnabon Rolls

A few people have asked for the Cinnabon Rolls recipe so here it is.

½ C warm water
2 pkgs. yeast
2 Tbsp sugar
3 ½ oz. pkg. vanilla pudding
½ C margarine, melted
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
6 C flour
2 C brown sugar
4 tsp cinnamon
Combine water, yeast, sugar. Stir until dissolved set aside. In separate bowl prepare pudding mix according to package directions. Add margarine, eggs, salt: mix well. Add yeast mixture and blend. Gradually add flour; knead until smooth. Cover & let rise until doubled in size. Punch down and let rise again. Roll out to 34 X 21" size and spread 1/2 C soft butter on dough. In bowl, mix 2 C Brown sugar & 4 tsp cinnamon. Sprinkle over top. Roll up tightly and cut every 2 inches. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet every 2 inches apart. Cover and Let rise until double again. Bake 250 degree for 15-20 mins.
Frost warm rolls with cream cheese frosting. Makes 20 rolls

Frosting:
6 oz cream cheese 3 C powder sugar
½ C margarine 1 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla

BEST POST EVER!!!

If you are a TWILIGHT reader or are in the mood for a good laugh, you have got to read this post. It is my favorite post EVER!...if only someone had a crush on me... the jolly: a secret crush

Cassidy's Quwis (Quiz)

Cassidy sent me this Quwis via e-mail. I thought it was so cute, it need to be posted. It cracks me up that my 1st grader uses the computer as well as I do. Feel free to take the quwis. I'm not sure what it says about you when you are finished.

chose a color.
red blue purpl volit black wite

chose a letter.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

chose a boy
ryan j.r. justin.o cater

chose a girl.
cassidy tara brianna emillie colin(Colleen) anet(Annette) karen

chose a car.
limo car

chose a job
make donlds(Mcdonald) brgr king nodls(Noodles) bbq mackaroney gril

now wonce your done send it back to me and send it to 7 other peple.