Wordless Wednesday

I love boys and there tools. I love how they can use them for a million reasons. Fix a piece a wood or hit brother in the back when he is not looking. Pamela

Monkey Joe's

We recently went to Monkey Joe's with friends from church. I was very intimidated to take 6 kids to a bounce house. I could not have paid for things to go better. We had the whole building to ourselves. The employees were amazing. I have never seen employees have so much fun. They ran and played with the kids. They bounced and jumped and talked.

I love the way they watched the door and watched to make sure each child was safe the entire time. I felt like I could relax and really enjoy the evening.

Pamela

Sunday Mornings

Today I am talking about how to tackle things. I want to tell you about our Sunday mornings. Oh boy, we need to leave the house by 7:30am. That means 6 kids up and buckled in the van by 7:25. So how do I do this? 1. Make sure the house is straightened up on Saturday night, because well honestly I am a bear if I have to step over things or something cannot be found. 2. Give everyone bathes throughout the day on Saturday instead of waiting until bedtime. 3. Brush and braid my 9 year olds hair, cuts on the screaming about it being tangled when I brush it out on Sunday morning. She still fusses but not as much. 4. Review what we are going to wear on Sunday and make sure we have shoes THAT FIT, ready to go. 5. Make a list of what I need to take; I often cook at church on Sundays for 80 people. So I need to make sure I have everything so I do not need to turn around. 6. Make sure the diaper bag is filled up with everything to include extra clothes for the younger three children. 7. We eat poptarts on Sunday mornings, yes store bought horrible for you poptarts so they can eat in the van. 8. And finally we leave the house early, so I will have time to stop for gas or traffic. That way I am not rushed or stressed. Okay, so it does not always go as smoothly as I want but this is the goal. By the way if the house is straightened then when I come home on Sunday afternoons I can nap. Which is my favorite thing to do on a Sunday afternoon. Pamela Want to learn other tacking it ideas then head over to 5 minutes for moms.

Cordon Blue

One of the things I love about our church is that we have a meal every Sunday after church and every Wednesday before church. I love this because it gives me a chance to cook large meals. I love cooking for a large group. I saw this on recipe on pinterest and could not wait to try it. Sadly I cannot find my picture of the finished product.

This recipe is really easy and warms up really yummy. I made a ton of casseroles on Saturday and then re warmed them up at church. In a 9*13 pans layer rice, chicken, swiss cheese, lunch meat ham (the recipe calls for better ham but I had a bunch of lunch meat ham), then combine 2 cans cream of chicken soup, 1/2 cup milk, and 1/2 cup sour cream and spread on top, then cover with crushed ritz crackers. Quick and easy. This recipe originally came from Oraganize and Decorate Everything. I have made this recipe several times and it is always a hit. I am loving Pinterest, although I can still not pronounce it's name. You can dream about anything and find anything there. And in case you are wondering you can find me under Trooppetrie. Pamela

Clean-up

Recently my sons boyscout troop had a job to clean up before a camp out. The little kids loved it. Jason constantly talks about when he can join boyscouts and when he can go on camp outs. He is so excited. The boys really jumped in and helped clean up leaves. I loved it because it kept them busy and they loved it because they felt like big boys. I loved being there and watching my son clean up, watching how generous the older boyscouts are with there time and there willingness to help play with my kids.

Pamela