School is cool

I had no trouble getting the kids ready for school today. Parker was up and ready in 10 minutes and Payton was very eager to wear his new shirt, jacket and backpack. We did a little study that they had gotten from a church group at the end of the school year last year and prayed for the new year. I did miss them and tried to stay busy so that I didn't think about it. I made 6 loaves of pizza bread and froze for an up and coming party we are planning. I did some cleaning and worked and tied some loose ends around the house.

This is the easiest pizza dough I have ever found. You mix it in a food processor.

3 cups of flour
11/2 tsp of kosher salt
a packet of yeast
1 tbs of sugar

mix then add
1 Cup of warm water and 2tbs of olive oil.
Let the processor do the work blending it all together.

put in a bowl and let rise for 2 hours.
Then punch in the middle and let sit for 10 minutes. roll out to put toppings on and bake until cheese is melted. (The dough should be done when the cheese is melted)
I add a little corn meal on the bottum of the pan before I put the pizza dough on it. It keeps it from sticking.

photo creativity

playing around

Going to the Beach

 Payton took a time out to play on the playground. He was an easy subject to photograph.

 The boys enjoyed their time of catching fish. They spent 5 hours doing it.

This is the same beach my parents took me to. I remember my mom used to make ham salad sandwiches for us to eat for lunch. To this day I do not like ham salad. Ewww!

birds in a nest

 To make birds in a nest you need these items. You butter the bread on both sides and then cut a whole in the middle for the bird to rest in. The boys have been asking for this for breakfast. My mom used to make it for us when we were at home so I have passed down the tradition. I would love to hear about any food traditions you have that you have passed down to your children.

Car Wash

We had a fundraiser for boyscouts today and it was a blazing success. Thank you owners of dirty cars who pulled in to allow us to scubba dubb dubb your dirt away. We made some cash for the Scouts and it will be used wisely and will be put to the best of use. Way to help fight crime in a pro-active way. Investing in the lives of young boys by giving them cash to experiance activities that will allow them to have moments of complete bliss. They are being taught personal hygiene, manners, to volunteer in the community, what the American flag means to Americans, how to care for their environment, how to milk a cow, water safety, bike safety, how to read and follow a map, how to help one another, respect. I am for sure going to stop by more carwashes because of working this one today. So I guess you could say, I have learned to appreciate the efforts of organizing a fundraiser myself.