Camp: Shaving Creme Fight

July 27, 2009wendiplus11 Camp, Family, fun Leave a comment

Every year since I was 9 years old. This camp seems to think they have to have a shaving creme fight..it is fun to WATCH….USUALLY!!

Chloe waiting for the hose to get the shaving creme off her face…

Camye is pretty fast was managing to escape everyone …for awhile.

Blake kept asking if he could wipe his face on my shirt…being the nice mom I am..I did..

And then..my friend Debra (left) attacked my friend Tina (middle) and that is me …on the right…it was on….and it was actually alot of fun!!

And the kids played havoc on there sewing teacher….LOL!!!

Camp~~~I cant believe its over!!!

July 27, 2009wendiplus11 Blake, Camp, Camye, Chloe Leave a comment

For the last 4 years I have been a counsler at the same camp I attended when I was camper for 10 years!! It is soo much fun!

This is Camye and one of my best friends from high school’s daughter!! They really hit it off and were inseperable all week!!

Blake was in an oreo eating concert…who could eat 3 oreos, swallow them and smile for the camera would win!!! And guess what he did!!!

Chloe (in the camper favorite class..CLAY)…she made some great little figures..check out our clay blog coming soon…

Chloe in the mud slide….

Blake in the mud slide…

and of course Camye and I did not do that!!!LOL!!

Our baby girl is 13!!!

July 15, 2009wendiplus11 birthday, Chloe, Sewing 5 Comments

On Saturday, July 11th…Chloe turned 13!!! I can hardly believe it has been 13 years. I am so proud of her. I told her she could have a slumber party with all her friends or a fun family day. She chose the fun family day, we started it with pedicures for her, Camye, Gran and myself. Then we all went to dinner at the Olive Garden, followed by presents and her “requested” cookie cake and then to see the movie “Up”!! Which is really cute:)

Chloe has been wanting a sewing machine for sometime. I found this awesome computerized sewing machine and couldnt pass it up. She was surprised!! She left for camp on Sunday and I wanted to piece together a quilt for her this week. Well…my machine went into the shop so I had to try her machine. It is awesome!!! I like it almost as much as I like mine!!! Well maybe not that much…:):) But it works great!!!

I think Chloe is simply beautiful. I am so happy that God blessed us with her. She has given us such joy in her little 13 years of life. I couldnt be prouder of her.

A better explanation of my freezer cooking/OAMC…:)

July 10, 2009wendiplus11 Freezer Cooking, OAMC 2 Comments

Okay I have had 4 people call or email me for a better explanation on my Freezer cooking/OAMC. First of all I did buy the book Freezer Cooking by 30 Day Gourmet. But you dont really need to have one. There are hundreds of different ones out there. My friend that I cooked with used Everything You Need to KNow about Freezer cooking.

So here was the deal….we did 1 1/2 days of cooking..

On the 1/2 day I prepared:
4 Meatloaves (my recipe)
4 Lasagna (my recipe)
4 batches of Cheesy Chicken Quesdillas ( 30 Day Gourmet and my own)
4 batches of Cheesy Shells ( 30 Day Gourmet)

On my friends 1/2 day she prepared:
4 white and green lasagnas (Everything….cookbook)
4 Chicken Fried Rice (Everything…..cookbook)
4 Chicken Rosettos (Everything …cookbook)
4 Hash Brown Potato Bake (….Everything cookbook)

When we go together to do our big cooking we brought 2 of each of the meals we prepared and traded..so I got 8 different ones and so did she.
On the big day…
Taco Meat
Spaghetti Sauce
Chicken Phyllo Roll (my fave so far)
Cheesy Broccolli Soup
Homemade Noodles
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Blueberry Muffins
Chocolate Chip Cookies

We froze everything with that ClingWrap and then with Foil. We did flash freeze for about an hour or 2. Popped it out of the pans and then froze them without our pans so we could have them to use. I did use some foil pans…but I like to serve in prettier dishes. So I lined my foil pans so I can pop them right out and into my fancy serving dishes.

We also had 7 kids running around..!!! There were plenty of interruptions!!.
Anyway…I did purchase a book to read through first just because I need something on paper sometimes. You dont really need a book..there are yahoogroups, blogs, sites just for freezer cooking, including 30 Day Gourmet. The website itself has 100’s of recipes. If you google freezer or cooking OAMC….the recipes are endless. If you want a better explantion, check out this page on 30 day Gourmet. http://www.30daygourmet.com/freezer_Info/Freezer_Five.asp This is kind of a quick over view of the book. I just bought the book..because I LOVE books!!

Here is a great example of why this going to work great for me…yesterday Chloe and Camye had ballet at 5pm. We were running around…it was 6:30 by the time we left. I had a terrible headache..the boys were fighting, Paul spilled a drink all over himself, Blake and the van (yes I am blogging something bad…LOL….you usually only see the good). ANYWAY…it would have been much easier to stop at Sonic and get supper but I knew there was a meal at home ready to pop in the oven which my hubby did and it was ready when we walked through the door.

Another thing I am noticing that there isnt clean up other than the dishes I serve in….that is another plus I hadnt thought of.

Thats all I can think of for now. I plan on doing another around the 14th of August..right before we leave for Texas because when we return it will be September and that month is sooo busy with school and all the activites starting back up. So this so far has been such a stress reliever.:)

Hope this answered all the questions…..let me know if I missed anything.::)

My Wedding Quilt

July 9, 2009wendiplus11 Grandma and Grandpa, quilts 5 Comments

Kenny’s mother made us this beautiful…gorgeous quilt!!! I love it!!! I have known it has been in the works for awhile but it is absolutely stunning!!!

I tried to do some close ups to let you see the beautiful colors…but you all know I lack in camera skills..LOL!! The color schemes are range from deep purple (my fave) to dark green (Kennys fave).

Thanks Diana!!! It is just perfect!!!

My new plan…

July 8, 2009wendiplus11 OAMC 8 Comments

Okay so I am always looking for new ways to organize and manage my time. With 4 kids that we ACTIVELY homeschool…LOL!!! I have a new plan and right now I love it. We will see if it works for us. At this point in our life, we are very very busy people. I have agreed to cut out 2 things out of our schedules for the fall, so far MOPS and one soccer team (since we have played on two in the past). I am also trying to get my cooking under control. Although it seems other things are quickly trying to sneak their way in…but I am trying ..

I bought this new book called 30 day gourmet. So one of my new plans is Freezer Cooking/Once a Month Cooking. When I heard this from my friend, (who is homeschooling) and she loves doing it. So I did it!! I have 24 meals…awesome cooked from scratch meals in my freezer. This is my first day of no cooking..and I cant believe how relieved I feel that I do not have to FIX supper…just stick it in the oven.

SO here is what is in my freezer right now….

2 meatloafs, 2 potatoe hash brown bakes, 2 spaghetti with meat sauce, 10 chicken phyllo rolls, 2 batches of homemade chicken noodles soup with homemade noodles, 2 cheddar broccolli soups, 2 lasagna, 2 cheesey shells, 2 white and green lasagna, 45 blueberry muffins, 175 peanut butter cookie dough balls, 2 taco meats, 2 chicken rosettos, and 2 chicken fried rice.

Berry Pickin’ with Grandma

July 3, 2009wendiplus11 Berries, Grandma and Grandpa, hike Leave a comment

Kenny’s parents came for a visit last week!! We had such a fun and relaxing time!:) One day they were here we decided to take a short little hike and pick black raspberries!! We showed up back at the house 2 1/2 hours later…and a little turned around. We were down 2 – 12 acre plots than where we thought we were!! Much easier going down hill than back up!!

This pic is taken at the very back and bottom of our 12 acres on the old B&O railroad. This is underneath to let the water through the hill. My kids love it and call it a cave! It is pretty cool!!!

We had enough berries for a cobbler and it was delicious. It is that time again to head back out …the berries are ready to be picked again!!!

Sport’s Camp

July 2, 2009wendiplus11 Blake, Camp, Camye, Soccer Leave a comment

Well i havent been blogging for a few weeks, we have just been really REALLY busy. We have a few days of calmness until the kids camps start. I am going to play a little catch up the next few days, so here goes.

Blake and Camye went a sports daycamp here in Washington a few weeks ago. They had lots of fun!!!

Camye and her counsler for the week!! She was a very nice and sweet girl that Camye was obviously crazy about.

Blake and his friend Anthony, Blake had such a fun time..he is very competitive and enjoyed the competition all week.

Paul and his buddies playing around on the last day while we watched the kids play their last games.:) He enjoyed looking for roley poleys in the astro grass..LOL!!!

Blake didnt really want to be distracted by the camera during his serious soccer games!!

Sew Much Fun: Spiderman Cape

June 23, 2009wendiplus11 Sewing 3 Comments

I havent been able to blog as often as I would like, it seems the speed of summer is sweeping me away. This week is VBS, Kenny and I are in charge of Farmyard Fun and my advanced puppeteers are performing every night. I am not sure why I ever signed up for Puppets, I am a nervous wreck. Kenny’s parents are coming today, we are sooo excited!!! They havent been here in 3 years so we want everything perfect, so lot of unfinished projects getting finished. My grandmother is in the hospital not doing well, so please say a prayer for her. I am so thankful for living closer to my family to be here when needed.

Anyway..here is a pic of my latest creation!! Paul found my 15 yards of spiderman material. I bought it probably 8 years ago for a $1 a yard..not sure what I would ever do with it. Paul decided a cape would be a good start!!!

NKOTB concert

June 19, 2009wendiplus11 NKOTB 2 Comments

Okay..yes Kenny and I went to the New Kids on the Block conert. That would be my 4th concert but my 1st one is 17 years!!!!!ROTFL!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was alot of fun..I did remember the old songs but I only listen to a christian radio station so I didnt know any of the words to the new songs.

We did have pretty good seats….but in the middle of the concer all these body guards came back with a table and put it right beside Kenny!! Well my friend Danielle and I took Kennys spot and sure enough Jon Knight came out and sand on the table. Kenny’s job was to video and Danielle’s hubbys job was to take pics. It was alot of fun and would probably go again.