The Ultimate food storage cookbook

For those of you who know that I am addicted to food storage I have a great book to tell you about. I love looking at http://everydayfoodstorage.net and have gotten tons of ideas on how to use my food storage. I mean what is the point to storing all of this stuff if we have no idea of how to use it. Recently Ernie was without work and this website helped us out. I am so excited about her new book and I think everyone should own one. I absolutely love her blender pancakes. The girls think they are great too.

Easter

Yesterday was Easter. All I could think about was how I could get across to my girls the true meaning of Easter. The night before we made the story of Easter Cookies. It has the ingredients and along with that there are scriptures that go with each ingredient. So as you make the cookies you read the scriptures, for example with the vinegar you Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 teaspoon of vinegar into the mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30. Then you put the cookies in the oven and you have to wait until morning to have them and when you bite into them they are hollow to represent the empty tomb. I think the girls really got something out of it. Usually the Easter bunny comes before church, but I made them wait this year. And we talked several times through out the day about the meaning of Easter I want them to be able to enjoy the festivities but I also want them to be grateful for the reasons we celebrate them.
Also during church in one of the lessons someone shared this message and I just wanted to share it also. I hope it touches you as it did me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpFhS0dAduc

As Promised

Here are the dance pictures of Aud & Meg from their last dance recital. I am glad that dance is almost over for the year. It has taken up too much of our family time this year and I think we will have to limit the amount they do next year. Between church, dance and other activities such as soccer and softball we are never home during the evening. We have decided that the girls can choose 2 activities. It is hard for me to make them follow this because Aud is in to so many sports that it is hard for her to choose between them, right now she is doing soccer and softball sign ups are here and she wants to do them, I just don't know what I shoud do.

Well the girls and I are off to another dance competition. E has to work so it will be just us girls. The weather is yucky. It is foggy and snowing in places, but I am excited to get out of this town, even if it is just for a night.
Last night at the middle school, they had a math night activity. It was alot of fun. When we got there they gave each kid a checkbook. There were math activities at all of the tables in the cafeteria and for each activity you did you earned money to put in your checkbook. Then there was a store that you could buy things at, they had fruit and go-gurts and puzzle balls. then after you did the math activities you could make your own pudding, you had to measure out he milk and pudding mix, mix it and then crush up cookies and add a worm. It really was a lot of fun. I'm sure it was a lot of work to put together and I appreciate all the time the volunteers put in to have such a successful evening.