Giggle Soup

I thought up this recipe last night when I spotted the Acini de Pepe in the pasta aisle. They are just teeny tiny little pasta balls. My boys love pasta so I decided to try making something fun and healthy for lunch today. I also named it Giggle soup to convince them that their tummies will giggle when they put the little balls in there. Cute, huh?

Giggle Soup
2 1/2 cups water
2 chicken bouillion cubes
1/4 cup frozen mixed veggies (more or less depending on what you like)
1 cup Acini de Pepe

Boil water with bouillion cubes to dissolve. Then add pasta and veggies to boiling water. Lower heat to simmer. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Almost all the liquid will be absorbed.

My boys LOVED it! And we had a really fun lunch. Enjoy!

Days of Grace and Poppop

I have lots of happy stuff to share for my Days of Grace list. I even have some pictures. Lets start with......

- Homemade Vegetable Soup.....YUM!

Everything you see in this bowl was hand grown and hand picked out of my Mother in Laws garden. Even the beef came from a cow raised on her farm. Did I ever mention how MUCH I LOVE THIS WOMAN?!?!

-A nice visit with Poppop. Ok, not so much nice, but I cant seem to come up with a better word. I was very happy to see him, but he was having a very bad mental day. he was slow and confused. He knew who we were but he just didn't have the energy for conversation. I did however get him to perk up long enough to take a few pics of him with J and R.



- Next is for EM.....check this baby out....Tastykake Mint Chocolate Pie. I haven't tried it yet but I'm hoping it doesn't turn out like that Awful Eggnog pie. They had a real winner with the Chocolate Lovers Pie....how bad could adding a little mint be, right? -C is here. Yay! It is our weekend, and even though he is going to be busy, he is still here. Where I can see him. Hug him. Enjoy knowing he is near me. After dinner he even played 3 games of Pictureka with me, J and R. Oh! and he baked cookies too. I had made the dough earlier and he scooped it and baked it for me. God Bless him!!

-When I am afraid, I will trust you. Psalm 56:3

Ok, Im off to watch a movie with Hubby.....then head to bed. I didn't get a nap today and I am very tired. Good night!

Babies come from.......Mexico?!?

J has a wild imagination. That is actually putting it mildly. He really adds alot of color and excitement to our lives. Today is no exception. This morning he was telling me about stuff he did while he was in Mexico. This puzzled me since he has never been to Mexico....and neither have I. I explained to him that he must be mistaken because he in fact has NEVER been to Mexico. The look on his face showed it all.....he looked at me with pity, because he obviously knew MORE than me. He explained that he lived in Mexico with God before Daddy and me decided we wanted to little boy. Hmmmmmm.....really?! I told him that no, he had come from my belly and we brought him home from the hospital (which was not even CLOSE to Mexico). He said "No way....nobody can grow inside another person....how would they get there?" I told him that God puts babies in mommies bellies, and that God can do anything.
He said "NO, I came from Mexico."

I am worried what kind of stories he will be telling next year when he starts kindergarten. I'm looking forward to lots of calls from the teacher. Wish me luck.

Friday fill in

Here is this weeks Friday Fill-in


And...here we go!

1. I'm PMS-ing, I'm hungry, I want chocolate!

2. Why do I have Charmin and not Cottonelle (because the puppy is cuter than the bears with TP stuck on there hineys)

3. How does this Life work, anyway?

4. Every morning, I put Kisses on my Family.

5. I consider myself lucky because Jesus Loves Me!

6. One day we’ll see a cure for Cancer and every other dreaded disease on earth.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going to see Poppop then watching a movie with Hubby, tomorrow my plans include seeing Amy and Jacob and Sunday, I want to go to Church and my MIL's!

Days of Grace

I'm a total slacker lately. Its been several days since I posted Days of Grace post. And I have a headache tonight so bear with me if my list stinks tonight....OK?

Today I found Grace in....

-The weather being nice enough for the boys to play outside, even for just a little bit.

-A son who loves to draw and tape pictures on the walls rather than just draw ON the walls.

-J asking if we could say an extra prayer tonight to thank Him for such a tasty dinner. (Bacon cheeseburger, carrots and french fries)

-Greys Anatomy being a rerun so I have extra time to talk on IM with Amy and Mom

-Reading this definition of Faith: A conviction that He CAN and a hope that He WILL.

A Clue! A Clue!

J decided to play Blues Clues today. And being the overly-creative child that he is....he couldnt play without real "clues". Which are of course Blue's paw prints. So now I have these beauties on my walls......along with our no Elephant signs. Who needs to spend money to decorate when you have a kid, right??

Oh BTW....I managed to convince my boys that their Moon Sand would be "happier" living in the sand box out back. Yippee!!!

Red Envelope

Have you heard about the Red Envelope Project?


I stumbled across it this morning at Real Mom, Real Life. It is such a wondeful idea and so easy. I copied the following from her blog....I hope she doesn't mind.

I got an email from a friend the other day asking to participate in something -- to protest, peacefully, the presidents stand on abortion. Or Voluntary Population Planning, as he puts it.

I believe we should respect the office of president and support him in his difficult job. But I don’t think that means we should sit idly by while things happen we don’t approve of.

So someone had a great idea of the RED ENVELOPE PROJECT. I hadn’t ever heard of it before, but I really like the idea. A simple, peaceful way to send a message.

Here is the email I received:
Get red envelopes or postcards and mail them on March 31st to the White House
When: March 31st, 2009
Get a red envelope. You can buy them at Kinkos, or at party supply stores.

On the front, address it to
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington , D.C. 20500

On the back, write the following message:

“This envelope represents one child who died because of an abortion.It is empty because the life that was taken is now unable to be a part of our world.”

We will mail the envelopes out March 31st, 2009. Put it in the mail, and send it. Then forward this event to every one of your friends who you think would send one too. I wish we could send 50 million red envelopes, one for every child who died [in the U.S.] before having a chance to live. It may seem that those who believe abortion is wrong are in a minority. It may seem like we have no voice and it's shameful to even bring it up. Let us show our President and the world that the voices of those of us who do not believe abortion is acceptable are not silent and must be heard. Together we can change the heart of The President and save the lives of millions of children.

So I want to call on my blogging buddies, friends and family to join this protest. Whether or not it works, I will feel better for trying.