the most important meal of the day

I admit, I am really bad about making breakfast for the kids. Usually it is cold cereal or breakfast cookies ( made by Quaker, not me). I actually do not have very many breakfast ideas/recipes. I know that it is important for me to send them off with nice full bellies though. This morning I got up and made them breakfast. And I was shocked at how much they ate! Here are the details of what it takes to feed the Turner 4:

1 dozen eggs ( Harmony was bummed that there were not enough for seconds)
3 slices of ham cut into the eggs
1 whole bag of Thomas English muffins ( with butter & honey)
1 entire can of oj

And that is just for 4 kids! Please pray for a Costco/BJ's/Sams Club to come to Guam!

cylical interests

I know that it can't just be me, who finds that their interests in things kind of comes and goes?Not completely abandoned, but just set aside.

Like take scrapbooking for example. While Ben was gone, that was my WHOLE focus...ok besides those 4 little rugrats running around. But I was buying magazines and products and scrappin' for hours every day. However, with the busyness of school and life again, it has really been put on the back burner. The other night, I sat looking in front of pictures and was just completely blank about what to do with them. Total scrappers block.

When we returned from Hawaii, Ben had literally eaten in a restaurant almost every day for over a month. And he was sick of it. So I really worked hard to plan my meals, and made sure he had nice homemade dinners. Which is when I started thinking about freezer cooking again. I also have found some fab food blogs that just make my mouth water looking at them. I have had so much fun cooking and baking lately. (Trust me, my clothes are getting a little tight!) I seriously have enjoyed being in the kitchen and even made pancakes from scratch. Not the huge ol' bag of Krutsteaz mix, actually from scratch. The kids loved them ( they were pb pancakes) and ate them all that morning!!

My other interest is organizing/home making. Which right now, is kind of in 2nd place with my other hobbies/interests. Still important but, just not as fun as cooking. So I am adding some links to the side of some of my favorite sites to visit. The picture is the snack we made for family movie night, last night. It is a candied popcorn. It was so yummy! And with having reses pieces in it, I think it would be fun to use as a Halloween treat. Perfect colors right?

Our favorites so far have been banana bars, missippi mudcake, taco salad, pb choc. oreo swirl cookies...and more. (Sense the dessert theme? We might need to branch out!)

cherries

Growing up, behind our house, was a cherry orchard. You could always find us kids out snatching the yummy cherries from the trees. Ecspecially while playing outside. I really enjoy cherries but generally don't buy them.

Last summer, while we were visiting The Dalles, Christy (or was it Grandma Harmon?) one of the Grandma's anyway, had bought cherries. The kids went to town on them. There faces were covered in the juice and they loved them. Asking me of course why I never buy them.

So the other day, I was at the commissary and there were cherries. From Oregon no less. I looked at the price...6.97 a lb!!! Holy cow. I thought it was a joke. Until my friend told me that she didn't pay attention when she was buying them and bought a small bag for over $10.

Well in an effort to get the kids to eat more fruits and vegi's, we spent some extra time in the produce department today. The cherries were now down to $3 a lb. I told them they were allowed one lb and that was it. They very carefully weighed it and we brought them home. They have really enjoyed them. I don't know how often I am going to spend $3 on a snack that they finished in one sitting but...it was fun to see them enjoy a snack that I ate a lot of as a kid!

quick question

Does anything beat homemade chocolate chip cookies and a glass of milk, for an after school snack? Didn't think so!!