Mud Bowl

What does 3 days of rain plus football equal===mud bowl. It was very muddy!! But the game goes on, it was fun to watch. Howard had a great game yesterday in the mud. He made 3 touchdowns, 2 conversions and had 12 tackles. I think Howard was in his element, he loved playing in the mud and I think you can tell by how dirty he is compared to the rest of his team.

Busy weekend

An old missionary, Renn Olsen, came to visit this weekend. He served here 5 years ago when Greg was ward mission leader. We enjoyed visiting with him and wish him the best.

Finished this quilt for a friends baby.I love the fabric but had trouble with the quilting, my machine is having problems

Andrew had a game on thursday, he played Glen Estes rival middle school Amelia. 1/2 of the kids on Amelias team were kids he played league football with. It was a fun game we won 14 to 0. Andrew had two really good tackles, he tackled the quarterback and lucky for me I was camera ready for one. woo hoo
this was all in the wrong order but you know me- I'm learning. :)

Breadsticks

I love bread, pastries, baked goodies. Even though my life is crazy and time is valuable I still find time to bake-well I try to. Tonight I made Spaghetti Carbonara, homemade breadsticks and the last zucchini from our garden. My friend Melissa Cass gave me the recipe for breadsticks, it is easy and delicious so I am going to share.

Breadsticks
2 T yeast
1 1/2 c warm water
2 T sugar
1/2 t salt
3 c flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water. mix sugar, salt, flour into yeast mixture and knead with a mixer for 3 minutes. The dough will be very soft and stick to your fingers. Add a little flour if necessary, but not too much or the breadsticks will be tough. let rest 15 minutes. Melt one cube of butter and pour in bottom of cookie sheet. Spread flour on counter and roll out to same size as cookie sheet. Cut into one inch strips (I use my pizza cutter) fold in half and twist together. Roll each srip into butter and place 1/2 inch apart. (Sprinkle with seasonings if wanted.) let rise 15 to 20 minutes Bake 375 for 15 to 20 minutes. yum. (Seasonings---garlic salt, parmesan cheese, cinnamon sugar, etc. )

Cute kids-back to school

I am a little slow in putting pictures up of back to school-I did take them though. Melissa claims I haven't taken them in years. I will have to search and prove her wrong. They look so happy for 6 in the morning don't they. Of course Howard didn't leave until 7:45. They are all liking school, I think Melissas favorite is the social part, Andrew football afterschool, Howard loves art and Russell just wishes he was big enough to ride a motorcycle. (he has to count how many we pass every time we are in the car). It is nice to be in a routine-if I can call it a routine. You know how busy we are-but I love my kids and Greg. hugs to them all.

Blue, blue table runner

If you know my mom, she loves the color blue. Earlier this year I had made her some festive table runners but thought she would need one to leave on all the time, so I made her this blue table runner. I love all the scraps, they are scraps from the quilt I made her 6 years ago. Also scraps from Derrick and Christines quilt I made with mom when they got married. I do like the way it turned out. Very Blue.