First things first. Update on us. I worked at Archivers until Christmas Eve, and then I came home. Ken had started a new job in SLC and it made our schedules just not work out together. I'm glad to be home, but miss being a part of something different. This is the name tag I had made at work, which I changed from my name to a little pocket for our file folder which holds all our bills and stuff..Home Sweet Home, got that little stamp set from my Secret Santa on Lifetime Moments :)
So, Ken took a break from getting his Masters degree. His field is Health Education, and he does a little work here and there in that field, but hasn't found a job that pays well enough to go full time with a company...looking into where to head next...further in his field, or try something new...This pic here is a Valentine I have yet to give my mom...since here in Utah we were bombarded with a blizzard the day before Valentines, and she didn't get to come up here and visit as planned...Sunday dinner, there's always Sunday dinner where I can give it to her:
The kids are all back in public school, I couldn't cut the whole homeschooling thing. In a perfect world, that would work for our family, but since our family isn't perfect...that's what happens! They are all loving it though, so it was a good decision. What we will do next year when Keilani goes into junior high, who knows! Next are some random Valentine pics of stuff around the house I took on my 12 of 12 day. What may you ask is that? Well, some blogger posted a challenge to take 12 pictures on the 12th of each month. These are the ones I took a few days ago...some Love blocks I made in Enrichment. They look better IRL with the pp on the back that I added to them. Oh, pp, for those that don't scrapbook, is pattern paper. :) Then, just the kids getting ready to make their Valentine cards with candy in them....
and last but not least. My lesson in sugar cookie making......DON'T bake sugar cookies with Splenda! We had a church Valentines party where I was to bring 50 cookies. I tried 3 different recipes to see which one was better. Well, since we eat healthy around here, I couldn't find any regular sugar, just organic cane sugar and Splenda. For two of the batches I used splenda and those cookies were HORRIBLE. Just ended up dumping half of them out. The kids ate the other ones though...luckily no one at church had to though. So, the lesson is...why bother making them, just go buy some, or better yet, get those fun Pillsbury ones. Look how good these ones turned out...I'll do that next time, and skip the baking for hours part!
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