Thursday

Thank you once again for all the comments on my pity party post. After feeling a junk food hangover yesterday I am doing better. I woke up feeling a little blah but got much better the more I got busy. I also ate better too. I just think that every once in a while we need to cry and get it all out of our system. I tend to bottle things up and then all of a sudden something send me over the edge. I don't usually share so much about it but I felt I needed too. I don't want to be a downer type of person I want to be an uplifting and happy person. I do appreciate all of the sweet bloggers who share their true feelings and what is going on. I look at it this way it is like a good therapy session but it is free!
Coco and I went to run errands yesterday and had a good time. I was happy with the skirts and blouses I got at a great price at Burlington. That store is wonderful!
Today we are going to go to the new Goodwill store. We have been saying we were going to go and time just seems to get away from us so today is the day.
Faith has been so excited she has been getting ready for the play "Twist of the Tongue" that her and the drama club are putting on at the end of this month. She is constantly talking about it, singing the songs and practicing her part. To the point I know the words too!
The thing with Dallas is better. He started talking to me the afternoon after he had not talked to me in the morning. E'lyse told him he was being an idiot and he was lazy. He got mad at her but changed his tune with me. It was all over me cleaning his room and finding an R rated movie that he had borrowed. It was the Saw II. We do not allow or even watch R Rated movies ourselves and that is certainly not allowed in our home. I just feel it brings on bad, evil feelings, evil spirits and actions. We have been told by our Prophet to keep our minds and mouths clean and this is just crap being added. There was more to the situation when he unloaded on me that is what really hurt. It will have forever changed our relationship but I will love him no matter what.
I am looking forward to the weekend. I don't have any plans but I am grateful it is on it's way.
So off I go for now. Have a great day! Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Pity Party For ME is Over

After I calmed down from the drama of having my heart broken on Tuesday I really needed some new clothes to wear. I love buying clothes for my smaller self, but I am not that yet so I have to buy for myself as I am at this time (not so small) . I got a beautiful Spring dress with a lovely light cream sweater, a pastel green blouse, a green striped blouse and was so delighted with them. I got home feeling a little better from the retail shopping. I decided to try the clothes on. NOTHING fit! I was so upset that I started eating anything salty, sweet and fattening. I polished off the rest of my Easter Basket goodies that my hubby got me along with 2 or 3 cans of Diet Coke and a water bottle. I then faced the bloated feeling with a stomach ache and head ache from my binge eating. I was hating myself. Feelings of disappointment flooded over me. I then watched The Biggest Loser and felt even worse about myself and what I had eaten after seeing Tara looking so good in her make over. My pity party lasted till I went to bed. I fell asleep and woke up with a major sugar & junk hangover. I have completely fallen off the healthy eating band wagon. HELP!!!
I know what I need to do and have to get my plan to get my act together and Just DO IT! Pray for me. I was doing so good and feeling so good.
Hugs, Bobbi Jo

BFF

Today is the day of the week the little girls get out of school early. Faith went to the girls little friend that is our next door neighbor. Gabby wanted to have one of her new best friends over to play. This is what I saw them doing: This is Gabby on the left and Emma on the right.

(Yes I know the weeds are crazy out there!) I just thought this was so sweet. Gabby asked if she could use a blanket or two outside. I said sure thinking they were going sit on the trampoline. I was surprised to see them on the ground and blankets around them. It was 68* outside not cold enough for blankets but I guess they didn't care.
Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Cute Giveaway to Enter

Over at The Handmade Housewife she is giving away this to one lucky winner. I think it is beautiful and she has many others in her etsy store of different materials. This one is so classy. It is called the "Debutante." So go check it out but I am going to win. (I hope!!) Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to everyone! Let us all remember why this day is celebrated.

Because of his sacrifice and resurrection. Let us rejoice. Hugs, Bobbi Jo

My Brothers Day

(Picture was stolen from Meredith's blog.)
I wanted to send a shout out to my big brother Mark.
I affectionately call him "My Markie". Mark is a great guy, brother, father to his 5 children, husband to his sweet and blunt wife, Renee' and grandfather to 5 grandbabies. He is 51 today! Mark is the siblings that I have the most in common with religion, political and lifestyle . He is a happy, intelligent and interesting person too! Mark lives up north in Arizona and I only wish I was half as intelligent as him. He has a great memory especially for the scriptures. I admire him for this. He is also the one who got me listening to Rush Limbaugh so many years ago. Thank you for that Mark. Mark was also the one who intrudced me to my hubby. Big thanks for that one! He is also one of my best friends. He has a great sense of humor and is much better at telling jokes than I am.
Happy Birthday Mark! Have a great one. Love, Bobbi Jo

Pink Saturday

It is a beautiful & rainy Pink Saturday . It has been a couple weeks for me to post for Pink Saturday life just seems busy doing this that and the other things. So for my share today on to my Pink contribution Sweet little Pink Bunny!
Pink plastic eggs on sheer Pink table runner.
Doris Day's dress on my new movie and
Pink delicate lace on one of the daughters Easter baskets.
My day consists of the usual cleaning and prep work for Sunday, the girls and I are going to help with the cleaning of our church building. Alan and Dallas had a job to go do this morning. Later today after home blessings are taken care of we will be coloring eggs. Hope you all have a wonderful Pink Saturday! Hugs, Bobbi Jo

5 Things

I know what you are thinking. First I am not to be found in blog land and then 3 times in one day. I was tagged by my sweet niece Angela . So here are my 5 Things

5 Things I was doing 5 years ago:

1. Being a mom to my 5 children.
2. Setting up house in Queen Creek
3. Worrying about turning 40
4. Being amazed at the number of people moving to Queen Creek
5. Being amazed at how many times they split a ward and having 13 baby blessings on a Fast Sunday.

5 Things on my list to do today:

1. Make dinner
2. Feed dogs
3. Do another load of wash
4. Make list for coupons
5. Walk

5 Things I would do with a million dollars:

1. Pay off bills and debts
2. Buy a house somewhere cooler like Pinetop or Utah
3. Start a business with Alan
4. Move my parents to a nice retirement community
5. Put money away for missions, college and weddings.

5 Places I've lived:

1. Pennsylvania
2. Buckeye, Arizona
3. Las Vegas
4. Lakeside, Arizona
5. Queen Creek, Arizona

5 Jobs I've held:

1. Waitress
2.Prep-cook
3.Model
4.Physical Therapist
5.Teacher for Chapter-1

5 Things I want to be doing in 5 years:

1. Welcoming Dallas home from a mission
2. Watching E'lyse graduate from high school
3. Welcoming more grand babies to the family
4. Watching my children progress and love life as the grow up
5. Be a happy loving wife, mother, grandmother that is still full of joy for life and laugh a lot

5 People I tag:

1. Coco
2. Meredith
3. Savannah
4. Jaclyn
5. Janey

Have a great evening. Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Yogurt Recipe and Smoothies

I was asked by a couple of you about my homemade yogurt and smoothies. I got my homemade yogurt recipe from Candy at Welcome To Keeping The Home. This is the recipe How to Make Yogurt

Making yogurt is easy - especially if you do it in a slow cooker, or crock pot, as shown below...

NOTE: Start the below process in the evening, before you make dinner. This way, your yogurt will be ready the next morning, when you wake up.

INGREDIENTS:

-1/2 cup of store bought, natural, active/live culture, full fat (not low fat or fat free) plain yogurt. (This will be your starter. After your first batch of yogurt, you can use 1/2 cup of some of your homemade yogurt as a starter instead.)

-8 cups of whole milk. Pasteurized and Homogenized is fine, but do not use ultra-pasteurized.

HOW TO MAKE IT

1. Pour the milk into a crock pot, and turn the crock pot on low. Leave it alone for 2.5 hours, cooking on low.

2. Turn the crock pot off, leave the cover on, and let the milk sit for 3 hours.

3. Mix the yogurt starter into the milk.

4. Put the lid on the crock pot, and then fold and put a heavy bath towel over the crock pot to insulate in the leftover heat (leave the crock pot turned off), and go to bed.

6. The next morning, you'll have yogurt waiting for you in your crock pot. :-) Home made yogurt is thinner than store-bought.

7. Pour the yogurt into a container, cover it, and put it into the fridge. Let the yogurt fully cool down to the fridge temp.

8. Then, if you'd like to add fruit to your yogurt, put a few cups of chopped fruit (of your choice) into a blender, and blend. Then mix the blended fruit into the yogurt and return it to the fridge to cool back down to fridge temp.

If you'd like a thicker yogurt, then strain the yogurt through a double layer of cheese cloth, letting the yellow whey liquid drip through the cloth, and into a bowl. Do this for an hour or two, and you'll have a thicker yogurt. Straining the yogurt makes Greek Yogurt.

As far as the smoothies are concerned I mix what sounds yummy and healthy. I use yogurt and fruit. Adding honey or Stevia for more sweetness along with wheat germ too. One of my favorites is the orange juice with banana! I have a list of 165 smoothie recipes I got from a group I belong to. On the green smoothies I am still experimenting with them. I try different ones from the Green Smoothy Challenge . There are some good ones that I have tried and liked. But it is more to a persons taste of if they like the taste of one vegetable over the other. Hope this helps out. Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Busy But I Am COOL

I have been busy lately. By busy I mean more busy than usual it seems. Out running around and getting things checked off my TO DO list.
Tuesday Coco and I went to Wal-Mart to get items for her freezer jam. We went back to her house and made the jam. When I went home I made my freezer jam.

Then yesterday Coco, Talmage and I went to the Superstition Ranch Market to get fruit and veggies for smoothies. Coco was tired by the time we got back to my house and she took a little nap while I made smoothies to have ready in the freezer. There are different flavors so they all have different letters for what is in them. I also had oranges to squeeze for smoothies to have on hand I put the juice in ice cube trays and then put them in the big freezer bags.
. Last week I froze bananas and strawberries to put in smoothies. Now I need to make more homemade yogurt.
Now the part of being COOL! Coco shared this idea with me that she had seen on a blog so I had to go get two for my pantry doors so now I am WAY COOL!!
This is a nice thing to have. I can keep smaller items in them that are kind of odd balls and they are readily available. Loving getting my house in order.
There is so much more to do still. I worked on organizing my coupon book yesterday and putting in the tabs and such. SHEESH what a bunch of work that was. But it looks too cool and nice to be organized.
This morning Alan and I went to the Temple but got there and it is closed. ARG!! After all the stress to make sure lunches were ready and people were covered to get the little girls off and it isn't open. We had a nice drive anyway.
I am off to get Easter shopping done. I am so far behind this year normally I am done by now. Hope everyone has a good day. I am hoping to check in on my blog buddies later today.
Hugs, Bobbi Jo