Thanks Giving

I know that Thanks Giving was quite a few days ago, but I haven't really had time to update the blog. We had a lovely Thanks Giving dinner. My sister Kirstie was able to come and have it with us. Rebecca's boyfriend, Todd, came as well. We had a series of food such as; Stuffing, yams, bean casserole, rainbow jell-o, mashed potatoes, giblet gravy, and of course TURKEY! And then we also had the pies, blue berry, cherry, pumpkin, and peanut butter. Here are some pictures...

This is the bean casserole. 

The gravy. 

The stuffing, I know it doesn't look good, but it was.

The yams, with melted marshmallows on top.

The vegetables, that Rebecca made.

Big parts of the turkey.

The rainbow jell-o. looks good, I know.

The rolls, and they are home made.

The table just before we sat down to eat.

And the island, that we had the food on so that there was more room on the table.

It was all a wonderful Thanks Giving. We had a great time, and even the cooking was fun! I got to spend some time with my mom, and learn how to make pie crusts. I hope that you all had a great time too.

MURDER, and preparation

I know that this sounds like I"m getting ready to kill some one. But no, I'm talking about the terrible murder of my favorite chicken, Pigwidagon, also known as Pig. Our neighbors dogs came into our yard and ripped apart my chicken. I know to some of you it sounds funny that I'm sad to have her gone, but she was more then a chicken, she was a pet, a friend. My parents only knew her as a chicken, but she was so much more. Every morning when we went out to take care of them, she would come and greet us. She'd fallow us around, and eat from our hands. She was beautiful, and all white. Some think white chickens aren't pretty, but she'd make you take those words back in a heart beet. As a chick, she would chase us( or our fingers) around the rug. We kept them in a box in the dinning room. She wasn't a fan for being held but could play all day. But now she is gone, from a terrible habit of killing other animals, such as, our other cats, and one of the owner's other dogs. They also tried to kill my neighbor's little dog. I want to cry for her, but I don't want to be sad, not at this time of year. I've lost so many animals, and I've cried and morned them all, but I don't want to do it again, I'm sure there will be a moment were I shed a tear for her. But I don't want to be sad, I don't want to make other people sad either. But I know that I'll miss her, a lot.

                                            Thanks giving

It's that time of year! Today we have cleaned house and baked pies. Pumpkin, peanut butter, and blue berry. We took out the turkey so it's ready to be cooked tomorrow. We made rainbow jell-o. I'll have pictures of all of the food tomorrow. Well I really have nothing more to say about this subject. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanks giving tomorrow. 

New Moon, Talk, and Dance

I have three very exiting things that I have to tell about. Firstly I'll talk about "New Moon" I GOT TO SEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last Friday, My mom, EmmaLee, April, and I all went to go and see it. It lived up to my expectations. I wont say much on the subject so that those of you who haven't seen it, wont have it spoiled.

                       

                                                            Talk

Today I got to give a talk we only had a few days to prepare, and we were busy as it was. I was feeling sick the whole time, but when I got up there, I felt more at ease. I said it with few mess ups. It felt good.

                                                        DANCE

I got to go to my very first dance on Saturday. I had a blast. I met some cool people. And had a good time dancing around. Ashlyn and I would join in and learn new dances.  Here is a picture of me, almost ready to go.

I had my hair in a pony tail. And my face looks sort of funny because the room was totally dark, so the picture depended on the flash. I HAD A BLAST!!!! I even got to dance with a boy!

Cooking the simple way

How many of you enjoy cooking? Well I do. I love cooking, mostly treats, and desserts. Tonight I was in charge of cooking dinner. Originally I was going to cook, Garlic pasta, fried chicken, and peas. But my mother didn't think that I could make the fried chicken, ( even though I've made more difficult things before.) So she bought some of the simple, pre-made tray chicken dinners. I still got to make the pasta, and April made the peas. But the chicken I "made" ( warmed up.) Witch is why I've entitled this entry, "Cooking the simple way." Because it's not even considered cooking... it's just warming up something. Sometimes I'm happy with that, (like when I'm in a hurry.) but I felt like giving a real dinner tonight. Silly mother for underestimating  her talented daughter. But the colors of the food went together perfectly, giving it a good look. Here's a picture.

The camera didn't make it look as good as it truly looked. But it did really look good. And don't make fun of me for taking pictures of my plate. I just thought that it would be nice to have a picture for the blog. I hope I didn't bore any of you. 

Not much, and yet, too much

I have been neglecting my Blog for the past 5 or 6 days, but I haven't had that much time on my hands, to do anything. I've been babysitting Aaron, getting sick, mutual, Church, church meetings, phone calls, cooking, and many more things. We haven't had to do much babysitting lately but there still was some work to do with that. I also got sick from Aaron, leaving me with a head ache, running nose, cough, stuffy nose, anger, and weakness. I've been doing some cooking, but not much, ( since I've been sick. ) I've already told you about mutual, so there isn't much to say about it. I made it through church this Sunday, even though Ashlyn had to continously pinch me, so as I wouldn't fall asleep. We had a night of " Sacred music. " witch was very beautiful, and long. There was a five year old girl who sung like a grown woman. Cinnamon,( our kitten ) got fixed this week, so no babies will be coming from this little guy. He recovered quickly, it only took a day. I've been making scarfs these past days. 

                                                 Sales people

    I've made a game of when sales people call. We have CID ( caller ID ) so we always know when it's a sales person, my mother just doesn't answer. My Dad gets mad at them for " Calling Our Number" but I answer, and have a great time. Here is the conversation from today...

SP, " Hello is Eric MacKay there?"

Me, "No no no no no no, this is the Flognard home."

       Silence

Me, " Are you okay there, wee ickle dumple?"

And then the line went dead. This morning I was in a hurry when the first sales person called. I only had time to say they had the wrong number and that I was babysitting, " On " Mr. Mark's baby. But that is what I do when Sales people call, so if any of you plan on becoming a sales person, then stay away from me. LOL!!!  

         Here are some funny pictures of when we were with Aaron... 

Aaron, grabbing Charlotte's lips, and eyes.

Aaron getting a kissy from Charlotte.

Smile for the Camera!!!

And Cinnamon, recovering from surgery.

PAIN = FUN

Why must people suffer in order to have fun? Tonight we had mutual, and it was a race. We divided into two cars, and had a race to random people's houses to get " Thanks Giving" food. The very fist time that we got out of the car, two girls grabbed you feet, and through me out the door. I landed on a rock, and that really hurt. It was a lot of fun. ( the whole time I was wishing that I had my inhaler.) I also jumped off a porch, and landed, once again, on a rock. With many pains, scratches, and some bleeding,,, WE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And our car all got a monster candy bar.

                                   Cinnamon

Our kitty, ( Cinnamon ) is getting fixed tomorrow, so wish him luck!

Fun in past Days

My family and I have had great fun in these past days. Most especially on Saturday. And that is going to be the day that I'm going to be talking about.  

So first off, we had Aaron over again, and he was so happy to hang out with us. Here is a picture of him... You can't help but laugh at this picture!

 That's my hand, holding the towel on. 

After his mother came to pick him up, we went out on a 4-wheeler ride way out in the  Holbrook area. It used to be a race track, and it had the most awesome bumps. We drove real calm and careful for the first part of the ride. Soon we came to this little pond with a large herd of cattle, EmmaLee had fun taking the pictures. Here are a few.

There were a lot of cattle. April, EmmaLee, and I ran along the fence trying to get a better look, then I found one of those really big ant hills. And I picked up a stick and began to dig it up. They soon all came running out, ( and they were huge! ) Soon they discovered who was killing there home, and started to come closer to me... that's when I dropped the stick and ran.

Then I had April as my passenger, and wanted to show her how to really make the bumps fun. I'd hit them at full speed, and even with the little bumps, we left the ground, and went flying through the air, ( still on the 4-wheeler though ) One time I hit a huge bump, and April and I had to fight as hard as we could to stay on. IT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!! We didn't even get in truble for doing it, My Dad, and Mom were doing it too. We were all having way too much fun to be mad, or even scared, when we would almost crash. Here are some pictures of us taking a brake.

Me, April, and EmmaLee, ( left to right. )

My Dad

Amanda, ( Me ) Do you like my helmet?

April, getting a drink.

Dad, and EmmaLee.

April, Me, EmmaLee, and Dad. It was very cold outside when we went there. We all have on our jackets/sweat shirts. The sun was in my eyes, and that is why my hand is covering up my face. We didn't get any pictures of my Mom, because she insisted that she take them.

 We had lots of fun and hope that we can go back there soon.

Not much

Not much happened to me these past few days. We had a thirty minute FHE, ( family home evening. ) And that was Monday. Tuseday, was just a mong day od schoolwork, and EmmaLee's bad attitude. Wednesday I had mutual, and painted brown blocks brown. Thursday, ( today ) I took a walk with Cherokee, and Sadie. The smell of smoke was really strong, because there is a control bern. We also watched, "monsters vs. Aliens" and we have desided that we really liked it.

I have suffered from the shoes that I wore on Halloween, I should have posted the pictures when they were fresh, but I didn't think about them until I had healed quite a bit. Here are some pictures.

When it was new, it was a big sore. It still hurts

Another Sunday

Little Aaron, got to go to church today. It was another baby-siting day and he had a blast. We only had to take him out one time, through Sacrament. Then he went to the nursery, and didn't even cry. But close to the end of the Sunday school class, he pooped in his diaper. So after I changed it, he cried when I took him back, but it only lasted a second, because they were doing treats. 

                                               The St. Bernard that I had some pictures of, finally found a home, with my sister Kirstie, and her boyfriend David. We discovered he is a gentle giant. But we hope that this home is the one he has been looking for. So all you followers,,, keep your fingers crossed for him.