Nathan had a lot of fun fixing his hair for church on Sunday. . . if he can do this many different things with his hair it must be time for a haircut!!
Here are some food projects that I have been having fun with. I've been sprouting wheat. It is great! Sooooo easy and quick and healthy! I will be posting more about how to do it on my self-reliance blog. . . soon. . .
I canned chicken for the first time. It was so easy and is great!! 
I've also been adding wheat berries, cracked wheat, and TVP (textured vegetable protein) to my ground beef as a meat extender (not all at the same time. . . ). These are my sloppy joes that I started out with less then a cup of meat and ended up with a whole pan. We love them, too!
What a great year for cherries it has been ! Our family drove out to Emmett and picked our own cherries a few Saturdays ago and I canned a bunch of them, dehydrated a bunch of them (YUMMY!!) and ate them until I was sick. I love cherries!
I know I have been slacking on my blog. . . but summer has been BUSY!! Here are some of the fun things we've been busy with:
Lunch at the park! Pretty much everyday, I have gone to the park to get free lunch for the kids! It's great! They get free lunch, I don't have to make it, my kitchen stays cleaner, and they get to play and release some of the never-ending energy! Plus, it's super close to Bryson's office, so he frequently joins us.
Kayla thinks she owns the swings. She loves to swing as high as the swing can go. She will just lean her head back like she is relaxing and swing away forever.
Lily is a huge fan of the swings, too. Between the two of them, we are usually at the swings for quite awhile, and I am doing underdog after underdog after underdog. . . you get the picture?
Hey everyone!
I have changed the address to my self-reliance blog, so I hope that doesn't confuse anyone! Here is the new address: http://selfreliancebyjamie.blogspot.com/
I am really excited about getting some cool links and info up there. Take care!!
Hey everyone!
As I mentioned in my earlier post, I am the ward self-reliance specialist. So, I have started a new blog with all sorts of stuff related to self-reliance.
Check it out: http://c9selfreliance.blogspot.com/
So, this is what we did on Memorial Day. . .
It looks like Bryson did all the work--trust me, I did my share.
And Nathan did his share, too. :)
And Lily and Kayla did theirs . . .
Really, though, I placed every brick on the bottom layer and most on the top layer. Bryson then perfected where I put each brick.
Well, I am trying to catch up a little on my lack of posting. . . life seems to be getting busier. I blame my lack of posting on two things: my new calling and my new hobby.
My new calling is Ward Self-Reliance Specialist. I am so loving it! In my ward, we are now dry pack canning every month and I get to pass on all sorts of good preparedness info that I find through my email list. I am learning so much and really enjoy seeing the people in my ward get excited about self-reliance.
My new hobby is couponing. We now get 4 Sunday papers and I am usually busy clipping coupons and planning out my shopping list. It is really hard to pass up amazing deals!
So, during the time that I was normally trying to update my blog, I am now either working on my calling, or clipping coupons!
So, here comes a major post of some random things we have done lately, and they are not in chronological order. . .
I bought a little kiddie pool a couple weeks ago and we the kids have been spending just about every afternoon out swimming! 
And picnicing. . .
