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Johnathon and Xaviars School Pictures

Here lately I have been really busy. I have a lot going on for instance today I had to get the bous ready cir school wake clayton up get ry dressed then myself, take the boys to school, go to walmart searched for 30 for costumes for the boys found one for johnny but nothing for xavie, so we went to the dollar store nothing, we hit top shelf thrift, again nothing we went to another walmart and another thrift store and not a single skeleton toddler costume...so I logged on to.  Amazon (my - lifesaver/weakness) & I find one. I order next day shipping so it should (better) be here tomorrow. Then once I got home I layed the baby down while clayton played on the computer abd went to my policy counsel meeting after that I came home put up some decorations fed the baby layed him back down and went to pick up the older boys had a brief meeting with xavies teacher and then came home. Cleaned up the living room and started dinner. Fed the baby and the other boys got clayton up for work cleaned up. Layed ry down for a nap and then started making the pinata for the halloween party, got the kids in bed fed ry a snack then put him back to bed. Made almond bark spiders and finally relaxing. I am so worn out and tired however with clayton working nights I find it hard to sleep. Guess im gonna check the pinata and then read my kindle. Hopefully it may put me to sleep.

Stage 1 of the pinata

Banning children from public

We all have been out to eat and a child is screaming or just acting out. I will admit it my oldest son has acted up before however we took charge of the situation and got him to act right. Alot of resturants have started banning children. In a way I can agree however it isn't fair for all. My children are very well behaved when we go out to eat the worse thing they may do is not eat. However they don't scream or cry or run around they sit there and talk quietly to us. I have a 5 yr old 3 yr old and a 5 month old. My older two know how to act and when we do go out to eat we plan it around his nap time. Honestly I don't think it is fair to blame the child its the parents! Im watching Dr. Phil and he is covering this topic and let me say this one of the audience members make the point of not banning children but have a noise ban. I have to agree with her entirely why should my quiet child be banned but adults talking loudly on their cell phone be permitted. Also, I have noticed a lot of these people that are for the ban do NOT have children. If u want to ban children fine however it should be based on the individual child's behavior but don't punish all children if they behave. One of the ban notices is about screaming children and this I feel is more fair vs. banning all children under a certain age. Please feel free to comment below.

Big Daddy's Pizza Pockets

I really need to get some batteries for my camera so I can take better pics. Anyways tonight like many weekends Clayton cooks dinner. Tonight he asked me what I wanted and we brainstormed and decided on meat pies, however we felt like experimenting with it. After he searched the internet and shot some ideas we decided on making pizza pockets. So he went to the store and got all the ingredients.

Ingredients:
Fry Bread:
flour
baking powder
salt
milk (powdered or regular)
My husband wasn't taught with measuring cups he was taught by seeing, and since I haven't ever gotten to watch him do it I don't know how much he uses.
Filling:
Sausage
Italian Seasoning
Onions
Bell Peppers
Mushrooms
Cheese
Olives
Pasta Sauce

Oil

Directions:
Mix all the ingredients for the fry bread. Kneed the dough for about 30 mins. then form individual balls (tennis ball size) flatten out the balls. Set aside. In a skillet add the sausage,Italian seasoning, mushrooms and onions and brown the meat. Add the sauce to the dough with a shallow spoon (don't over do it.) then sprinkle the cheese, meat mixture, and veggies of choice. Fold the dough in half (kinda like you would do with a taco.) then press the edges (or fold the edges over) together with the end of a fork. Set aside. In your skillet add cooking oil (make sure us have enough to cover half of your pocket) turn your burner on med hi until your oil is hot. Then turn it down to medium (or med lo) and add your pizza pockets to the oil after a few seconds turn it over. keep doing this until its golden brown. Let cool on paper towels and serve. These are so so so yummy.
My husband usually makes a lot so that way we can eat some the next day. You can check out fry bread recipes online at :
http://www.manataka.org/page180.html#Old%20Fashioned (we use the traditional Seminole version)
If you decide to try this feel free to leave your comments or even your own little twists.
A little treat we like to have from time to time is warm fried bread with melted peanut butter. YUM YUM. What do you think would taste yummy in it?

Rayning Roses Accessories

Ok so my good friend Stephanie and I are trying to put out creative skills to good use and are trying to start up our own little business.
It's on facebook and it's called Rayning Roses Accessories. We make all kinds of stuff like little bows and you can't have bows without a bow holder, we have a couple of these on our page with many more to come. We also offer fleece blankets in all kinds of different designs, there are 3 sizes the baby (small) is 1 yrd. And thats $16+sh. The kid (medium) 2 yards $25+sh. The large (adult) is 3yards and that is $35+sh. These are all custom, you pick 1 design and 1 solid color. From time to time I will make a special holiday themed blanket for discounted price. I also do fleece pillows you can have you choice of sm/child($8),med/standard ($12), or large/body pillow ($16) you can choose between 1 or 2 different designs/colors. If you order both a blanket and pillow we will throw in a matching tote for $1. We also make paci clips in you choice of design for  $4 (shipping included). everything we send out has conformation shipping for your peace of mind. As we grow we will be adding more items, and if there is anything you would like to see or comment on feel free to let us know.
Www.facebook.com/RayningRoseAccessories

Long time no post

So its been awhile. I've been busy doing school work and working on some side stuff. But I am back and am going to post more often.

Toddler Snacks/Meals

Apple Breakfast Bars
1 1/2 cups quick rolled oats
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
2/3 cup dates, chopped
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup orange juice
1 1/2 cups raw apples, shredded

Combine all ingredients. Let stand 10 minutes. Press mixture into 8" x 8" baking dish.  Bake at 375? until lightly browned, about 25 minutes. Loosen with spatula, and cut into bars while warm. Serve hot for breakfast or snack **Freezes Well**


***My Boys love this*****
PUPS IN A BLANKET

One pack of all-beef, or turkey all-natural (or tofu) hot dogs
Puff pastry dough or Ready-to-Bake Crescent Rolls or Lavash or Wraps
Veggies & Cheese

Directions:
In a skillet, cook the (tofu) dogs until they brown and blister- may boil if using meat dogs, while the dough sits out defrosting.
Wrap the dogs in a square of the dough and roll them up like a cigar with veggies & cheese.
Cut into smaller pieces to desired Toddler-friendly size.
In an oven preheated to 375-400 degrees F, bake the rolled dogs for about 25min. or until they are fluffy and golden brown.

Serve with Sweet Potato Fries or Veggie Sticks and Dipping Sauce

APPLESAUCE GRAHAM CRACKERS

Graham Crackers
Natural Applesauce
Cinnamon
Raisins
Wheat Germ

Mix cinnamon, wheat germ and raisins into the applesauce. Spread over the graham crackers. Use any type of fruit purée you wish!
Using low salt saltines, low-salt Ritz, pita bread slices, or plain rice cakes as your cracker base is just as good!!


YOGURT CEREAL BARS

2 cups corn flakes - 3/4 flour - 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon - 1/2cup butter or margarine
1 cup flavoured yogurt (banana/strawberry etc..) - 1 egg slightly beaten
2 tablespoons flour
Preheat oven to 350F

Combine cereal, 3/4 cup flour, sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
Cut in butter or margarine until coarse crumbs form.
Press 1/2 the mixture firmly into the bottom of a greased 8inch square pan.
Mix yogurt, egg and 2 tablespoons flour in another small bowl.
Spread over cereal mixture in pan and then sprinkle the remaining cereal mixture on top
Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown; cut into bars when cooled.
Courtesy of Stonyfield Farms Yogurt 


FROZEN BAN-OLA

1 medium sized banana - peeled
1/2 cup crushed granola
plain or vanilla yogurt (blueberry yogurt is yummy too!)

Dip banana in your choice of yogurt
Roll banana in crushed granola
Place in freezer bag and freeze. May be eaten without being frozen also


Check these and other toddler meal ideas at: 
http://www.wholesometoddlerfood.com/toddlersnacks.htm

Battle with T-Mobile: And the winner is.....Yours Truely

So those of you that have been following my blog know that I have been having this ongoing battle with T-Mobile. Well I called them back today and after 10 mins of me telling the representative I wanted to speak to a supervisor he finally transferred me. After telling her everything that has been going on, and about how lying to your customers isn't good customer service,and how I have paid all my bills on time and don't appreciate all this hassle I have been going through. She then told me that sometimes with extreme circumstances they can make adjustments so she put me on hold. After about 10 mins she comes back and says that she made all the necessary adjustments and my new bill is going to be 154 a month. Now thats what I'm talking about, I just don't understand why they didn't just do this in the first place. Oh well it's done and taken care of. Moral of the story just because they are a big company doesn't mean they can push you around.