Avery loves helping me cook. Sometimes it's
hard to keep her entertained
while I'm getting things ready but I soon discovered
homemade edible play dough!

In these pictures she is actually helping
me roll out homemade tortillas.

Right here she's showing us with her hands how
you roooollll!

Here she is with her homemade play dough.

I had to get her her own apron for Valentine's Day.
Isn't it cute!!! She loves it cuz it has Unicorns~or as she would say~
HORSEYS!

Valentine's Day!

Valentine's morning was full of love at the Meyer residence!lol
Avery was in a really good mood for once when she
woke up!
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This child is full of piss and vinegar EVERY morning
and it drives me InSAnE!
She must have known it was a holiday because
she didn't wake up with her usual
demands and yelling!

We had heart shaped french toast, oranges and apples, chocolate muffins
with pink buttercream frosting, and sparkling apple
cider for breakfast! Harley humored me and
ate everything I made! ;} What a guy!

We exchanged cards...The top one was from Harley to me...

This one was from Avery to her dada...

And this one was from me to Harley.
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This year I had to really think about getting in the habit
of doing Valentine's and teaching Avery
all about giving and showing love.
I know a lot of people who think Valentine's is just
a marketing ploy but, I really like the idea
of taking a day that's already designated for you to
think about doing something
special for ALL the people you love!
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Harley shows me he loves me every day by being
his normal, dorky self! ;}
He's a pretty amazing guy always making everyone around
him laugh and smile...especially his daughter.
Harley plays with Avery every day
chasing her and picking her up and swinging her around.
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Harley does an amazing job helping
me to rely on my Heavenly Father during hard times...
for someone who claims to have no religious denomination
he sure knows how to have an unbelievable amount
of faith.
Now that I'm done with the cheesieness I hope
everyone had a great day!

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? ~ Apparently my father tells me I was named after the Rolling Stones song Angie.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? ~ Friday night. I was being a baby cuz we had to take Avery into the Dr.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? ~ Sometimes.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? ~ I'm really not a fan of lunch meat.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? ~ Yes, Avery and one on the way
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? ~ Of Course!
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? ~ NEVER!
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? ~ Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? ~ Probably not
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? ~ I love and eat all cold cereal right now.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? ~ Yes
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? ~ Not anymore!lol
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? ~ I love and eat all ice cream that doesn't have nuts in it;}
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? ~ Whatever stands out the most I guess. Right now I'm sure people notice my belly first!
15. RED OR PINK? ~ Red
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? ~ Physically there's too much to mention;} Personally I am WAY too hard on myself!
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? ~ My great grandma, Minnie
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? ~ Absolutely!
19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? ~ I'm wearing bright green house shoes!
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? ~ A bowl of Honey nut Cheerios, Life and Honey bunches of oats all mixed together! MMMMMM!
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? ~ Imagination Movers on Playhouse Disney.
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? ~ A really pretty shade of purple.
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? ~ I love the smell of theater popcorn, the outdoors, campfires, rain, but most of all I love the smell of Avery after I bath her and get her all lotioned up!
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? ~ Probably my mother.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? ~ Yes, I got it off my sis-in-laws blog and I love her!
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? ~ College football
27. HAIR COLOR? ~ Dark Brown
28. EYE COLOR? ~ Blue
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? ~ No
30. FAVORITE FOOD? ~I love all foods, that's the problem! Mostly Mexican~homemade tortillas!!!
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS ~ Happy endings, Scary movies gives me horrible nightmares.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? ~ Baby Mama. It was pretty funny;}
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? ~ A brown San Fransisco hoodie.
34, SUMMER OR WINTER? ~ Summer
35. HUGS OR KISSES? ~ I love getting both! Especially from my daughter:}
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? ~ I love all desserts! Lately loving pastries!
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? ~ Hopefully EVERYONE!
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? ~ HHRRMMM?
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? ~ The fourth book in the Twilight series.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? ~ The color blue.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? ~ I think it was cops.
42. FAVORITE SOUNDS? ~ Averys latest words & phrases. They are "C'mere" "Scuse me" "Sorry" "Baby broder"
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? ~ Rolling Stones.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? ~ Mexico.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? ~ Floral designing.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? ~ Salt Lake City
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? ~ All of them.

C'mon guys! Blog it up!!! ;}

Bunch of sickies!!!

Unfortunately the Meyer family has been hit HARD by a nasty stomach flu. Avery got really sick on Mon. and the poor thing is just barely starting to eat a little bit. She's been drinking a lot of fluids, though, thank heavens. It always worries me when little kids get a tummy bug. I was really sick yesterday and it finally hit Harley last night so today we are all resting and trying to get better. I hate being sick!!!

Going to the FuN center!

It was Traciis birthday party and we were invited! Avery had so much fun going down the slide over and over and over in pirates cove! I couldn't really climb up the stairs they had too well plus, there were kids EVERYWHERE; so, Mel helped her until she got the hang of it. In no time at all Avery was climbing the stairs and going down the slide herself. She couldn't really get positioned on her bum so she would slide down on her belly backwards! It was great. I can't wait for the snow to melt so we can go to the park and she can go down the BIG slide!

Breadmaking

I've attempted homemade bread making the last couple of days. Although it's been fun I can't quite get the dough to rise completely. Here's pics of my third attempt. Not bad but, the dough still doesn't rise above the baking dish. HHMMM! Any suggestions?

Savings on the homemade laundry detergent

So, I've made 3 different kinds of this laundry soap. First I made the liquid detergent, which turns into more of a goop, second I made a powdered detergent with the Fels Naptha soap, and third I made another powdered with a generic brand of white soap I already had in house that I use to treat stains with. Love them all. I can already see the savings because after buying a box of the washing soda, a box of the borax and 6 bars of soap, you can make six months worth of laundry soap and still have 1/2 a box of the borax and washing soda. You use a whole bar of soap for each batch of the detergent you make. With the liquid detergent, you only need to use 1/4 cup per full load~which if you make 6 batches of this you will get roughly 288 loads! With the powdered all you need is 2tblsp!! WOW.The washing soda I think cost me about $3 and I found it at Smiths. The Borax was around the same and I found it at Walmart. The bars of the Fels Naptha I found at Smiths also and they were $1.59 a bar so, I think I may try to find a cheaper soap. Some of the recipes say you can use brands like Irish spring and Ivory. Some of the websites also recommend using vinegar as your fabric softener. Apparently it does something to balance the ph of the water with the soap and also helps rinse the soap completely. I also read last night that this actually IS an Eco-friendly way of doing laundry and cuts your cost saving about $70! I think overall we spent about $15~maybe on all the ingredients which should give us six months worth of laundry soap. So, not only are you helping the environment you're also helping your pocket book!