Coach on the verge of crawling?

Coach is now on the verge of crawling, which is bitter-sweet for me. A mobile baby is a happier baby, but on the other hand a mobile baby doesn't like to be held as much. I am going to miss my cuddly baby. Coach by far is way more cuddly than Ashie ever was. My sweet baby is growing up. Any bets as to when Coach will actually crawl? I say the end of December first of January. He will be 8 months old then. Ashie was 10 months old when he crawled. Yikes - they grow-up even faster when they have someone to model behavior after.

Punk Rock Girl

Mistletoe: How do we undo Punk Rock Girl song from your blog. It has survived from the time you entered it on that cute blog about Abizzila to the present day. Through all the blogs since I hear the punk rock theme. Although I can shut it off by going to the original blog and shuting the sound down. Will it ever just end. You know me, anything you do is great with me. But getting me to listen to British Punk Rock is a little out there.

Pictures as promised

Nersey's New Car.

We found out we could grow zucchini as big as buckley.

Jenny had fun visiting the Bennions in Boston.

Matt's New Car.

I tried to grow a goatie - but it wasn't to be.

Friday Evening after Thanksgiving

Well we are 1/2 way through the Thanksgiving Holiday. We have eaten all that food, suffered through the sleepless, bloated night and have been to the stores, raked leaves and watched alot of TV. Yet ahead are 14 pages of text on the preservation of the Baron Woolen Mill in Brigham City, The U victory over the Utah County college, my monthly Priesthood Lesson and yet another Sunday Dinner.

Tomorrow (Saturday) I was invited to Paul Rolley's house to watch the big game but instead we are going to Uncle Dave's to be with the family. So instead of politics with Paul, Randy Horiuchi, an Judge Scott Daniels I will be sucking down treats with the Reads, Schifbauers, Uncle Paul, Nate and Mindy and Mom. This I believe to be the wisest choice for the day.

The tantilizing smell of homemade pizza is wafting through the dining room to the home teachers room to the den. Mindy, Mom and the two Smith cousins from BYU and Texas are making alot of noise and some great smells in the kitchen. Thanksgiving was incredible as always but tonight holds a great deal of promise.

Hope you all made it home safely from wherever you spent the holiday. Love Bampa

Man I bought for that person last year!

If this is what you said while reading this blog - I don't want to hear it. I love you all, but no complaining to Mindurs. Christmas is about the spirit of giving so suck it up and be glad that you have the PRIVELDGE to buy for that sibling two years running.

James is buying for Brian
Rick has Jenny
Charlene has Shane
Missy has Melissa
Brad has Matt
Steve has Missy
Melissa has Rick
Mindy has James
Nate has Charlene
Cindy has Brad
Shane has Nate
Jenny has Steve
Matt has Mindy
and Brian has Cindy

Merry Christmas!

Love, Mindurs

Just as a side note Charlene and James did the drawing so if you must complain, complain to them.

Funny!

Ha!Ha! So True!

BYU sucks - Opinion

Mmm Mmm Mmm Delicious!

I made Missletoe's french bread and it was delicious! The bread was a wonderful compliment to the stuff shell pasta I made for dinner. I recommend that everyone tries making the bread it is easy and good. Yes, it is easy, even I did it and I've never made bread before. For now you will just have to enjoy my pictures.

Supersize Me!

If there is ANYONE who does my name proud, it is Indy Missy. I am so lucky that everything I always wanted to be is embodied in someone who actually has my name (and my maiden name too!). Indy Missy is intelligent, kind, generous, foxy, classy, and all the wonderful traits Mindurs listed too. I was a little weary of another Missy hitting the scene and even suggested at one point that the next Missy to enter the family would have to be called, "Supersize- Missy". The irony is now I want to supersize myself to be just like her! The best thing Steve has ever done for me is to marry Missy so that my name will now have a magnificent legacy! Happy Birthday Indy Missy!

Bon Apetite!

Mindurs was asking for some recipes... so I am making them public. This French bread recipe is now a fav around our house. I have gotten to the point of life where it is actually easier to make French bread from scratch rather than haul 3 kids to the grocery store, and it tastes better too!

French Bread
5 c bread flour (plain white works too...bread flour just makes it lighter)
2 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp instant yeast
2 tsp salt
2 1/4 c warm water

Mix all ingredients together in Kitchen Aid (with dough hook attachment). Mix until smooth and elastic (around 5-8 mins). Transfer to a Pam sprayed bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let raise until doubled. Punch down, divide in half. Roll half out into a large rectangle and roll up into a log. Tuck the end under, set aside and repeat with other half of dough. Place on sprayed cookie sheet, slash the tops of the loaves with shallow cuts a few time, then cover and let rise for 15-20 minutes. Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes. Let sit for a few minutes before cutting and enjoy! If you like it crunchy, put a pan of water in the oven while baking.

This bread is fat free until you spread THIS on top...

Pesto
1 1/3 ups fresh basil leaves
4 garlic cloves
4 TBS pine nuts
1/2 cup olive oil
1 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Put the basil leaves, garlic and pine nuts in a blender or food processor. Add 4 TBS olive oil. Process until finely chopped. Turn off machine and scrape down the side of the bowl. Turn on machine again and slowly pour the remaining oil in the bowl. Scrape the mixture into a large bowl and stir in the cheese with a wooden spoon.

Alfredo Sauce (Sometimes I mix the pesto and Alfredo sauce and put over noodles)
1/4 cup butter
1 cup heavy cream
2/3 cup parmesan cheese

Melt butter in large sauce pan. Add the cream and bring to boil Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring, then add the parmesan with salt and pepper to taste.

Happy Birthday To You!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear Indy Missy, Happy Birthday to you!

Indy Missy you are a wonderful addition to our family! You are by far my favorite sister-in-law! He!He! Easy claim to make since you are the only one. I love how organized and thoughtful you are. You have a wonderful sense of style (which by the way I need some help - having kids threw my style for a loop). And best of all you are beautiful compliment to Steve - you have made him a better person and I know you will continue to do so.

I hope you enjoy your special day!

Mindurs

Oh, so this is where the blog site moved to!

Okay, okay, I know that nersey and I have not written in a long time and that we are pobably on the list of a few of you, especially bampa. However, we have excuses which I will relate to you all now as a way of informing you of what has been going on. First, nersey got a new job at the Huntsman and is enjoying work, it has allowed her to finish up school and focus. In fact, she registered for her final four classes at the U as an undergrad and will be looking for a mid-spring 2008 departure from studentdom. She is loving her new car, it's the 2007 jeep compass; but most of all she is enjoying being buckley's mommy. (even though he runs away - story to come later). As for me I have wowed my new co-workers with my cookie recipes and I am working on the masterpiece of cookies for the christmas season. (Let me say this who likes creamcicles?) I am enjoying my new job as the National Recruiter for Consultnet in South Jordan. We are a Technical recruiting and staffing firm with offices around the country. My job is to find people in the noman's land - in other words I am putting my Anthropology minor to good use and have become a "Head Hunter". Oh, I also got a new car, it's a 2001 audi A6 quattro 2.7 turbo. I am looking to continuing my schooling in early January or May, I will be getting my Masters Degree in Business/Human Resource Managment. All in all things are going well, and nersey and I will try to keep up. We have a ton of pictures from the summer and need to pass the good ones along. Love to all.

Anyone in for 10???

Okay, so I haven't dropped a pound in 6 weeks... so I am pretty sure I have come to the end of my post-partum weight slide. I am pretty sure this is the new me unless I kick it up a notch. Only problem is that even though I have been working out... I am having motivational issues in the food department. Here's the problem, you name the occasion, I can name the best companion treat. Halloween... Candy! Birthday... Cake! Those are the no brainers. Then there are the re-occurring reasons to celebrate...Friday night...TAKE OUT! Saturday night... ICE CREAM! Sunday night... APPLE CRISP! FHE...RICE KRISPIE TREATS! Then there are other "occasions" sunny hot beach day... SLURPEE! Warm summer night... COLD STONE! Cold winter night... COOKIES! Soup for dinner... BROWNIES! Bad day... ALL OF THE ABOVE! And even if I do get control of my own reasons to have treats there are still the obligitory social occasions like how I decided not to have any sweets this week but pumpkin bread smothered in whipped cream was litterally DUMPED in my lap after a church meeting. What's a girl to do? Or how I was asked to bring cookies to Pop's law society social. I can ALWAYS think of a LIGITMATE reason to celebrate with food! The question is, what can I celebrate with if not food? Anybody else up for a little self deprivation?
We could make it a contest
We could swap healthy recipes
We could come up with one healthy strategy to add each week
We could blog about the BIGGEST treat we walked away from
Anyone?...I am open to suggestions! AND SUPPORT!
Let me know if you are in!
I am going to start with 10 (even though the damage is much much more!).


...and yes, I will spare you the picture of flabby buns!