Ethan has all of sudden become very inquisitive about death…and wondering what happens when we die and how we get to heaven, etc…so last night we got into a huge discussion about Jesus, and death, and heaven.  Of course this is when it was bedtime, he couldn’t have started this conversation about 6 PM right? 

So he was quite distraught when we got to the part that we all die and go to heaven sometime, he didn’t like that idea…so I got him settled and came down stairs, only to listen to him wail and cry for about 10 minutes….when I finally had had enough, I went up to see if he had gotten himself in a wierd position that I had to pick him out of or he was bleeding….to find him laying there crying….he said Mommy, I don’t want to go to heaven….I want to stay here forever and I don’t want to get big….so I decided I needed to reiterate the wonderfulness of Heaven…so I put it in Ethan terms….

“Heaven is a super-cool place E, it has race cars, and lots of motorcycles, and movies, and popcorn.  It has swings and slides, and lots of bikes to ride, and all your friends and family will be there.”  He started to smile and then I said, “And CHOCOLATE!!!”  Then he got a HUGE grin on his face and said “Does Jesus have flat chocolate? ” aka Hershey Bar…”O yeah I said, he has lots of flat chocolate”…Ethan then jumped up and said, “OK Mommy, lets go there!” 

Ethan decided he wanted Jesus to come live in his heart last night so he could love Jesus and go to Heaven with all of us….I am not sure if it was for his love for Jesus or Chocolate…either way I am so glad his heart is so pure!!    I love that boy!:)

She would have crawled into it if I would have let her!  haha

“CAPOONS!!!!!”  Which is Ethan talk for cocoons…:)  haha

This spring I saw these on TV, that you can harvest your own catapillars and watch the glorious change of them becoming butterflies, cool huh???  Well I found the kit @ WM for about 1/4th of the price as they were on TV…of course!  So here we are, we have grown the catapillars to full grown and they have made their long journey …(to the top of the cup..haha) and have formed their cocoons! 

Ethan is beyond intrigued, that is for sure!  And I have to admit, I am too…:)  Altho sometimes I am a little creeped out when they start movin in there…haha  I am such a girl!:) 

To be continued…

O HOW I WISH……:)  Well today is my 33rd bday, and I have been offered yummy things 3 times this week in celebration…and I have politely turned them down.  Why you ask???  Well tomorrow is weigh in day….dog gone it!!!  Who planned weigh in day the day after my bday???  that is what I want to know…o wait, me!  LOL

My bday always seems to fall on the heel or in the midst of Labor Day weekend which by the way is not always the easiest around these parts…can I just mention we have 11 bdays between mid August and end of Sept that we celebrate in one way or another, so to say that Labor Day is more than a day off of work is an understatement for sure.  There are usually cakes (yes multiple), and hamburger, and all the other good stuff that picnics and holidays and bdays bring…so I did my fair share this weekend already!  Don’t get me wrong, I could have done MUCH worse, but I could have done better too…altho then I would have not eaten anything…haha  but I tried to be a good girl all week knowing that my bday is coming and usually turns into a self-proclaimed week long event!  Hey I am an only child, we know how to celebrate!  haha

But here I sit on my big day and all i have had that is “bad” was 2 pieces of low fat bread for bfast! LOL  not fun!  But noone said it was going to be fun right???  Well they are right, it isn’t!  But I did decide to pull myself out of my slump today and stop feeling sorry for myself and get a life!  So I dropped the kids off @ my parents and am enjoying some decaf coffee and some peace and quiet!   

 When my dad called this morning he said he hoped I got everything I wished for today….I laughed and said, “Well if all my favorite foods had no calories, pts or fat, then Happy Bday to me!”  We both agreed that that was not going to happen, so I decided to wish for WORLD PEACE!:)

Thank You Jesus for my life, I couldn’t have asked for a better one!:)

There is nothing wrong with a good cheeseburger, and there is certainly not anything wrong with a good Krispy Kreme Donut!  But together???  Come on!  haha  I can’t even imagine what that would even taste like…LOL 

Altho when I mentioned it to Raymond he did decide that if it was sausage on there…he could totally do that, with syrup to dip it in…hhmmm he may be onto something there….:)

Well if you know anything about the Bush Family this picture will look familiar!  Ever since the kids (Jay, Amiee, Raymond, Brian & Craig) Dad (Papa) did this with all of them…there at pictures of each of them being hoisted in the air, showing their balancing ablities….  And as you can see the tradition lives!:)

We decided this year to grow tomatoes!  Of course me having the black thumb that I do, I decided lets get 1 plant and put it on the back porch and see what happens!  Well this is what happened!  Ethan and I watered it and watched it grow and I got to eat the fruit of our labor!:)

Tried the popcorn and it is FABULOUS!!!!!

We used it as an object lesson in our WHY WEIGHT meeting…not only is it low fat, but it is easy and cheap!:)

Ok, who are these people trying to fool?  These are AQUA DOTS…you remember, the toy that was HUGELY popular right before Christmas and there was a massive recall bcuz some company in China decided it would be funny to lace them with drugs so that when the children ate them (not that they are supposed to, but you know kids…) they would get stoned.  Make no mistake, these are indeed AQUA DOTS!

Microwave Popcorn….mmmm…well I officially started my weight loss campaign again.  My starting point was McKenzie’s 6 month bday.  So I was bummed my baby is closer to her one year bday, but I was REALLY bummed that my deadline had arrived! 

So here I am STARVING!  And I think hhmm what in the world can I eat @ 9 PM, that I can feel good about in the morning?  A small (and I mean small) bag of microwave popcorn!  And I consider it a victory since I only had 10 kernals that did not pop!    Not to bad!:)

Altho it sent me on a hunt online for different micro popcorns….and this is what I found and I thought I would share…with the one person who actually reads this…LOL

Plain Brown Popper Recipe courtesy Alton Brown Show:  Good Eats Episode:  Ear Apparent

1/4 cup good quality popcorn 2 teaspoons olive oil 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt or popcorn salt Sprinkle jalapeno seasoning mix Paper lunch bag Stapler  Toss the popcorn with the olive oil, salt, and jalapeno seasoning mix in the paper bag. Fold the top of the bag over and staple the bag twice to close. Place the bag in the microwave and microwave on high for 2 minutes to 3 minutes, or until there are about 5 seconds between pops. NOTE: Popcorn salt is a super-fine salt that is designed especially for sticking to food such as popcorn. It has the taste of regular table salt, but its granules are much finer.

That Uncle Alton (as we call him here…:)  I would do this sans staples (staples + microwave = walmart trip for new microwave…haha)  So I would just fold it over…but great idea huh? 

Maybe I will try that tomorrow night, when I am STARVING again….haha