Prayer

I ask that you please say a prayer for my mom. She had an apt today and had some blood tests turn up not so good. More tests and apts to follow!

Much appreciated!

After school

Today after school Madison and Reed came home with us!

They are so sweet!

Jordan is all about making "faces" these days!

Take # 2...and she did it again!

Johnson LOVES TO SAY "CHEESE"

Reed is up to something!

Look at that face! ;)

Who says

you have to get in the fort?

Why not make a slide out of it?

Jordan had so much fun sliding down her snow fort.

Quick & Easy

Today I made a recipe out of a Relay for Life cookbook.

Cheeseburger n fries casserole.

It was quick, easy and the kiddos loved it.

2 lb ground beef

1 can golden mushroom soup

1 can cheddar cheese soup

1-20oz pkg crinkle cut fries

6-8 slices of American cheese

Pre-heat oven to 350

Brown beef and drain. Stir in soups. Pour in greased 9x13 baking dish. Cover with cheese slices. Arrange fries in a single layer on top. Bake, uncovered for 50-55 minutes.

The fun....

....is never ending when we're playing and pretending!That cute little quote is what's on Jordan & Johnson's shirts.

I ordered these shirts from Small Blessings. Jordan has a pink one and Johnson has a blue one. I thought they were just too cute to pass up!

Also, I have been playing around with my camera software and liked the way this picture turned out! Maybe a new hobby?....

Fun in the snow

Jordan & Johnson are having so much fun with all the snow. Today they spent the afternoon outside with daddy. They built a fort and rode the snowmobile. I'm so glad that Jerry has been in town so he can join in on all the fun. Tomorrow they are going to build a snowman.

Me + Kitchen = interesting

I'm gonna just put it right out in the open - I DO NOT ENJOY COOKING! Wish I did, but I just don't. The Ginder menu is usually one of the following: chili, tacos, spaghetti, or eggs and toast. Like mentioned before one of my goals for the New Year is to cook more. WELL, let me tell you what happened over the weekend as I'm trying to keep my "cooking more" goal.

• Saturday Jordan had a friend here. I was really wanting a fruit pizza, so I ran to IGA to pick up the goodies. The recipe I found called for sugar cookie dough. So as I'm bouncing around in the kitchen getting things ready while the cookie dough was cooking in the oven........the kitchen starts to smell like smoke. Jerry and Johnson came to the kitchen wondering what in the world I was doing. Just as the parents of Jordan's friend pull up in the drive, the smoke alarm starts going off!!! They walk in...my house stinks and we can't get the damn alarm to shut up!!! I was so embarrassed!!! What happened was....I had put the cookie dough on my pampered chef round stone. Guess it was not big enough because the dough was falling off the side of the stone and onto the bottom of my stove. All of this for a fruit pizza!
• Today, we didn't get up until around 11. (Johnson is a night owl). I decided I would make some breakfast. Pancakes, hashbrowns & biscuits and gravy. Again, as I'm bouncing around in the kitchen making the pancakes...I wondered to myself "why in the world does my mix look like this?" It took me a minute and then it hit me! I was trying to mix 4 cups of pancake mix, rather than 2! After adding a little more milk they turned out to be very yummy! Boy I tell ya! This cooking stuff kicks my ass!

Really?

I am not one to really follow politics. I have however been watching the news since the shooting in Arizona. It broke my heart. Last night after the kiddos went to bed, Jerry and I started watching a little more of the news. Can you believe that protesters were actually going to show up at the funeral for the young 9 year old that was killed? I was just in shock. This poor family who lost their little girl in this hate crime from hell should not have to put of with this!!! Thank goodness today I heard that the church officials decided they would not protest at the funeral, but would do a radio show or something like that Saturday morning.

My heart goes out to all who have been affected by this horrible tragedy!

God Bless!

Snowmobile FUN!

We went out tonight and had some snowmobile fun!

Jordan was so happy and so was Johnson once he figured out he could ride it!

Nights like tonight are nights I love.

Making memories with my kiddos that they will remember for years to come!

Fun in the snow!

This evening I got the kiddos all dressed warm and cozy and we went outside to play in the snow.

Johnson wasn't sure what to

think of it all, but after

watching sissy play in it, he started doing the same.

He did take a face first dive into the snow at one

point. That really ticked him off, but after some loving from momma, he got right back up and started playing again!

I could not help but post this picture!!

When Jerry got off work, he tried and tried and tried and tried to get the snowmobile started. He had no luck. Jordan was MAD!

So, guess where Jerry is now? He and our neighbor are out working on it.

So hopefully tomorrow they can get it out!

Stay warm my blogger friends!

Baby Riley

Yesterday and today we had the pleasure of having baby girl Riley at our house. Her mommy is Jerry's cousin, Micah. Riley is so so so sweet. Johnson & Jordan both loved having her here.

Please say a prayer for Riley.

When she turns 6 months old, she will have surgery on her heart. Her heart has a hole in it and is on the opposite side of her little body.

Jerry (hand update)

Jerry had a doctor apt this week.

His last apt was 8 weeks ago.

He was hoping to get fully

released, but doctor told him to come

back in 6 months.

He is doing really well.

There are however, 2 things I notice he does a

little different now and they are

• puts Johnson in his car seat differently
• gets change out of his pocket differently

I have posted some pictures of his hands

that were taken the day of his accident.

(9-15-2010)

They are not real clear. Sorry about that.

Left wrist.

You can see that a piece of bone just chipped right off.

This hand also had a broken thumb, but you can't see it in this picture.

Right wrist.
This picture really speaks for itself.

Saturday at the Ginder house

So far I am doing pretty good about my "cooking more" goal. I really don't enjoy cooking, but am working hard at making more meals at home. This morning, rather than ordering our usual from either The Holiday or Daylight, I made breakfast. Pancakes with apples & bananas. They were really yummy.

For lunch, it was pretty quick. I put some hotwings, fish sticks and fries in the oven. After lunch we told Jordan she needed to start on some homework. Johnson decided to get out a trashbag.

(and no, we didn't let him keep it for long)

Notice the curls in her hair?

She stayed the night with Korbyn lastnight. Korbyn curled her hair. I heard they had a great time and even did a dance routine for Brandi & Dave!

Have a good weekend everyone!

Potty time

Jerry & I (well just me for the most part) decided that starting January 1st we would start talking to Johnson about the "potty". Johnson loves tractors & trains right now. I found a potty book from Discovery Toys that had a train theme to it. So far Johnson seems to really enjoy the book, however he seems much more interested in pulling all the toilet paper off the roll and saying "poop" when we go to the bathroom after reading the book.

Ya know it's a start. I'll take it.

Goals for 2011

• Cook more!
• Let go of receipts and other documents that I have been keeping for YEARS (you should see my pile..it's scary)
• And the one that I seem to always carry over.....exercise more!