Month: May 2012
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Wonderful I-15
When you have to have a video about it, it’s either gonna be terrible or awesome. Anyone conquered this intersection yet?
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Auntie & Nephew Bonding Time
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Brownie Recipe!
These are our favorite brownies! Our favorites might not be your favorites. Try these & see! I’m doing this on my phone, so hope it makes sense!
TASTY BROWNIE RECIPE THAT WE LOVE
Melt on stove: 1 c. butter, 1/2 c. cocoa. Take off & cool.
Mix in large bowl or mixer: 2 1/4 c. sugar, 4 eggs. Beat until fluffy, add cooled butter mixture to it.
Mix in small bowl: 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 1/2 c flour. Add that to sugar mixture.
Then add 1 tsp vanilla.
Pour into greased 9×13 glass pan, sprinkle chocolate chips on top, bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.
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Chase’s LEGO Party
Chase’s 6th birthday party was a blast! I had him take care of the planning and ideas this year. As you can imagine, he loved being in charge! He told me his ideas & even drew some diagrams. It was perfect, because this way, I didn’t have to research a bunch of ideas online, and I also wasn’t putting effort into things that he didn’t even care about (like over-the-top decorations, little name cards for each place setting, or serving an elaborate, LEGO-themed meal).
This was the order of events he wanted for the party: 1. Eat cake!! 2. Open presents. 3. Play games. 4. Free play time. …Yup, easy enough!
“Throw Ninja Stars at Bad Lego Guy” Game = Big hit with boys (+ Charlotte)!
We did have some decorations. I had Pace print out a bunch of these little LEGO guys & we hung them up all over the place. I drew a LEGO guy head for the front door, & Chase hung up the pretty streamers. 
Some things that I liked in addition to having Chase plan what he wanted to do for the party: Having the party in the afternoon so we had all morning to prepare, not doing lots of decorations, & not serving a meal. That really simplified things & plus, little boys don’t want to sit & eat—they want to PLAY!!!
Family Pics MINUS napping Caroline!
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Her Humble Prayer
Charlotte said an amusing prayer yesterday:
“…We’re thankful for this wonderful (=won-duh-full) day
We’re thankful that we don’t have to eat snakes for dinner like the people in China,
We’re thankful that we have good food,
We’re thankful that we’re lucky (<suggested to her mid-prayer by Chase),
Please help Chase to share some of his new gum with me.”
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Crucial Conversations Training
Would you like some training on how to talk to your teens? How about how to resolve that argument you and your spouse had? Now is your chance for a free two day training, valued at $1000!! This will be the first training of our brand new version, and if you keep a sharp look out, you might be able to find me in some of the videos.
“When, where, why and how?” You might ask.
- When: May 17&18
- Where: VitalSmarts HQ at Riverwoods Business park
- Why: B/c it’s useful and free
- How: B/c you know me
“Crucial Conversations is a two-day course that teaches skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics—at all levels of your organization.”
Let me know ASAP