Marble rewards

So my sister Kim and I were talking and I was complaining (what's new) about how Kristen has a tantrum about every 30 seconds (no joke) and I just did not know how to get through to her. I try to praise her but she gets made if i praise her the wrong way. It is ridiculous really. Anyways Kim said I should do a reward system, like she has to earn marbles and if she gets so many then she can get a prize. I thought Kristen would love this but I need to include Baili in this as well. So I thought about it and decided that it was a great idea and would work well for the both of them, and I was going to do it. We went to the dollar store and got some marbles and they got to pick out their own bowl to put the marbles in. Then we went around and I let them pick what was going to go into the prize basket.
Here they are with their marble bowls and showing that they are empty but not for long.

Here is the prize basket. We went a little crazy in the store, I was surprised at how much fun and cool things they had there. We got some things that had more than one in the package, like pencils, and a package of lizards, and Slinky's, and little things of lip gloss. So it stretched it out that way too. It's fun to see what they pick out when they get five marbles.

Right now we are still in the beginning stages of the system, so I give Kristen a marble at any chance I get because she gets them taken away as quickly as she gets them. But she is learning and already she has not been able to choose a prize because she did not have 5 marbles. Oh that is the other thing, they have to have 5 marbles by the morning or they do not get a prize. Baili is also not so keen on this because she has gone 2 days with no prize. But she will get it. Anyways I thought that you would like to know what we are up to in our household.

Mom's rolls

My friend Dedra posted and asked for roll recipes. Well my mind quickly went to my mom's rolls which are a favorite for everybody who tastes them. They are so Hardy and also the perfect consistency. She only makes them two times a year or at least that's the only time that I can remember her making them and that was Christmas and Thanksgiving. Should would make them early in the day and the smell of them would linger in the house for hours before we could enjoy them, well hours before everyone else could enjoy then...you see I remember quite often sneaking into the kitchen to have a taste of the wonderful goodness while they were still warm. This is the best way to enjoy these rolls, right out of the oven. So for you tasting pleasure I have the recipe which I have attempted a few times at, it does take some practice for the rolls to turn out just like my mom's but it is well worth the practice. So enjoy and leave me a note letting me know what you think.

1 cup Hot water1 table spoon sugar1 table spoon Yeast
combine in a bowl until it starts to bubble about a min.

add 2 cups of flour 1/4 cup powdered milk, 1 egg
mix up and then add 1/4 cup oil and a teaspoon salt
knead in flour till the dough is soft
grease the bowl and let the dough rise, punch dough and makes rolls.
Bake 375-400 for 20 min or till golden brown on top.

My how they change

So I have been looking back at all of the pictures that I have taken and though holy smokes Kristendoes not look like she did when she was a baby. She is almost 4 and looks so different to me. Baili on the other hand I think that she still looks like she did when she was little. So here you go you tell me what you think, do they or don't they look like they did when they were younger?

Baili is 4 and a half and kristen is 3 and a half in this picture.

Kristen is about 9 months and Baili is about 20 months.

Fun in Idaho

So while I was in Idaho I went to stayed with my sister Sharon for a couple of days. While I was with her we went for a walk and to the temple and a knitting group and we made curtains. Just as Jayne was warming up to me I had to leave. I hate that part of the trips to see family. But here are some pictures of us on our walk around the falls.

I cannot think of a title

So really you tell me, do I or don't I look good in this picture. I thought that I was having a great hair day and a great face day, my shirt is new and I thought holy smokes this shirt is such a sexy shirt, it has a key hole in the front sporting just a hint of skin, and I felt hot today. So anyways I just thought that I would share how I felt today, and it is the weekend and who knows maybe I will get a hot date tonight or something. LOL yeah right but you never know right?