{Thankful Thursday...}

Happy Thanksgiving To all ...{{who it applies too;)}}

So crazy around here the last little while..... the challenge was so fun to do.... but its nice to get caught up too! With the freezing cold, blizzarding weather, sick me, no school today or tomorrow for the olders because a pipe broke in the school and there's no heat.

..anyway never a dull moment... 

we got our decorating done for Christmas, most of my Christmas shopping was done online so much less stress! and no temptation looking at a hundred other things along the way and no lines bonus!! Still lots of other things to get done but its a nice feeling to be almost done!

We've decorated our trees love it! This year with my upstairs tree I added some aqua and I love it! The best part I used some old decorations and spray adhesived {elmers} them and glittered them to death! The subway art I downloaded from here and based most of my living room around it...

 .....and the kids tree we did monday night.....

K2 was so dang cute and wanted to put decorations on too he was so fun he watched the kids do it for a few minutes then picked up his and dad helped him put it on so fun when they start "getting" it... 

I love Christmas!!!

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Recipe 

I made Broccoli Cheese Soup and Bread Bowls they turned out so good! and Everybody loved them and the best part.... so easy...

{and D will hate that I put his picture on here because when I took the picture he says "I don't need 300 hundred people knowing what I ate for dinner.... lol" ha ha}

Italian Bread Bowls 

{from all recipes}

Ingredients 

2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast

• 2 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 7 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal
• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon water 

Directions

1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.{I added a little sugar to help it proof}
2. Add salt, oil and 4 cups flour to the yeast mixture; beat well. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well with an electric mixer at medium speed after each addition.
3. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.
4. Punch dough down, and divide into 8 equal portions {I just did 5 and it worked fine cooked them for about 5 minutes longer.} Shape each portion into a 4 inch round loaf. Place loaves on lightly greased baking sheets sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, until doubled in bulk, about 35 minutes.
5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). In a small bowl, beat together egg white and 1 tablespoon water; lightly brush the loaves with half of this egg wash.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Brush with remaining egg mixture, and bake 10 to 15 more minutes or until golden. Cool on wire racks.

To make bowls: Cut a 1/2 inch thick slice from top of each loaf; scoop out centers, leaving 3/4-inch-thick shells. Fill bread bowls with hot soup and serve immediately. 

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Next...

So thankful for a warm house

for good kids

for music

for the Gospel 

for you who read my little blog 

and your kind comments, advice and direction

for GIVEAWAYS 

in the last 2 weeks I've won

A PHOTO SHOOT for my little sister and her husband
and this sweet little preemie babe

they just got her home after almost three months in the hospital

some glass magnets from a sweet girl in Rexburg

A tote bag from tangled and true

and some double sided tape from the House of Smith... love her blog!

So good luck comes in streaks I guess! Fun to win sometimes...Most excited for my little sister and her little family!!!

Thankful for my families....

for friends and good times....
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and for those in our fam who wanted our grown up Christmas wish list here it is the big and little for all for some and whatever.....

we need a good popcorn popper bought two no name brand type ones and they both starting smoking so we took them back....

.... kids love games or movies anything toy story or princess or harry potter in K's case or books and games

 a manual hand wheat grinder

 we love good old and new, clean  movies

 I personally would love this cookbook anybody have it is it worth it??

....we are caving and getting the kids a wii for Christmas a rewards wii cause its not going to be used anytime they feel like it but I heard mariokart was good??

 liz lemon swindle calendar

shelf reliance thingy's for our cans

 


george foreman family grill 

 car dvd player 

some clinque happy lotion for mio haha 

anything camping for D 
gift certificate for i tunes or 
behind the door or elsewhere whatever
 
we are just excited for Christmas and the feel of it all and all the family fun!!! But you asked so here it is!
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Appreciation {Gratitude} can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.”
Margaret Cousins

Have a beautiful day warm, hot, cold whatever it is 

Make the best of it!